"Tunisia
Three"
Prepare
To
Represent
USA
In
BMW
Motorrad
International
GS
Trophy
Motorcycle
Competition
in
Tunisia,
North
Africa
from
October
15th
-
24th,
2008!!!
CONGRATULATIONS
ONCE
AGAIN
TO
BRAD
HENDRY
ON
HIS
SELECTION
TO
REPRESENT
BMW
NORTH
AMERICA
AND
THE
STARS
AND
STRIPES
THESE
NEXT
COUPLE
WEEKS
DURING
THE
2008
BMW
INTERNATIONAL
GS
TROPHY
EVENT
IN
TUNISIA,
SOUTH
AFRICA.
WE
WISH
BRAD
THE
BEST
OF
LUCK.
BRING
US
HOME
THE
TROPHY
BRAD!
DONT
FORGET
TO
SHAKE
OUT
YOUR
BOOTS
EACH
MORNING!
Three
BMW
GS
owners
have
just
embarked
on
the
motorcycle
ride
of
their
lives.
Our
very
own
Brad
Hendry,
of
Thornton,
CO;
Jim
Stoddard,
of
Middlegrove,
NY;
and
Jason
Adams,
of
Rosendale,
NY
--
the
"Tunisia
Three"
--
will
represent
the
United
States
in
the
inaugural
BMW
Motorrad
International
GS
Trophy
in
Tunisia,
October
15-24.
They
will
be
joined
by
three
"embedded"
journalists
selected
by
BMW
Motorrad
USA
to
accompany
Team
USA:
Dirt
Rider
Editor
Jimmy
Lewis,
Cycle
World
Off-Road
Editor
Ryan
Dudek;
and
writer
Jonathan
Beck.
Brad
Hendry,
25,
who
has
been
selected
as
the
United
Sates
Team
Captain,
is
currently
the
Parts
Manager
at
Northern
Colorado
Euro
Motorcycles.
Brad
was
previously
a
Sales
Associate
at
Foothills
BMW/Triumph-
also
owned
by
the
Hendry
family.
Brad
races
extensively
in
on
(and
off)
road
competitions.
He
holds
an
AMA
professional
racing
license
for
road
racing
and
supermoto,
and
he
is
a
professional
level
motocross
racer
here
in
Colorado.
On
Sunday,
October
12,
Brad
claimed
three
roadracing
championships
in
the
region
and
will
celebrate
both
the
end
of
a
successful
racing
season
as
well
as
the
promise
of
an
international
trophy
on
his
racing
resume.
 On
Monday,
October
13,
the
"Tunisia
Three"
will
board
separate
flights
to
Milan,
Italy,
where
they
will
join
fellow
GS
competitors
from
Germany,
Italy,
Spain
and
Japan.
On
October
15,
the
riders
and
their
identically
prepared
BMW
F
800
GS
motorcycles
will
travel
by
ferry
from
Genoa
to
Tunisia
for
the
start
of
the
"Survivor-style"
competition
in
the
Tunisian
desert
on
October
16.
BMW
Motorrad
has
provided
each
rider
with
an
equipment
bag,
tent,
sleeping
bag,
camping
mat,
headlamp,
hydration
pack,
compass
and
Rallye
Pro
Suit.
Competitors
were
asked
to
bring
helmets,
gloves,
boots,
goggles,
sport
shoes,
tracksuit,
fleece
jacket,
swim
suits,
sandals,
suntan
lotion,
sunglasses,
energy
bars
and
mineral
drinks,
camping
utensils,
travel
pillow,
towels
and
personal
hygiene
items.Riders,
relatives
and
friends
from
home
can
follow
the
adventures
of
the
Tunisia
Three
by
reading
their
blogs
posted
on
www.bmwmotorcycles.com.
For
additional
information
and
live
updates
from
Brad
while
participating
in
the
2008
BMW
International
GS
Trophy
event
see
the
following
websites:
BMW
XPLOR
www.BradHendry.com
The
entire
staff
at
Northern
Colorado
Euro
Motorcycles
and
Foothills
BMW/Triumph
wish
you
good
luck
Brad-
bring
us
home
the
2008
BMW
Motorrad
International
GS
Trophy!
Our
thoughts
and
Prayers
are
with
you...
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