The Althea BMW Racing Team all set for France, and SBK Round 11
Rome (Italy), Tuesday 27 September 2016
The Althea BMW Racing Team travels on to France, and the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours where round 11 of the 2016 Superbike World Championship is taking place this weekend.
The Magny-Cours racetrack is located in central France in the former Burgundy region, roughly 250 km from Paris. The circuit has hosted all manner of international racing events including F.1, and has been a fixture on the World SBK calendar for many years. Considering that the racing generally takes place in the autumn, it is often characterised by unpredictable weather.
The latest round at the German Lausitzring didn’t exactly go according to plan for the Althea BMW squad, which only makes the team more motivated ahead of the upcoming French round. Jordi Torres will be looking to improve on his results of last season, having finished the 2015 races in eighth and twelfth position. Markus Reiterberger also competed in last year’s Magny-Cours event, finished with a best result of thirteenth.
Meanwhile, in the Stock1000 championship, Raffaele De Rosa will be fighting to make up the 14 points separating him from the current leader.
Jordi Torres:
“We’re feeling very determined as we head to France, after the difficult race weekend at the Lausitzring. There are only three rounds to go, and it’s important to do as well as possible. Having said that, last year’s Magny-Cours weekend was not a particularly easy one, and so I hope we can work well right from Friday’s sessions, and that the weather is at least stable so that we can prepare effectively for Saturday’s and Sunday’s race.”
Markus Reiterberger:
“I’m really looking forward to riding at Magny-Cours. I’m getting better after the crashes at Lausitzring and am in less pain than I was. I’ve used these days to prepare and hope not to have too many problems this weekend; I’ll definitely be trying my best even if I’m not quite at 100%. I’ve raced at the French track on a few occasions before and I like the track but hope the weather’s better than it was Germany, and that there is less work for the mechanics who really had their work cut out two weeks ago with the crashes.”
Raffaele De Rosa:
“I’m pleased to be heading to the next race because I can’t wait to make up for the German round. It was such a pity because we were so fast in all of the sessions and then the race didn’t go to plan. Magny-Cours is a track that I enjoy, we can only hope that the weather behaves, an unknown at this time of year, but I’m excited to get back on the track anyway.”