International Dealer News IDN 154 April/May 2020 | Page 20

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BMW WSBK team
chooses WRS screens
The BMW World Superbike team has
signed specialist Italian windscreen
manufacturer WRS as its Windscreen
Technical Partner for the 2020 season.
Made in Italy using state-of-the-art
manufacturing, advanced design
techniques and high quality acrylic,
WRS is celebrating its 10th anniversary
this year and announced their
partnership with BMW at EICMA last
year - adding to an impressive line-up
of collaborations that also includes
Pramac Racing (Ducati MotoGP) and
Team SIC 58 Squadra Corse (Moto3)
and the GRT Yamaha Racing Junior
WSBK team.
"We are very happy to be invited to
partner with a prestigious team like
BMW, and very proud they chose us for
our 'Made in Italy' product quality and
designs," said Nicolas Zavoli, CEO of
WRS.
"We combine new technologies for
design and development with the use
of certified materials with the best
parameters of resistance and
transparency. All our products are
designed with the utmost attention to
detail and checked one by one to give
our clients a product of the highest
quality with 100% 'Made in Italy'
precision.
"We will do our best to help all the
teams we support and will use all our
experience and resources to work with
them to develop winning products -
this experience will also allow us to
improve the quality of our street use
screens still further."
One example is the new range of
designs for the BMW F 900 XR.
Manufactured in high quality 3 mm or
4 mm thick DOT626 approved PMMA
plexiglass (subject to application),
which is the same material WRS uses
for its world championship fairings,
such as for the Ducati Pramac MotoGP
team and Sic58 Moto3 team.
Available as standard replacements or
in Touring or Sport styles for the F 900,
in a selection of clear, smoke or matt
black finish, "our precision designs are
conceived to fit perfectly and to
enhance the design lines of the bike for
an improved appearance".
www.wrs.it
FXR "goes global" with Shaun Simpson in MXGP
Canadian off-road apparel
specialist FXR is sponsoring
Shaun Simpson to compete in the
2020 MXGP and British
championships. FXR will be the
official apparel sponsor to
Simpson and the SS24 KTM team.
"We are excited to elevate our
MX programme in Europe and
compete in the MXGP and British
championships. Having Shaun
prove that our products perform
at the highest levels on the
MXGP circuit is invaluable.
Utilising Shaun's experience and
history was an opportunity we
couldn't miss, and we jumped at
the chance to get on board with
SS24 KTM. We look forward to
working together to develop
even better products," said FXR
UK territory Manager, David
Wright.
"Establishing the SS24 KTM
MXGP race team for 2020 has
been an exciting but daunting
task. FXR is taking the stress off
my shoulders with the motivation
and support they have shown me
so far. The fit and quality of this
Canadian gear is unbelievable
and looks good. I'm honoured to
be FXR's sole representative in
MXGP next year, we're ready to
get things rolling," said Simpson.
The FXR programme is available
from European distributors,
including Techno Motor Veghel
(TMV).
www.fxrracing.com/moto
www.tmv.nl
Shaun Simpson - the 32-year-old
Scot has competed in the MX
World Championship since 2004.
Simpson has won two British
motocross championships, a
Belgian championship and has
represented GB four times at the
Motocross des Nations.