Berlin. BMW WorldSBK rider Eugene Laverty (IRL) and his wife
Pippa visited Berlin in mid-August and had a busy schedule. Their
first port of call was the BMW Motorrad plant in Berlin-Spandau,
where they were given a warm welcome. During the tour of the plant,
the Lavertys took a look behind the scenes of the motorcycle
production and met many of the employees.
From Spandau, they travelled to Berlin-Tempelhof. Laverty
had been planning to visit his BMW colleagues in the FIA Formula E
World Championship for a long time, and finally had the opportunity to
do so at the finale of the 2021 season – the BMW i Berlin E-Prix
presented by CBMM Niobium. It goes without saying that he also took to
the track on two wheels. Appropriately for the Formula E finale,
Laverty took the brand-new, fully-electric BMW CE 04 scooter for a
spin.
“I really enjoyed my time in Berlin where I was able
to combine a visit to the BMW plant as well as the final round of the
Formula E World Championship,” Laverty said. “I felt a fantastic
camaraderie amongst my BMW colleagues both at the plant and at the
race track. I’d never before had the chance to visit somewhere quite
like the BMW plant, the level of technology and the quantity of bikes
produced daily is phenomenal!”
“It was cool to get the
chance to ride the track layout on the brand new electric BMW CE 04
scooter,” Laverty continued. “The bike is such an impressive piece of
kit ideal for riding around the city. I was keen to test the bike’s
top speed on the closed circuit. I am a racer after all! The fight for
the Formula E world title went right down to the wire so as a race fan
it was great to be there and feel a part of it. Thank you to everyone
at BMW for making me feel so welcome.”
