2009 World Superbike Championship - Round 14 Portimao, Portugal - Sunday, 25th October 2009 Races Circuit: 4,592 kms. Weather: Dry, sunny 28-30 C.

TROY ENDS WITH HIS 12TH TOP TEN FINISH OF THE SEASON

Despite a disappointing no-score in race one in Portimao today, Troy bounced back to take his twelfth top ten finish of the year in race two. This is BMW’s rookie season and S 1000 RR bike is a completely new bike this year so, all things considered, this year has been a tremendous start to their WSBK challenge. Troy had problems with chattering in the first race and was forced to pit twice and change his tyres. But the problem persisted and he was unable to score any points. He used his number two bike in race two, as the team weren’t sure of the cause of Troy’s problem in race one, and although he didn’t experience the same problems, the bike began to spin after about half race distance and he couldn’t ride it any harder. Ben Spies (Yamaha) took a win in race one and a fifth in race two and that was enough to give him the Superbike World title, as Noriyuki Haga (Ducati) had no-scored in race one. Jonathan Rea (Honda) finished second in the first race, with Max Biaggi (Aprilia) third. It was a Ducati 1-2 in the second race, with Michel Fabrizio taking the win, ahead of team mate Haga. Rea took third, with Shane Byrne (Ducati) fourth and Spies fifth. Troy - Race 1: DNF, race 2: 9th I guess I am a bit disappointed with how today went because the bike has improved and I really wanted two good finishes and end the season on a high. But considering everything and the fact that the bike is brand new and this is the team’s first year, I think we should all be happy about how it has gone. The bike has potential for sure and we’re really not far away from where we want to be. It’s not easy developing the bike during a race weekend and I think we just need more laps and more time on the bike, so we can solve any problems we find. At the start of the year the power delivery was a bit aggressive and the team worked hard to make the bike more rideable and user friendly. Ruben and I noticed a big improvement in July and since then the improvement has continued. I am ready to put in heaps of laps before next season because I know that the bike can get on the podium. With a bit of luck, that might have happened this year, but we all know that next year it is more than a possibility and that’s what we will be fighting for right from the first time out. See ya, Troy PS And all the best to Ruben and I hope his broken leg heals up fast.

Results and points

Race 1: 1 Spies (USA-Yamaha), 2 Rea (GBR-Honda), 3 Biaggi (ITA-Aprilia), 4 Byrne (GBR-Ducati), 5 Fabrizio (ITA-Ducati), 6 Camier (GBR-Aprilia), Troy Corser (Aus-BMW Motorrad Motorsport) DNF. Race 2: 1 Fabrizio, 2 Haga (JPN-Ducati), 3 Rea, 4 Byrne, 5 Spies, 6 Biaggi, 9 Troy Corser (Aus-BMW Motorrad Motorsport). Final championship points: 1 Spies 462, 2 Haga 456, 3 Fabrizio 382, 4 Biaggi 319, 5 Rea 315, 6 Haslam 241, 13 Troy Corser (Aus-BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 96.