Airwaves Speed League Decider
Added on Thursday, October 11th, 2007 by Carole Nash Editor
Airwaves Speed League Decider
Brands Hatch Decider for the Airwaves Speed League
It is not just the British Superbike championship that will be decided on October 14th, the season long Airwaves Speed League will come to its climax too.
The Airwaves Speed League is an initiative set up by Wrigley’s Airwaves at the start of the 2007 season to reward the competitor who has achieved a new lap record or set the fastest lap on race day. Competitors who have beaten the lap record have received two points, whilst just one point has been given to the rider who has recorded the fastest lap at each of the 13 rounds.
The rider with the most points at the end of the season will be awarded a cheque for £5,000 to be donated to his chosen charity.
Only 4 competitors have featured in the 2007 Speed League; Lavilla, Kiyonari, Rea and Haslam. The first half of the season was dominated by Lavilla and Rea before Kiyonari recorded an impressive run of points to overtake his team mate and draw to within just 1 point of Lavilla. With Kiyo breaking the lap record at Donington and only 2 points left up for grabs at Brands Hatch only Kiyonari and Lavilla are still in the running for the £5,000 charity cheque, in the inaugural Airwaves Speed League.
HM Plant’s Ryuichi Kiyonari and Airwaves Ducati’s Gregorio Lavilla have 7 and 6 points respectively, so it will all come down to who can set the fastest lap time at the 1.2 mile Brands Hatch Indy circuit on Sunday October 14th. The current lap record 45.8 seconds is held by Lavilla but with the title in his sights Kiyo maybe pushing even harder in the season finale.
The Airwaves Speed League cheque will be awarded on the podium by Wrigley’s Marketing Director Toby Baker after the championship presentation – will it be a highlight of Gregorio Lavilla’s season or will Kiyonari be adding the Airwaves Speed League to a British Superbike championship title?
