Airwaves Yamaha look to continue championship charge at Donington Park
29.04.09
The British Superbike Championship heads to Donington Park in Derby this Bank Holiday weekend for the third round of the 2009 season. Having scored three race wins out of a possible four so far, current series leaders Airwaves Yamaha will be looking to continue their good form and secure more valuable championship points from the two 20-lap races.
At the previous round at Oulton Park, Leon Camier (22) recorded his maiden British Superbike pole position and followed up with a career-first double win. He now lies 11 points clear at the top of the Championship table.
Leon, from Ashford in Kent, is looking forward to getting back aboard his Yamaha YZF-R1 this weekend saying, "The Airwaves Yamaha team has been working hard since Oulton Park on developing the race bikes and getting new engines ready, so it'll be great to see how the new package performs. Until we get on track it'll be hard to predict how we'll do, but if our top speed is competitive, I think we'll be looking good for some more strong results. Heading into this weekend leading the Championship is a great feeling, but it's still early days and we need to continue to learn and improve so that we're still top come the final round in October".
James Ellison (28) from Kendal in Cumbria, narrowly missed out on his first podium for the Airwaves Yamaha team at the previous round, but is confident about the races ahead saying, "I can't wait to get to Donington Park. I love the circuit and it's always been a favourite of mine. I went into the previous round feeling confident but we made quite slow progress on bike set-up and it wasn't until the second race that a change to the gearing saw us make a huge leap forward. After race two at Oulton Park, I now understand the bike much better and so I'll be aiming to be at the front of the field more consistently from now on".
The third round of the British Superbike Championship takes place on Monday 25th May.