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ROUND 6/JUNE 9, 2013 ALGARVE CIRCUIT/PORTIMAO, PORTUGAL WORLD SUPERBIKE P88 WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP ONE ON ONE: SIMON CRAFAR and I got chatting, and we did a deal to work with both riders, Leon and Jules [Cluzel], How did you become a to see if I can help them. riding guru in World SuperAre you surprised that bike and not just with your not more people have riding Motovudu operation? coaches, as lots of other This came about because top sports employ them? I had been working for the And Leon Haslam has his European Junior Cup for the father out there every seslast two years and you can sion? imagine there were around It is a bit silly because the Simon Crafar discusses things 25 kids pulling on my sleeve all the money people spend on the rider, the with Leon Camier. time. So occasionally you need a break bikes, the whole thing is pretty big. and enjoy watching some of my mates Even riders at the same level, some riding around in Superbike. I obviously watched Leon are easier to help than others. You cannot just go out [Camier] quite closely because he is my trials riding and find something, you have to spend time working buddy in Andorra. At two of the rounds in 2012 I saw it out and sometimes it is quite late in the event and something I thought would help him and passed it on. something will jump out at you. I keep bumping into He said that they helped. A while after that, and after Leon Haslam's dad Ron out there and he's good- a another time I helped him, Paul Denning and the team good guy." other metal part of some kind in- turn it off, the bike becomes un- come yet, which is frustrating." side his engine's inlet tract, which rideable. We're just waiting for Leon Camier was another upforced him out of race one, he some more input, but it hasn't and-down man, as he took his could hardly get worked up about finishing third in race two. He then complained about how bad his bike is in the second half of races in general and at Portimao. "It's been a frustrating weekend, yet again, but we have a podium to take away from it and I'm quite happy to get back into the podium way," Rea said. "I set a really good pace in the first part of race two and the bike felt really good but, as soon as the grip dropped, the electronics were playing havoc. I can't turn the traction control up because I slow down even more and, if I Loris Baz had a good day on the second Kawasaki, finishing fifth and fourth in the two races.