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AMA Formula Xtreme May 17th, 2008, at Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA

The new BMW HP2 Sport race bike from San Jose BMW, piloted by Brian Parriott, made an impressive 10th place finish on May 17th, in its first AMA Formula Xtreme event outside of the historic Daytona 200 race back in March.

For many race, fans the only ranks that matter are those that end on the podium, but what makes this story specially notable is that this is BMW’s first year in more than three decades to compete in a AMA-level road racing event, and they are making an excellent showing.

“We said it was race ready, but we never imagined it was this ready,” aptly says BMW’s latest ad campaign in response to the new HP2 Sport’s phenomenal performance at both the European endurance races and US AMA circuits.

“For the second time this year I found myself getting ready to battle with the best riders in the country. The AMA National at Infineon Raceway, my home track,” says Brian Parriott. “I could see from the prior AMA test that we would need to make up about five to six seconds if we wanted to run at the front. Kinda impossible but stranger things have happened and I am always optimistic.”

Brian has a reputation for manifesting the impossible. During the last Daytona 200 event, he grabbed a very impressive sixth place, even though he had crashed early on in the race and had to fight his way to the front from the very last spot. Showing the same high level of determination, he overcame a severe handicap of being on a race bike that’s heavier and less powerful than the current crop of 600 I-4 bikes from the competition. However, BMW’s anti-dive Telelever front suspension seems to give the edge in cornering and, in the hands of an experienced racer like Brian, any advantage, no matter how small, can become ammunition for the win.

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