POSITIVE START FOR AIRWAVES DUCATI
It was a tentative start to the 6th round of the British
Superbike championship at Mallory Park today, as wet weather
resulted in limited track time. The Airwaves Ducati team had
completed 76 laps in a dry first session, more than any of
their competitors; however Shane and Leon chose not to return
to the track for second wet practice.
Shane was fastest for much of the first 50 minute session,
recording his best time of 56.793 on lap 17 of 39. This time
held the number one spot until the final 2 minutes when he
was pushed down into 2nd place. Leon saw a continual improvement
in his times in the final 15 minutes of practice. His fastest
time of 57.049 came on his final lap to place him in 5th.
Following practice Leon commented; “It is a shame the
weather affected second practice but the first session was
good so I am happy with that. When I first went out I was
struggling for grip so I came in and we changed a number of
settings which improved the bikes performance. I was then
able to put in some consistent laps with satisfactory times
which I was pleased with. This is not one of my favourite
circuits but the Airwaves Ducati team will keep working and
I am confident we will put in a good performance tomorrow
and Sunday.”
Shane Byrne was pleased with his day’s work saying;
“Everything has gone well so far; it was disappointing
not to have had more track time but this morning I was pleased
with how the bike was feeling. We recorded some good lap times
and I was leading for most of the session which is encouraging.
I hope the weather holds for tomorrow but whatever the situation
the Airwaves Ducati team will provide me with the best set
up possible and I will do my best out on track for them and
the fans.”
Qualifying for round 6 of the Bennetts British Superbike
championship takes place tomorrow, Saturday June 28th, at
14.40pm.
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