Career Update

Just before the Portimao round (March 26^th - 28^th) of the Superbike World Championship, Team Reitwagen BMW took the opportunity to complete a two day test in nearby Jerez circuit. Conditions were mostly very good during the two days and the team were able to try many different things and improve their knowledge of the S 1000 RR bike. With Roland Resch sidelined through injury, the team called up Makoto Tamada to assist Andrew at the tests so that more information about the bike could be obtained. Private Team Reitwagen BMW was joined by BMW factory Team for this testsession in Jerez.

"The tests have been valuable because, at this stage, every lap is important and the more laps we do helps us understand the bike better. Jerez is a good track for testing because it has a bit of everything and the surface is quite smooth, so that meant we could concentrate on trying different things without the bike being upset by bumps. It was our first test without any pressure and we were able to work at our own speed and that meant that we learnt a lot over the two days. I feel we’re getting more competitive and now we’ll have to see how much progress we have made when we come up against the other teams in first practice in Portimao."