A dramatic opening round of the 2010 World Superbike Championship in Australia resulted in a day of mixed fortunes for BMW Motorrad Motorsport. During the final warm-up at Phillip Island circuit, team rider Ruben Xaus collided with Ducati Xerox’s Noriyuki Haga. Neither of the riders suffered any serious injuries but Ruben felt disoriented after the collision, so after consultation with team... [more ...]
For thousands of motorcycle racing fans across the globe, today was the day when the 2010 Superbike World Championship really started, with Superpole qualifying taking place to determine final grid positions for tomorrow’s two 22-lap races at Phillip Island circuit in Australia. ... [more ...]
For motorsport fans it has been a long wait but this weekend marks a welcome return of the Superbike World Championship, which kicks off at Phillip Island circuit in Australia – the same venue where BMW Motorrad Motorsport’s inaugural WSBK season began just 12 months ago.... [more ...]
Despite bad luck in Portimao today, Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport are more than happy with their first year in the Superbike World Championship and are already looking forward to 2010. The team always knew that this year was going to be hard, but Troy, Ruben and the whole team have performed better than many expected in their first year of World Superbike competition, taking seventeen top finishes... [more ...]
Team Motorrad Motorsport riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus had mixed fortunes in Superpole qualifying at Portimao today. Troy easily qualified for Superpole 2 and 3, but Ruben was unable to progress any further than Superpole 1 and now faces a difficult start from the fifth row of the grid. Troy suffered hardly any of yesterday’s grip problems and passed from Superpole 1 into Superpole 2 and then... [more ...]
