Bol d’Or 2012 – 8:30 am: 13 seconds separate the leaders !

After 5:30 p.m. of racing, the gap between the No. 11 Kawasaki still in the lead and the No. 1 Suzuki has just narrowed to 13 seconds! Anthony Delhalle should soon have Gregory Leblanc in his sights…

After 5:30 p.m. of racing, the gap between the No. 11 Kawasaki still in the lead and the No. 1 Suzuki has just narrowed to 13 seconds ! Anthony Delhalle should soon have Gregory Leblanc in his sights…

Last night, the n ° 55 Honda National Motos, which had climbed to 9th position, remained stuck in the pits, tumbling down in the standings. She is currently in 22nd place. Technical problem also for the Kawasaki n ° 8 which plunged to the 27th place before giving up altogether.

Shortly after 2:00 am, the lead of Kawasaki n ° 11 over Suzuki n ° 1 oscillated between one and two laps … Behind the SERT GSX-R, the R1 Yamaha Motor France GMT 94 in third position remained behind. four laps of the lead bike with only fifteen seconds ahead of its chaser, the Yamaha n ° 7 of YART. This morning, a lap separates the two enemy sisters (Yamaha Motor France n ° 94 and Yamaha Austria n ° 7) both mounted in Michelin.

Note also that Michelin seems to give the two Yamaha an advantage in these tricky track conditions since they turn in 1’59 since the change of grip, while the two other leading motorcycles (Pirelli for the Kawasaki n ° 11 and Dunlop for Suzuki n ° 1) are still in 2’0, even 2’01…

In Superstock, the n ° 24 of 3D Endurance 7th scratch has long led the peloton in front of the BMW n ° 13 8th, but this morning the roles are now reversed. The n ° 67 9th, the n ° 68 10th and the n ° 9 11th.

The few drops of rain which reappeared just after sunrise immediately caused the lap times to fall … and some drivers like the n ° 42, the n ° 76 and the n ° 233.

At 8:00 am, Fabien Foret returns to the pits and gives way to Anthony Delhalle while Julien da Costa continues on slicks but returns to the next lap to change riders: Gregory Leblanc always leaves in the lead with Anthony Delhalle now almost in his wheel, while the ballet is incessant in the pits for the changes of drivers and / or tires !

THE MOTORCYCLE JOURNAL DU NET – Photos Julien PATALONE

Related articles

• Bol d’Or – Bol d’Or 2012 – 3:00 p.m .: Kawasaki wins the Bol d’Or! –

  Bol d’Or 2012 – 3:00 p.m .: Kawasaki wins the Bol d’Or ! Until the last moment, the 76th Bol d’Or this weekend at Magny-Cours was particularly difficult…

• Bol d’Or – Bol d’Or 2012 – 11h00: duel Suzuki – Kawasaki … –

  Bol d’Or 2012 – 11h00: duel Suzuki – Kawasaki… At four hours from the finish , everything remains possible for the victory between the Suzuki n ° 1 of…

• 8H Oschersleben – Endurance: SERT wins at 8H Oschersleben 2012 – Used SUZUKI

  Endurance: SERT wins at 8H Oschersleben 2012 By winning the German event this weekend, the Suzuki n ° 1 is approaching a 12th world title in Motorcycle…

• Bol d’Or – Bol d’Or 2012: first laps of the wheels at Magny-Cours! – Bol d’Or 2012: list of 55 entries

  Bol d’Or 2012: first laps of the wheels at Magny-Cours ! The pre-Bol d’Or tests which took place at the end of last week suggest a dantesque 76th…

• Market reports – October 2005 motorcycle market: leaders under threat! –

  Motorcycle market October 2005: leaders threatened ! The 125 market is in good shape with an increase of 11.3%, in particular thanks to Piaggio and…

• Road rallies – Tunisia Rally Tour 2012 (J5): Matmata – Tataouine –

  Tunisia Rally Tour 2012 (D5): Matmata – Tataouine Today is the south of the south! A desert stage under a blazing sun which did not prevent the…

• 24 Heures Motos – 24H Moto du Mans – 4:00 pm: Smells Like Green Spirit! –

  24H Moto du Mans – 4:00 p.m .: Smells Like Green Spirit ! 20 years to the day after the release of the monumental Nevermind de Nirvana on September 24,…

• Analyzes – 2017 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix – Lorenzo (4th): First time less than 10 seconds from the winner! – Used DUCATI

  2017 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix – Lorenzo (4th): First time within 10 seconds of the winner ! Jorge Lorenzo, author of dazzling first laps in Barcelona…

• MotoGP – Crutchlow, Lowes and Rodrigo leaders of the 2016 Motorcycle Grand Prix crashes –

  Kawasaki Z 300, KTM 390 Duke and Yamaha MT-03 in the test 300cc bikes in comparison Faster Higher Further? There is another way. Kawasaki Z 300, KTM 390…

• Moto Tour – Videos of the Dark Dog Moto Tour 2012 specials – Saint-Genest special (03)

  Driving report, Honda NSR 250 Honda NSR 250 Fans of fiery two-stroke engines can look forward to: With an effective catalyst, ex-racing driver Hans…