Re: BMW places 16th at Le Mans

[Karl Johnson <karljohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There were 56 teams at the start, 34 finished...
http://www.lemans.org/24heuresmoto/live/actu/2007-04-22_MB_1496_gb.html

Karl
'94 R1100RS

On Apr 24, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Steve Makohin wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> After a lengthy absence from multi-brand racing, BMW place 16th  
> over all at Le Mans. They did it in an R1100S. The 776 lap, 2011  
> mile, 24 hour endurance race is famous for shaking "lesser" riders  
> and machines with mechanical failures and "Did Not Finish"es (DNF).
>
> See the article and videos at http://www.bmw-motorrad.com/com/en/ 
> index.html?content=http://www.bmw-motorrad.com/com/en/fascination/ 
> motorsports/activities/endurance/racereports.html&notrack=1
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/25bqck
>
> I did no research to determine how many entrants there were in the  
> race. For example, if BMW placed 16th in a field of 50, that's  
> impressive for their first entry. If they placed 16th out of 18...  
> not so impressive.
>
> -Steve Makohin
> '01 R1100S/ABS
> Oakville, Ontario, Canada