WSBK – The 2009 Mondial Superbike season promises to be hot! – BMW in the race with Corser

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The 2009 Mondial Superbike season promises to be hot !

WSBK - The 2009 Mondial Superbike season promises to be hot! - BMW in the race with Corser

Of course, the cold and the rain disrupted the first tests of 2009 on the Portimao circuit in Portugal. However, the new Mondial Superbike season promises to be hot … The fastest so far is Byrne. For the moment !

BMW in the race with Corser

The last driver to stand within a second of the leader, Troy Corser took out for that "the" lap of which he has the secret during Sunday’s Superpole: 1’44.261 … Or two tenths better than the day before, day when the overwhelming majority of drivers set their best time.

"I think we must have benefited from just over two hours of dry track", tells on his personal site the Australian Croco."However, the tests did not go too badly for us and although there is still a lot of work to be done, we continue to make good progress.", assures the BMW driver.

Testing various swingarms and geometry settings on his brand new S1000RR, Troy – the only "Troy" in the race, no more confusion possible since Bayliss retired! -, Troy, therefore, also tried to make the 4-cylinder of the Bavarian more civilized.

"I’m happy with the clutch and now we need to soften the throttle response", estimates the double world champion of Superbike, pleasantly surprised by his Portuguese performance."If I can do this kind of lap without being completely comfortable on the bike, imagine what I will be capable of once properly installed !"exclaims n ° 11.

For his part, Ruben Xaus realizes not without difficulty that he will have to change his style: "I started the tests with some ideas on the direction to take, but I quickly realized that I had to adapt my riding style", admits the Spanish.

"It’s been a long time since I rode a 4-cylinder, a motorcycle that is really powerful"Says Ruben! Visibly impressed by the power developed by the new BMW unit, n ° 111 is in 25th place.

"I don’t worry about my lap times at all for the moment because I have to understand the bike before attacking", relativizes Xaus, who was surprised on the last day by a wetland … Highside to the key, without too many injuries fortunately !

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