Rendez-vous Sunday 31st of May in Germany for the 8 Hours of Oschersleben Second round of the Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship, the 8 Hours of Oschersleben will take place Sunday the 31st of May during the twelfth “German Speedweek” on a German racetrack near Magdeburg. Thirty-six teams will enter this semi-nocturnal race, starting at 2 pm on Sunday 31st of May. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and second last year at Oschersleben, Yamaha Austria Racing Team is the favourite for victory. After a fantastic race at Le Mans, RT Racing Team will also want to repeat their performance. And a few unlucky teams at Le Mans will want to take revenge, such as Michelin Power Research Team, Phase One Endurance, Team 18 Sapeurs Pompiers, BK Maco Moto Racing Team or AM Moto Racing Team. Having been between 10th and 14th place at Le Mans, Bolliger Team Switzerland, No Limits, Amadeus X-One and the German team RMT 21 Racing Germany will also be some serious contenders for the battle in the lead. In the Superstock class, Qatar Endurance Racing Team, winner last year in Germany, remains the favourite for victory and they even enter with a second Suzuki at Oschersleben. The Qatari team will have to battle against Endurance Moto 45, who took sixth place in Superstock at Le Mans, the new permanent team Atomic Moto Sport and let’s not forget LTG 57 Zone Rouge, which had to retire at Le Mans but will certainly be highly motivated in Germany. These permanents teams will have also to battle against some local teams highly competitive on their home ground. As usual in Oschersleben, the starting grid will welcome a few uncommon bikes in the Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship. One KTM RC8, two Buell 1125 R, one BMW K 1200 S and one Triumph 675 Daytona are expected in Germany. They will all compete in the Open class. The free practice will start on Thursday 28th of May in the afternoon and the first qualifying session the following day, from 12. The Superpole is scheduled on Saturday at 5 pm. Provisional starting list 04/05/09 Start Number; Team Name; Team Nationality; Rider One Last Name, First Name, Nationality; Rider Two Last Name, First Name, Nationality; Rider Three Last Name, First Name, Nationality; Class; Motorcycle 3 Phase One Endurance GBR Vallcaneras Pedro ESP Cudlin Alexandre AUS Cudlin Damian AUS EWC Yamaha R1 5 Amadeus X One GER Tessari Paolo ITA Gruy Will USA Aldrovandi Alessio ITA EWC Yamaha R1 6 Schittko Motorradsport GER Bitter Onno GER Ladieges Hendrik GER Schmidt Oliver GER Open KTM RC 8 7 Yamaha Austria Racing Team AUT Jerman Igor SVN Martin Steve AUS Giabbani Gwen FRA EWC Yamaha R1 8 Bolliger Team Switzerland SUI Saiger Horst AUT Muff Patric SUI Penzkofer Rico GER EWC Kawasaki ZX 10R 13 PS-LSL-X-lite 13 GER Röthig Tim GER Kitsch Harald GER Papilion Bernd GER Open Suzuki GSX R 1000 14 BK Maco Moto Racing Team SVK Pridmore Jason USA Ribalta Daniel ESP Kuzma Martin SVK EWC Yamaha R1 18 Team 18 Sapeurs-Pompiers FRA Mollinier Stéphane FRA Briere David FRA Tangre Jérôme FRA EWC Suzuki GSX R 1000 19 BRC Motorrad GER Bormann Mathias GER Reimann Axel GER Schmökel Björn GER Open Buell 1125 RR 21 RMT 21 Racing Germany GER Seidel Matti GER Roth Thomas GER EWC Honda CBR 1000 37 Equipe 37 GER Lupfer-Kusenberg Florian GER van de Wall Mathijs NED Glänzel Andy GER Superstock Yamaha R1 39 Atomic Moto Sport FRA Kokes Stephane FRA Revaka Timmy FRA Roussel Nicolas FRA Superstock Kawasaki ZX 10R 44 No Limits ITA Miinin Christer SWE Bellucci Emiliano ITA EWC Suzuki GSX R 1000 45 Buell Racing Bonn GER Ankert Gerold GER Ilmenberger Julius GER Aue Holger GER Open Buell 1125 RR 48 TSV Völpke powered by Schubert Motors GER Bergau Daniel GER Heidger Frank GER Open BMW K1200s 54 Evers ZAB Endurance GER Evers Harald GER Preuss Michael GER Rene SUI Open Triumph Daytona 675 57 LTG 57 – Zone Rouge FRA Millet Franck FRA Srdanov Branko NED Lalevee Michael FRA Superstock Yamaha R1 59 MSF Sauerland GER Eickelmann Peter GER Eckert Claus-Peter GER Open Suzuki GSX R 1000 61 PS-LSL-X-lite 61 GER Raub Rene GER Janakova Marketa CZE Apel Marco GER Open Suzuki GSX R 1000 63 Michelin Power Research Team FRA Costes William FRA Marchand Hugo FRA Monge Josep ESP EWC Honda CBR 1000 RR 65 Motobox Kremer Racing GER Steinmacher Achim GER Scherrer Martin GER Paalilainen Timo FIN EWC Suzuki GSX R 1000 67 MCP Startteam FRA Auger Fabrice FRA Hernandez Sullivan FRA Meyrife Patrice FRA Superstock Suzuki GSX R 1000 69 RT Racing Team ITA Devoyon Jean-Louis FRA Jond Frederic FRA Morillon David FRA EWC Suzuki GSX R 1000 77 Cordoba Patrimonio de La Humanidad ESP Molina Alvaro ESP Sainz Dailos ESP Castro Luis ESP Superstock Kawasaki ZX-10R 81 RST-Harz GER Geffert Michael GER Bartschat Karsten GER Wollentin Marcus GER Open Kawasaki ZX 10 R 84 Markos Suzuki Serbian Team SRB Perisic Dragoslav SRB Stanicic Zejko SRB Malec Marjan SLO Superstock Suzuki GSX R 1000 87 Moto Evasion Racing Team SUI Duviosin Jérôme SUI di Mauro Yannick SUI Labarthe Blaise SUI Superstock Honda CBR 1000 RR 89 JOS Motorsport GER Albrecht Lars GER Schilling Jens GEr Lemmermann Ralf GER Open Kawasaki ZX 10 RR 92 Racing Team Hepelmann GER Hepelmann Hans-Josef GER Minnerop Mike GER Krächter Reinhard GER EWC Yamaha R1 95 Qatar Endurance Racing Team QAT Al Naimi Mashel QAT Al Mannai Rashid QAT Delhalle Anthony FRA Superstock Suzuki GSX R 1000 96 Qatar Endurance Racing Team Junior QAT Al Naimi Sultan QAT Sal Qubaisi Naief QAT Al Malki Yousef QAT Superstock Suzuki GSX R 1000 100 Endurance Moto 45 FRA Lagrive Alexandre FRA Gianfornina Adrien FRA Jaulneau Nicolas FRA Superstock Suzuki GSX R 1000 110 AM Moto Racing Competition FRA Hernandez Sullivan FRA Guersillon Pierre FRA Auger Fabrice FRA EWC Suzuki GSX R 1000 115 Innodrom SUI Platacis Heinz AUS Schmassmann Niggi SUI EWC Suzuki GSX R 1000 116 Fullgas Racing Team FRA Patault Philippe FRA Galloyer Didier FRA Superstock Kawasaki ZX 10R 411 MCS Racing ITA Stibilj Jure SLO Hogan Calvin GBR Almeda Jordi ESP EWC Suzuki GSX R 1000 More, from a press release issued by Alex Cudlin’s publicist: With round 1 of the World Endurance Championship being run and won 4 weeks ago in France, all teams are now in final preparation before they make their journey to the “German Speedweek” in Oschersleben, Germany, for round 2 of the World Endurance Championships. Phase One Yamaha rider, Alex Cudlin, has just signed a 1 year deal to wear “Shark Helmets” for the duration of the 2009 World Endurance Championship, a revolutionary helmet manufacture. Alex will be wearing the latest revolutionary “RSR 2″ Shark helmet. “I’m very happy to be wearing Shark Helmets for 2009. Shark have a wealth of knowledge and know how to make extremely protective helmets. Their protection and safety features are fantastic, so I’m very happy to have my head inside them, plus “Shark” do some pretty cool helmet designs, so I sure do look the part” smiled Cudlin Alex will be looking to get the World Endurance Championship back on track in Germany for Shark Helmets and Phase One Yamaha in 3 weeks time. Be sure to check out www.alexcudlin.com for live updates of his progress during the Speed Week weekend.