Camier celebrates 'fantastic day' in UK
Tuesday, 3 August 2010 11:52 GMT
Camier celebrates ‘fantastic day' in UK
With two great comebacks Aprilia Alitalia's Leon Camier ended the Silverstone weekend with a sixth place in race 1 and third in race 2. The reigning British Superbike champion was not intimidated by his sixteenth place on the starting grid and took sixth in the first race after an unbeatable comeback. The British youngster from Ashford, who celebrates his 24th birthday tomorrow, went even better in race 2, taking the third step of the podium.
"A fantastic day," he declared. "Too bad about the sixteenth starting position. Unfortunately mistakes in Superpole come at a high cost! As the practices showed, the feeling on this circuit was very good from the start and in the race I was able to really push, truly earning a lot of positions. In the first race I finished behind my team mate. In race 2 I was able to lock onto the front group straight away, although Crutchlow and Rea unfortunately were already away. I'm happy for a podium in front of my fans. It's also a nice reward for my team and for Aprilia."
