Watch the Race on Speed TV!!

[CycleRob]

I got this from OU812 in an E-Mail:


Dear BMW Motorrad USA Dealers and race fans,

Catch Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport’s race at the Daytona 200, live on Speed TV on Saturday, March 8, at 1:30PM EST . This is a historic event for all BMW fans, as Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport will be racing for the very first time in the AMA Formula Xtreme. We will all be cheering racers Nate Kern, Brian Parriott, Richard Cooper and Rico Penzkofer on Saturday as they pilot the new groundbreaking HP2 Sport motorcycles at the Daytona 200.

We'll be watching with popcorn, pretzel sticks and soda!!

Thanks for the heads-up, Steve.
.

[Ves]

I would love to see BMW kick some rump.... but I doubt it's going to happen...
Does this mean that only one of the four bikes actually qualified? I hope Cooper knows how to draft well...

Qualifying Times:
1. Neil Hodgson (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:39.348
2. Chaz Davies (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:39.436
3. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:39.779
4. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:39.836
5. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:39.879
6. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:39.967
7. Michael Barnes (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:40.432
8. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:40.469
9. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:40.661
10. Larry Pegram (Duc 848), Pirelli, 1:41.003
11. Josh Day (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:41.019
12. Tyler McDonald (Yam YZF-R6), Michelin, 1:41.948
13. Nicky Moore (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:42.042
14. Eric Wood (Duc 848), Dunlop, 1:42.164
15. Barrett Long (Duc 848), Dunlop, 1:42.249
16. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:42.742
17. Taylor Knapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:42.840
18. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:42.868
19. Tristan Palmer (Suz GSX-R600), 1:43.044
20. Bobby Fong (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, 1:43.167
21. Gabor Rizmayer (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, 1:43.348
22. Chad Lewin (Hon CBR600RR), Pirelli, 1:43.450
23. Rob Frost (Hon CBR600RR), 1:43.665
24. Tony Meiring (Yam YZF-R6), Michelin, 1:43.979
25. Steve Atlas (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:44.042
26. Richard Cooper (BMW HP2 Sport), Pirelli, 1:44.154
27. Garrett Carter (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:44.166
28. Bostjan Pintar (Yam YZF-R6), 1:44.379
29. Keith Marshall (Suz GSX-R600), 1:44.668
30. Bostjan Skubic (Yam YZF-R6), 1:44.771
31. Eduard Alberts (Hon CBR600RR), 1:45.273
32. Scott Ryan (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:45.453
33. Shane Narbonne (Tri Daytona 675), Dunlop, 1:45.509
34. Jonas McCluskey (Yam YZF-R6), 1:45.750

[DSKYZD]

Last I checked Parriott was running in 10th place and there were a couple of BMW's in the last two spots.

A top 10 finish would be most respectable.

[Ves]

Speaking of Daytona... go read this: http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/etc/news. ... ytona_2008

Talks about the other races that BMW entered. Get this:
"... A Cinderella story, because Kern and Cooper finished 3rd overall in the MOTO-ST, racing on a very stock No. 4 BMW R 1200 S, back up bike, which is essentially a street motorcycle. Unfortunately a day earlier Kern's No. 12 race bike was destroyed in a mishap by the German racer for BMW Motorrad Motorsport team, Thomas Hintereiter, during a practice session. Hintereiter, suffered a broken wrist and unfortunately won't be racing in the Saturday's AMA Formula Xtreme races.

Nate Kern and Richard Cooper on No. 4 R 1200 S made a late charge to take a third-place overall finish on basically a street bike. "I'm still speechless," Nate Kern said. "From our third rider getting hurt, from our top MOTO-ST bike getting absolutely destroyed. I brought my street bike to instruct at Team Hammer. Man, it's bone stock. It even has ABS and heated grips. We were 12 seconds down with eight laps to go, Richard Cooper made up the 12 seconds in just eight laps."

[Biff's R]

They had the warmest hands on the track.

[RForestR]

Cooper finished 6th and Parriot 7th!
That's a heck of a result for the BMW team, especially as the Speed TV announcers discussed that the two riders were on stock HP2s

Toward the end of the race, the announcers commented that if Parriot finished well, the team was entertaining the thought of having him ride the full Extremem season on the HP2, and they'd look at 'hopping up' the engine.

That'd be awfully interesting in the sometimes dull AMA world now wouldn't it!

Cheers,
Chris

[sjbmw]

For their inaugural race, these results are absolutely stunning.

[Ves]

Cooper finished 6th and Parriot 7th!
That's a heck of a result for the BMW team, especially as the Speed TV announcers discussed that the two riders were on stock HP2s

Toward the end of the race, the announcers commented that if Parriot finished well, the team was entertaining the thought of having him ride the full Extremem season on the HP2, and they'd look at 'hopping up' the engine.

That'd be awfully interesting in the sometimes dull AMA world now wouldn't it!

Cheers,
Chris

I'm gonna have to get Speed channel....

[NoRRmad]

Cooper finished 6th and Parriot 7th!

Actually, 5th and 6th; Josh Hayes was disqualified for an illegal crankshaft!

[RForestR]

Even Better!

Ves, you gotta get Speed TV. Like all cable channels there can be a lot of repeat and fluff programming, but they cover the vast majority of the motorcycle races you'd want to watch from MotoGP (all 3 classes), to world superbike (including the supersport class) and most of the AMA races.

For my money, that can make it worthwhile in a hurry!