BMW debut in MotoGP

[Stockholm]

Yesterday, Wednesday, BMW did kind of an debut in MotoGP at Jerez in Spain.

There is a test for 125, Moto2 and some MotoGP teams (the contracted riders in MotoGP are not allowed to test).

It rained all day but:

Another interesting presence at Jerez is the Suter MotoGP machine, featuring a BMW S1000RR engine in a chassis based on Suter's Moto2 bike. The bike is being ridden by Suter's official test rider Carmelo Morales, with Australian Damian Cudlin helping out.../ /...the Australian has been roped in to help test the Suter Moto1 machine, though whether lapping a wet track in the rain can be considered a reward or not is open to discussion.

Source: http://motomatters.com/news/2010/11/...z_a_washo.html

[Mrgrn]

good stuff IMO

[01 BMW]

Whould be great to see the other side ofthe bike and what they did with the exhaust.

[Stockholm]

More information about the test on Thursday:

The BMW-powered Suter 1000cc MotoGP bike did get a decent workout today, in the hands of the Spanish CEV Moto2 champion Carmelo Morales and German IDM Supersport champ Damian Cudlin. The two riders spent all day working on chassis setup and electronics, Morales eventually lapping within three seconds of Karel Abraham on the Ducati MotoGP bike, and under five seconds of the fastest race lap set in May. Given the very early stage of development and more importantly, the very low state of tune of the BMW engine, those times are encouraging. When asked what state of tune the engine was in, Marc VDS press chief Ian Wheeler told MotoMatters.com it was roughly equivalent to a World Endurance spec engine, which is considerably down on power from World Superbike machines. As a comparison, the Endurance machines are around five seconds off the pace of the MotoGP machines at Qatar, unsurprising given their emphasis on reliability. As development on the Suter chassis and electronics proceeds, work will start on modifying the engine, bringing it much closer to a race spec. A faster engine should shave at least a second off the lap time, and work on the electronics should yield another couple of seconds, making the 2012 CRT machines a relatively competitive prospect. There's still a very long way to go, though.

Source: http://motomatters.com/news/2010/11/..._record_p.html

[Stockholm]

Originally Posted by 01 BMW

Whould be great to see the other side ofthe bike and what they did with the exhaust.

Small picture but...