Mika
10-04-2007, 11:15 AM
Today’s Birthdays / Calendar (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2007-10-4&c=1)
http://www.jtwgroup.com/birthday1aset.gif
BMW in the News
businesswire.com (http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071003005937&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41)
Husqvarna AB: License Agreement with BMW on Husqvarna Brand
marca.com (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.marca.com/edicion/marca/motor/motociclismo/es/desarrollo/1042416.html&hl=en&langpair=es|en&tbb=1&ie=utf-8)
The Spaniards claim: Alex Hofmann will be the pilot of BMW in Superbikes in 2009
topspeed.com (http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/is-bmw-a-nazi-product-ar44664.html)
Is BMW A Nazi Product?
TED (http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/5): Ideas worth spreading
TED Blog (http://blog.ted.com/),Conferences (http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/7), Themes (http://www.ted.com/index.php/themes), Talks (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks) and Speakers (http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers)
BMW Press: News and press releases from the official BMW sources
World of BMW News
Salt, speed and success at Bonneville (http://www.worldofbmw.com/content/article.asp?article=910&artDate=03/10/2007)
BMW GroupPress Club:
PressClub Mexico
The pleasure to lead to the limit!
City from Mexico to 1º of October of 2007. - BMW Group Mexico, company leader in the automotive segment Premium in the country, organizes the second edition of BMW Performance Driving School, where the fans to the sport conduction will put to the maximum their skill to the steering wheel in a special training designed to take their vehicle to the limit.
The BMW program Performance Driving School is designed so that the conductors who enjoy the speed, obtain abilities of conduction at a very superior level, through theoretical and practical knowledge (70% of the time after steering wheel and 30% of theory), so that they can take advantage of to the maximum the potential his vehicles. This training is made under the supervision and endorsement of certified BMW instructors in Germany, who will teach techniques of conduction to the assistants to this program, in a controlled environment and surely.
In this occasion the BMW program Performance Driving School will be made in two seats, the Automobile race track Brothers Rodriguez in the city of Mexico, and the Automobile race track Miguel E. Abed in Puebla, Saturday 7 of October and Saturday 24 of November respectively. In both seats it initiates to 9:00 a.m. and it finishes to 6:00 p.m.
Exercises will be put in practice like: Braking in curve with wet, technical surface in I make oval, curves at high speed, technique of escapes, technique of handling, layout of ideal trajectories.
It is possible to indicate that to be able to participate in this program, it is requirement that the interested one takes its own automobile of the Premium segment and is model 2000 or superior one.
On the matter, Karin Goyer, Director of Marketing research of BMW commented: “Due to the great acceptance and success that we had the last year, we made the decision to offer one second edition of the program in the City of Mexico and this occasion, to also offer to the people interested a seat in the city of Puebla. BMW Performance Driving School is focused to take the abilities of conduction to the limit, in enjoying truely - the pleasure to lead -”.
The interested ones in participating in BMW Performance Driving School can accede to the www.bmwschool.com.mx page where they will be able to be registered and to obtain more data.
BMW Sauber F1: Website (http://www.bmw-sauber-f1.com/en/index.html)
BMW Motorsport (http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/index.html)
BMW Yachtsport (http://bmw-yachtsport.com/ys/en/index.html)
BMW Golfsport (http://bmw-golfsport.com/gs/en/index.html)
BMW Oracle Racing (http://bmworacleracing.com/en/index.html?track.refer=)
BMW Sport website ( http://bmw-sports.com/en/index.html)
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/203760694-L.jpg
News:
thekneeslider.com (http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/10/03/minnesota-motorcycle-auction/)
Minnesota Motorcycle Auction – Oct. 6
midamericaauctions.com (http://www.midamericaauctions.com/showauction.asp?sort=MakeAndModel&page=1&ID=102&PersonID=): Auction list.
There will be a preview Friday evening.
mysanantonio.com (http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA100307.12B.SeniorRider.3423e3a.html)
Senior Rider takes it easy by going 65 mph at age 84
nst.com.my (http://www.nst.com.my/blogs/man-on-wheels/banning-of-superbikes-on-highway-not-feasible)
Banning of superbikes on highway ‘not feasible’
China will play an important part in the future sales numbers for BMW. Here is a glimpse at what the market for cars and bikes looked like in 2006.
businesswire.com (http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071003005622&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41)
In 2006, Auto Sales Reached 7.2797 Million Units In China With A Year-On-Year Rise Of 27.32%, And 7.216 Million Units Were Sold, Up By 25.13% Year-On-Year
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/203760728-L.jpg
via: oliepeil.nl (http://www.oliepeil.nl/archief/2007/10/ouwe_taaie/)
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/182526939-M.gif Packer News (http://www.packers.com/ )
jsonline.com (http://www.jsonline.com/index/index.aspx?id=44)
Packers Plus Online
The News-Record – Gillette Wyoming (http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/)
Bike Reviews:
gizmag.com (http://www.gizmag.com/go/8112/)
Honda Fireblade gets full makeover
motorcycle-usa.com (http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=5385)
2008 Triumph Speed Triple – First Look
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/203760740-L.jpg
At a quick glance the Voxan café bike seems to take a big design hint from Confederate.
motorcyclist-online.com (http://www.motorcyclists-online.com/o1_739_First-look---Voxan-Cafe-Racer-Super-Naked-by-Starck.html)
First look: Voxan café Racer Super Naked
Feature:
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/203760711-L.jpg
jockeyjournal.com (http://www.jockeyjournal.com/?p=200)
1951 World Record Holder9(s) Part 2
Blog Update (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?p=225349&posted=1#post225349)
Foreign Language Blogs (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?p=225351&posted=1#post225351)
Over Heard in New York | Voice of the City (http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/)
Riding Skills:
motorcycle.com (http://www.motorcycle.com/how-to/rain-riding-part-i-what-to-wear-3421.html)
Rain Riding
Photography / Video:
dps.com (http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/10-questions/)
10 Questions to Ask When Taking a Digital Photo
M.R. Traveler
US Forest Service Fall Color Hotline (http://www.fs.fed.us/news/fallcolors/)
na.fs.fed.us (http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/misc/leaves/leaves.htm)
Why Leaves Change Color?
If you want the latest leaf color reports ...
NY 800-225-5697
VT 800-837-6668
MA 800-227-6277
ME 800-777-0317
RI 401-222-2601
CT 800-282-6863
The Best Fall Foliage Sites in America (http://www.travelnotes.org/Travel/sep16.htm)
Today’s RoadFood.com ( http://www.roadfood.com/)
Woot
Todays Woot ( http://www.woot.com/Default.aspx)
The Blog ( http://www.woot.com/Blog/Default.aspx)
xkcd (http://www.xkcd.com/) A webcomic of Romance, Sarcasm, Math and Language
Sluggy Freelance (http://www.sluggy.com/)
Bike Candy:
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/203760643-L.jpg
THE END (http://www.basshome.com/images_products/pb2e_emergency_exit_button_momentary_b11850.jpg)
I have suffered a series of technical problems that has resulted in posting today’s Morning Reads a bit late and on someone else’s computer. I will be absent until I fix the problems. :wave
http://www.jtwgroup.com/birthday1aset.gif
BMW in the News
businesswire.com (http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071003005937&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41)
Husqvarna AB: License Agreement with BMW on Husqvarna Brand
marca.com (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.marca.com/edicion/marca/motor/motociclismo/es/desarrollo/1042416.html&hl=en&langpair=es|en&tbb=1&ie=utf-8)
The Spaniards claim: Alex Hofmann will be the pilot of BMW in Superbikes in 2009
topspeed.com (http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/is-bmw-a-nazi-product-ar44664.html)
Is BMW A Nazi Product?
TED (http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/5): Ideas worth spreading
TED Blog (http://blog.ted.com/),Conferences (http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/7), Themes (http://www.ted.com/index.php/themes), Talks (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks) and Speakers (http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers)
BMW Press: News and press releases from the official BMW sources
World of BMW News
Salt, speed and success at Bonneville (http://www.worldofbmw.com/content/article.asp?article=910&artDate=03/10/2007)
BMW GroupPress Club:
PressClub Mexico
The pleasure to lead to the limit!
City from Mexico to 1º of October of 2007. - BMW Group Mexico, company leader in the automotive segment Premium in the country, organizes the second edition of BMW Performance Driving School, where the fans to the sport conduction will put to the maximum their skill to the steering wheel in a special training designed to take their vehicle to the limit.
The BMW program Performance Driving School is designed so that the conductors who enjoy the speed, obtain abilities of conduction at a very superior level, through theoretical and practical knowledge (70% of the time after steering wheel and 30% of theory), so that they can take advantage of to the maximum the potential his vehicles. This training is made under the supervision and endorsement of certified BMW instructors in Germany, who will teach techniques of conduction to the assistants to this program, in a controlled environment and surely.
In this occasion the BMW program Performance Driving School will be made in two seats, the Automobile race track Brothers Rodriguez in the city of Mexico, and the Automobile race track Miguel E. Abed in Puebla, Saturday 7 of October and Saturday 24 of November respectively. In both seats it initiates to 9:00 a.m. and it finishes to 6:00 p.m.
Exercises will be put in practice like: Braking in curve with wet, technical surface in I make oval, curves at high speed, technique of escapes, technique of handling, layout of ideal trajectories.
It is possible to indicate that to be able to participate in this program, it is requirement that the interested one takes its own automobile of the Premium segment and is model 2000 or superior one.
On the matter, Karin Goyer, Director of Marketing research of BMW commented: “Due to the great acceptance and success that we had the last year, we made the decision to offer one second edition of the program in the City of Mexico and this occasion, to also offer to the people interested a seat in the city of Puebla. BMW Performance Driving School is focused to take the abilities of conduction to the limit, in enjoying truely - the pleasure to lead -”.
The interested ones in participating in BMW Performance Driving School can accede to the www.bmwschool.com.mx page where they will be able to be registered and to obtain more data.
BMW Sauber F1: Website (http://www.bmw-sauber-f1.com/en/index.html)
BMW Motorsport (http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/index.html)
BMW Yachtsport (http://bmw-yachtsport.com/ys/en/index.html)
BMW Golfsport (http://bmw-golfsport.com/gs/en/index.html)
BMW Oracle Racing (http://bmworacleracing.com/en/index.html?track.refer=)
BMW Sport website ( http://bmw-sports.com/en/index.html)
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/203760694-L.jpg
News:
thekneeslider.com (http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/10/03/minnesota-motorcycle-auction/)
Minnesota Motorcycle Auction – Oct. 6
midamericaauctions.com (http://www.midamericaauctions.com/showauction.asp?sort=MakeAndModel&page=1&ID=102&PersonID=): Auction list.
There will be a preview Friday evening.
mysanantonio.com (http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA100307.12B.SeniorRider.3423e3a.html)
Senior Rider takes it easy by going 65 mph at age 84
nst.com.my (http://www.nst.com.my/blogs/man-on-wheels/banning-of-superbikes-on-highway-not-feasible)
Banning of superbikes on highway ‘not feasible’
China will play an important part in the future sales numbers for BMW. Here is a glimpse at what the market for cars and bikes looked like in 2006.
businesswire.com (http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071003005622&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41)
In 2006, Auto Sales Reached 7.2797 Million Units In China With A Year-On-Year Rise Of 27.32%, And 7.216 Million Units Were Sold, Up By 25.13% Year-On-Year
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/203760728-L.jpg
via: oliepeil.nl (http://www.oliepeil.nl/archief/2007/10/ouwe_taaie/)
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/182526939-M.gif Packer News (http://www.packers.com/ )
jsonline.com (http://www.jsonline.com/index/index.aspx?id=44)
Packers Plus Online
The News-Record – Gillette Wyoming (http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/)
Bike Reviews:
gizmag.com (http://www.gizmag.com/go/8112/)
Honda Fireblade gets full makeover
motorcycle-usa.com (http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=5385)
2008 Triumph Speed Triple – First Look
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/203760740-L.jpg
At a quick glance the Voxan café bike seems to take a big design hint from Confederate.
motorcyclist-online.com (http://www.motorcyclists-online.com/o1_739_First-look---Voxan-Cafe-Racer-Super-Naked-by-Starck.html)
First look: Voxan café Racer Super Naked
Feature:
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/203760711-L.jpg
jockeyjournal.com (http://www.jockeyjournal.com/?p=200)
1951 World Record Holder9(s) Part 2
Blog Update (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?p=225349&posted=1#post225349)
Foreign Language Blogs (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?p=225351&posted=1#post225351)
Over Heard in New York | Voice of the City (http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/)
Riding Skills:
motorcycle.com (http://www.motorcycle.com/how-to/rain-riding-part-i-what-to-wear-3421.html)
Rain Riding
Photography / Video:
dps.com (http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/10-questions/)
10 Questions to Ask When Taking a Digital Photo
M.R. Traveler
US Forest Service Fall Color Hotline (http://www.fs.fed.us/news/fallcolors/)
na.fs.fed.us (http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/misc/leaves/leaves.htm)
Why Leaves Change Color?
If you want the latest leaf color reports ...
NY 800-225-5697
VT 800-837-6668
MA 800-227-6277
ME 800-777-0317
RI 401-222-2601
CT 800-282-6863
The Best Fall Foliage Sites in America (http://www.travelnotes.org/Travel/sep16.htm)
Today’s RoadFood.com ( http://www.roadfood.com/)
Woot
Todays Woot ( http://www.woot.com/Default.aspx)
The Blog ( http://www.woot.com/Blog/Default.aspx)
xkcd (http://www.xkcd.com/) A webcomic of Romance, Sarcasm, Math and Language
Sluggy Freelance (http://www.sluggy.com/)
Bike Candy:
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/203760643-L.jpg
THE END (http://www.basshome.com/images_products/pb2e_emergency_exit_button_momentary_b11850.jpg)
I have suffered a series of technical problems that has resulted in posting today’s Morning Reads a bit late and on someone else’s computer. I will be absent until I fix the problems. :wave