Mika
03-03-2008, 04:05 AM
Today’s Birthdays / Calendar ( http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getday&day=2008-03-3&sb=1)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Birthday_cake_(czech).jpg/800px-Birthday_cake_(czech).jpg
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/241325882_7QUnk-XL.jpg
londonbikers.com (http://londonbikers.com/news/8fd2ff32-2bea-43ff-9184-148536495767)
Book Review: The Essential Buyers Guide – BMW GS
englishpeople.com.cn (http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90884/6364303.html)
Chinese motorcycle to enter Bangladesh’s market
dealernews.com (http://www.dealernews.com/dealernews/Breaking+News/Shareholders-Announce-Ducati-Takeover-Bid/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/499366?ref=25)
Shareholders announce Duati takeover bid
visordown.com (http://www.visordown.com/news/article.asp?UAN=3852&v=1)
Buell 1125R First Ride
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/239852495_6NUbn-XL.jpg
worldsbk.com (http://www.worldsbk.com/pubb_EN/news_arch.php): Official Web Site – News, features and more
motogp.com (http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/motogp_news.htm?menu=news): Official Web Site – News, features and more
motorsport.com (http://www.motorsport.com/etc/rss.asp?N=25&S=WSBK): WSBK news
raodracingworld.com (http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?lnk=rss&article=31601)
Sunday’s CCS results from Daytona International Speedway
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/237905512-XL.jpg
BMW Sauber F1 (http://www.bmw-sauber-f1.com/en/index.html)
BMW Motorsport (http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/index.html)
Top-3 positions for BMW drivers at WTCC season opener.
03-02-2008 Press Release
Curitiba, 2nd March 2008. BMW experienced a successful start to the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship. In race two at Curitiba (BR), both Andy Priaulx (GB) of BMW Team UK and BMW Team Italy-Spain’s Félix Porteiro made it onto the podium by finishing second and third respectively. Jörg Müller (DE) and Augusto Farfus (BR) of BMW Team Germany completed the excellent team result by finishing fourth and sixth.
In the first round of the new season, Farfus had crossed the finish line third. However, the 24-year-old was later excluded from race one due to a breach of the technical regulations. The “V” support for fixing the engine protection did not comply with the regulations. But the Stewards considered that there was no fraudulent intent within the team. Thus Müller moved up into third place, and Priaulx was classified fourth. Porteiro came sixth, while Alessandro Zanardi (IT) was 15th and 11th at the “Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba“.
Following the two races in Brazil, Priaulx ranks third in the Drivers’ Championship with 13 points. Müller has got 11 points under his belt, and is fourth, Porteiro follows in sixth position, while Farfus is in seventh place. In the manufacturers’ classification, BMW lies in second place with 25 points.
Andy Priaulx (BMW Team UK):
“It’s not easy to gain ground from 12th on the grid. However, today I had the dose of luck that is needed for that. My car was very competitive. On Saturday we had been off the pace. But it tells you a lot about our team that we were able to deal with that.”
Jörg Müller (BMW Team Germany):
“It was my goal to score points in both races, and I made it happen. My start in race one was good so I was able to go at high speed. In race two I could overtake quite a few cars. Eleven points is a very positive overall result.”
Augusto Farfus (BMW Team Germany):
“It’s disappointing to lose six points that I fought so hard for on the track. The speed of our car was very good, but we are still lacking outright speed so we can attack the diesel cars on the straight. We made a lot of progress over the winter.”
Félix Porteiro (BMW Team Italy-Spain):
“Never had I expected to score a podium finish right at the beginning of the season. Prior to race two we made some modifications to the car. This move turned out to be successful. I’m really happy with this weekend.”
Alessandro Zanardi (BMW Team Italy-Spain):
“In race one I was hit by another car in turn 1. It was just a slight touch, but a tyre valve was pushed in. Following my pit stop I was able to match the pace of the front-runners – but by this time I was one lap down. I had nothing to lose in race two. In Mexico I will launch my next attack to finish in the points.”
autosport.com (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65432)
Tarquini beats BMWs to race to win
timesonline.co.uk (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/formula_1/article3467604.ece)
McLaren boss Ron Dennis set to quit
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/241324075_jiKTX-XL.jpg
egmcartech.com (http://www.egmcartech.com/2008/03/01/geneva-preview-lotus-exige-270e-tri-fuel-runs-on-gas-bioethanol-and-methanol/)
Geneva Preview: Lotus Exige 270E Tri-fuel runs on gas, bioethanol and methanol
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/238372887_KSthX-XL.jpg
BMW Website Review:
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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/237925770-XL.jpg
BlogRoll: ( http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?p=295268&posted=1#post295268
) some of the blogs I have collected while purposefully wondering around the internet.
Stuff: A place for everything and everything in its place, including stuff.
If the bubble burst on this investment market you still have a very liquid asset.
mg.co.za (http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__business/&articleid=333709&referrer=RSS)
Credit crunch fuels investor thirst for art, wine
M.R. Traveler
Places 2 Ride Blog (http://feeds.feedburner.com/places2ride)
www.biker-events.com (http://www.biker-events.com/feed/)
Finding the Good Times on 2 Wheels
Horizonsunlimited.com – Newsletter (http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/newsletter/index.xml)
http://www.bmwmoa.org/rally/rally08/assets/newlogo.png
2008 International Rally (http://www.bmwmoa.org/rally/rally08/)
Gillette, Wyoming, July 17-20 2008
Mining The Website
A message from home, the Home Page (http://www.bmwmoa.org/) that is.
NEW FEATURE: Picture This!
As inspired by the Forum, each month we'll provide a topic for photo contributions. Members are invited to submit one photo that best depicts the topic. Photos will be judged by MOA staff. Those selected will be featured in the BMW Owners News. Each photo must include a 50 word (or less) description, your name, member number, city, state. Topic: Where I keep my Owners News. Send your photo to picturethis@bmwmoa.org. The winners will appear in the APRIL issue of the BMW Owners News.
Threads worth following:
Photo Assignment:
Here is a link to the PHOTO ASSIGNMENT INDEX (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?p=277618#post277618), with links to the various excellent Photo Assignment threads
Latest project: “Old Cro” the R-evolution (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=22383)
Diary of a Barn Queen (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=22579)
It’s time to switch the ratchet over to tighten. (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=23840)
Today’sRoadFood.com (http://www.roadfood.com/)
Woot
Todays Woot ( http://www.woot.com/Default.aspx)
The Blog ( http://www.woot.com/Blog/Default.aspx)
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/182526939-M.gif
Packer News: Packers.com (http://www.packers.com/), jsonline.com - Packers Plus Online (http://www.jsonline.com/index/index.aspx?id=44)
Humor
Over Heard in New York | Voice of the City (http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/)
Sluggy Freelance (http://www.sluggy.com/)
The Onion (http://feeds.theonion.com/theonion/daily)
xkcd (http://www.xkcd.com/)
Bike Candy:
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/261135164_yWvZ4-XL.jpg
motoblog.it (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.motoblog.it/post/12428/sbk-australia-galleria-day-2-e-gare&hl=en&langpair=it|en&tbb=1&ie=utf-8): WSBK Australia photo gallery
THE END (http://www.pioneer.net/~mchumor/bike_cartoon_7087.gif)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Birthday_cake_(czech).jpg/800px-Birthday_cake_(czech).jpg
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/241325882_7QUnk-XL.jpg
londonbikers.com (http://londonbikers.com/news/8fd2ff32-2bea-43ff-9184-148536495767)
Book Review: The Essential Buyers Guide – BMW GS
englishpeople.com.cn (http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90884/6364303.html)
Chinese motorcycle to enter Bangladesh’s market
dealernews.com (http://www.dealernews.com/dealernews/Breaking+News/Shareholders-Announce-Ducati-Takeover-Bid/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/499366?ref=25)
Shareholders announce Duati takeover bid
visordown.com (http://www.visordown.com/news/article.asp?UAN=3852&v=1)
Buell 1125R First Ride
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/239852495_6NUbn-XL.jpg
worldsbk.com (http://www.worldsbk.com/pubb_EN/news_arch.php): Official Web Site – News, features and more
motogp.com (http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/motogp_news.htm?menu=news): Official Web Site – News, features and more
motorsport.com (http://www.motorsport.com/etc/rss.asp?N=25&S=WSBK): WSBK news
raodracingworld.com (http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?lnk=rss&article=31601)
Sunday’s CCS results from Daytona International Speedway
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/237905512-XL.jpg
BMW Sauber F1 (http://www.bmw-sauber-f1.com/en/index.html)
BMW Motorsport (http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/index.html)
Top-3 positions for BMW drivers at WTCC season opener.
03-02-2008 Press Release
Curitiba, 2nd March 2008. BMW experienced a successful start to the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship. In race two at Curitiba (BR), both Andy Priaulx (GB) of BMW Team UK and BMW Team Italy-Spain’s Félix Porteiro made it onto the podium by finishing second and third respectively. Jörg Müller (DE) and Augusto Farfus (BR) of BMW Team Germany completed the excellent team result by finishing fourth and sixth.
In the first round of the new season, Farfus had crossed the finish line third. However, the 24-year-old was later excluded from race one due to a breach of the technical regulations. The “V” support for fixing the engine protection did not comply with the regulations. But the Stewards considered that there was no fraudulent intent within the team. Thus Müller moved up into third place, and Priaulx was classified fourth. Porteiro came sixth, while Alessandro Zanardi (IT) was 15th and 11th at the “Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba“.
Following the two races in Brazil, Priaulx ranks third in the Drivers’ Championship with 13 points. Müller has got 11 points under his belt, and is fourth, Porteiro follows in sixth position, while Farfus is in seventh place. In the manufacturers’ classification, BMW lies in second place with 25 points.
Andy Priaulx (BMW Team UK):
“It’s not easy to gain ground from 12th on the grid. However, today I had the dose of luck that is needed for that. My car was very competitive. On Saturday we had been off the pace. But it tells you a lot about our team that we were able to deal with that.”
Jörg Müller (BMW Team Germany):
“It was my goal to score points in both races, and I made it happen. My start in race one was good so I was able to go at high speed. In race two I could overtake quite a few cars. Eleven points is a very positive overall result.”
Augusto Farfus (BMW Team Germany):
“It’s disappointing to lose six points that I fought so hard for on the track. The speed of our car was very good, but we are still lacking outright speed so we can attack the diesel cars on the straight. We made a lot of progress over the winter.”
Félix Porteiro (BMW Team Italy-Spain):
“Never had I expected to score a podium finish right at the beginning of the season. Prior to race two we made some modifications to the car. This move turned out to be successful. I’m really happy with this weekend.”
Alessandro Zanardi (BMW Team Italy-Spain):
“In race one I was hit by another car in turn 1. It was just a slight touch, but a tyre valve was pushed in. Following my pit stop I was able to match the pace of the front-runners – but by this time I was one lap down. I had nothing to lose in race two. In Mexico I will launch my next attack to finish in the points.”
autosport.com (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65432)
Tarquini beats BMWs to race to win
timesonline.co.uk (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/formula_1/article3467604.ece)
McLaren boss Ron Dennis set to quit
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/241324075_jiKTX-XL.jpg
egmcartech.com (http://www.egmcartech.com/2008/03/01/geneva-preview-lotus-exige-270e-tri-fuel-runs-on-gas-bioethanol-and-methanol/)
Geneva Preview: Lotus Exige 270E Tri-fuel runs on gas, bioethanol and methanol
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/238372887_KSthX-XL.jpg
BMW Website Review:
<object width="425" height="271"><param name="FlashVars" value="requestUrl=http://www.bmw-web.tv/en/stage/playerxml?items[0]=lUAeg7h"/><param name="movie" value="http://www.bmw-web.tv/en/player.swf?requestUrl=http://www.bmw-web.tv/en/stage/playerxml?items[0]=lUAeg7h" /><embed src="http://www.bmw-web.tv/en/player.swf?requestUrl=http://www.bmw-web.tv/en/stage/playerxml?items[0]=lUAeg7h" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="271" allowfullscreen="true" FlashVars="requestUrl=http://www.bmw-web.tv/en/stage/playerxml?items[0]=lUAeg7h"></embed></object>
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/237925770-XL.jpg
BlogRoll: ( http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?p=295268&posted=1#post295268
) some of the blogs I have collected while purposefully wondering around the internet.
Stuff: A place for everything and everything in its place, including stuff.
If the bubble burst on this investment market you still have a very liquid asset.
mg.co.za (http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__business/&articleid=333709&referrer=RSS)
Credit crunch fuels investor thirst for art, wine
M.R. Traveler
Places 2 Ride Blog (http://feeds.feedburner.com/places2ride)
www.biker-events.com (http://www.biker-events.com/feed/)
Finding the Good Times on 2 Wheels
Horizonsunlimited.com – Newsletter (http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/newsletter/index.xml)
http://www.bmwmoa.org/rally/rally08/assets/newlogo.png
2008 International Rally (http://www.bmwmoa.org/rally/rally08/)
Gillette, Wyoming, July 17-20 2008
Mining The Website
A message from home, the Home Page (http://www.bmwmoa.org/) that is.
NEW FEATURE: Picture This!
As inspired by the Forum, each month we'll provide a topic for photo contributions. Members are invited to submit one photo that best depicts the topic. Photos will be judged by MOA staff. Those selected will be featured in the BMW Owners News. Each photo must include a 50 word (or less) description, your name, member number, city, state. Topic: Where I keep my Owners News. Send your photo to picturethis@bmwmoa.org. The winners will appear in the APRIL issue of the BMW Owners News.
Threads worth following:
Photo Assignment:
Here is a link to the PHOTO ASSIGNMENT INDEX (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?p=277618#post277618), with links to the various excellent Photo Assignment threads
Latest project: “Old Cro” the R-evolution (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=22383)
Diary of a Barn Queen (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=22579)
It’s time to switch the ratchet over to tighten. (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=23840)
Today’sRoadFood.com (http://www.roadfood.com/)
Woot
Todays Woot ( http://www.woot.com/Default.aspx)
The Blog ( http://www.woot.com/Blog/Default.aspx)
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/182526939-M.gif
Packer News: Packers.com (http://www.packers.com/), jsonline.com - Packers Plus Online (http://www.jsonline.com/index/index.aspx?id=44)
Humor
Over Heard in New York | Voice of the City (http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/)
Sluggy Freelance (http://www.sluggy.com/)
The Onion (http://feeds.theonion.com/theonion/daily)
xkcd (http://www.xkcd.com/)
Bike Candy:
http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/261135164_yWvZ4-XL.jpg
motoblog.it (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.motoblog.it/post/12428/sbk-australia-galleria-day-2-e-gare&hl=en&langpair=it|en&tbb=1&ie=utf-8): WSBK Australia photo gallery
THE END (http://www.pioneer.net/~mchumor/bike_cartoon_7087.gif)