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BMX marks the sport for Doosan

Doosan Infracore supplied a fleet of Doosan and Bobat machines to build the temporary track for the 2012 UCI BMX World Championships held between 24-27 May in Birmingham, central England. The Korean company, who sponsored the event at the National Indoor Arena, provided machines including Doosan DL200 and DL250 wheeled loaders, a Bobcat T190 compact tracked loader, Bobcat E45 and E80 compact excavators and the new Bobcat TL470 telehandler.
July 20, 2012 Read time: 1 min

Doosan Infracore supplied a fleet of Doosan and Bobcat machines to build the temporary track for the 2012 UCI BMX World Championships held between 24-27 May in Birmingham, central England.

The Korean company, who sponsored the event at the National Indoor Arena, provided machines including 695 Doosan DL200 and DL250 wheeled loaders, a 1130 Bobcat T190 compact tracked loader, Bobcat E45 and E80 compact excavators and the new Bobcat TL470 telehandler.

Measuring 310m in length, the track incorporated 8m and 5m starting ramps to accommodate the different classes of BMX rider taking part.

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