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07/19/2008 - 12:52 PM
Barcelona, Spain
From left to right: Josep Maria Busquets, Alex Busquets, Josep Maria Busquets (father), Jose Luis Nion, and BMW Motorrad's Gerhard Lindner. (Photo: BMW)
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The HP2 Sport’s growing reputation as a blisteringly fast, yet extremely reliable endurance racer was proved beyond question at the ‘24 Hores de Motociclisme’ race that recently took place at the Catalunya circuit, located north of Barcelona.
While the BMW Motorrad Days event was happening in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a team of HP2 Sport riders representing the Spanish BMW dealer Busquets finished in a remarkable fifth place overall – and third in their class – on the famous circuit where Dani Pedrosa had cruised to victory at the corresponding MotoGP round just four weeks earlier.
The Busquets family is well known in BMW racing circles, having achieved notable success in both the BoxerCup and Power Cup championships. Dealership owner Josep Maria Busquets actually won the ‘24 Hores de Motociclisme’ race in 1966 on a 250cc Montesa and also competed with his two sons on a R 1100 S BMW
Although the Barcelona 24 Hours event is not part of the Endurance World Championship calendar, it still attracts many top riders and teams, including many of the world championship regulars. Past winners include newly signed BMW Motorrad Motorsport racer Ruben Xaus, who will campaign BMW’s S 1000 RR factory racer in next year’s Superbike World Championship. Last year, the works team also entered this race as part of its Endurance World Championship preparations. However, after a successful and very positive qualifying, the team’s attack on the 24 Hores came to a premature end after just eight laps due to a crash that left the sports boxer too badly damaged to continue.
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