These stunning new books can be bought this week at the NEC Bike Show on the Airwaves Yamaha stand and also the Duke Marketing Stand.

They retail at £30.00 plus postage

240 pages on hardback and features all the support classes and behind the scenes pictures as well as the main BSB Championship in which Leon won 19 of the 26 races.

Don’t miss out – it’s the ideal Xmas present – if you can’t get to the NEC you can purchase via Amazon or the Doublered website – www.doublered.co.uk

Cover picture in the Gallery

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/motorsport/world-superbikes/tony-carter/article/363/

LEON CAMIER ON THE APRILIA RSV4
IN THE 2010 WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP

Leon Camier, 23, will be team-mate to Max Biaggi in the Aprilia SBK team during the 2010 season.

The British racing rider, made his Aprilia RSV4 debut towards the end of the 2009 season, competing in the Magny Cours meeting and the last race of the season at Portimao (Portugal).

His excellent results at Portimao (sixth and seventh) and the post-race tests on the Portuguese circuit confirmed the choice of the young British rider for the 4-cylinder Italian bike.

Leon won the British 125 cc championship title in 2001 and made his world debut in the 125 class in 2003. In 2004 he moved into four-stroke bike competitions, winning the British Supersport title in 2005.

2007 marked his arrival in the British Superbike championship, where he was placed eighth overall after a serious accident. In 2008 he completed the championship in fifth place, but his definitive success came in 2009 when he won the British Superbike championship title with 19 first-place victories out of 26 races (a championship record) as well as three second places.

To mark Remembrance Day, Centurion Racing today launched an online auction on Ebay to raise money for the charity Help for Heroes.  A number of donated items, including two stunning Arai Helmets decorated with the Help for Heroes logo and signed by top racers, are now available to bidders on Ebay under  

Sports Memorabilia  > Motor Sport Memorabilia   and
Sports Memorabilia  > Motor Sport Memorabilia  > Superbikes  > Autographs

The item numbers can also searched for using the search button in Ebay:  

Helmet 1 (item no 220508948129) signed by Leon and various others
Helmet 2 (item no 220508948338) signed by Leon and various others

Other items being auctioned for the charity are as follows:

Autographed Wooden Replica Motorbike (signed by James Toseland) (Item 220508959441)
Wooden Replica Motorbike For Help for Heroes (Centurion Racing Colours, item no 220508960633)
Superb Arlen Ness Leathers (Item no Listed in category: 220508966772)
Unique Montage of Apache Longbow Helicopter (donated by the Apache pilots, item no 220508972668)

Centurion Racing would like to thank everyone who donated the items or their time (WhyArai, Rich-Art Concepts, Pink Express/Harpers, Footprint Copy & Design Ltd, the pilots of the Apache Flying School at Middle Wallop). 

Between us we hope to raise as much money as possible for our wounded service personnel through this auction; 100% of the proceeds of the auction will go to Help for Heroes.  Bidders have 10 days to secure their chosen items.

To view all the items click here
 
http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Centurion-Racing-Auction__W0QQ_armrsZ1

Happy bidding !
 
Paul Rees
Team Owner
Centurion Racing

Review - http://www.odeonent.co.uk/product.asp?cid=87&pid=2325 - £19.99

Behind the Scenes - http://www.odeonent.co.uk/product.asp?cid=87&pid=2326 - £14.99

Collectors - http://www.odeonent.co.uk/product.asp?cid=87&pid=2327 - £29.99

This an ideal Xmas Present and also a great collectors item!

Don’t miss out!

At just 23 years of age, his name is firmly engraved into the British Championships record books.

They show that the ‘Young Lionheart’ is the youngest ever British Champion in both the 125 and Supersport classes, and now following a season long display of breathtaking riding in 2009, he can add the youngest ever British Superbike Champion to his C.V. (As well as being the most ‘winningest’ rider in one season within the history of the British Superbike Series with 19 wins from the 26 race series, together with 9 Pole Positions from the 12 rounds).

It is an amazing record that will stand for a very, very long time. In fact I don’t think it will be ever be bettered – and don’t forget that for Leon it could all have come to a somewhat premature end in August of 2007 following injuries sustained in that horrific looking accident at Cadwell Park.

So what of his 2009 campaign…..

True he was riding probably the best bike in the Paddock, for the best funded team, with the best Team Owner in Daryl Healey, and arguably the best Team Manager in Colin Wright………..but that all counts for nothing unless the rider himself is not that extra special.

And that is exactly what Leon has been this year, “that extra bit special”.

Like any true “master of his Craft”, he made it all look so effortless, (Mind you, I’m not saying he was perfect. He did on more than one occasion make errors, but that surely is to be expected at his age), but taken overall he was without question both physically and rider wise, head and shoulders above the rest.

As one former multi British Champion, now turned TV commentator would say, (and cue here North Country accent)…………. “I’ve got to say Jack, the boy has done a reet good job”

There are many traits I personally like about the boy. Success hasn’t gone to his head. He’s approachable, articulate, always has a smile on his face, totally respects his fellow racers, and when he’s out on the track, has that canny knack of being able to calmly and clinically pass other riders with ease.

There is much about his style, and the way he rides that is so similar to that of a certain Valentino Rossi. He really is a joy to work with and inspiring to watch.

So where too from here?

For fear of stating the obvious, it has got to be the World Superbikes.

Yet with the current economic climate as it is, achieving that ‘Plum Ride’ will not be easy, no matter how exciting a talent for the future he is.

I really do hope that what he has achieved already with Aprilia  in both France and Portugal this year, means that he is offered the permanent ride, and that he will be Team Mate alongside Max Biaggi next term.

He would be a good choice, and it’s a mouth watering prospect.

The Kid is still in a hurry, and won’t be content until he reaches his ultimate dream of becoming a World Champion. 

With time on his side, and within the right team, it’s a dream that just might become reality.  Don’t bet against it.

I wish him well.

Fred Clarke (Motorcycle Race Commentator since 1969)

http://www.bikesportnews.com/articles/article.html?id=I_CANT_WAIT_TO_FIGURE_THIS_BIKE_OUT_-_CAMIER_1

http://www.bikesportnews.com/articles/article.html?id=PORTIMAO_WSB_LESS_AGGRESSION_MADE_ME_QUICKER_-__CAMIER_1

http://www.britishsuperbike.com/news/camier-storms-to-two-top-seven-finishes.aspx

The heat became unbearable at the Portimao circuit and for Race 2 riders and team members were forced to review their choices with respect to the first race. Michel Fabrizio, on his Ducati Factory, won the race with a 1:195 lead over his teammate Haga, and a 1:494 lead from Rea’s Honda.

Byrne started off very well, followed by Spies, Biaggi and Rea whilst Haga and Fabrizio were slightly slower. The English rider rode the first part of the race with his fellow countryman Rea on the Honda right behind him, as well as Fabrizio, who managed an excellent recovery. Halfway through the race, Biaggi caught up to them, but an error caused him to lose ground which he then regained and then lost once more due to another “overshot” at the fifth curve. During the final laps, Haga passed Byrne and caught up with Rea who he passed, finishing in second place right behind his teammate. Spies’ fifth place finish ruined his recovery for the title by just six points. Max Biaggi finished just behind the new world champion, ending up in fourth place in the overall classification, the same position occupied by Aprilia in the Manufacturer’s Championship during the debut season for the revolutionary RSV4.

Leon Camier finished in seventh place, right behind the best riders. Starting off well from the thirteenth position, Leon immediately found a good pace that allowed him to recover several positions, making it to seventh place by the eighth lap and managing to keep Corser and then Smrz under control without too much effort.

“It was a rough race,” declared Biaggi. “We made some changes to the bike after Race 1 and they didn’t help us so it was really a shame because we could have had a good result. I started off well and I tried to stay in the lead, but it was really difficult, the problems from the first race were accentuated and I made a lot of errors. Then, my physical condition made the situation worse because in order to try to recover, I had to make a lot more effort. In any case, I’m very happy because I managed to hold on to fourth place in the overall rankings, which is an excellent result, both for me and for Aprilia during this debut year. Together we reached a goal that even the most optimistic of fans couldn’t have predicted.”

“I gave it my all in both races,” said Camier, “and we achieved two good placements. In Race 1 I started off well and during the first three laps I was very aggressive while trying to recover positions, I made a few mistakes but they helped me to better understand the bike and to ride it better. In Race 2 I was much less aggressive, I immediately set a good pace and I made fewer errors. I’m happy about how things went also because at the end of the races I was able to hold off competitors that have much more experience than me.”