1-Series Headed to the States? Jul 16, 10:15
The BMW 1-Series is a favorite of the team here in Valencia. Quick, stylish, compact and easy to park, it has proper legroom for four real adults (one need not have toothpicks for legs to sit in the back) and decent capacity in the boot/hatchback. So far the 1-Series has not been sold in the USA, though its introduction in 2008 if not before is widely rumoured.
Today we came across this post on the Autoblog, with a "spy photo" of a 1-Series sporting a distributor license/number place ("DST" on the left) driving in the Bay Area. And someone posted a comment saying they had recently seen a 1-Series in Ann Arbor (Michigan), where your Ed. happened to have grown up. "A-squared" as the locals call it is home not only of the University of Michigan -- where a number of BMW ORACLE team members matriculated, notably team meteorologist Chris Bedford (USA) and design team members Alon Finkelstein (RSA) and Brian Baker (USA) -- but also the USA's federal auto emissions testing laboratory. Hmmm....
On the Streets of San Francisco: a rare sighting of a 1-Series in the States.
Maybe Norbert Bajurin, our wheeler-dealer GGYC staff commodore, man-
aged to get his hands on a 1-Series and has traded up from his vintage Rolls?
Today we came across this post on the Autoblog, with a "spy photo" of a 1-Series sporting a distributor license/number place ("DST" on the left) driving in the Bay Area. And someone posted a comment saying they had recently seen a 1-Series in Ann Arbor (Michigan), where your Ed. happened to have grown up. "A-squared" as the locals call it is home not only of the University of Michigan -- where a number of BMW ORACLE team members matriculated, notably team meteorologist Chris Bedford (USA) and design team members Alon Finkelstein (RSA) and Brian Baker (USA) -- but also the USA's federal auto emissions testing laboratory. Hmmm....
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On the Streets of San Francisco: a rare sighting of a 1-Series in the States.Maybe Norbert Bajurin, our wheeler-dealer GGYC staff commodore, man-
aged to get his hands on a 1-Series and has traded up from his vintage Rolls?
Know Your Partners | by TFE
A good piece about the upcoming German Sailing Grand Prix by German journalist Andreas Kling is running in the German media and elsewhere around the world this morning....
The first German Sailing Grand Prix will convey the fascination and excitement of the America’s Cup to enthusiastic sailing fans and interested general public alike. The three teams, which have asked the Kiel Yacht Club to act as the race organiser, take it seriously: 'We will start with our top teams and give our best,' the three crews said in one voice. )
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Congrats to our friend Tucker Thompson (Annapolis, USA) who has been involved with BMW ORACLE Racing (and ORACLE BMW before that) as a VIP commentator. Here's the news excerpted in 
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We are often asked for a quick rundown on each of the twelve teams competing in AC32. Here is a good summary that ran in today's )
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This weekend His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI will be in Valencia for the World Forum on the Family. Following is an excerpt from an email sent to team members Tuesday by Sofia Barraclough (ESP, Family Services Coordinator) as a heads up on the expected impact on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in and around VLC this weekend....)
Yesterday most of us got the shocking news of the )
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