PARKALGAR HONDA’S Eugene Laverty is aiming for two wins in the next two weekends at the eighth and ninth rounds of the World Supersport Championship at Misano in Italy and then Donington Park in the UK. Parkalgar Honda racer Miguel Praia is more determined than ever to get into the top 10 at this weekend’s eighth round of the series at Misano in San Marino, after missing out by less than 2seconds last time out. The race takes place at 1325CET on Sunday 21st June and can be viewed on Eurosport or www.worldsbk.com. Eugene: “I’ve been to Misano a couple of times and liked it last year. When it gets hot and the track temperature rises it is like riding on ice it is so slippery. I think my Parkalgar Honda will cope well with that, it is more manageable than the Yamaha. It is coming down to me and Cal Crutchlow, although I think Kenan Sofuoglu and Andrew Pitt will be close this weekend as well. I like the next two tracks Misano and Donington. I want back to back wins at the next two rounds; these are strong circuits for me. If I can win at Misano then my confidence will be very good going to Donington.” Miguel: “I had a bad weekend at Misano last year when I crashed in qualifying and broke a toe and then didn’t finish the race. This year I plan to do a lot better. I have good pace from the last round at Salt Lake City. We are still going for the top 10 and we are so close last time I was just 1.5secs away from 10th at the chequered flag. I still have a muscle injury in my leg from my crash at Salt Lake City but it didn’t stop me then and I have been receiving physiotherapy every day since, it will not be a problem this weekend.” Simon Buckmaster, Parkalgar Honda Team Manager: “It’s going to be another good race to start the second half of the season. There are three people in the title fight but for me the winner will be either Cal or Eugene. I hope Kenan Sofuoglu watched last weekend’s Catalunya MotoGP to see exactly how a fair last lap pass should be done courtesy of Valentino Rossi. Anyway, after what Kenan did to Eugene at the last round he has now laid down a new marker for what is acceptable and I hope he doesn’t cry again if someone puts a hard pass on him… Miguel is riding incredibly well, much better in 2009 than last year and I am amazed he has not yet scored a top 10 result. Parkalgar Honda will be giving its every effort to help him do that.”