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24H Moto du Mans testing: the teams are hungry for victory !

24 Heures Motos - Le Mans 24H Moto Tests: the teams are hungry for victory! -

The tests of the 24 Hours Moto of Le Mans have just ended on the Bugatti circuit, under the sun, with only a little rain a quarter of an hour before the end of the last day. The opportunity for the 62 teams involved in the penultimate round of the world championship on September 24 and 25 (read MNC of August 26, 2011) to take stock of their strengths, and…

The tests of the 24 Hours Moto of Le Mans have just ended on the Bugatti circuit, under the sun, with only a little rain a quarter of an hour before the end of the last day. The opportunity for the 62 teams involved in the penultimate round of the world championship on September 24 and 25 (read) to take stock of their strengths, and for the team managers to start the psychological war…

The last winners
of the endurance world championship

2010: Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (Suzuki)

  • Foray Freddy
  • Philippe Vincent

2009: Yamaha Austria Racing Team 7 (Yamaha)

  • Giabbani Gwen
  • Jerman Igor
  • Martin steve

2008: S.E.R.T. 1 (Suzuki)

  • Da Costa Julien

2007: S.E.R.T. 1 (Suzuki)

  • Lagrive Matthieu
  • Philippe Vincent

2006: Suzuki Castrol Team (Suzuki)

  • Kitagawa Keiichi
  • Lagrive Matthieu
  • Philippe Vincent

2005: Suzuki Castrol Team (Suzuki)

  • Kitagawa Keiichi

2004: Yamaha – GMT 94 (Yamaha)

  • Checa David
  • Costes William

2003: Phase One Endurance (Suzuki)

  • Ellison James

2002: Zongshen 2 (Suzuki)

  • Nowland warwick

2001: Wim Motors Racing 9 (Honda)

  • Albert Aerts
  • Naveau Laurent
  • Platacis Heinz

2000: Suzuki

Nowland warwick

  • Linden peter

    • The main teams experienced minor crashes during these two days of testing: Anthony Delhalle made a mistake on the SERT Suzuki in the Museum bend, as did Olivier Four on the n ° 11 Kawasaki, Sebastien Gimbert on the BMW n ° 99 and Matthieu Lagrive on the GMT94 Yamaha.

    Lucas Mahias forfeit

    Gwen Giabbani (YART) also dislocated his shoulder but should be able "in principle to participate in the 24 Heures Moto", while the Suzuki n ° 211 of the Dunlop Motors Events team caught fire after a fall by Mathieu Charpin, but without damage to the pilot.

    More seriously affected, the young Grolandais Lucas Mahias of the Louit Moto Mail Performance 33 team will unfortunately not be able to take the start, victim of a fractured pelvis, while Lucas de Carolis of National Motos is hit in the heel, ankle and on the top of the tibia fibula.

    Steven Casaer: "victory at the 24 Heures Moto is a priority"

    For Steven Casaer, boss of the n ° 99 BMW Motorrad France team currently leading the endurance world championship, the results of these two days of testing are positive: "we really worked a lot! Many things tried, many things validated, many things liquidated and a lot of surprises ".

    On the handlebars of the S1000RR n ° 99, Sebastien Gimbert, Erwan Nigon and Damian Cudlin, "are in the same half-second" and "victory at the 24 Heures Moto is a priority" because "anyway, to win the world championship goes through this victory ", concludes the team manager.

    Dominique Meliand: "these 24 Heures Moto, they are for us!"

    Second in the provisional standings, the No. 2 SERT Suzuki in the hands of Vincent Philippe, Daisaku Sakai, Freddy Foray and Anthony Delhalle also intends to win the 24 Hours and the world championship. "Sorry Christophe (Guyot, team manager of GMT 94, Editor’s note), sorry Gilles (Stafler, SRC Kawasaki team manager, Editor’s note) and sorry Steven (Casaer, BMW Motorrad team manager, Editor’s note), but these 24 Heures Moto, they are for us! ", warned Dominique Meliand straight away. !

    "More seriously, we all have the same goal: to win this race and win the championship. I think it will be a great event with teams hungry for victory"…

    For his part, Vincent Philippe recalls that "each stint is a speed race. Today, motorcycles are more efficient than before and the tires work very well. We give everything for each hour of racing, we must not do error and go all the way, physically and mentally ".

    Christophe Guyot: "we are very competitive"

    "I’m sorry Dominique (Meliand, SERT team manager, Editor’s note), but we too have decided to win these 24 Heures Moto!" Retorted the GMT94 team manager, third in the 2011 world rankings and "very happy" with these tests. The Yamaha R1 n ° 94, which races this year in Michelin, "is three years old but it is in great shape and has not finished improving", continues Christophe: "there is still plenty to do on it, provided that she does not change immediately because it is not finished! "

    "We are very competitive. The trio of riders is homogeneous and runs regularly in 1’39, if not a little less with new tires. They did runs of 15 to 20 laps because we concentrated on the settings of the bike. ".

    Gilles Stafler: "the bike has evolved a lot since the Bol d’Or"

    "If you want to win a 24-hour race, there is always pressure," explains the head of the SRC Kawasaki team, victorious at Le Mans last year (read) and fifth in the provisional this year: " our team is made up of experienced pilots and volunteers long-seasoned in endurance racing. There is pressure, but over the years we manage to manage it ".

    As for the ZX-10R n ° 11, it has "evolved a lot since the Bol d’Or: the basis is the same, but it has gained in performance and weight. In view of the first tests this morning, it is very positive".

    "The bike is more agile", confirms Julien da Costa who says he knows his main opponents well: "they are still the same and we will fight as always. However, our first opponent is ourselves. 24 hours a day. motorbike is long and a small problem can make us lose many minutes "…

    Bernard Fourcadet: "at the setting level we are good"

    The boss of the National Motorcycles team (Honda n ° 55), 8th in the provisional classification of the endurance world championship, is also confident: "we were able to try everything we wanted, despite the delay due to the fall of Lucas from Carolis. We do not yet know if he will be able to participate in the 24 Heures Moto. Dylan Buisson, our fourth rider (alongside Emeric Jonchière and Etienne Masson, Editor’s note), suddenly rode quite a bit today. we are fine, and in terms of tires and their degradation we have validated a choice for the race ".

    This 2011 edition, to be followed as every year in detail and live on the Site, will it mark the possible victory of a European brand in the endurance world championship? Stay connected ! 

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