Schenker is a proud Sponsor of the BMW Motorrad racing team
Schenker is a proud sponsor of the BMW Motorrad racing team for the Canadian Thunder Racing Series.
Item Entered: Friday, May 19, 2006
The Canadian Thunder Racing Series is a support class for the 2006 Parts Canada Championship which runs six weekend rounds from Calgary to Montreal (May to September).
The entertaining Canadian Thunder Racing Series distinguishes itself from the balance of Parts Canada Superbike Championship by featuring large-displacement air-cooled twin-cylinder motorbikes, including both the Schenker-BMW Financial Services R1200S Team riders, and a number of private entrants.
The 2006 race schedule has expanded to include a seventh race at the Race City, Alberta venue, with two rounds scheduled for the Mosport date:
- Round 1 - Shannonville Motorsport Park, Shannonville, Ontario - May 19 to 21
- Round 2 - Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec - June 2 to 4
- Round 3 - Race City Motorsport Park, Calgary, Alberta - June 30 to July 2
- Rounds 4 & 5 - Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville, Ontario from July 14 to16
- Round 6 - Atlantic Motorsport Park, Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia from August 11 to 13
- Round 7 - Shannonville on September 1 through 3.
Good luck to the Schenker/BMW Financial Services’ race team from all of us at Schenker!
BMW Group Canada, based in Whitby, Ontario, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW AG and is responsible for the distribution of BMW luxury performance automobiles, Sports Activity Vehicles, Motorcycles, and MINI. BMW Group Financial Services Canada is a division of BMW Group Canada and offers retail financing and leasing programs on new and pre-owned BMW and MINI automobiles, as well as retail financing for new and pre-owned BMW Motorcycles. A total network of 39 BMW automobile retail centres,18 BMW motorcycle retailers, and 22 MINI retailers represents the BMW Group across the country.
Schenker is one of the Top Three logistics service providers in Canada, operating from over 25 sites across Canada. Schenker Canada spans a coast-to-coast network that extends to all major harbours, airports and border crossings. In just over half a century, 16 branches have emerged over 1,000 Schenker employees. Schenker of Canada has a portfolio of five supply chain services in Canada: Contract Warehousing/Distribution, Ocean Freight, Air Freight, Land Transportation and Customs Brokerage.
Schenker is now even stronger with the January 2006 DB acquisition of BAX Global. Together, Schenker and BAX rank #2 in Airfreight and #3 in Seafreight globally. With BAX, Schenker will bring even more value to our customers in the form of enhanced service offerings, a larger global reach, and increased expertise in the creation of effective global supply chain solutions.
With annual sales of 8.9 billion euros, 50,000 employees and about 1,100 offices around the world, Schenker is one of the world's leading providers of integrated logistics services, offering land operations, air and sea freight as well as comprehensive logistics solutions and global supply chain management from a single source. Schenker is a part of DB Logistics, the Transportation and Logistics Division of Deutsche Bahn AG.