Morning Reads: 23 October 2007

[Mika]

Today’s Birthdays / Calendar (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2007-10-23&c=1)

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BMW in the News

motorsport.com (http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=273488)
Brazilian GP: BMW Sauber race notes

BMW cheating in F1?

bbcsport.co.uk (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7055644.stm)
McLaren set to launch fuel appeal

autosport.com (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63593)
McLaren ‘had no choice’ but to appeal

f1complete.com (http://www.f1complete.com/content/view/6741/617/)
Hamilton ‘lost his head’- world’s press

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 AG: Share price performance (http://www.bmwgroup.com/e/nav/index.html?../0_0_www_bmwgroup_com/home/home.html&source=overview)

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)

Page 2 and Beyond: (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?p=251756&posted=1#post251756)
BMW Press: News and press releases from the official BMW sources

News:

motorcycledaily.com (http://www.motorcycledaily.com/21october07_retros.htm)
Air-Cooled Retros Elicit Strong Response Prior to Tokyo Motor Show

cyrilhuzeblog.com (http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2007/10/22/harley-davidson-3q-profit-falls-153-pct/)
Harley-Davidson 3Q Profit Falls 15.3 Pct

dealernews.com (http://www.dealernews.com/dealernews/Breaking+News/H-D-Revenue-Drops-58-In-Q3/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/466800?ref=25)
H-D Revenue Drops 5.8% In Q3

gizmag.com (http://www.gizmag.com/go/8209/)
Bio-Diesel powered motorcycle eclipses 100mpg

motorcyclingblog.com (http://www.motorcyclingblog.com/article/suzuki-unveil-three-new-models-for-2008)
Suzuki Unveil Three New Models For 2008

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:

motorcyclenews.com (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2007/October/october23-30/oct22072008hondatransalpxl700vlaunchtest/?&R=EPI-96551)
2008 Honda Transalp XL700V first test report

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onewheeldrive.net (http://www.onewheeldrive.net/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1)
2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250S – Refinement Runs Deep

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wormenridersnow.com (http://www.womenridersnow.com/PublicFiles/Departmentviewer.asp?ArticleID=757)
First Impression: Moto Guzzi Norge 1200

Rumors:

More on this new offering from Moto Guzzi
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motoinsight.it (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.motoinsight.it/blog/alleicma_moto_guzzi_presenta_a.html&hl=en&langpair=it|en&tbb=1&ie=utf-8)
ALL’EICMA Moto Guzzi presents to the public the Stelvio

Feature:

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jockeyjournal.com ( http://www.jockeyjournal.com/?p=226)
1941 Indian Scout
How a the genders can work together.

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:

I do not rid in groups and therefore have little or no insight to the validity of:
thebikerweb.com (http://thebikerweb.com/TheBikerWeb/Blog/Entries/2007/10/22_Group_Riding_Tips_-_A_Guide_to_Hand_Signals.html)
Group Riding Tips – A Guide to Hand Signals

Photography / Video:

Links to the one of the best recurring thread themes I have seen on this forum:

10/13/2007 (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20999&highlight=Photo+Assignment): Group Dynamic

10/06/2007 (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20845&highlight=Photo+Assignment): Blue

09/29/2007 (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20687&highlight=Photo+Assignment): Evolution

09/22/2007 (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20513&highlight=Photo+Assignment): Balance

09/15/2007 (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20361&highlight=Photo+Assignment): Where I Want to Be

09/08/2007 ( http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20239&highlight=Photo+Assignment): A Long Way to Go


M.R. Traveler

roadrider.com.au (http://www.roadrider.com.au/motorbike_feature_stories/motorbike_riding_stories/paperwork_rider)
Paperwork Rider: What to take?
A tools ‘n’ papers checklist for that long ride, as requested

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)

Wonderings:

MotoGP Umbrella Girls from Sepang presented in a motoblog.it gallery. (http://www.motoblog.it/post/10315/motogp-a-sepang-paddock-girls)

With WSB racing in BMW’s future BMW Umbrella girls can not be far behind. As people report on the sport for the forum and ON what are the guidelines for these types of pictures?

Just wondering; motorcycle racing is not my coverage beat.

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:

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From: Vintagebike.co.uk (http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/Racingpictures/pages/Mac-Hobson-and-Hartridge-71.htm)

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[Mika]

BMW Press: News and press releases from the official BMW sources

BMW Motorrad South Africa

MCN Rides the Factory R1200S Sports Boxer (http://www.bmw-motorrad.co.za/bikes/news/display.asp?Id=817)

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World of BMW News

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Simo goes Stateside for GNCC action! (http://www.worldofbmw.com/content/article.asp?article=926&artDate=22/10/2007)

BMW-web.tv

Picnic07 – Would Homer Simpson Buy a BMW?
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Husqvarna

Adrien Chareyre, Gerald Delpine, and Husqvarna Supermot World Chapions! (http://www.husqvarna.it/_vti_g5_nwArt.aspx?idnews=611&rpstry=157_)

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BMW GroupPress Club:

PressClub Canada

Coveted CAROLINA awards for BMW EfficientDynamics, BMW Concept X6 and MINI.


Munich. The BMW Group picked up as many as four awards at the CAROLINA Internet Auto Award 2007 by AutoScout24, Europe's largest automobile portal. With its EfficientDynamics program, BMW won in the special category "Best Innovation".
"EfficientDynamics" is BMW's package of measures to optimise fuel consumption which is sold in models ranging from the BMW 1 Series to the BMW X5. The measures include High Precision Injection in the modern petrol direct injection engines, Brake Energy Regeneration, automatic air intake flaps, Auto Start/Stop Function and intelligent lightweight construction. With these measures, 40% of new cars made by the BMW Group have an exhaust emissions level below 140 grams CO2 / km, from MINI to BMW and Rolls-Royce.

The BMW Concept X6 was judged "Best New IAA Feature"; the majority of those questioned at the IAA were enthusiastic about the idea of a Sport Activity Vehicle in coupé form. MINI was also highly successful: the compact, sporty car not only won the small car category by a comfortable margin, it was also awarded the title "Most Popular Car in Europe".

The Internet Auto Award is the biggest public internet award of the automotive trade in Europe, with some 350,000 people voting. The editorial team of AutoScout24 chose the "Best Innovation". All winners received the CAROLINA, an extravagantly styled metal trophy.

PressClub Germany

Superbike World Championship 2009 - BMW motorcycle is cooperation with alpha technique known

Munich. On 28 September 2007 announced Peter Muller, head of development and series BMW motorcycle, at the Paris Motorcycle Exhibition Mondial du Deux Roues in Paris to start in the Superbike World Championship for the year 2009.

During the 2008 season will be under the direction of BMW motorcycle Motorsport boss Berti Hauser formed the new team. The BMW motorcycle completely redesigned 1000 cm ³ series four-cylinder is used in a variety of training units under racing conditions tested and developed. Experienced partner for the ambitious project is the alpha GmbH, headquartered in St. Stephen's churches in Rosenheim.

Peter Müller: "With the entry into the Superbike World Championship, we are in competition with manufacturers and teams to us many years of experience in this new segment for us advantage. We know this will not be easy. In the alpha GmbH, we have a partner with how much and over 10 years of experience in Superbike racing. We expect ourselves with the new bike in the strong international competitive environment to be able to successfully establish. "

PressClub Mexico

The speed and passion of BMW Motorrad present in the Salon International Motorcycle Mexico 2007

Mexico City to October 18, 2007-Within the framework of the International Motorcycle Hall, the largest trade exhibition and complete the motorcycle industry in Mexico, BMW Motorrad presents the latest BMW models Enduro Challenge X G 650 and G Country X 650 for the Mexican market.
BMW Motorrad offers customers a wide range of motorcycles into four main segments: Sport, Touring, Urban and Enduro; The mark currently has a portfolio of 20 different models of which include the performance and power efficiency as attributes that distinguish motorcycles BMW, which bind to values such as environmental compatibility, security and reliability. BMW Motorrad has developed innovative solutions since 1923, designing, engine and chassis.

Currently, BMW Motorrad is characterized by high technology that applies to all its models, a reflection of this is the ABS brake system with the new generation that has the mark, since it is fully electronic and is the most technological advances, it is worth mentioning that BMW Motorrad was the first manufacturer to put ABS in the number of motorcycles and is the only brand that offers active safety systems ASC, traction control, DRC, control inflation pressure of tires and ESA control adjustment of suspension, for a more sporting.

The model 650 G Enduro Challenge X is a motorcycle with high quality, durable and ideal for everyday use with proven quality and impressive performance. The design is determined by the proportions dictated by motorcycle enduro type: the top line is relatively flat and high from the front up behind, allowing get a suitable position for the purpose of the motorcycle.

The BMW 650 Xcountry G with a new engine management with a minimum consumption, is a genuine Urban supreme quality, durable, powerful and versatile, with a few revisions, which features undoubted BMW brings to any of its models.

Importantly for 8 consecutive years BMW Motorrad has reported record sales volume increasing by 15% each year, thanks to the strengthening of the Network of Distributors. In 2006, BMW Motorrad recorded an increase of 12.6% compared to last year, with 1.013 units sold, for a term of this year the brand expects to increase its sales in accordance with the units set up this quarter. From January until September 2007, BMW Motorrad has 885 units delivered to customers, which represents an increase of 21% when compared with the same period last year.

During the exhibition, BMW Motorrad offer its customers new solutions, specifically developed for the comfort and safety of the driver, endorsing the commitment of the company to develop and innovate technologically with designs that transcend; The models are:

Enduro: F650 GS, G650 X Challenge, R1200 GS, R 1200 GS Adventure
Touring: F 800 ST, R1200 RT, K1200 GT, K 200 LT
Sport: F800 S, R1200 S, S K1200, K1200 R Sport
Urban: 650 G X Country, G650 Moto X, R1200 R, K1200 R

Here Michel Goudet, manager of BMW Motorrad Mexico, commented "BMW Motorrad acknowledges that the International Motorcycle Hall Mexico is a wonderful forum for connoisseurs and amateurs live the exciting world of motorcycling"

Motorsports PressClub

BMW Sauber F1 Team - Brazilian Grand Prix - Race, Sunday 21.10.07
Press release, 10/22/2007

Weather: Hot and sunny, 36-37°C Air, 57-64°C Track
Sao Paulo (BRA). The BMW Sauber F1 Team has ended the 2007 season on a high at the final race of the season in Brazil. Not only did both cars cross the finish line at Interlagos in the points, with Robert Kubica fifth and Nick Heidfeld sixth, but kept up its one hundred per cent record of scoring in each race of the season. As if that was not enough for the young team to celebrate in only its second season, its tally of points has reached the impressive total of 101.

Robert Kubica: 5th
BMW Sauber F1.07-03/BMW P86/7 (T-car F1.07.04)
Fastest Lap: 1.12.686 min on lap 61 (4th fastest overall)
"The race started pretty well, especially after my problem in qualifying. I had to push right from the start because of my three stop strategy. Everything was going all right until I got the call to reduce the rpm of the engine because the temperatures were too high. Then when I was behind Nico Rosberg I was losing a lot of time each lap. In the last ten laps I was having lots of problems with the tyres and I was just trying to keep the car on the track. In the end if was a good season for the team."

Nick Heidfeld: 6th
BMW Sauber F1.07-08/BMW P86/7
Fastest Lap: 1.13.452 min on lap 53 (10th fastest overall)
"We have cracked the hundred points' milestone, and it was a fantastic season. At the start Robert passed me, as he had the advantage of a lighter car and the clean line on the grid. During the race graining was an issue with the front tyres as well as the rear tyres, and this resulted in a couple of mistakes, but this must have been the case for everybody. But still in the final stint I was fourth until Nico Rosberg outbraked me. The manoeuvre was hard and on the limit, but if I had not opened the door we would have crashed. We both went on the dirt a little bit and Robert squeezed through. At the very end I was faster than him again but couldn't go by. I find it unbelievable that Kimi Räikkönen has won the World Championship."

Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
"First of all congratulations to Kimi Räikkönen who won the world championship title in a real thriller today. For our team it was a great finish to a very good season. With positions five and six we reached the 100 point mark in the final race and scored almost three times as many points as in the previous season. I would like to thank the drivers and the whole team - not only here at the track, but especially in Munich and Hinwil. With this we have created a good basis for the coming season."

Willy Rampf (Technical Director):
"For us it was a very good ending to the season which gave us 101 points in only our second season with the BMW Sauber F1 Team. We went into the race with two different strategies - Robert with an aggressive three stopper, Nick with two stops. Both paid off well. Compliments to the whole team for the great job everybody has done during the season. Congratulations to Kimi Räikkönen who was crowned champion in a very dramatic race."

[Mika]

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[Mika]

Qualifying:

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[Mika]

Race:

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[PAGoldsby]

Robert Kubica is a rather slight fellow, isn't he? I know that most F1 pilots are not very tall (Franken-Webber being the exception) but Bob looks to be a very small-framed guy. Considering the tremendous forces that an F1 driver has to endure, I would expect that he's actually built like a marathon runner - all muscle, no fat. He's a very impressive young driver, and I'm sure that we'll see him on the podium again in the future, so long as BMW continues to improve the car. It's unfortunate, though, that BMW will be fighting for "first place in the non-Ferrari or McLaren" category.

It was a good race! I was pulling for Kimi "Dead From the Feet UP" Raikkonen. He should have been Champion in the past, were it not for sketchy reliability of the 2003-2006 McLaren.