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Press FIM Endurance: was this season more difficult than others?Dominique Meliand: “Every season is difficult. You have to fight for every victory. A racing season is always difficult, even if you have the feeling that the things are going well for you, you have to pay attention to every detail, otherwise you won’t succeed. This season, we did a little mistake at some point, we had some small mech...

The last round of the Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship will take place in Qatar on Saturday, November 8th, for the 8 Hours of Doha on the Losail international racetrack. If the stakes are down for the 2008 World title and the Superstock FIM World Cup as well, there will be some intense battle for runner-up.After its Bol d’Or victory last September, Suzuki Endurance Racing Team has secured its...

Steve Plater got himself another podium with a third place in a British Supersport race held in Silverstone at the end of September. This was his fourth podium in this class this season, after two victories in Snetterton mid-June and Cadwell Park at the end of August, and a second place at Mallory Park. Steve Plater currently holds the British Supersport Championship overall fourth position, of wh...

Another World Title for SERTAfter the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Suzuki Endurance Racing Team takes another double at Nevers Magny-Cours. The Suzuki 1 of Vincent Philippe, Matthieu Lagrive and Julien Da Costa took victory with a gap of six laps over Suzuki 2 of William Costes, Guillaume Dietrich and Olivier Four. On the same occasion, SERT 1 takes the 2008 Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship title, fo...

After a wet and hectic night, Suzuki Endurance Racing Team is still leading the Bol d’Or. At 8 am, the SERT 1 of Vincent Philippe, Matthieu Lagrive and Julien Da Costa has a five lap lead over SERT 2 of William Costes, Guillaume Dietrich and Olivier Four.Yamaha Austria Racing Team did a fantastic race so far with Igor Jerman, Gwen Giabbani and Steve Plater. After a difficult start due to a crash, ...

Le retour de la pluie vers 23 heures sur le circuit de Magny-Cours a largement bouleversé le classement de tête du Bol d’Or. La Suzuki Endurance Racing Team 1 est en tête depuis la première heure de course mais elle est maintenant suivie par la Suzuki 2 du SERT. La Kawasaki France, qui s’accrochait depuis des heures à la roue de la Suzuki 1, a chuté à deux reprises juste avant minuit. Elle pointe ...

Suzuki Endurance Racing Team took the lead from the first hour of the race. Vincent Philippe, Matthieu Lagrive and Julien Da Costa, current World Champions on the Suzuki 1, are ahead the Kawasaki of Erwan Nigon, Ivan Silva and Julian Mazuecos at 7 pm.After a fantastic first shift, where Guillaume Dietrich took the lead, SERT Suzuki 2 is just behind the official Kawasaki and manage to resist to the...

Penultimate round of the Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship, the 72nd Bol d’Or will be a race under high strain. On the starting grid, the gap between all the favourites is very small. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team 1 took the pole position yesterday after a hundredth of a second of battle with Yamaha GMT 94, fastest on Thursday after the first qualifying session.The arm-wrestling match went on a...

Yesterday’s hierarchy changed late this morning when the track dried up at the end of the second qualifying session. The Suzuki Endurance Racing Team 1 of Vincent Philippe, Matthieu Lagrive and Julien Da Costa put their hands back on the pole position, due to a strong improvement of Julien Da Costa’s performance.SERT 1 is slightly ahead of Yamaha GMT 94 of Sébastien Gimbert, David Checa and Steve ...

Yamaha GMT 94 leads over SERT 1 and YARTYamaha GMT 94 took today a serious option on the pole position. The Yamaha of Sébastien Gimbert, David Checa and Steve Plater took the lead from the average lap time of its three riders. Sébastien Gimbert even beat everyone with a best lap of 1’40’’826. He was the only rider below the 1’41 mark today. The best qualifying time last year was obtained by Vincen...