Posts by Mikael Pyy
Best European team at the Suzuka 8 H: BMW Motorrad EWC team scores important points
Suzuka. The BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team recorded an outstanding, hard-earned sixth place at the Suzuka 8 Hours (JPN) to secure important championship points in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). Markus Reiterberger (GER), Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR) and Jérémy Guarnoni (FRA) defied the hot and humid conditions as well as rain on the #37 BMW…
Read MoreIDM Red Bull Ring: Adventurous tour of Austria
Last weekend things went a little differently for the BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team than on the other race weekends in the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM. This is because team boss Werner Daemen and Superbike rider Ilya Mikhalchik were absent from the event at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Instead of the IDM, they went…
Read MoreIDM Schleiz: Pole position, Slip-up and Trophy
Last weekend saw the BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team of Werner Daemen and Andreas Gerlich reach the halfway point of the International German Motorcycle Championship IDM 2023. The journey had taken the Belgian-German team with its BMW riders Ilya Mikhalchik from Ukraine, Kamil Krzemien from Poland, Bálint Kovács from Hungary, Philipp Steinmayr from Austria and Max…
Read MoreBCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW: Not for the faint-hearted
The German-Belgian BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW team of Andy Gerlich and Werner Daemen has had an exhausting two weeks, filled to the brim with gripping motorsport at the highest level. After the successful detour at the World Endurance Championship in Spa-Francorchamps, the team found itself in the Czech Republic last weekend, where the third of seven rounds…
Read More24H SPA EWC Motos: Another podium for BMW Motorrad EWC
Spa-Francorchamps. The tension within the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team finally evaporated after 24 intensive hours of racing at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (BEL); Markus Reiterberger (GER), Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR) and Jérémy Guarnoni (FRA) again finished on the podium with the #37 BMW M 1000 RR at round two of the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship…
Read MoreIDM Sachsenring: Turbulent Opener
The long wait finally came to an end last weekend. At the Sachsenring, where in four weeks Marquez and Co. will be meeting again at the German Grand Prix, the riders of the International German Motorcycle Championship started their 2023 season. The German-Belgian team BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW of Andy Gerlich and Werner Daemen also started in…
Read MoreSpots available! 3 days of riding at Assen (5-7 May 2023)
We have some free riding spots available at Assen on 5-7 May. Included is three days of riding (weekend) + place in box + mechanic available. The price is € 950 total. You can also sign up for some one-on-one coaching by Pepijn Bijsterbosch. One-on-one coaching is € 750 per day. Contact us at info@mrp-racing.com if interested.
Read MoreBusy (and fast!) times for MRP – Pre tests Le Mans
As you know we now have two MRP powered teams driving in the Endurance World Championship with the BMW Motorrad EWC team running in the Formula EWC category and the Tecmas-MRP-BMW Racing team competing in the Superstock Category. Both teams put down an excellent show during these pre-Mans tests as they came out fastest in their first day of testing!…
Read MoreChampion And BMW Motorrad Team Ready For Peak Performance
We are entering a second year of technical partnership with the BMW Motorrad World Endurance-Team. In this exclusive interview, Team Manager Werner Daemen shared the highlights of our ongoing partnership! We kicked off an exciting partnership last year. Can you tell us how the first year of collaboration went for your team? Werner: Fantastic! 2022 was…
Read MorePhotos from our 2023 Garage Sale
Our traditional garage sale was lots of fun! Have a look at some photos below. It was a weekend filled with bikes (lots of bikes!), deals and workshops.
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