SERT RACES BACK TO PODIUM AFTER CRASHING
Source: Suzuki
Aug 10, 2008 - 4:47:35 PM
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World Endurance Champions Suzuki Endurance Racing Team made a remarkable
comeback to finish third at today's World Endurance fourth round at Oschersleben
in Germany after crashing out of the lead at the half-way point.
After
leading from the start - and then losing it for a few laps early on - team
riders Mathieu Lagrive, Julien Da Costa and injured Vincent Philippe had
regained control of the race until Lagrive crashed the SERT
GSX-R1000.
However, after limping back to the pits, the French squad
repaired the machine and Philippe - hurt at the recent Suzuka round - took over
in tenth position.
Over the final four hours, the team clawed back into
contention finishing just two laps behind winners Kawasaki France who recorded
305 circuits in eight hours.
Seventh place overall went to the
Suzuki-mounted AMA Moto Racing Competition Team with French riders Sullivan
Hernandez, Pierre Guersillon and Fabrice Auger with a total of 300
laps.
SERT's podium keeps their strong lead in the series intact. They
now head the Championship on 74 points ahead of Yamaha Austria (43) and Team
Kawasaki France (39) with two rounds remaining.
Results:
1 Kawasaki France - 305 laps, 2 Yamaha Austria - 304, 3 Suzuki
Endurance Racing Team (Suzuki GSX-R1000) - 303, 4 Phase One Endurance
- 303, 5 YMES Folch Endurance - 302, 6 Maco Moto Racing Team - 302, 7
AM Moto Racing Competition (Suzuki GSX-R1000) - 300, 8 RMT 21 Racing
298, 9 Diablo 666 Bolliger Kawasaki - 296, 10 La Fortezza Amadeus X One -
295.
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