MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
BMW has been making a big push in the marketing of its new sportbike, the S1000RR. Facing the difficulty of persuading the public that their products are more than just long-distance tourers or specialist curiosities, the German manufacturer has concentrated its efforts on racing, hiring Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus to contest the World Superbike championship and give them a presence on the global stage....
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 07/18/2009
BMW Motorrad Motorsport Superbike World Championship Imola, Italy – Tests. The two day official tests in Imola saw an improvement in BMW’s fortunes, with Ruben Xaus ending seventh quickest overall and just one tenth of a second or so off...
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
Michel Fabrizio topped the timesheets after the first day of testing for the World Superbike field at Imola, edging out Yamaha's Ben Spies in the final laps. Fabrizio and Spies were followed by a brace of Hondas bracketing a BMW, Johnny Rea finishing the day ahead of BMW's Ruben Xaus, who was in turn just a few thousandths faster than Rea's Ten Kate Honda team mate Carlos Checa. The test took place...
Racing Streaming Online / Highlight (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Top Ten Result World Superbike 2009 GP Donington Park Sunday, 28 June 09 Race 2 1 Ben Spies 35'14.788 2 Leon Haslam 35'21.410 3 Michel Fabrizio 35'21.604 4 Shane Byrne 35'22.137 5 Tom Sykes 35'22.933 6 Leon Camier 35'28.251 7 Ryuichi Kiyonari 35'30.539 8 James Ellison 35'31.625 9 Ruben Xaus 35'37.679 10 Simon Andrews 35'45.135
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
The World Superbike circus heads off to Italy this weekend, to a part of the country which might almost be regarded as "enemy" heartland. For the region around the Misano circuit, the site of this weekends races, is home to a veritable horde of MotoGP, 250cc and 125cc racers - Valentino Rossi, Mattia Pasini, Marco Melandri, Marco Simoncelli, the list goes on and on. But World Superbikes...
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