22
February
2011
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07:29
Europe/Amsterdam

BMW Motorrad Motorsport - WSBK - Test Phillip Island

Summary
Both Leon Haslam (GBR) and Troy Corser (AUS) completed a lot of laps and made good progress with the set-up of the BMW S 1000 RR. Their respective crews compared the different tyre compounds and worked on chassis and suspension set-up.

Pre-event Infront Test at Phillip Island.

21/22 February 2011.

 

 

Weather conditions: Gusty winds with some clouds and rain on Monday, overcast on Tuesday.

Temperature: Air: 15 – 19 °C, Track: 17 – 37 °C

Number of riders participating: 23 from 15 teams

Fastest lap overall: Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 1:30.578 min

 

 

Programme:

Both Leon Haslam (GBR) and Troy Corser (AUS) completed a lot of laps and made good progress with the set-up of the BMW S 1000 RR. Their respective crews compared the different tyre compounds and worked on chassis and suspension set-up.

 

 

Leon Haslam:

Test kilometres: 561 (126 laps)

Fastest lap Monday: 1:32.578 min (P9)/ Fastest lap Tuesday: 1:32.413 min (P14)

“We had a few issues to resolve over the course of the two day test. This morning I lost the front of the bike twice and crashed. We have made some progress with the electronics which has helped a lot. The lap times in the afternoon were slower for everybody but even so we seem to have made some improvement. While I was way off the pace this morning, I was only six tenths of a second in the afternoon. Tomorrow we have a day off and we will all try to recover for Friday.”

 

 

Troy Corser:

Test kilometres: 471 (106 laps)

Fastest lap Monday: 1:33.255 min (P14)/ Fastest lap Tuesday: 1:32.994 min (P16)

 “We already tested here a couple of weeks ago, and we tried a lot of different things here yesterday and today. So far, it is difficult to judge whether we went in the right direction. We will know more on Friday. The conditions today have been close to perfect. It was not too warm for the tyres and it is not too windy today. I am not surprised that Carlos Checa was able to beat the Superbike lap record. Tomorrow will be a day off, before we head into the first race weekend of the season.”

 

 

What comes next:

The team will stay on Phillip Island on Wednesday before heading into the 2011 season’s first race weekend. Leon and Troy will go for a round of golf tomorrow at the Phillip Island Golf Club. Troy will be in the official pre-event press conference at the circuit on Thursday at 11:50am.

 

 

Note to editors: You can find the latest press releases, press kits and rights-free images (for editorial purposes) at: www.press.bmwgroup-sport.com

 

Press contact: Benjamin Titz, BMW Sports Communications, Email: benjamin.titz@bmw.de, Telephone: +49 89 382 22998, Mobile: +49 179 7438088

Press Contact: Benjamin Titz
Tel: +43-662-8383-5310
E-mail: benjamin.titz@bmwgroup.com
  • Phillip Island (AUS) 22 February 2011. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Infront Test at Phillip Island. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Troy Corser on the BMW S 1000 RR. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (02/2011).
  • Phillip Island (AUS) 22 February 2011. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Infront Test at Phillip Island. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Leon Haslam. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (02/2011).
  • Phillip Island (AUS) 21 February 2011. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Infront Test at Phillip Island. Giacomo Guidotti Crew Chief and BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Leon Haslam. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (02/2011).
  • Phillip Island (AUS) 22 February 2011. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Infront Test at Phillip Island. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Troy Corser. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (02/2011).
  • Phillip Island (AUS) 22 February 2011. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Infront Test at Phillip Island. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Leon Haslam on the BMW S 1000 RR. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (02/2011).
  • Phillip Island (AUS) 22 February 2011. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Infront Test at Phillip Island. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Troy Corser on the BMW S 1000 RR. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (02/2011).
  • Phillip Island (AUS) 22 February 2011. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Infront Test at Phillip Island. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Troy Corser on the BMW S 1000 RR. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (02/2011).
  • Phillip Island (AUS) 22 February 2011. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Infront Test at Phillip Island. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Leon Haslam on the BMW S 1000 RR. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (02/2011).
  • Phillip Island (AUS) 22 February 2011. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Infront Test at Phillip Island. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Leon Haslam on the BMW S 1000 RR. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (02/2011).
  • Phillip Island (AUS) 22 February 2011. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Infront Test at Phillip Island. BMW Motorrad Motorsport Rider Leon Haslam on the BMW S 1000 RR. This image is copyright free for editorial use © BMW AG (02/2011).
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