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BMW officially confirms World Superbike plans for 2009

BMW has confirmed in an official press release that it will enter the 2009 World Superbike championship, as revealed by MCN back in July, with a new team formed during the 2008 season under the management of Motorsport General Manager Berti Hauser, to undertake testing.

As detailed by MCN, BMW will use the newly developed 1000 cc in-line four-cylinder motorcycle, and will partner with the Alpha Technik GmbH team based in Stephankirchen near Rosenheim. Click here to see MCN's Ben Purvis interview BMW's Research and Development boss, Peter Muller, at the Paris Motorcycle Show in September.

Peter Müller: “By entering the Superbike World Championship we will be competing against manufacturers and teams which are many years ahead of us in terms of experience in a segment which is new to us. We know it won’t be easy. With alpha Technik GmbH we have found a partner with a lot of development expertise and over 10 years of experience in superbike racing. We anticipate that we will be able to establish ourselves successfully within the strong international competitive field with our new motorcycle.”



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Planuose buvo (gal ir yra) isspardyti visiems subine!

i would definitely love to see that shit

Kažkas panašaus?

kojas pakirto...

Nu nieko panasaus.
tu parodei nuotraukas, kur BMW su boxer motorais, o Masta idejo 4 cil. motorus in-line.

Tavo parodyti vaziuoja BMW Boxer cup. Anie pasaulio WSB atrodo vaziuoti zada.

Sklando gandai kad bus apie 190 HP

There is no good news, cempionatas jau seniai vyksta, kur ten tie BMW?

Taigi parašyta, kad ais 2009 metais subinių spardyt!

manosi man galvoje tie metai
galetu reciau keitaliotis

Reik atnaujint teisių įgijimo procedūrą?!

jau labai netgi... paskambinam "treneriui-mokytojui" ? ai ka mes cia prie visu? mars i PM

Superbike mustynes trasoje zymiai idomesnes, negu F1, as net dazniau superbike ziuriu. Tikiuos pasodins ant jo ne koki zanuda;)

Zanunardi koki nors motociklietini

Ruben Xaus signs with BMW Motorrad Motorsport

BMW Motorrad Motorsport are delighted to announce that they have agreed terms with Ruben Xaus and that he will ride their all-new BMW S1000 RR in the Superbike World Championship in 2009.

The contract between BMW Motorrad Motorsport and Ruben is for two years and is the first step in BMW Motorrad Motorsport's entry into World Superbikes. Ruben was born in Sant Cugat des Valles in Cataluyna, Spain and now resides with his wife (Mariona) and daughter (Julia) in Andorra. He has been a WSBK regular since 1998 and has taken 34 podiums, including 10 victories.

Peter Mueller (Executive Vice President Development & Model Lines) declared: "Ever since we announced that we would enter the 2009 Superbike World Championship, there has been a lot of speculation about and interest in our bike and our riders. Everybody has already had some information about our new S1000 RR bike, and today we can reveal one of the riders who will join us in this great adventure next year. Ruben is a strong and combative rider, full of enthusiasm and with a passion for racing. This fits our philosophy completely and together we will take on this new challenge. We know that the Superbike World Championship is a very hard and competitive series, but we are not entering it just to make up the numbers: we will be taking part because we want to win! Of course, we are starting with a brand new bike but, together with Ruben, we believe we can progress quickly and maybe surprise a few people along the way.

Ruben Xaus added: "When I met the BMW guys, I was very impressed by their commitment, their passion for racing and their ideas about the future. We discussed how the WSBK project was going and I realised that I wanted to be a part of it straightaway. It is not often that you get the chance to start a completely new project, but I am really looking forward to the challenge. Although it's going to be tough racing a new bike, I believe BMW will give me a good bike and great support and that's all I ask for."

In the picture: Peter Mueller (Executive Vice President Development & Model Lines), Ruben Xaus, Berti Hauser (Director of BMW Motorrad Motorsport)