The Airwaves Ducati team performed well in practice at round two of the British Superbike championship today. Shane Byrne finished the day with a 2nd and 4th place and Leon Camier secured a 7th and 12th.
With windy conditions at the Hampshire circuit, the Airwaves Ducati riders completed an impressive 112 laps in the two 50 minute practices. Shane‚s fastest time of the day, 1:15.970 placed him top for much of the second session but he was pushed into 4th in the final 15 minutes. Leon Camier completed more laps throughout the day than anyone else in the field, with his quickest lap of 1:17.371 coming on lap 5 of 30 in second practice.
Following a tough day on the track Leon commented; "I have had better days and I am looking to improve significantly tomorrow. I have struggled today and physically have not felt happy. I think I was trying too hard and it just wasn‚t happening for me. Tomorrow I need to chill out and ride my Airwaves Ducati the way I know I can."
Shane was positive about his performance saying,
"I feel practice has gone well for me today. I have done a lot of laps and worked hard with my Pirelli tyres, including trying out some different compounds. There were a few spots of rain this afternoon which stopped me in the middle of a race run but I was pleased with how the Airwaves Ducati was feeling. I know a few people have gone faster than me this afternoon but I‚m pleased with my race pace and I am confident we will put in a good performance in qualifying tomorrow."
Qualifying for round two of the British Superbike championship starts at 14.15pm tomorrow, Saturday April 19th.
