Bol D'or, Paul Ricard

[Whysub]

Here for the weekend for the 24 hour race starting at 15.00 on Saturday. The TRT27 team were very gracious in offering us their hospitality today.

Not attended a 24 hour endurance event before, but looking forward to seeing some of it from the team garage tomorrow.

Had lunch with one of the teams "fuel men" today, and got a good insight into the difficulties of that role.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Excellent, I'm jealous, I shall be watching it on Discovery Plus, I couldn't get the time off work.

[Bustaspoke]

I'll be watching the race on Eurosport.I got back into watching Endurance racing this year,last time I was at the the Bol was 1992 Team Bike ran a RC30,now I see the bike at the Classic TT Superbike race I really should get my act together & get back to some Endurance rounds next year
I see Chris Walker is there again & Joe Ackroyd got a ride with a French team on a bike with their own chassis & telelever style fork.
Back in the day that road from Bandol to the circuit was epic!

[Whysub]

In the TRT27 garage with 90 minutes to go before the start, and it is pissing down!

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Bike running well, qualified well yesterday, so hoping for a good race

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I've just discovered that I can turn the commentary off or have it in various different languages with Discovery Plus, I'm tempted to listen to the commentary in French, and I don't speak French

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I don't believe it, I am the finger of doom, when I had a Suzuki, SERT couldn't win an Endurance race and Honda won, now I own a Honda, the Honda that was leading the Championship is out and SERT are leading the race and YART most likely to win the Championship

[Bustaspoke]

Could have been worse,at least your not a Ducati owner
Suzuki owner here

[Whysub]

TRT27 had a crash overnight, but bike repaired and rider OK. Lost a few places but still in it!

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Could have been worse,at least your not a Ducati owner
Suzuki owner here

To be fair, I also own three Yamahas and a Kawasaki

[Bustaspoke]

Looks like Sylvain's got a touch of Delhi belly

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Looks like Sylvain's got a touch of Delhi belly

It's living in England that's done it, French food is now "foreign muck" and his stomach can't handle it.

[Bustaspoke]

Superbike skittles at the end of the Mistral

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Oil from the no.4 Kawasaki I think

[Bustaspoke]

It was another bike, ninety something not sure if it's gone back out.
That's the first time I've seen that corrugated concrete in use instead of the Kitty litter,I would imagine that would have been carnage with Kitty litter barrel rolling

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

The Metisse has just blown up in a big way about halfway down the straight, you could see the oil pouring out of the fairing, flames were impressive

[ChrisW]

Boom

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[v8-powered]

Safety car not helping much dumping fluids! Looks like screenwash.....

[Bustaspoke]

That's a first,Health & safety French style,seeing the safety car piss fluid onto the track
The team Metisse bike is what Joe Ackroyd was down to ride as 4th rider

[Bustaspoke]

FFS now the other safety car's had something fall off it

[Whysub]

Making our way to the pits, the skittling incident took place. As we crossed the access bridge, the Metisse blew up as it past, quite spectacular.

The TRT27 Suzuki holding up well, Tom Oliver out on track at the moment, with just another hour to go.