Xavi Forés from the 3C Racing Team remains the measure of all things in the SUPERBIKE*IDM. The 28-year old Spaniard also triumphed at the third meeting of the season at the etropolis Motorsport Arena in Oschersleben last weekend. Riding a Ducati 1199 Panigale R, his double victory was never in danger, as had been the case at the start of the season at the Lausitzring.

Forés put distance between himself and his pursuers right from the first lap in both races and broke his best time from practice several times. He set a new course record of 1:25.303 min on the superbike.

"That was a perfect weekend for me. Even so, we had to work hard during practice to fine-tune the Ducati's suspension system to the course. It was beneficial that we were here for training a week ago because we didn't have any electronic data up to that point in time."

His team colleague Max Neukirchner battled with Markus Reiterberger (BMW) for the minor places. Reiterberger was able to fend off the attacks of the man from Saxony during the first race, but Neukirchner got past the Bavarian on the 11th lap and quickly started to build up a respectable gap. However, the 17 lap race had to be stopped with the red flag in the 13th lap because a rider had fallen and his bike lay in the middle of the course. The second run was something of a déjà-vu between Neukirchner and Reiterberger, only in reverse.
 
After three SUPERBIKE*IDM meetings (two races are run at each), the 3C Racing Team riders head the overall leader board in the German superbike championship. Forés leads the pack with 141 points, followed by Neukirchner in second place with 121 points. 

The countdown to the next meeting has already begun. The team lines up for the start at the Nürburgring this coming weekend, 28th – 29th June 2014.