Easton battles Camier at Knockhill BSB
July 3, 2009 - E. L. Luz
Stewart Easton (Hydrex Honda) looks, once again, like the only rider in BSB capable of giving Leon Camier (Airwaves Yamaha) something to think about. For a wee while at least ... Scroll down for the full story
We're running a nice picture of Stewart Easton on his Hydrex Honda BSB bike with this story because, let's face it, we're all getting a bit bored of seeing pics of Leon Camier on his Airwaves Yamaha. Actually, one side of the Airwaves Yamaha garage probably isn't bored of seeing Camier in P1 on the timing screens, but you get the point.
And it's at this point – after Friday free practice at Knockhill, high on a windswept, boggy hill in the Ancient Kingdom of Fifeshire in Scotchland – that we have to tip our hysterical 'See You Jimmy' bunnets in the direction of Obergruppenfuhrer Colin Wright's Airwaves Yamaha team. Yes, Colin Wright runs the team with a rod of iron, but they're getting results. There may be a free and easy share of data from the Yamaha Italia WSB team of Maio Meregalli, but we're fairly sure that Meregalli's WSB mob never did any winter testing at Knockhill, which means Wright and his team have worked out what's required for Knockhill for their new Yamahas all on their own. And Camier ended Friday free practice in...P1 with a 49.492 just 0.078 ahead of Easton. Who would have predicted it? Yeah, you're right, everyone.
And among our other shock Knockhill BSB predictions are:
Ellison to finish behind Camier.
Stewie Easton to lead then fade.
Hydrex' Bomber Harris to crash.
Housewives favourite Chris Walker to finish fifth
HM Plant Honda's 'nice' Aussie Glen Richards to get a poor start and never recover
HM Plant Honda's 'nasty' Aussie Josh Brooks to muscle his way to the front and finish on the podium
Worx Suzuki guest Rutter to get a shocking start, get stuck mid-pack then run a race pace equal to the podium finishers (except Camier of course)
Privateer teams to have 'problems with their electronics' but still record lap times slower than the superstock front runners.
Needless to say, our See you Jimmy hats will be eaten if all of these Mystic Marge predictions don't come to pass by Sunday afternoon...
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