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Testing starts well for Airwaves Ducati |
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Wednesday, 27 February 2008 |
Airwaves Ducati are pleased with their progress following the completion of a 3
day test in Almeria.
It was the first outing for the team on the new
Ducati 1098R’s with both riders recording consistently good times and feeling
confident on the new machinery. With an air temperature of 19 degrees and a
track temperature of 28 degrees, the 4km circuit saw 397 laps completed by the
Airwaves Ducati riders; 220 by Shane Byrne and 177 by Leon Camier.
The test allowed the team to familiarise themselves with the new bike and
experience the new Pirelli tyres. Team manager Colin Wright commended the
service of the new BSB tyre provider saying; ‘Pirelli have been excellent during
this test; I would like to thank them for the service and support that they have
provided. The whole team has worked well and we are all very happy with the way
we have started 2008.’
Leon Camier was pleased with his first test as an
Airwaves Ducati rider; although he acknowledges he still has further to go
before he is fully recovered from his injury. ‘I am happy with the way things
have started here; it’s all been pretty good! I still have lots to learn in
order for me to get the best out of the Ducati but the team have been awesome;
they are really easy to work with and I felt we achieved a lot in a short space
of time. It has been a learning curve with the tyres but the bike has been great
and I know there is a lot more to come. My plan now is to go home and continue
to work hard on my fitness, I was impressed with how strong I felt but I want to
feel even stronger in time for the next test.’
Shane Byrne was also
pleased with his progress saying; ‘This test has gone really well for me. I have
done 6 or 7 race simulations and I think I have completed more laps than anybody
else and it all felt really good. We have started exactly as I wanted to, in
order for us to be as strong as we can be come the start of the season. My
concentration has been on lapping consistently here and whilst we need to
understand the Pirelli tyres more I feel we have started well. The team have
worked really hard and we are all looking forward to getting going again at our
next test.’
The Airwaves Ducati teams’ next test will be at Calafat on
March 10th – 13th.
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