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World Superbike
WSBK: BMW’s Big Bet
BMW is still looking for that big breakthrough season in World Superbike competition. Is this the year the effort finally lives up to its promise (and budget)?
BMW Motorrad Motorsport's Leon Haslam (Photo:Evan Williams)
The major motorcycle road racing championships are dominated by a few manufacturers, who seem to take just about all of them. The Japanese brands Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, along with Ducati, dominated the past few decades with racing.
Aprilia joined the party in the '90s by winning 250 Grand Prix championships then finally took World Superbike with Max Biaggi in 2010. Life is hard at the front. You can’t just knock on the door. Sometimes you have to kick it down.
BMW’s World Superbike program has been knocking on the door for a while. There’s a party going on inside, but no one will answer.
The German firm joined World Superbike in 2009 with a major factory effort to promote a full-on Superbike they had designed and manufactured.
Their S1000RR was an immediate success with consumers and won MCN’s “Machine of the Year” in 2010. It’s probably the leader of the class on the street. At the very minimum, it’s one of the best.
On the racetrack, it’s been more of a mixed bag. BMW has performed quite well, but they haven’t been able to achieve the ultimate successes they have wanted. They are still looking for their first win.
Initially, Ruben Xaus and Troy Corser -- two experienced WSBK veterans with disparate styles -- were drafted to compete. Corser earned a top-five that first year in England and got on the box twice in 2010.
Aprilia joined the party in the '90s by winning 250 Grand Prix championships then finally took World Superbike with Max Biaggi in 2010. Life is hard at the front. You can’t just knock on the door. Sometimes you have to kick it down.
BMW’s World Superbike program has been knocking on the door for a while. There’s a party going on inside, but no one will answer.
The German firm joined World Superbike in 2009 with a major factory effort to promote a full-on Superbike they had designed and manufactured.
Their S1000RR was an immediate success with consumers and won MCN’s “Machine of the Year” in 2010. It’s probably the leader of the class on the street. At the very minimum, it’s one of the best.
On the racetrack, it’s been more of a mixed bag. BMW has performed quite well, but they haven’t been able to achieve the ultimate successes they have wanted. They are still looking for their first win.
Initially, Ruben Xaus and Troy Corser -- two experienced WSBK veterans with disparate styles -- were drafted to compete. Corser earned a top-five that first year in England and got on the box twice in 2010.
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