Beirer was one of the top competitors in the FIM250cc World Championships riding for Honda. He finished third in the 250 world championship in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2002. He finished second to Frédéric Bolley in 1999. Beirer signed with KTM in 2002, but in 2003, he crashed and suffered spinal injuries that left him paralyzed. After rehabilitation, he became the head of KTM's offroad racing department.
Brad Binder didn’t make the headlines as much as he should have or would have wanted to this year ... “Binder,” as the team’s motorsport director Pit Beirer declared earlier this month, “has everything a winning rider needs at the moment.” ... @FreemanZAR.
Binder claimed a workman-like podium in Austria on Sunday in a controlled ride that saw him finish comfortably second ... Said Binder ... Pit Beirer, KTM’s motorsports director was also full of praise and well-pleased at the development ... @FreemanZAR .
... if he thought the bike wasn’t competitive so I hope he gives us the right signal for that," said KTM motorsports director Pit Beirer.Reporting by AlanBaldwin in London, editing by TobyDavis.