Jan du Toit’s relationship with BMW and the GS model range goes back a long way. Not only has the South African been riding BMW motorcycles since 1986, but the first ever GS Challenge was actually staged on his farm in 2004. That event was initiated by Pieter de Waal (now Vice President, BMW Motorrad…
Simo Kirssi is on a roll. The Finn has taken yet another win in the European Cross Country Championship (XCC), as he dominated round three of the Austrian Cross Country Championship (ACC) at Türnitz. The BMW Husqvarna Motorsport rider came from behind aboard his BMW G450X to control the two-hour moto. Kirssi started with number…
BMW Husqvarna Motorsport’s Lettenbichler claims second place BMW Husqvarna Motorsport team rider Andreas Lettenbichler has claimed a superb runner-up result at the 10th running of the Erzberg Rodeo’s Red Bull Hare Scramble. Beaten only by four-time winner Taddy Blazusiak from Poland, Letti produced a solid start-to-finish performance to place his BMW G450X on the second…
On the first weekend in June, thousands of off-road enthusiasts will make their way to Eisenerz in the heart of Austria for the 16th Erzbergrodeo – the world’s biggest motorcycle off-road event that attracts many of the top riders from the worlds of Enduro, Motocross and Trials, as well as enthusiastic amateur and hobby riders…
UK BMW GS Riders look forward to the challenge of a lifetime The first ever GS Trophy UK Qualifying event is taking place next weekend (June 5-6) and will offer ambitious, competitive and thrill-seeking off-road riders a challenging two-day adventure motorcycling experience in the glorious surroundings of South Wales, close to the Brecon Beacons. The…
Plus Three Riders Selected To Defend U.S. Title in 2010 BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy Riders from all over the United States competed to win in two off-road riding contests held at the RawHyde Adventures facility in Castaic, CA: the Adventure Rider Challenge (ARC) on Friday, April 30, and the GS Challenge on Saturday, May 1….
When the 10th annual BMW Motorrad Days festival opens in southern Germany on July 2, its participants will have travelled far and wide from countries across Europe. Few of them will have journeyed as far as Michael Martin, however. After dedicating the past three decades to exploring the world’s most hostile deserts, the Munich-based photographer…
Adventure, sports and competition in South Africa Two years ago, BMW Motorrad held its first ever international GS Trophy event in Tunisia, where BMW GS riders from Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan and the USA met up in Africa for a week of adventure riding, special tests, teamwork challenges and problem solving – all designed around…
‘No fear, no limit’ is the daunting description of one of the most challenging enduro events on the European racing calendar – and it did not disappoint competitors at the Akrapovic Offroad Weekend in Istrien, Croatia. Not all would complete the 35km stretch of unforgiving terrain on March 7, but one rider finished way ahead…
BMW Motorrad USA is calling upon all of its dirt-loving enduro riders to help defend the U.S. Team championship in the 2010 BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy. Selection Process Will Be Held April 29-May 2 during Adventure Riders/GS Challenge at RawHyde Adventures.