Pole for Airwaves Yamaha
30.08.09
Leon Camier continued his domination of Round 9 of the British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park today. The series leader secured pole for tomorrow's two 18 lap races by over 6 tenths of a second. James Ellison will start 8th.
After going quickest in final Free Practice, Leon topped the timesheets in all 3 phases of Qualifying. His pole time, 1:27.397 coming on lap 4 of 6. James made it through to final Qualifying going 2nd fastest. During the 10 minute session, he set a fastest time of 1:28.551 to finish 8th.
On securing his 7th pole position of the season, Leon said, "I've had a run of bad luck at this circuit, so it's a relief to get a good result. It also proves my crash from 2007 isn't playing on my mind. I am probably still a bit cautious going over The Mountain, but it doesn't seem to affect my lap times a great deal. I've got to try and get a good start tomorrow, because it's difficult to pass around here. But hopefully I can be towards the front and work my way to another good result for Airwaves Yamaha."
After Qualifying James said, "I'm happy with the progress we've made from yesterday and this morning. But I am disappointed I didn't hold on to the front row in the last session. There's still more to come tomorrow so I'm looking forward to a couple of good races."
Qualifying for Round 9 of the British Superbike Championship commences tomorrow, Sunday 30th August at 1400.
Qualifying Results:
1. Leon Camier – Airwaves Yamaha 1:27.397
2. John Laverty – Buildbase Kawasaki 1:28.069
3. Simon Andrews – Confused.com Kawasaki 1:28.112
4. Stuart Easton – Hydrex Honda 1:28.177
5. Ian Lowry – Relentless Suzuki by TAS 1:28.193
6. Karl Harris – Hydrex Honda 1:28.205
7. Sylvain Guintoli – Worx Crescent Suzuki 1:28.279
8. James Ellison – Airwaves Yamaha 1:28.551