Francis Martin signs on with the BMW Motorrad Canada

Whitby. BMW Motorrad Canada is pleased to announce the addition of Francis
Martin to the 2009 BMW Motorrad Canada Motorsport Team.

Martin, hailing from Sherbrooke, Quebec, is a veteran of the Parts Canada
Superbike series having competed with five different teams in the series and
claiming the Canadian Open Sportbike Championship in 2002 and reigning as
Canadian Superbike Champion in both 1999 and 2005.

"I am delighted to be part of the BMW Motorrad Canada race team." states
Martin, adding, "I'm itching to get familiar with the BMW racebike as soon as
possible - the season can't start soon enough!"

Both Mike Ferreira and Francis Martin will be competing in the newly-revised
Parts Canada Superbike Championship aboard the 2009 BMW HP2 Sport,
race-developed in the last two years of the previous CanadianThunder series.
Competing in the Pro Sportbike class, Mike Ferreira will wear number Pro 210,
while Francis Martin will display his customary Pro 16.

Chris Duff, Marketing and Race Team manager for BMW Motorrad Canada states :
"As we work toward the possibility of entering superbike racing in Canada in
2010, the opportunity to have a two-time Canadian Superbike Champion on the
team for 2009 is an incredible bonus.", continuing, "We are very excited to
have Francis on board for this season. With Francis teamed up with Mike
Ferreira, a former Pro 600 Sportbike Regional Champion and veteran of two
Canadian Thunder seasons with BMW, we are looking forward to seeing BMW running
up front in the new Pro Sportbike Class."

This year sees a heavily revamped landscape for the Parts Canada Superbike
Championship with the elimination of the Canadian Thunder and Sport Twin
Classes after the withdrawal of Ducati and KTM from the series. This has
resulted in major changes to the rules to the former 600cc Sport Bike classes,
opening the door for a range of new machinery to participate.
Starting with the 2009 season, twin cylinder motorcycles from Buell and BMW
will be allowed to compete in the Sport Bike classes, running to separate
weight and horsepower limitations than their 600cc four cylinder opposition.

Downloadable photos courtesy of Rob O'Brien/cdnsuperbike.com.

BMW Group Canada, based in Whitby, Ontario, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW
AG and is responsible for the distribution of BMW luxury performance
automobiles, Sports Activity Vehicles, Motorcycles, and MINI. BMW Group
Financial Services Canada is a division of BMW Group Canada and offers retail
financing and leasing programs on new and pre-owned BMW and MINI automobiles,
as well as retail financing for new and pre-owned BMW Motorcycles. A total
network of 40 BMW automobile retail centres, 19 BMW motorcycle retailers, and
25 MINI retailers represents the BMW Group across the country.

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For more information, please contact:

Rob Dexter, Product and Technology Specialist
BMW Group Canada
905.428.5447 / robert.dexter@bmwgroup.ca

Jochen Frey, Director, Corporate Communications
BMW Group Canada
905.428.5005 / jochen.frey@bmwgroup.ca