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BMW MOTORRAD MOTORSPORT. SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2009.
Tue Feb 17 15:45:00 CET 2009 Press Kit
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The 2009 Superbike World Championship promises to be more exciting than ever,
with BMW Motorrad Motorsport making its debut in the ultra-competitive series
and taking on no less than six other manufacturers, four Japanese and two
European.
Although this is BMW's first attempt in World Superbikes, their racing heritage
goes back 86 years, starting with their R 32 motorcycle in 1923. Since then
BMWs have raced successfully on the Isle of Man and at other world-famous
racetracks and have enjoyed many successes. The last success of the official
BMW factory team was Walter Zeller's runner-up place in the 1956 World
Championship. BMW officially returned to roadracing in 2007 with the HP2 Sports
Boxer taking part in the Endurance Championship 24 hour classics in 2007 and
2008.
BMW's first ever 'Superbike' success took place at Daytona, USA, in 1976, when
American Steve McLaughlin won the AMA Championship Superbike race in a
thrilling photo-finish with team-mate Reg Pridmore. Both were riding R 90 S
BMWs prepared by Butler & Smith, BMW's American importers. Back then the
'Superbike' class was a support race to the main event, but nine years later
the first ideas for a Superbike World Championship (a world championship for
production-based motorcycles) began to grow. The series was born in 1988 and
since then has become the hallmark for close-fought, competitive racing,
without sacrificing any of its friendly paddock atmosphere. It may be all-out
combat on the track, but off it, it has an atmosphere unmatched by any other
world championship.
BMW Motorrad have a very long history, but they are the 'new boys' of the
Superbike World Championship. The company has decided to enter the series at,
without a doubt, the hardest and most competitive time in its 21-year history.
Any new manufacturer joining the series is going to face a tough time and BMW
are under no illusions about the challenges ahead. BMW are entering World
Superbike because it is a championship where fans and customers identify with
the brand and the bikes. And fans will not have long to wait for the S 1000 RR
roadbike from which the racebike is derived: it will make its public debut in
early summer 2009.