BACK TO BRANDS HATCH FOR AIRWAVES DUCATI
After Shane Byrne’s winning double at Oulton Park Airwaves
Ducati head back to Brands Hatch this weekend for the re-scheduled
round 1 event which was cancelled due to heavy snowfall on
April 6th.
Shane Byrne and Leon Camier, who are currently first and
second in the championship, will start the races from the
positions in which they qualified in early April. Shane Byrne
will therefore start the 20 lap race from pole position with
Leon Camier in 6th. Shane set the fastest times throughout
practice and qualifying at the 2.3 mile GP circuit, with Leon
Camier performing well to overcome his injury and claim a
spot on the second row.
Having secured his first two podium finishes of the 2008
season at Oulton Park Leon Camier is confident about his performance
at his home circuit; “Airwaves Ducati had a great weekend
at Oulton Park and it has given me a lot of confidence going
into this weekend. I am second in the championship and I am
pleased that I head to Brands Hatch in that position; it is
my home circuit and I have done well there in the past, including
getting on the podium in my first ever BSB race there last
year. When we had qualifying back in early April I was not
100% fit but I am much better now and I am confident I will
be up there fighting for podium spots this weekend.”
Championship leader Shane is looking to build on his bank
holiday performance saying; “I am still buzzing from
my double win at Oulton Park and I can’t wait to get
to Brands Hatch this weekend. It is going to be a different
kind of event as there is no qualifying and only two practice
sessions but I will approach it as I would any other race
weekend. I was quickest in all the sessions there last month
and the Airwaves Ducati 1098R is feeling so good now so I
am aiming to leave Brands Hatch with more championship points.”
There will be two 30 minute practice sessions on this Saturday,
May 10th, followed by two races on Sunday 11th May on the
GP circuit at Brands Hatch.
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