BMW Motorrad Motorsport: New involvement in off-road racing.

1. Intensification of off-road sports involvement: Competitive participation with the 450 cc BMW sports enduro in 2007. 2. The fascination of enduro sport: Single-cylinder sports enduro concept with innovative technology. 3. Rider portraits. 4. BMW motorcycles - an off-road tradition which goes back 81 years. 5. Press contacts.

Off-road racing is inseparably linked to BMW motorcycles. The multiple
victories of BMW motorcycles in the Paris-Dakar rally are still in recent
memory, but the tradition goes much further back than this. Over the last
eighty years, not just success in road racing but also outstanding results off
the asphalt have attracted great interest.
After the success of the HP2 sports flat twin enduro in competitions such as
the German Cross Country Series, the race at Pikes Peak and the Erzberg, BMW is
now expanding its off-road involvement to include the attractive and
prestigious E2 class, in which 450 cc 4-stroke machines and 250 cc 2-stroke
sports enduros will be entered for competition. In this class, BMW will be
testing the concept of a 450 cc single cylinder enduro machine which is mainly
designed for sports use. Here, BMW is not content simply to implement the
design features typical of the class but combines these with completely new
technological solutions which are characteristic of BMW in terms of engine and
chassis, thus continuing its off-road sporting tradition and giving the brand a
striking, distinctive profile in an off-road context, too.
In the 2007 season, the innovative, patented technology of the single cylinder
sports enduro concept will be put to the acid test in numerous competitive
races. What is more, BMW has been able to secure the services of experienced
off-road professionals Sascha Eckert, Joel Sméts and Simo Kirssi who will
contribute their skill and experience to the process of testing under the
toughest conditions, as well as the harmonisation and further development of
the concept.