BMW MOTORRAD RETURNS TO ROAD RACING
Factory team to race R 1200 S in Endurance World Championship
BMW
Motorrad has made the historic announcement that, for the first time in
50 years, the iconic motorcycle manufacturer is to enter a factory team
in a world championship motorcycle racing event.
Considered the
ultimate test of motorcycle endurance, the BMW Motorrad factory team
has entered the Le Mans “24 heures moto”, which takes place over the
weekend of 21-22 April 2007.
The factory team, under the
management of Motorrad’s Head of Motorsport, Berti Hauser, will be
running a specially modified version of the R 1200 S sport boxer, which
has been designed, developed and manufactured by the Munich factory.
The archetypal twin has been entered and accepted into the Open Class
of the FIM Endurance World Championship.
A line-up of experienced
BMW riders from the BMW Boxer Cup and Power Cup race series will be at
the helm of this factory effort. The team will consist of endurance
motorcycle racing legend and multi-world championship race winner
Stéphane Mertens, Thomas Hinterreiter, Rico Penzkofer and substitute
rider Markus Barth.
As well as Le Mans, the Motorrad team will
compete at Oschersleben, Germany (11-12 August), the famous Bol d’Or at
Magny Cours, France (15-16 October), and the non-championship Barcelona
24 Hours, Spain (7-8 July).
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