From a press release issued by BMW North America:

Jason Perez Joins BMW Motorrad BoxerCup Team USA

Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey … Jason Perez, one of the country’s most promising young motorcycle racers, has joined the BMW Motorrad BoxerCup Team USA race team. Perez, along with fellow Californian Brian Parriott, will represent BoxerCup Team USA throughout the 2003 season of the BMW Motorrad BoxerCup Race series.

Perez, who was deemed one of Roadracing World’s “Young Guns” for 2002, has spent his racing career competing in CMRRA, WSMC, AFM and CCS race events in his native California and throughout the United States. Earlier this year at Daytona USA, he raced in both the 600cc class in CCS competition and in BMW Motorrad BoxerCup race at Daytona International Speedway on March 9. A recent honors graduate, Perez has his sights set on a factory ride in the future and hopes to make the AMA Pro Racing Circuit his home in years to come.

The BMW Motorrad BoxerCup is a motorcycle roadracing series offering substantial prize money and is currently an established feature of the International motorcycle racing scene with the MotoGP Motorcycle World Championships, British National Superbike and endurance races.

Originally, the BoxerCup series was conducted on a national level in France and Belgium. When it was expanded to an International scale throughout Europe in 2001, it began to attract participants with extremely high levels of riding skills from all corners of the globe. Since the series’ inception four years ago, spectator attendance has grown to nearly 100,000 per race event.

BMW Motorrad BoxerCup 2003 Race Dates

There are nine BMW Motorrad BoxerCup races planned for 2003, including the inaugural matchup in Daytona. Five of the competitions will be held as part of the MotoGP Motorcycle World Championship race series.

1. March 9 – Daytona International Speedway; Daytona Beach, Florida
2. May 5 – Oulton Park, England; British Superbike Championship
3. May 17 – Le Mans, France; MotoGP
4. June 7 – Mugello, Italy; MotoGP
5. June 14 – Barcelona, Spain; MotoGP
6. June 28 – Assen, Netherlands; MotoGP
7. July 5 – Spa, France; Masters of Endurance
8. July 26 – Sachsenring, Germany; MotoGP
9. August 17 – Brün, Czech Republic; MotoGP

Former champion and racing legend, Randy Mamola will again function as official ambassador and spokesperson for the BMW Motorrad BoxerCup 2003 race series. For the BMW BoxerCup enthusiast, BMW Motorcycles will offer two new versions of the R 1100 S for the American public. The 2003 R 1100 S BoxerCup Replika ($13,950 MSRP) will have unique trim and equipment to celebrate the arrival of the BoxerCup race series to the U.S. A special graphics package, which mimics the BoxerCup racebike as ridden by Randy Mamola, will grace the Pacific Blue and Alpine White paint scheme. Clear turn signal lenses replace the amber lenses found in the standard R 1100 S. Additionally, a pair of carbon-fiber cylinder head covers and a lower engine spoiler distinguish this special R 1100 S as one of only 300 units that will be designated for the U.S. market for model year 2004. Of the 300 Replikas produced, 150 will be manufactured in “pure” form without ABS and the other 150 units will be more lavishly equipped with ABS
and heated handgrips. Those who wish to own the basis for a track-ready racebike should opt for the strictly-business R 1100 S BoxerCup Prep. Unlike the BoxerCup Replika, the BoxerCup Prep is a lightweight version of the R 1100 S and does not include ABS. Instead, it adds a high-output alternator, sport suspension and 5.5-inch rear wheel. The BoxerCup Prep is available in two color schemes-Titan Silver Metallic or Titan Grey / Mandarin Metallic two-tone (which includes Mandarin-colored wheels). The Prep version will be offered for $11,990 MSRP.

BMW Group In America

BMW of North America has been present in the United States since 1975. Since then, the BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales and financial service organizations for the BMW and MINI brands and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Corp. in South Carolina is part of BMW’s global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all Z4 Roadster and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 340 BMW car, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle, 148 BMW Motorcycle retailers, and 70 MINI dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group’s sales headquarters for North, Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet at http://www.bmwusa.com http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com and http://www.miniusa.com