Leon Camier
Win an exclusive Leon Camier signed Pirelli BSB book
Source: British Superbikes 2009 - BSB Blog - Mirror.co.uk - Wednesday, 10th March 2010, 12:08 GMTWe've teamed up with Pirelli, the sole tyre supplier for British Superbikes, to offer an exclusive Leon Camier signed Pirelli BSB book, packed full of facts, news and beautiful photography from the 2009 season. We have two of these glossy official BSB books to give away. See below for details on how to enter. Leon Camier had a stellar year in 2009 and almost made his his first BSB title look easy! He's been nabbed by the World Superbike series to partner Max Biaggi in the Italian Aprilia Racing team, a real baptism of fire but at least he has the benefit of 2 years on Pirelli tyres. You can follow the exploits of all the BSB riders and the Brits in World Superbikes (Camier, Haslam, Byrne, Rea, Sykes) here at mirror.co.uk Pirelli have been the sole tyre supplier for BSB for three years now and the aim of the organisers was to level the field by introducing one tyre, for fair and close racing. Whilst there will always be other factors like electronics and team budgets, tyres were the single biggest source of frustration for riders and fans as rival brands tried to get one rider up to the front with 'special' tyres. Pirelli are at every race with a promo truck where fans can find out more and put their questions. Click here to enter the competition Read article
Camier backs Sport Relief
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | World Superbikes - Monday, 8th March 2010, 11:39 GMTFactory Aprilia World Superbike rider, Leon Camier is making the most of his Superpole crash at Phillip Island in the opening round of the series by auctioning off his damaged screen in aid of Sport Relief. Camier crashed at Honda... Read article
Camier backs Sport Relief
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | World Superbikes - Monday, 8th March 2010, 11:39 GMTFactory Aprilia World Superbike rider, Leon Camier is making the most of his Superpole crash at Phillip Island in the opening round of the series by auctioning off his damaged screen in aid of Sport Relief. Camier crashed at Honda... Read article
WSBK: Leon Camier auctions Phillip Island crash damaged screen for Sport Relief
Source: bikeracenews.com - Saturday, 6th March 2010, 17:46 GMTWSBK star Camier, swaps crash for cash in aid of Sport Relief Aprilia World Superbike rider Leon Camier has put the screen he damaged during his Phillip Island qualifying crash up for auction, with all proceeds going to Sport Relief. It was during the final minute of Superpole 2 that the reigning British Superbike Champion lost the [...] Read article
Hodgson and Linfoot get works Yamahas
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | British Superbikes - Friday, 5th March 2010, 17:07 GMTMotorpoint Yamaha duo Neil Hodgson and Dan Linfoot have got the works R1s that Leon Camier and James Ellison raced to a resounding 1-2 in the 2009 British Superbike championship. Read article
Camier rues mistakes but writes his name large
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Friday, 5th March 2010, 16:11 GMTAfter racing as a WSBK wildcard three times in 2009, Leon Camier was not a rookie when he lined up for the first round of the championship in 2010. This is, however, his first full-time season in the Superbike Word Championship, after dominating the British Superbike series in 2009. At Phillip Island he showed that he would be a real asset to WSBK and despite qualifying only 16th in Superpole, he was right in the leading group for much of the two 22-lap races. But it's safe to say he will be in no hurry to get back to the first hairpin at Phillip Island next year, as this section track was twice to be his undoing. Said Leon - at 188cm tall the physical opposite of his diminutive team-mate Max Biaggi - "I'm very sorry about all of the mistakes I made. In race one I tried to pass the other riders at the first hairpin, but I overshot a bit while braking and in order to avoid hitting Max, I went off track. Then I really pushed to recover as many positions as possible." He continued, "During the second race, I started off quite well and I was with the lead group, right behind Checa, who immediately passed Toseland. When I attempted to pass, we ended up a bit wide. Then I shifted into the wrong gear and overshot at the same corner as in race one." Camier's ability to lap as quickly as the best on many occasions was a positive he can take away with him, but he feels there could have been much more. "I'm disappointed because I put in very good lap times and seeing how the race ended, I could have had an excellent result." In finishing the PI races 11th each time, he is already inside the top ten of the championship, ninth. Leon will get his next points scoring chances at Portimao, Portugal, on 28 March. Read article
WSBK: Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team experience a weekend of ups and downs
Source: bikeracenews.com - Monday, 1st March 2010, 14:25 GMTMax Biaggi – “Still a lot of work to be done” The Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team experienced a weekend of ups and downs at the debut of the SBK 2010 World Championships. Following a difficult Superpole, which ended with Max Biaggi in eleventh position and Leon Camier in sixteenth, the Aprilia RSV4s returned to their competitive [...] Read article
WSBK: Tough first round for Leon Camier in Australia
Source: bikeracenews.com - Sunday, 28th February 2010, 19:42 GMTTwo 11th place finishes at Phillip Island, Australia for Leon Camier sees the reigning British Superbike Champion go to 9th in the World Superbike standings with 10 points. Making his debut at the 4445m circuit, Leon was feeling confident ahead of the two 22 lap races after going 2nd fastest during morning warm-up. From 16th on the [...] Read article
Haslam and Checa share Aussie spoils
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Sunday, 28th February 2010, 15:18 GMTLeon Haslam and Carlos Checa shared the opening round victories in the World Superbike Championship today, after two thrilling races from Phillip Island. After securing his very first Superpole in yesterday’s eventful qualifying sessions, Haslam rode his Team Suzuki Alstare GSX-R1000 to his first win in the Superbike class in the opening race of 2010 - but not before confusion rained around the Australian circuit. Despite controlling the pace of the race from the off, Haslam was pressured throughout by the Ducati Xerox machine of Michel Fabrizio, with the Italian eager to be the first to take the top step of the podium this season. As the riders enjoyed their final lap of the twenty-two lap distance, Fabrizio saw his chance to edge into the lead, and lunged alongside the young Brit as they raced to the chequered flag. With the two riders crossing the line so close together it was initially difficult to separate them, until Fabrizio was handed the win. Upon closer inspection, and a number of replays, it was acknowledged that Haslam was actually the victor, by just 0.004 seconds. After two celebrations from two different riders and teams the eventual outcome of the race was determined, allowing Haslam to take to the top step of the podium for the first time in the WSB championship. Despite his earlier celebration, Fabrizio was forced to settle for second place, while his Ducati Xerox counterpart, Noriyuki Haga, followed him across the line in third. Brit Jonathan Rea enjoyed a fierce battle with his rivals, eventually taking fourth ahead of Max Biaggi, Sylvain Guintoli and Carlos Checa. Not too far behind, Jakub Smrz took the chequered flag eighth, while Troy Corser fought his way up to ninth from a thirteenth place grid start. Lorenzo Lanzi completed the top ten in this first race of the season. Returning British hot shot James Toseland was enjoying a strong race, until a twitchy back end on his Sterilgarda Yamaha forced him into a crash and out of the race. Commenting on his dream start to his 2010 WSB campaign, Haslam said: “It’s not sunk in just yet, especially as it was such a close finish and not knowing if I had won for a while. That definitely added to the anticipation. I can’t thank my team enough they have been solid since day one and to repay them with this is great. I’m a little speechless now. I changed my style towards the end and I rode as smoothly as possible. It worked, but it was close at the end.” Race two brought even more exciting action, with a number of race long battles going on throughout the field for the entire race. As the field set off for the second time Haslam and Haga both enjoyed strong starts, with Haga attempting to launch into the lead ahead of the Suzuki rider. However, fully committed to maintaining his advantage, Haslam flew around the outside into turn one, enabling him to hold onto his number one spot. Behind, Chris Vermeulen stormed up to fourth, while Fabrizio muscled his teammate out of the way for second, demoting Haga to third once again. Just two laps into the race saw the first retirement, with British rider Tom Sykes slowly making his way away from the racing line, bringing his Australian experience to an abrupt end. Having seen his teammate doing well out in front, Guintoli decided to follow suit and stormed passed his rivals as if they weren’t there. Determined to emulate the triumph of Haslam in the first race, Guintoli slipped through into the lead, forcing Haslam to play second fiddle for a number of laps. As the top four began edging away from the rest of the field, another battle began forming slightly further back. Despite the early pace of Vermeulen, he gradually began losing ground, with the rejoining Toseland being the first to demote the Australian down the order. Next in line was Leon Camier; having seen his countryman pass Vermeulen just laps earlier Camier decided to have a go himself, promoting himself to fifth in the process. After setting the early pace in qualifying yesterday, Carlos Checa was determined to prove his worth in this second race and was soon the man to watch. Checa began picking off the riders in front of him one at a time, until he was riding with the front runners, eager to find a way into the lead. As the race developed Vermeulen suffered a crash, hitting the tyre barrier in unison with his Kawasaki. He was carried off on a stretcher, but no further news has been released yet. With the second batch of twenty-two laps nearing completion, the ending to race one was almost mirrored in this second race. As the riders progressed onto their final tour Haslam came under increasing pressure from second place, this time it was Checa piling on the pressure. As the pair entered the final section of the lap Checa lunged passed the Suzuki rider. Unable to catch the Spaniard, Haslam was forced to accept second, while Fabrizio again made it into a podium spot in third. A strong performance from Sylvain enabled him to cross the line fourth, with Haga pushed back to fifth. After losing ten seconds to his rivals earlier in the race due to running wide, Jonathan Rea fought back to finish sixth, while veteran Troy Corser succeeded with a seventh place finish. Max Biaggi secured eighth, while Sterilgarda teammates Cal Crutchlow and Toseland crossed the line ninth and tenth, with Crutchlow just managing to get the better of the Yorkshireman. Camier, having been forced off the track earlier on had a lot of time to make up but fought back to eleventh place at the flag. Having secured the maiden win for his privateer Althea Ducati team, Checa said: “The plan was to start the second race well and we chose a softer tyre. We changed the bike and we improved in the braking points, so I could overtake people. When you are close to four other riders it is not easy to overtake and make it permanent but I passed in the right time and at the right places. This was one of the best races in my life, so thanks to my new team.” Fabrizio commented: “I thought I had won the race. When I saw the big screen after the finish I saw my family and the crew chief celebrating, so I thought I had it.” He added: “We didn’t make any changes to the bike between race one and race two. I think it would have been very difficult for me to win, but if Carlos had not been in the mix I may have been able to push in the last three or four laps. I was having some problems by that time so it was very difficult to try and win.” Read article
Suzuki Alstare: jubel dank Haslam
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Sunday, 28th February 2010, 8:35 GMTDer Superbike-WM-Auftakt auf der malerischen Piste von Phillip Island brachte vor 65.500 Fans eine Überraschung, die so nicht zu erwarten war. Leon Haslam schrammte mit der Alstare-Suzuki nur um wenige Zehntel am Punktemaximum vorbei. Den ersten Lauf gewann der Brite mit vier Tausendstel Vorsprung auf Michel Fabrizio. Es war gleichzeitig Haslams erster Superbike-WM-Laufsieg. Im zweiten Rennen musste der 27-Jährige dem drängenden Carlos Checa erst in der letzten Runde passieren lassen. Auch Sylvain Gunitoli macht der Truppe um Francis Batta mehr und mehr Freude. Nach Startplatz 5 holte sich der Franzose in den Rängen die Plätze 6 und 4, wobei er im zweiten Rennen sogar zeitweise in Führung lag. DUCATI: FABRIZIO UND HAGA ÜBERZEUGEN. Xerox-Ducati-Pilot Michel Fabrizio wähnte sich in Lauf 1 bereits als Sieger, ehe nach Zielfotoentscheid Haslam zum Sieger erklärt wurde. Der Italiener darf mit seiner Ausbeute, den Rängen 2 und 3, dennoch sehr zufrieden sein. Ähnlich äusserte sich auch Teamleader Nori Haga, der die Xerox-Ducati mit Schmerzen auf die Ränge 3 und 5 steuerte. Die grosse Überraschung war Althea-Ducati-Pilot Carlos Checa, der im zweiten Rennen durch das Feld stürmte und das Rennen für sich entschied. Jakub Smrz und Lorenzo Lanzi konnten sich jeweils über einen Top-10-Platz freuen, Smrz stürzte mit der Pata-Ducati jedoch im zweiten Durchgang. YAMAHA: STEIGERUNG IST GEFRAGT. Supersport-Weltmeister Cal Crutchlow sorgte mit Platz 9 im zweiten Rennen für das beste Yamaha-Ergebnis zum WM-Auftakt auf Phillip Island. Der Sonntag begann für das Team von Massimo Meregalli in Durchgang 1 gleich mit einem Doppelausfall seiner Sterilgarda-R1-Piloten. Im zweiten Rennen matchten sich Crutchlow und Toseland immerhin lange Zeit mit BMW-Ass Troy Corser, ehe sie dem von hinten drängenden Rea und Biaggi noch Platz machen mussten. HONDA: REA MIT SONDERSCHICHT. Johnny Rea musste auf Phillip Island im zweiten Durchgang nach einem Ausritt in der Honda-Haarnadel das Feld von hinten aufrollen. Die Aufholjagd brachte dem 23-jährigen Nordiren auf der Hannspree-Ten-Kate-Honda noch die sechste Position. Mit den Punkten für Rang 4 in Durchgang 1 schob er sich immerhin auf den sechsten WM-Zwischenrang. Deutlich mehr zu kämpfen hatte Max Neukirchner, der seine Fireblade nur auf den Plätzen 12 und 16 ins Ziel brachte. APRILIA: BIAGGI ZEIGT KAMPFGEIST. WM-Mitfavorit Max Biaggi verlässt Phillip Island mit 19 Zählern für die Ränge 5 und 8 im Gepäck. Im ersten Rennen konnte der Alitalia-Aprilia-Pilot einige Zeit an der Spitzengruppe dranbleiben, in Durchgang 2 musste sich der Römer nach verpatztem Start mit der RSV4 erst nach vorne kämpfen. Teamkollege Leon Camier zeigte ebenfalls viel Einsatz und sicherte sich nach je einem Ausritt noch zweimal Platz 11. KAWASAKI: VERMEULEN ZEIGTE AUF. Chris Vermeulen begann mit der Kawasaki der Bird-Truppe beide Rennen mit einem Blitzstart von Startplatz 14 und lag in Durchgang 2 sogar kurz auf der vierten Position. Der Australier stürzte jedoch in beiden Rennen, wobei er im zweiten Rennen schwere Prellungen und eine Gehirnerschütterung davon trug. Die WM-Punkte fuhr Teamkollege Tom Sykes als 13. im ersten Lauf ein. Die Pedercini-Kawasaki-Piloten Roger Lee Hayden und Matteo Baiocco blieben ohne WM-Zähler. BMW: CORSER UND PITT MIT PUNKTEN. Troy Corser sammelte auf Phillip Island mit den Rängen 9 und 6 wertvolle WM-Zähler und liegt in der WM-Tabelle somit vor dem Europa-Auftakt in Portimão an der achten Position. Teamkollege Ruben Xaus musste nach einem heftigen Abflug im Warmup auf die Teilnahme an den Rennen verzichten. Andrew Pitt erkämpfte für die neue Reitwagen-BMW-Truppe in beiden Rennen mit Rang 15 einen Zähler. Roland Resch bracht sich bereits am Samstag im zweiten Qualifying das Schlüsselbein. SUPERSPORT-WM: LAVERTY SCHLÄGT ZURÜCK. Eugene Laverty auf der Parkalgar-Honda sicherte sich den Sieg beim Auftakt der Supersport-WM auf Phillip Island mit Respektabstand auf Polesitter Joan Lascorz (Motocard Kawasaki) und Ten-Kate-Honda-Pilot Kenan Sofuoglu. Bester Triumph-Fahrer war der Spanier David Salom auf Position 4. WM-Rückkehrer Seb Charpentier blieb nur der 13. Rang. Die Italienerin Paola Cazzola sicherte sich mit einer Runde Rückstand als 14. zwei WM-Punkte. ACHTUNG: Alle Resultate, Punktestände und Informationen finden Sie unter www.worldsbk.com Read article
