Another world-class rider will be lining up on a BMW S 1000 RR on the World Superbike Championship grid when the first round of the 2010 series kicks off at Phillip Island circuit in Australia. Having signed a two-year deal to race the S 1000 RR for the all-new Reitwagen BMW Team, Double World Supersport Champion Andrew Pitt got his first taste of the BMW Motorrad’s most powerful machine to date when he recently tested a series production S 1000 RR at Eastern Creek circuit, close to Sydney.
Along with his new team-mate Roland Resch, Pitt – who has 47 World Superbike races under his belt as well as 66 World Supersport races – rode a series production BMW S 1000 RR machine around the 3.93 km Eastern Creek circuit.
Despite using road-specification tyres and standard gearing, Andrew quickly found his rhythm and was soon in the 1minute 36 second bracket after a couple of sessions around the Australian circuit. Considering that the Eastern Creek lap record for production superbikes is just under 1 minute and 33 seconds, this is an extremely promising start for the 2001 and 2008 World Supersport Champion, who will be bringing a wealth of experience to the Reitwagen BMW Team during the 2010 and 2011 World Superbike Championships.
“After four years away I’m very happy to be back in World Superbikes and excited about riding for such a dedicated and passionate team,” said the 33-year-old who is based in Peel on the Isle of Man. “I’m looking forward to the challenge of a new bike and I’ve been working hard on my fitness because I’m more motivated than ever to have a successful two-years. The team also includes plenty of very experienced operators and BMW is obviously serious about the World Superbike programme, so I think this is going to be a great thing. The S 1000 RR is, on specification and results, a competitive machine already and I’m really looking forward to testing the bike next at Phillip Island.”
The Reitwagen BMW Team is the first satellite team to run the new S 1000 RR in the 2010 Superbike World Championship and the bikes will be prepared in a dedicated workshop at the BMW factory. The team decided against participating in the official three days of pre-season WSBK tests that are taking place at Portimao from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 January, because of the time involved in shipping the bikes across to Europe. Instead, the plan is to remain in Australia and join the two official tests that will take place at Phillip Island, prior to the World Superbike round at the famous circuit on the final weekend in February.
Although Pitt has not yet spoken to fellow Australian Troy Corser about the potential of the BMW S 1000 RR, he was well aware of the progress of the BMW Motorrad Motorsport team’s factory machines during the second half of the 2009 season. And the Australian connection with BMW doesn’t stop there either, as Pitt will also be joined by former World Endurance Champion and top tuner Peter Goddard as team Chassis Engineer. With former team owner Johan ‘Stiggy’ Stigefelt as the Reitwagen BMW Team’s new Technical Manager, Pitt and fellow rider Roland Resch will undoubtedly be in good hands as they face a full grid of riders in what many are predicting will be the most competitive season to date.
Currently, Andrew and Roland are both staying in New South Wales, where they will continue their training and testing together in the lead up to the start of the season, ensuring that they are both at peak fitness in order to tackle the 210-plus horsepower of their BMW S 1000 RR race bikes. As part of their training regime, both riders are using G 450 X sport enduro machines, loaned to them by BMW Motorrad Australia.
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