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er Corsa is going to provide serious
Aprilia restructured their World
Aprilia Superbike boss Giuseppe
competition for the equivalent Ducati
Superbike operation for 2000, giving
Bernicchia agrees: "We're pushing
setup, and capable of delivering
in packing Superbike grids around
Corser the backup support every
every day in the race team and at the
excellent feedback - so that the suc-
the world, just as their reigning World
rider dreams of.
Aprilia factory towards championship
cessful development of the Aprilia V-
success, because Troy Corser is
twin into a championship contender
is not only due to our engineers and
Chaml?ion rotary-valve 125 does for
"They're so professional in all they
his needs. He's very sensitive to
the RS125 Honda in GP racing, and
do," says Corser. "Compared to some
absolutely a real champion, and we
their RSV250 is the machine of
other teams in the Superbike pad-
owe it to him to support his chal-
race mechanics, but also to Troy
choice for GP privateers. And the
dock, they work in a much more calm
lenge. He is the dream rider for any
himself, as an integral part of our
R&D team. He's been the right man
proper power-up replica of the
and orderly way. But they still have
team - able to win races through
Edwards title-winning Honda RC51?
the Latin passion for racing and thirst
brave and skillful riding, but very
at the right time for Aprilia, and I
Dream on.
for success, and they're really sup-
clear and precise in his demands for
hope we can deliver the world title
portive of my efforts. It's a great com-
improvement of the bike, which we've
with the Mille Superbike that he
bination, the best of both worlds."
worked hard to modify according to
undoubtedly deserves."
To mark its first year as full-on
contenders for Superbike success,
lilia's Ace
Troy Corser isn't a man to dwell on the past - especially when he has a bright future in front
of him aboard the factory Aprilia RSV1000. After being fired from the rival Ducati factory
team he'd raced for ever since he came to World Superbike in 1995, and for whom he won
the world title in 1996, Corser has turned the 60 ·degree V· twin into a serious contender to
regain the World Superblke Championship in only the Italian company's second season in
four-stroke racing. Last year saw Corser and the Aprilia finish third in the final points table,
after stunning the World Superbike paddock by taking Superpole in their first-ever race
toge1l:ler in South Africa, then scoring the fIrSt of five wins (and eight visits in total to the podium) at the next I'OWld on home ground in Australia.
Corser Is not one to bear grudges - but you can't help but get the impression when talking
to the quiet, affable but so-determined 28-year·old Aussie that, behind that calm exterior,
he's looking for revenge on the racetrack. Mal