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Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport rider Troy Corser will be replaced for the Kyalami round by the team's test-rider, Steve Martin. Troy suffered two painful crashes in the previous Monza round, and it has adjudged best to leave Troy back in Europe to recuperate in time for the Miller Motorsports Park round at the end of the month.

Said Bertie Hauser, BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director, said "After the races in Monza on Sunday, Troy and the team sat down together and jointly made the decision that it would be better for him to sit out Kyalami and get fit for USA. Troy suffered a horrific crash at the start of the first race in Monza and was hit in the back of the neck and head by another bike. He then had a high speed tumble in the restart and was probably a little dazed. He was already riding with a cracked bone in his left hand and had to have painkillers and special strapping in order just to compete in Monza. Kyalami is a very physical track, very bumpy in places and this would've not have helped Troy's hand get any better. So, with everything that happened in Monza, together with the condition of his hand, the decision was made that Troy would give Kyalami a miss."