Inside Track: Leon Camier on disappointing weekend in Czech Republic
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Last weekend’s superpole for the race in Brno, Czech
Republic, aboard the Alitalia-sponsored Aprilia RSV4, was held in
hot conditions.
Despite some set-up problems, I managed to get through to the
final 16 qualifying in 13th position, placing me on the fourth row
of the grid.
The first race on Sunday saw the temperatures somewhat cooler
and as the lights changed, my start wasn’t too good and I got
jumped by other riders around me.
By the end of the first of 20 laps I’d lost a couple of slots as
the pace from the guys at the front was fast and on lap four my
race ended as the clutch started to seriously malfunction and I
pulled into the pits.
Team-mate Max Biaggi finished second behind Jonathan Rae
while Cal Crutchlow took third.
With Luca Scassa having a fall in race one and not starting, I
got bumped up one position for the second race.
With the lights going out I initially got swamped but managed to
pass a couple of riders and at the end of lap one I was holding
11th.
When the chequered flag dropped, I crossed the line in eighth, a
fairly uneventful race – at least the mechanical gremlins didn’t
surface.
Biaggi took first with a five-second lead over Rea, while Michel
Fabrizio (Xerox Ducati) took third.
Overall it leaves me in ninth position in the championship going
into the next race at Silverstone on August 1.
Race 1 results: 1: J. Rae (Hanspree Honda); 2: M. Biaggi
(Aprilia RSV4); 3: C. Crutchlow (Sterilgarda Yamaha). Race 2
results: 1: M. Biaggi; 2: J. Rea; 3: M. Fabrizio (Xerox
Ducati).
To find out more about Leon Camier and how you can
help support a local rider, visit www.leon-camier.net
Thursday, July 15 2010
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