AIRWAVES DUCATI START TESTING
Airwaves Ducati will commence their 2008 testing schedule
with a 3 day test at Almeria, starting on Monday 25th February.
Before the new season gets underway at Brands Hatch on April
6th, the Airwaves Ducati team are due to test at Calafat and
the official BSB test at Snetterton on 22nd – 24th March.
However, the 4km long Almeria circuit in southern Spain will
be the first outing for the Airwaves Ducati team on the new
Ducati 1098R’s.
Leon Camier, who has been recuperating and training in Australia
for the past few months, is looking forward to getting back
on a race bike. “It is a long road to recovery; body
wise I need to build up my hip muscles more and I still have
a bit of a limp but I have been working hard on my general
fitness. I am not 100% fit yet but it shouldn’t affect
me too much on the race bike. It has been a long, frustrating
wait but I am looking forward to getting 2008 off to a good
start. It will be good to get to know the team and try out
the new 1098R; I am hoping to post some good times in Almeria
but to start with I want to work on getting comfortable with
the new machinery. I am feeling really confident for the season,
its going to be a steep learning curve but I am excited about
the challenge.”
Shane Byrne is also looking forward to getting aboard the
Ducati 1098R. “It’s been a long winter and I have
been chomping at the bit to get going! I have been training
hard over the break and I am looking forward to getting on
the new machinery. We need to get in as many miles as we can
in order for us to be as good as we know we can be come the
start of the season.”
Team manager Colin Wright added; “We are all very eager
to start testing, it has been a long time coming and it will
be very exciting. There is a massive amount of work to do
as we need to familiarise ourselves with new riders, bikes
and tyres. We are not expecting lap record times at Almeria,
the most important thing at this stage is to establish a good
working relationship with Shane & Leon, allowing them
sufficient time getting to know the Ducati 1098R and Pirelli
tyres.”
He added, “I am delighted at the news that MSV will
be organising and promoting the BSB Championship for the next
ten years. It is a case of professionals working with professionals!”
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