Munich/Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The 18th edition of
the BMW Motorrad Days from July 6 to 8, 2018 at the foot of the
Zugspitze mountain was a resounding success once again. Apart from the
rainy Friday, it was a sunny summer weekend with 35,000 visitors from
all over the world coming to the world’s biggest meeting of fans and
riders of the BMW Motorrad brand.
International visitors from over 30 countries.
The motorcycle fans with and without bikes not only came from
Germany and its neighbouring countries, but from a total of 30
countries from all corners of the earth. While many visitors travelled
to Garmisch from France, Italy and Spain, BMW Motorrad riders also
came from distant countries such as Brazil, Canada, South Africa,
Japan, Russia, the USA, China, Korea, Thailand, Latin America and India.
A packed programme, new products and
celebrities.
For many of the guests it was not their
first time at the BMW Motorrad Days in Garmisch. What better place to
talk shop with like-minded motorcycle fans, ride through the Alpine
foothills together and party into the early morning hours? Around
80 exhibitors from the areas Customizing, Tuning
and Accessories presented their new products and a packed programme
definitely made the visit to the BMW Motorrad Days worth its while.
The fans made great use of the opportunity of meeting the BMW
Motorrad product specialists in person, to talk shop in the exhibition
tent and to get to know the current generation of BMW Motorrad models.
As usual a number of special guests responded to the invitation
to the BMW Motorrad Days in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. For example the
actor and documentary film-maker Hannes Jaenicke, the
singer Wincent Weiss as well as photographer and adventurer
Michael Martin.
Thrilling stunts, magnificent outings and riding fun for the
entire family.
While spectators were stunned by the BMW Drift
Show with Ritzmann Motorsport, the freestyle artists
Mattie Griffin and Dirk Manderbach
and the wall-of-death show, visitors could also take
part in the two-wheel action. More than 750 participants enjoyed some
offroad ridingin the Enduro Park and over 170 little
guests attended the Kids Trial Taster Training on
electric bikes.
More than 100 motorcycle enthusiasts with no licence used the
opportunity to get to know this fascinating hobby by taking
taster rides under professional guidance. In
addition to numerous guided tours through the impressive mountain
scenery, the biking action was rounded of with the motorcycle
parade consisting of around 200 bikes as well as a
classic parade with 30 vintage motorcycles.
Amazing party action.
In 2018 as well, it was above all the keenly enthusiastic guests
that turned the BMW Motorrad Days into an unforgettable event. Once
again the catering was excellent this year in the festival
tent, at the numerous stands across the event grounds and at
the party locations. This year, guests consumed a record 20,000 litres
of beer, 17,000 litres of soft drinks and 1,400 kilos of “pork hax’n”
among other things.
What is more, visitors had the chance of winning two brand-new
BMW motorcycles as part of the event pin sales: a
BMW F 850 GS and a BMW R nineT
Racer with special equipment.
A big thank-you goes to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the BMW
Motorrad fans.
Special thanks goes to the local authorities, the market
community of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the public order offices, the
Bavarian Red Cross, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief, the fire
department, the police and the many local emergency personnel to
ensure that everything went off smoothly at the world’s biggest BMW
Motorrad Meeting.
The biggest thanks, however, goes to the many
two-wheel enthusiasts, who turned Garmisch-Partenkirchen into the
centre of the BMW Motorrad Community for three days and made it an
unforgettable weekend.
The preparations for the 19th edition of the BMW Motorrad Days,
which will be held from 5 to 7 July 2019, are already underway.
You will find press material on BMW motorcycles and BMW Motorrad
rider equipment in the BMW Group PressClub at www.press.bmwgroup.com.
In case of queries please contact:
Antonia Cecchetti, Communications BMW Motorrad
Tel.:
+49-89-382-60757, E-mail: Antonia.Cecchetti@bmw.de
Markus Sagemann, Head of Product and Lifestyle Communications
MINI, BMW Motorrad
Tel.: +49 89 382-68796, E-mail: Markus.Sagemann@bmw.de
Internet: www.press.bmw.de
E-mail:
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