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WWW.BMW.CAR-DIR.COM - BMW, BMW CAR, BMW DEALER, BMW 3 SERIES, BMW 5 SERIES, BMW 6 SERIES. - Team owner Chris Hodgson along with Parriott and Kern eagerly await their next MOTOST race at HomesteadMiami Speedway on April 1314th where they have vowed to return the mighty R 1200 S to the winners circle.
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| 2003 Bmw 325i MAX BMW XPLOR race team finishes on podium at SandBlast Rally The first pointtopoint motorcycle rally in the United States occurred in Cheraw South Carolina recently at the Sandblast Rally. The event which has usually been only open to cars allowed bikes to run this year and Max BMWs XPLOR race team finished strong. |
| 1995 Bmw 325i Ten of the 13 riders completed the event no easy feat considering the deep rutted sand and hairpin turns that made up the route. 2003 Bmw 325i. The MaxBMW team grabbed three of the top six places with the topplacing rider on the Max BMW XPLOR team being Mark Albertson who earned third place overall and second in the SP1 class aboard his 66 HP2 Enduro. |
| Used Bmw 325i Peter Canning got 5th overall on his HP2 Enduro while Dave Hubbard after getting his G 650 Xchallenge only days before the event snagged 2nd in his class. Just getting to the event was a race in itself. 1995 Bmw 325i. Thanks to an impromptu winter ice storm in the northeast several riders were faced with cancelled or delayed flights. |
| 1989 Bmw 325i Upon learning that his seemingly easy two hour trip down south was not going to happen as scheduled Jason Adams who competed on his 1990 R 100 GS PD thought fast rented a car and blasted down to South Carolina on a 900mile allnight drive with his girlfriend getting to the event just in time for the 4 hour orientation session. Now thats what we call impressive. Used Bmw 325i. But the race and those who competed it in was equally as impressive. |
| 2002 Bmw 325i Braving freezing 29degree temperatures at the start the riders were sent off in 60 second intervals. 2003 Bmw 325i. Thirty rally cars had already blazed down the course so the ground was severely chopped and torn up with deep sand ruts and berms. |
| 2005 Bmw 325i Doug Morrison aboard his HP2 Enduro was the first rider to hit the sand. A few stages in a battle between Doug and Mark Albertson began brewing until Doug had a comeoff and lost the beak of his HP2 Enduro in the woods against a pine tree. 2003 Bmw 325i. With sore ribs and determination Doug hopped back on the bike and wound up finishing 6th overall. |
| 2004 Bmw 325i Albertson then put his motocross experience to good use and wound up finishing second in the Production 1 class and third overall. 2003 Bmw 325i. The bike performed flawlessly the power and the stability to reach 100 mph in the sand was a huge rush said Albertson. |
| 1994 Bmw 325i There were some mishaps as well with three riders falling victim to the challenges of the race. But most of team members persevered including Peter Canning (HP2 Enduro) Max Stratton (HP2 Enduro) Steve Mauk (HP2 Enduro) Chris Olsen (F 650 Dakar) and Keith Ciampa (F 650 Dakar) John Joy (R 80 GS) and Dave Hubbard (G 650 Xchallenge). 2003 Bmw 325i. Hubbard had this to say about riding the Challenge: The first thing I noticed is how light it felt. |
| 1993 Bmw 325i The power from the motor seemed never ending. Even at 80 mph in deep sand it was pulling strong. There was hard pack dirt mud and lots of deep sand but the suspension handled it with ease. 2003 Bmw 325i. The brakes were incredible too. |
| 1987 Bmw 325i, 1990 Bmw 325i Overall the bike was rock stable and tracked straight. 2003 Bmw 325i. Its an amazing dual sport weapon. Used Bmw 325i. In addition to the timed stages there were also several liason stages where each rider had to navigate via roll chart to the next stage. 1989 Bmw 325i. It was important that each competitor arrive to the next stage on time which meant not arriving either too early or too late which could incur an additional time penalty. 2003 Bmw 325i. So in addition to the goallout stages on blocked off logging roads the transit stages also featured onboard navigationwhich is just as crucial to riding ability in any off road rally and something that is a lot more difficult for motorcyclists to do than the automotive competitors. |
