Ruben Xaus signs with BMW Motorrad Motorsport.

Munich. BMW Motorrad Motorsport are delighted to announce that they have
agreed terms with Ruben Xaus and that he will ride their all-new BMW S
1000 RR in the Superbike World Championship in 2009. The contract
between BMW Motorrad Motorsport and Ruben is for two years and is the
first step in BMW Motorrad Motorsport's entry into World Superbikes.
Ruben was born in Sant Cugat des Valles in Cataluyna, Spain and now
resides with his wife (Mariona) and daughter (Julia) in Andorra. He has
been a WSBK regular since 1998 and has taken 34 podiums, including 10
victories. Peter Mueller (Executive Vice President Development &
Model Lines): Ever since we announced that we would enter the 2009
Superbike World Championship, there has been a lot of speculation about
and interest in our bike and our riders. Everybody has already had some
information about our new S1000 RR bike, and today we can reveal one of
the riders who will join us in this great adventure next year. Ruben is
a strong and combative rider, full of enthusiasm and with a passion for
racing. This fits our philosophy completely and together we will take
on this new challenge. We know that the Superbike World Championship is
a very hard and competitive series, but we are not entering it just to
make up the numbers: we will be taking part because we want to win! Of
course, we are starting with a brand new bike but, together with Ruben,
we believe we can progress quickly and maybe surprise a few people along
the way. Ruben Xaus: When I met the BMW guys, I was very impressed by
their commitment, their passion for racing and their ideas about the
future. We discussed how the WSBK project was going and I realised that
I wanted to be a part of it straightaway. It is not often that you get
the chance to start a completely new project, but I am really looking
forward to the challenge. Although it's going to be tough racing a new
bike, I believe BMW will give me a good bike and great support and
that's all I ask for.