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SERT TAKES BOL D'OR POLE
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SERT TAKES BOL D'OR POLE
September 14, 2007
Team Suzuki Press Office - September 14, 2007.
World Championship leaders SERT has set pole position for tomorrow's Bol
d'Or
24-hour World Endurance fifth and penultimate round at Magny Cours in
France.
All three team riders, Vincent Philippe, Matthieu Lagrive and Julien Da
Costa, put
their GSX-R1000 Suzuki under the 1 minute 41 second barrier to beat Team
Kawasaki
France by just over 200ths of a second.
Philippe was the fastest individual rider with a time of 1:41.118 with
Kawasaki
France's Gwen Giabbani second on 1:41.210 followed by da Costa on
1:41.425.
SERT's second team of William Costes, Guillaume Dietrich, Max
Neukirchner and
Stephane Duterne will start from third place on the grid after setting a
time of
1:41.912.
Defending World Champions SERT currently holds a 32-point lead over
Kawasaki France
and could theoretically clinch the title this weekend if their rivals
fail to score.
The race gets underway at 1500hrs local time and finishes at 1500hrs on
Sunday.
Qualifying Results:
1: SERT Suzuki No.1 - 1:41.478
2: Team Kawasaki France - 141.662
3:SERT Suzuki No.2 - 1:41.912
4: Yamaha GMT94 - 1:42.167
5: Maccio Kawasaki - 1:42.595
6: Yamaha Austria - 1:42.677
7: Suzuki LMS 72 - 1:43.452
8: Kawasaki Bolliger - 1:43.542
9: Dap Moto Honda - 1:43.589
10: Acropolis Moto Yamaha - 1:43.940
For more stories about Mathieu Lagrive, click here.For photos, click
here
For more stories about Vincent Philippe, click here.For photos, click
here
For more stories about Julien Da Costa, click here.For photos, click
here
For more stories about William Costes, click here.For photos, click here
For more stories about Guillaume Dietrich, click here.For photos, click
here
For more stories about Max Neukirchner, click here.For photos, click
here
World Championship leaders SERT has set pole position for tomorrow's Bol
d'Or
24-hour World Endurance fifth and penultimate round at Magny Cours in
France.
World Endurance Champions SERT has raced its GSX-R1000 to victory in the
German
24-Hour World Endurance round after leading for most of the race.
Defending World Champions Suzuki Endurance Racing Team will start the
Oschersleben
World Endurance fourth round from second position behind Kawasaki
France.
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