7th edition of the Monos Challenge

The 7th Challenge des monos (CM2 for close friends) will start on April 17 and 18 in Ledenon with the Coupe de France Promosport, the first of six events of the 2004 season..

Here we go again for a round: the monos challenge celebrates its 7th birthday this year.

Reserved for 4-stroke single cylinders "whose appearance should be that of a road racing machine" (trails, enduros, cross, supermotards and monobikes are not allowed), this challenge is open to any pilot member of the association CM2 and holder of an NCA license issued by the FFM.

Calendar of events 2004
Dated	Circuit	Test
April 17-18		French Cup Promosport
May 23-23		4 hours of MC Carole
June 12-13		French Cup Promosport
August 7-8		French Endurance Championship
September 25-26		French Endurance Championship
October 9-10		Salon Cups

The Monos Challenge has two categories: Prototype and Monosport. The Prototype category, in which Olivier Desjours will challenge his title on the handlebars of his Honda 450 prototype, is reserved for motorcycles delivering a maximum power of 60 HP..

The Monosport category, won last year by Fred Soulie riding a Yamaha 660 SZR (absent this year), is open to production motorcycles. Power is limited to 45 HP and includes a limited list of authorized engines:

List of engines authorized in the Monosport category
Mark	Model
Aprilia	Pegaso 600, Pegaso 650, Tuareg 600
Bmw	F650, F650 CS, F650 GS, F650 ST
Buell	Blast
Cagiva	Canyon 500, Canyon 600, T4 500 E
Gilera	600 Nordwest, RC 600, Saturno 500, XRT 600
Honda	FT 500, NX 650 Dominator, XL 500, XL 600 (LR, R, RM)
Kawasaki	KLR 600, KLR 650, Tengai
MZ / MuZ	500 R, Saxon, Silver Star, 660 Skorpion, Baghira, Mastiff
Sachs	650 Roadster
Suzuki	DR (600, 650, 750, 800)
Yamaha	SR (400, 500), SRX 6, SZR 660, XT (500, 600), XTZ 660

Finally, we salute the participation of two eminent Moto-Net employees: Pascal di Marco in the Proto category and Benoît Lacoste in Monosport! For further information :

Eric MICHEL

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