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BMW Motorrad Motorsport – Superbike World Championship – Nurburgring, Germany – Qualifying.
Fri Sep 04 22:00:00 CEST 2009 Press Release
Troy third in the wet. Munich. Both practice and qualifying sessions took place in the wet at the Nurburgring today, but Troy rode superbly and took third position despite the difficult conditions. Richard Cooper, his team mate this weekend, managed to embarrass many of the established stars by finishing in eleventh position - all on his World Superbike debut. Briton Jonathan Rea Honda) took provisional pole, with a time of 2:11.278, with fellow countryman Tom Sykes (Yamaha) second.
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Troy third in the wet.
Munich. Both practice and qualifying sessions took place in the wet at the Nurburgring today, but Troy rode superbly and took third position despite the difficult conditions. Richard Cooper, his team mate this weekend, managed to embarrass many of the established stars by finishing in eleventh position - all on his World Superbike debut.
Briton Jonathan Rea Honda) took provisional pole, with a time of
2:11.278, with fellow countryman Tom Sykes (Yamaha) second.
Troy - 3rd, 2:12.086
It was full wets all day today and conditions were not so easy.
Halfway through the afternoon session it rained so hard and there was
a lot of standing water around and it was dangerous to stay out so I
pulled in instead. It’s funny because this track has two
different surfaces - the old part and the newer part - and the grip
level in the wet on the old part is actually better than the new part.
I am quite happy because I feel that the connection between the
throttle and the engine now feels very direct and so the bike is
easier to ride. The power delivery feels more smooth and I am really
looking forward to riding the bike in the dry - hopefully tomorrow. I
had a bit of a slide on my final lap and lost some time, otherwise I
would’ve ended second for sure.
Richard - 11th, 2: 13.391
I am really enjoying this experience and it’s so nice to
walk into the garage and feel that everybody is 100% behind me. That
makes me happy and that makes my job easier. I supposed the rain
played into my hands a bit, but it felt good to go faster than a lot
of the regular riders. I crashed because of the standing water in one
part of the track in first practice. The back end just came round
without warning and I couldn’t save it. I’ve got a bit of
a sore backside, but otherwise I’m OK.
Berti Hauser (Director BMW Motorrad Motorsport)
I am more than happy how today has gone and think both riders
have done a superb job. Troy has returned from the summer break
smiling and that is giving the whole team a boost. This is
Richard’s first WSBK race and he has done an excellent job. His
crash was just a slow speed fall in difficult conditions and
could’ve happened to anybody. He is very professional and is
working very well with all the guys and today he should be happy
because he finished in front of many of the top guys.
Friday qualifying
1 Rea (GBR-Honda) 2:11.278, 2 Sykes (GBR- Yamaha) 2:11.781,
3 Troy Corser (AUS-BMW Motorrad Motorsport)
2:12.086, 4 Fabrizio (ITA-Ducati) 2:12.354, 5 Haga
(JPN-Ducati) 2:12.635, 6 Byrne (GBR-Ducati) 2:12.819,
11 Richard Cooper (GBR-BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 2:13.391
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