Ruben Xaus has signed with BMW to ride the S1000 RR in the 2009 World Superbike Championship. Check out the story from 'Soup.
BMW must be over the moon to have such a great rider with such experience and brings with him sponsorship. Anyone think Ducati will be too worried about losing him...
so what do you think?
http://racesport.nl/nieuwsbericht/15808/Su...+Superbike.html
looks good, although imo all black bikes look good. good thing to have a 6th factory in the wsbk's, can't wait to see it on the track
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It was also announced that a brand new M3 Cabrio will be up for grabs in the
BMW M Award, for the year's best qualifier in the MotoGP class.
New rules will apply for 2008 making the BMW M Award follow the standard points system used by the MotoGP World Championship for race positions - 25...
just a bit of wild speculation to provide amusement for us over the festive season.
which rider do you think is going to drive awat the nice shiny BMW tin .... box at the IRTA test in 08?
IMO dani will get this one and as a complete outside bet, RdP
anyone else have any ideas/thoughts on this?
There were storys some time ago that BMW were testing a prototype GP machine and they had J McWilliams as a test rider.
I have not heard out for a while, does anyone know out ?
an interesting bit of news i read in roadracing world magazine. that so called test mule they came up with is apparently for racing motogp in 07. heres the pertinant part of the article. "roadracing world has now been told by a well placed source that the motorcycle is actually a precursor to an...
It's that time of year again. The Catalunya tests are upon us, which has led me to thinking, who will walk (or drive) away with a big, shiny new beemer this year. Will it be the Doctor? Maybe not. Since Valencia last year, Gibernau, Nakano, Checa, Pedrosa, Caparossi andHopper have all put in...
Sete Gibernau drove home from the Catalunya circuit in a brand-new BMW Series 1 car this afternoon after storming to the fastest lap in a dramatic 40-minute televised session that provided the climax to the three-day MotoGP Official Test.
Gibernau Eases to BMW Award at MotoGP Official Test