radX/BMW Motorrad Canada Superbike Team finishes 2011 season in spectacular fashion.

Richmond Hill, ON. The August 20/21 weekend marked history for the BMW Motorrad Canada Superbike team, with Brett McCormick earning BMW the Parts Canada Superbike Championship crown on Saturday, while Matt McBride, Francis Martin and Andrew Nelson rode their privately-enterd BMW S1000RRs to podium finishes during the doubleheader weekend concluding the 2011 CSBK series.

McCormick’s BMW factory teammate, Michael Ferreira, led Sunday’s final round race early on however a flat front tire caused him to crash entering turn 5.  Unhurt, Ferreira remounted and managed to bring his radX/BMW home in 5th place. Hot on the heels of the podium finishers, Andrew Nelson rode to a 4th-place finish on Sunday after completing the podium in 3rd the previous day on his privately-entered BMW S1000RR, while McCormick’s BMW factory teammate Mike Ferreira rounded up the BMW onslaught right behind him in 5th-place.

The overall CSBK Championship results also reverberated with the largest roster of BMW top-ten  finishes in the history of the series, all on S1000RRs:

1st - Brett McCormick

3rd – Andrew Nelson

4th – Mike Ferreira

7th – Francis Martin

9th – Matt McBride

10th – Rob Busby

BMW Motorrad Canada was also honoured with the Canadian Superbike Championship “Team of the Year” award, sponsored by Inside Motorcycles.

With a near-perfect season, winning every race in the series except the final, Brett McCormick battled furiously with his series rival Jordan Szoke throughout the CSBK schedule to secure the well-earned win and provide spectators with one of the mostly hotly-contested series to date.

Having set a new lap record of 1 minute 20.8 seconds on Friday, McCormick, continued his assault on Sunday, finally challenging the ultimate race winner Jordan Szoke for the lead entering the first corner of the final lap, but unfortunately crashing in the process.

Chris Duff, Marketing and race team manager for BMW Motorrad Canada summed up the feelings of the radX/BMW Motorrad Canada Superbike Team on the season’s results, stating “ our primary goal was to win the championship this year because we knew we had the package to do it, however winning six straight races was an unexpected bonus and a testament to the amazing capabilities of the BMW S1000RR.”

BMW Motorrad Canada would like to recognize the following sponsors for their support and contribution to the success of this year’s racing program:

High Fidelity HDTV - radX

MOTOREX Oil of Switzerland

 DP Brakes

Joe Rocket Canada

Hotbodies

Acceleration Racing

 Hindle Exhausts

 Pirelli

Original BMW Parts

Fans can stay in touch with the BMW Motorrad Canada Superbike Team via their Facebook page and also at www.bmw-motorrad.ca.

BMW Group Canada

BMW Group Canada, based in Richmond Hill, 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 and protection products 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 41 BMW automobile retail centres, 19 BMW motorcycle retailers, and 26 MINI retailers represents the BMW Group across the country.

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For more information, please contact:

Rob Dexter, Product Specialist

BMW Group Canada Corporate Communications  

905-428-5447 / robert.dexter@bmwgroup.ca