Laverty in for a busy few weeks
6:17pm Thursday 28th August 2008
DURHAM-based 250cc Grand Prix rider Eugene Laverty is set for a busy six weeks undertaking half-a-dozen races on four different continents. Out of the following 38 days Laverty will be sat on a bike for 19 having taken on two wildcard rides for the Yamaha World Supersport team.
First up is Misano where last year Irishman Laverty snatched the final points scoring finish at the final turn.
"I have a busy period ahead of me now that I've taken on two rides in the World Supersport Championship as well as continuing my Grand Prix campaign, " he said. "The next weekend I have off will be in mid-October which seems a long way away!
"This weekend I want to finish in the points and as always beat up a few of the official bikes. "I like the circuit, particularly the fast rights after the back straight. Last year I was able to go full gas through the first of the rights whereas the faster bikes had to back off so that was a nice feeling! I scored one point here last year so I'll be aiming to better that."
Laverty will have a change of team-mate for this weekend with Manuel Hernandez replacing Russell Gomez who has decided to switch back to the Spanish Championship following a difficult debut in the World Championship.