Endurance World Championship 2008

[Wim_Impreza]

Hello,

This weekend it is the start of the FIM World Endurance Championship.

Calendar 2008:
19-20 April: 24 hours of Le Mans (France)
10 May: 6 hours of Albacete (Spain)
27 July: 8 hours of Suzuka (Japan)
9 August: 8 hours of Oschersleben (Germany)
13-14 September: Bol d'Or in Magny-Cours (France)
8 November: 8 hours of Doha, Losail (Qatar)

The Kawasaki France team was leading in the opening of the race after a good fight with the SERT Suzuki's, but has crashed...

The race started in almost dry conditions, but now there is/was heavy rain. Both Suzuki's #1 and #2 are leading now.

Live results: http://www.lemans.org/24heuresmoto/live/pages/accueil_gb.html

[ChrisS]

eurosport will have live video of all 24 hours on its website. commentary is only on when the race is on TV

Kawasaki's crash was massive

[NinjaMaster]

That certainly was a significant get-off wasn't it. It looked as though rain had started falling on that part of the circuit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh-yHMD7rQk
The rider's effort to check if the bike was still ok to ride were a bit optimistic! :)

[Corny]

C'mon Barry :) (Veneman :p )