MAXIMUM POINTS FOR AIRWAVES DUCATI
Leon Camier and Shane Byrne achieved a win and second place
apiece at Snetterton today in round 5 of the British Superbike
championship. Leon Camier enjoyed the first BSB win of his
career in race one, with Shane Byrne taking the honours in
the second race.
Leon held the lead for the majority of race one, holding
off a late challenge from his team mate on the last lap to
take his maiden BSB win. Championship leader Shane Byrne was
in 4th place until lap 15, when he moved up to 2nd within
3 laps to cross the line 0.09 seconds behind his team mate.
The start of race two was delayed by over an hour as heavy
rain fell and the track conditions were continuously reassessed.
Leon Camier got a brilliant start over the revised race distance
of 15 laps, stretching out the lead until the penultimate
lap. Shane Byrne, who dropped to 13th when a competitor crashed
in front of him, worked his way through the field to overtake
his team mate on lap 14 to take the chequered flag and his
7th win of the season.
Following the first win of his BSB career, Leon Camier was
delighted saying; “Thanks must go to the Airwaves Ducati
team for all their hard work, they have been brilliant all
weekend and my results are really down to them. I am so pleased
to have got my first win in BSB for the Airwaves Ducati team,
we have worked hard for it and it is a great feeling now we
have achieved what we knew we were capable of. I will use
this experience to build on the rest of the season and I can’t
wait to get to Mallory Park in a couple of weeks and try to
achieve another win for the team.”
Shane Byrne now leads the championship by 83 points but is
pleased about his team mate’s success commenting; “It
has been a fantastic weekend for the Airwaves Ducati team;
I am really pleased for Leon, he had a fantastic first race
and deserved that win. I was pleased I was able to take 2nd
place behind him but I was determined to get a win in race
two. I didn’t make it easy for myself though, Karl Harris
crashed in front of me and I had to stop to avoid him, I got
going again but had to push hard to make my way up to the
front of the pack again. I was feeling confident that I could
win it and I am so pleased I was able to. A double one-two
is brilliant for Airwaves Ducati and GSE Racing, all the credit
has to go to the team for preparing a fantastic Ducati 1098R.”
Race One Result
1. Leon Camier – Airwaves Ducati
2. Shane Byrne – Airwaves Ducati
3. Tom Sykes – Rizla Suzuki
Race Two Result
1. Shane Byrne – Airwaves Ducati
2. Leon Camier – Airwaves Ducati
3. Cal Crutchlow – HM Plant Honda
Championship Points
1. Shane Byrne – 235 points
2. Leon Camier – 152 points
3. Cal Crutchlow – 151 points
4. Leon Haslam – 118 points
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