Second big setback for the Junior Team LMS

Starting from seventh place on the starting grid, Damien Saulnier’s team made no secret of its claims: to finish first in the Superstock category and to play the runner-up overall. The ace ! Just before 6:00 a.m., n ° 72 drops off at the junction.

Nibbling place after place, the n ° 72 1000 GSX-R from Junior Team Le Mans Sud had slowly risen to the level of the best teams of this 31st edition..

Fourth shortly before 6:00 a.m., Kenny Foray, Emeric Jonchière and Lucas de Carolis slowly began to dream of a podium that seemed to be within reach of gloves….

Unfortunately, the relentless harshness of endurance has decided to strike on the side of the structure of the Lycee professionnel Le Mans Sud: Lucas de Carolis flies off at the junction on a track made tricky, crumpling pilot and mechanics…

Courageously pushing his machine under the cheers of his team and Dominique Meliand himself, Lucas manages to bring his mount back to the hands of the team’s mechanics..

Physically marked, the pilot is not injured but a member of the team will tell Site that Lucas is "unharmed, but well shaken"…

A true demonstration of a well-oiled organization, the repair of the GSX-R n ° 72 will also be an opportunity to admire the sportsmanship of the team of the QERT Junior Team, whose mechanics came to provide their support and their skill. The Qatari team is however managed by the Junior Team for this event..

"Our first enemy is us", recalled Damien Saulnier with apropos after the qualifying session,"that’s why I tell the guys not to catch fire !"

This will not prevent Kenny Foray from resuming the knife between his teeth (in 11th place overall) to try to recover the lead of the Superstock classification from Suzuki n ° 95 of QERT (9th overall) !

Will the Junior Team be able to bounce back and go up the slope on an increasingly wet track? To find out and continue to experience these 24H Moto du Mans live with interviews, videos and analyzes of the race: stay connected !

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