Bimm goes endurance racing
What on earth is going on over at BMW? This time around, the company has announced it's going endurance racing at Le Mans, after a mere 50-year breakAccording to the firm: On 21 April, the legendary "24-heures moto" races off to yet another blinding start, but with one small but significant historic difference: after an absence of 50 years from competitive road racing, a BMW Motorrad factory team will be on the grid.
Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport will be entering the first Endurance World Championship race of the season with a sports boxer based closely on the BMW R 1200 S.
Its 1200cc capacity sets it into the Open Class. This long-distance racer will be ridden by professional riders with BMW experience: Stéphane Mertens, Thomas Hinterreiter and Rico Penzkofer, with Marcus Barth as the back-up rider.
In 2007, the team will enter a total of four 24-hour races. In addition to the "24 heures moto" at Le Mans (21/22 April) the program also includes the 24-hour races of Barcelona (07/08 July), Oschersleben (11/12 August) and Magny Cours (Bol d'Or, 15/16 September).
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