BMW S 1000 RR World Superbike Racer
   
 
The two day test at Valencia was the first time
that BMW Motorrad Motorrad Motorsport’s new
riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus rode the new S1000RR
and at the end both riders left in a very positive
frame of mind. Both Troy and Ruben were immediately
able to get right down to business and start working
with the bike and start their new challenge. Fortunately
the weather was good throughout the two days and the
team were able to use the maximum amount of time on
the track. Now the technicians will return to the
workshops to analyse all the data and prepare the
bikes for the next test, but the whole team is already
looking forward to Troy and Ruben’s next track
outing.
Troy
I am a bit surprised really because I didn’t
think I would feel as comfortable on the bike as I
did. The base is very good and although there is a
lot of work to be done, I feel very positive about
our prospects. Even though I have had just two days
on the bike, I feel it is my bike and I wasn’t
expecting that so soon. The team have now got a lot
of info and telemetry data to work with for the next
test, but I’m happy with the progress we made
over the two days. The communication is very good
and there have been no problems except that I got
hit by a bird towards the end of the test. It happened
between turn one and two and it hit me just under
the throat, above my chest protector, and it was a
pretty heavy hit. It ruined my lap and it didn’t
do the bird any good either!
Ruben
I am happier today than yesterday, but that’s
normal because I have now had more time on the bike.
What I can say is that I am very happy with the bike
- how it handles, how it turns and its power. It is
very stable at speed and it is not a physical bike
to ride and already I’m pretty comfortable on
it. Troy and I have different riding styles and that
means we are giving our team a lot of info and data
for them to analyse before the next test. Troy has
experience of riding twins, three cylinder and four
cylinder bikes, so was able to get dialled in faster
than me, but that’s what I expected. Everybody
in the team is working well together and I feel very
positive and happy about our future.
Berti Hauser - Director BMW Motorrad Motorsport
I am very happy at the progress we have made these
two days and I am delighted at the feedback that Troy
and Ruben have given us. Their comments have been
very clear and make us confident about our situation
and what we are doing. Troy and Ruben have different
riding styles and requirements, but we get more info
this way. We know we still have a lot of work to do,
but I am happy because our direction is very clear.
We are much closer to competitive lap times then previous
tests (we didn’t use any qualifiers and Troy
got into the 1:35s on race rubber) and we know, from
the riders, the things we have to do to improve.
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