AMERICAN BRIAN PARRIOTT WINS BMW MOTORRAD BOXERCUP AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - March 9, 2004 ... Team USA rider Brian Parriott emerged
victorious on his home soil in the much-anticipated return of the BMW Motorrad
BoxerCup on Saturday, March 6th at Daytona International Speedway. The season
opener of the 2004 BMW Motorrad BoxerCup series was held under sunny Florida
skies just prior to the 63rd running of the Daytona 200 AMA Superbike matchup.

Thomas Hinterreiter, of the BMW Motorrad Austria Team, finished second after
earning the coveted pole position in the qualifying round by besting his
fastest Daytona racing lap of last year by almost a second. Other starting
positions in the first row went to Sebastien Legrelle of Belgium; Richard
"Mini" Cooper of Great Britain; and Gwen Giabbani of Team Reseau France. Lined
up behind the first row were Stephane Mertens of Belgium; Brian Parriott; Oriol
Fernandez of Spain; and German Markus Barth of the BMW Retail Subsidiaries
Boxer Racing Team, who finished the race in third place.

As the 37 racers emerged from the pit lane to the roar of an enthusiastic
crowd, the cylinder heads of their bikes were nearly touching as their BMW R
1100 S flat-twin boxer machines simultaneously weaved their way around the
first bend into the infield of the East Horseshoe hairpin. Fiercely competing
for every centimeter of the track, the field turned into the steep West Banking
bend. From there, it was full throttle as each racer attempted to use the
slipstream to edge up on the man ahead, then move out of the slipstream and
shoot down from the steep bend into the straight.

In the first lap, Endurance World Champion Mertens had a wafer-thin lead under
merciless pursuit by Parriott, Barth and Hinterreiter. One lap later, Mertens
was ousted from his leading position by Legrelle. In the subsequent laps,
Barth, Fernandez and pole-sitter Hinterreiter struggled with grim determination
to hold on to the lead, but were edged out of the slipstream again and again.
Hinterreiter eventually made his move with his fastest lap time of 2:04:607.
In the tenth lap it was Parriott's moment to shine. The American, who finished
second on the high banks of Daytona Speedway last year, had planned to pull
away from the leading group in the second half of the race. However, six laps
before the finish there was still no sign of that strategy.

"I just wanted to cruise along with the others for a bit," he later commented
with a wink. After several maneuvers that provoked roars from the crowd,
Parriott finally managed to move forward from fifth position. On the
International Horseshoe he finally passed his rivals in the infield and held on
to his lead.
Those left behind had to contend with poor grip on the treacherous color
markings, enabling Parriott to put a number of lengths between himself and the
rest of the pack for the first time. With a comfortable lead of 2.7 seconds,
he crossed the finish line grinning.

After his second-place finish last year in a side-by-side photo finish with
Italian racer Roberto Panichi, Parriot was overjoyed to have finally clinched
his first BoxerCup victory.

"Once again, this race demonstrated that at least six of the top riders are in
a position to win the cup and the BMW M3. I hope to make sure it's me this
year."
In a heart-stopping finish, five riders - Fernandez, Hinterreiter, Barth,
Legrelle and Mertens - shot through the light barrier with a single second.
Fernandez, who finished the race second, was disqualified from scoring after
the technical inspection revealed that his bike did not conform to
regulations. Hinterreiter then moved up to second and Barth subsequently
claimed third.

Hosted by the American Motorcycle Association Pro Racing, the Daytona running
of the BMW Motorrad BoxerCup race concluded a week-long series of special
events presented by BMW Motorrad USA during the 67th annual Bike Week in
Daytona Beach, FL. The Daytona matchup was the first of eight races in the
2004 BMW Motorrad BoxerCup series, and was broadcast live on SPEED Channel.

Competing for the 2004 BMW Motorrad BoxerCup series championship are former
World Endurance Champion and 2002 BoxerCup Champion Stephane Mertens of
Belgium, former World Supersport competitor and 2003 Daytona BoxerCup champion
Roberto Panichi, 2003 Macau GP 4th place finisher Markus Barth and young
up-and-coming Brit Richard Cooper. Riders representing BMW Motorrad USA
dealer teams., include Tripp Nobles for Foothills BMW of Lakewood, CO;
Sylvester Lemanski for Westchester BMW Motorcycles of White Plains, NY; Nate
Kern for DeSimone Racing and BMW Motorcycles of Cherry Hill, NJ; Ricky Orlando
and Jon Siminsky for Team Colorado (BMW Motorcycles of Northern Colorado);
Frank Shockley for Touring Sport BMW of Greenville, South Carolina, and John
Glaefke of BMW Motorcycles of Atlanta. Also returning to competition in
2004 is BMW Motorrad design engineer Norbert Rebholz., who will ride for the
German DAS Boxer Team.

Former champion and racing legend, Randy Mamola will once again function as
official ambassador and spokesperson for the BMW Motorrad BoxerCup 2004 race
series.

For the BMW BoxerCup enthusiast, BMW Motorcycles offers a special version of
the R 1100 S for the American public. The 2005 R 1100 S BoxerCup Replika
($14,485 MSRP) is equipped with unique trim and equipment to celebrate the BMW
Motorrad BoxerCup race series. A special graphics package, which mimics the
BoxerCup racebike as ridden by Randy Mamola, graces the Pacific Blue, Red and
Alpine White paint scheme. Clear turn signal lenses replace the amber turn
signal lenses found in the R 1100 S. Additionally, a pair of carbon-fiber
cylinder head covers and a lower engine spoiler distinguishes this S as one of
only 300 units that will be produced for the U.S. market. If a personalized
version of the R 1100 S is more to your liking, BMW Motorrad USA now offers you
the ability to factory-customize your bike based on your desired level of
performance. Base price for the R 1100 S is $12,485, including freight.
Available options include Partial Integral ABS brakes, 5.5" wide rear wheel,
Sport Suspension, Sport Transmission, heated hand grips and saddle bag mounts
just to name a few. Please contact your local BMW Motorcycle retailer for a
complete list and pricing of available options.

Over $85,000 In Prize Money
The BMW Motorrad BoxerCup series offers over $85,000 in prize money as well as
a BMW M3, BMW Z4 and BMW motorcycle to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place series
finishers. The 2004 BMW Motorrad BoxerCup is the only support race series for
the MotoGP World Championship Series and has seen spectator attendance grow to
over 100,000 fans for select events.

Originally, the BMW Motorrad BoxerCup series was conducted on a national level
in France and Belgium. When it was expanded to an international scale
throughout Europe in 2001, it began to attract participants with extremely high
levels of riding skills from all corners of the globe.

Final Results
First Round - Daytona International Speedway - March 6
Pos. No. Racer Nation Laps Team
1 46 Brian Parriott USA 14 San José BMW
2 7 Thomas Hinterreiter Austria 14 BMW Motorrad Austria-Team
Hinterreiter
3 6 Markus Barth Germany 14 BMW Retail
Subsidiaries Boxer Racing
4 45 Sébastien Legrelle Belgium 14 BMW Motorrad
Belgium/ Herpigny Motors
5 21 Stéphane Mertens Belgium 14 Bikeworld
Nürburgring Klipfel Racing
6 99 Roberto Panichi Italy 14 Dream Car
Team
7 71 Gwen Giabbani France 14 Team Reseau
France
8 77 Barry Burrell Great Britain 14 BMW Motorrad
Great Britain
9 41 Klaus Nies Germany 14 Klaus Mayer
Team Witec
10 9 Guillaume Dietrich France 14 Team Reseau
France

11 12 Ricky Orlando USA 14 Team
Colorado
12 44 Javier Valera Spain 14 Team Riders
Sport
13 36 Alex Busquets Spain 14 Auto Sport
Busquets
14 98 Katja Poensgen Germany 14 VIP
15 11 Robert van der MolenNetherlands 14
Sloothaak-Linkit-Simako-Team
16 50 Andreas Bildl Germany 14 VIP
17 69 Giulio Rangheri Italy 14 Dream Car
Team
18 33 Greg White USA 14 VIP
19 16 Franz AschenbrennerGermany 14 Karl Maier Racing Team
20 61 Brad Hendry USA 14 Team
Foothills
21 94 John Glaefke USA 14 BMW
Motorcycles of Atlanta
22 95 Jon Simisky USA 14 Team
Colorado
23 26 Sylvester Lemanski USA 13 Westchester BMW
24 19 Cavin Hogan Great Britain 11 BMW Motorrad
Great Britain
25 38 Frank Shockley USA --- Touring Sport

not scored
23 Oriol Fernández Spain 14 Team Riders
Sport
47 Richard Cooper Great Britain -- BMW Motorrad
Great Britain
29 Nate Kern USA --
Cherry Hill BMW Motorcycles
27 José Maria Martín Spain -- Auto Sport
Busquets
4 Dirk Buylinckx Belgium -- BMW
Motorrad Belgium /

Bavarian Motorsport
17 Michal Bursa Czech Republic-- Intermoto Czech
Republic
14 Jeroen Oudeman Netherlands --- BMW Motorrad Team

Bakker Nederland
96 Massimo Rosetti Italy --- Dream Car
Team
63 Stefan Heinrichs Germany --- Bürsgens Team
Witec

66 Jorge Diaz Spain --- Team
Riders Sport
32 Mike Ciccotto USA --- Team
Foothills
8 Josep Maria Busquets Spain --- Auto Sport
Busquets

BMW Motorrad BoxerCup 2004 Race Dates
Eight BMW Motorrad BoxerCup races are planned for 2004, seven of which will be
held as part of the MotoGP Motorcycle World Championship race series.
1. March 6 - Daytona International Speedway/Daytona 200 by Arai; Daytona
Beach, Florida (completed)
2. May 15 - Moto GP/LeMans, France
3. June 5 - Moto GP/ Mugello, Italy
4. June 26 - Dutch TT/Moto GP/Assen, Netherlands
5. July 10 - Moto GP/Donnington, Great Britain
6. July 17 - MotoGP/Sachsenring, Germany
7. August 21 - Moto GP/Brno, Czech Republic
8. October 30 - MotoGP, Valencia, Spain

2003 BMW Motorrad BoxerCup Re-Broadcast Schedule
We are also pleased to announce the first-ever broadcast of the 2003 BMW
Motorrrad BoxerCup race series on Speedchannel. These programs follow the
exciting action of the 8 BMW Motorrad BoxerCup races held throughout Europe
last season. Follow the action of Andy Hoffman (Switzerland), Roberto Panichi
(Italy), Thomas Hinterrieder (Austria) and Sebastian Legrelle (Belgium) as well
as Team USA racers Brian Parriott and Jason Perez as they contest for the 2003
BMW Motorrad BoxerCup Championship. Only 11 championship points separated the
top 3 finishers in the 2003 series, with the championship being decided on the
final laps of the last race at Brno, Czech Republic. To be sure you don't miss
any of the action, the official Speedchannel schedule for this exclusive
broadcast is as follows:

February 24, 1:00 pm - Oulton Park, UK
February 24, 1:30pm - Le Mans, France
March 2, 1:00 pm - Mugello, Italy
March 2, 1:30pm - Barcelona, Spain
March 9, 1:00pm - Assen, Netherlands
March 9, 1:30pm - Spa-Francorchamps
March 16, 1:00pm - Sachsenring, Germany
March 16, 1:30pm - Brno, Czech Republic

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