Sport – Bruno Bonhuil is killed in Macao –

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Bruno Bonhuil is killed in Macao

Sport - Bruno Bonhuil is killed in Macao -

French driver Bruno Bonhuil was killed on Saturday 19 November at the age of 45, following an accident during the warm up of the 52nd Macao Grand Prix…

Born on January 3, 1960 in Reims, Bruno Bonhuil was killed on Saturday during testing for the 52nd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, a high-speed race in the streets of the city which can be likened in some ways to the Tourist Trophy of the ‘Isle of man.

According to the first testimonies, Bruno would have lost control of his motorbike and hit a barrier. He participated in this event within the Team of Paris with the support of Luc Moto, Suzuki dealer in Nanterre, and other companies in France, Macao and Hong-Kong who wanted to promote the "France" label abroad..

After 20 laps of handling on the Carole circuit, Bruno had flown with his Suzuki GSX-R 1000 for the Macau circuit, where he had had a lot of trouble finding the right settings during testing..

"The bike guides a lot in fast parts of the circuit and does not give too much confidence", he explained Thursday on his official website:"it wastes my time and gives me cramps that I will never relax. We failed to resolve the problem during the second session with the oil on the track and only the warm-up on Saturday morning remains to try something else. I think there is a problem with the suspensions without really understanding what’s going on and it’s frustrating to hold back and not being able to attack as I please".

Despite an impressive record that could have given him a big head – winner of the 24H of Le Mans in 1991 and the Bol d’Or in 1993, vice-world endurance champion in 1994, 2nd at the 24H of Spa in 1996 , 2nd at the Bol d’Or in 1998, winner of the 24H of Spa in 1999, 2nd at the 6H of the Nurburgring in 2001, endurance world champion in 2002 with the Suzuki of Team Zongshen and winner of the 200 miles of Assen in 2003 – Bruno had remained a particularly sympathetic pilot. Crossed several times on the Moto Tour where he entered Voxan or endurance races, he was always open and smiling….

"Beyond the pilot, Bruno was a generous man always ready to defend a just cause, always ready to give of his person, always there", remembers Francis, friend and webmaster of his, who has"lost a brother"."We shared the same passion and the same values: moving forward, fighting, never giving up, constantly improving to achieve the goal but without crushing the other, respecting the opponent. It is with these human values ​​that he built his career"… Moto-Net joins in the grief of his family and loved ones…

Eric MICHEL

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