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COMMENT - What is " Business as Usual " Anyway ? .................................... 4
Robin Bradley is confused . That ' s hardly new , but his confusion this month is triggered by confused and confusing messages and perspectives coming out of the financial analysis and investor community . Does anybody , anywhere actually know or understand exactly what is going on and where we are headed ?
BAGGER RACING LEAGUE : Blackhawk Farms Raceway , Illinois .......................... 26
Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2023 Drag Specialties BRL Battle of the Baggers ( July 15 and 16 ) saw 12 fiercely competitive bagger races in a little over 24 hours , on a shorter and narrower course than usual , with Trask Performance emerging with its prospects for a third consecutive championship enhanced .
BMW CUSTOM COMPETITION : Dealers Going Head-To-Head .......................... 20
Based on its R 18 platform , BMW will conclude a 2023 Custom Competition at the opening of its new BMW Motorrad Welt in Berlin at the end of September . Dealers are competing from at least 18 countries , including USA , Japan , Germany , South Africa , UK , Canada , China , Mexico , Ukraine and Italy .
CONNECTED MOTORCYCLE CONSORTIUM : Demo Event , Germany , September ...... 8
Just as it has emerged that Mercedes has been granted Level-3 Autonomy certification for its S-Class sedan in Germany and USA , the CMC is to stage an ACEM backed first demo event for automotive to motorcycle C-ITS / ADAS applications .
BONNEVILLE in EUROPE : FIM Land Speed Record Test Event ............................ 22
Just as the AMA has been forced to announce a second consecutive weather triggered cancelation of its AMA Land Speed Grand Championship at Bonneville , AMD has received news of an " FIM Short Distance World Record with Flying Start " World Speed Trials pilot event at the high-speed DEKRA Lausitzring test track in Germany in September 2023 .
DUCATI RECORD SALES : International Sales Records Continue to Tumble ........ 22
With BMW , KTM , PIERER Group ( KTM , Husqvarna , GasGas ) Piaggio ( Vespa , Aprilia Moto Guzzi etc .) and most of the ' Big Four ' Japanese motorcycle manufacturers continuing to see sales and production records being beaten , Ducati is the latest to report record H1 2023 unit numbers . p40 p58
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AFTERMARKET MOTO DESIGN - SEPTEMBER 2023 3