KNOCKHILL NEXT FOR AIRWAVES DUCATI
The Airwaves Ducati team arrived in Scotland today ahead
of round 7 of the Bennetts British Superbike championship
this weekend. The team were in Glasgow to support the ‘Superbikes
in the Square’ event which saw George Square turned
into a mini BSB circuit to promote road and bike safety and
provide a warm-up to the racing at Knockhill. Up to 20,000
spectators in the city centre had the opportunity to get close
to the stars of BSB in a pit and paddock area and see the
bikes being prepared before completing a lap of the square.
The team then head to the Knockhill circuit which, at only
1.29 miles long, is one of the shortest on the championship
calendar. It is a track which holds mixed memories for Airwaves
Ducati; in 2006 Leon finished 3rd in both races but Gregorio
Lavilla experienced some problems finishing 11th in race one,
he then slipped off and failed to finish race two. However,
following their performance at Mondello, both riders are feeling
confident.
Leon Haslam achieved his first win of the season in Ireland
and is hoping to continue that form. “I was really pleased
with my win at Mondello, I knew I had that kind of performance
in me and I hope I can now build on that and win more races
over the next few rounds. Last year I was 3rd in both races
at Knockhill but I felt I could have done much better, so
I am confident for a good performance. It is a physically
demanding circuit but I am feeling great and we have worked
really hard on the bike so I think it will be another successful
weekend for me and the Airwaves Ducati team.”
Gregorio Lavilla has closed the gap on the championship lead
to just 1 point after finishing 3rd in both races at Mondello
and he is optimistic about the weekend. “I had a really
disappointing time at Knockhill last year; it is the only
circuit on the calendar that I have never won at but I will
not be thinking about that too much. I want to put in a good
performance in qualifying and then hopefully I will be up
there fighting for the podium spots in the races. I am not
really thinking about the championship yet; we are only just
reaching the half way point in the season and there is still
a long way to go, I just want to focus on getting a good result
on Sunday.”
Round 7 of the Bennetts British Superbike championship takes
place at Knockhill on Sunday 1st July.
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