IN
THE
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TICKLE UNDERGOES SURGERY
R
CH Racing Soaring Eagle's
Broc Tickle unfortunately
left the track on a stretcher fol-
lowing a crash while practicing
at the Rogers Centre for the To-
ronto Supercross on March 23.
According to the team, Tickle in-
jured the T7 vertebra in his back
and has been in the care of St.
Michael's Hospital, where Dr.
Howard Ginsberg performed sur-
gery.
"Broc's surgery was success-
ful and we are wishing him a
speedy and 100 percent recov-
ery," said team co-owner Carey
Hart. "We can't wait to see him
healthy and back racing. I'm ex-
tremely bummed about Broc's
misfortune in Toronto. The most
important thing is his health and
taking every step to insure his
comfort and recovery."
"We all couldn't be more proud
of him and how well he's been
riding, we are looking forward to
seeing him get a leg over his bike
again soon," added co-owner
Ricky Carmichael.
The RCH Racing Team said
that it wanted to give a big "thank
you" to "…The doctors and nurs-
es on site, during transport, and
upon arrival at St. Michaels for
their quick response and undi-
vided attention and care for Broc.
We would also like to sincerely
thank the fans and the industry
for their thoughts and prayers."
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
KIT
PALMER
Broc Tickle
suffered a
back injury at
the Toronto
Supercross and
will be out of
action indefinitely.
BMW GETS ITS FACTORY BACK
B
MW has just purchased a plot
of land in its home city of Mu-
nich covering over 13,000 square
meters, which includes the com-
pany's first-ever factory located in
the city's Milbertshofen district.
The facility, formerly owned by
brake component manufacturer
Knorr-Bremse AG, will be the
new home of its historic vehicle
subsidiary, BMW Group Classic.
BMW celebrated its 90th an-
niversary as a motorcycle manu-
facturer in 2013, having begun
production in 1923 of the R32,
its first customer motorcycle. Car
manufacture followed in 1929
when it purchased Fahrzeugfab-
rik Eisenach, which at that time
built Austin Sevens under license
from the British manufacturer un-
der the Dixi name. From these
humble beginnings BMW engi-
neers progressively developed
their range of products over the
years to become the global force
on two and four wheels the Ger-
man company is today.
But BMW, standing for Bayer-
ische Motorenwerke, in fact
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