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   From: racer@nunya.biz   
      
   On 2024-11-11 18:27, Andrews wrote:   
   > Your Name wrote on Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:12:52 +1300 :   
   >   
   >>> Bimmer is the slang for BMW's automobiles;   
   >>> Beemer is the slang for BMW's motorcycles.   
   >>   
   >> Doesn't work. Many people call the cars "Beemers".   
   >   
   > Just like nobody who owns a motorcycle "drives" it, anyone calling their   
   > car a "beamer" is instantly recognizable as a poser who knows nothing.   
   >   
   > Which was my point that Alan G. Baker claimed to own a bimmer and to teach   
   > racing and yet he doesn't know the very first thing about either topic.   
   I only "claim" it, because:   
      
     I do--in fact--own a 2012 BMW 135i,   
      
     and I do--in fact--teach road racing as well as race a 1998 Van Diemen   
   RF98-2 Formula F Honda.   
      
   :-)   
      
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