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15 May 2024
Pérez keen on more EWC opportunities after finishing world’s “toughest race”
Mika Pérez doesn’t want his FIM Endurance World Championship ride with Team Players to be a one-off, despite admitting he needed a “minimum week off” after he helped the Kawasaki-powered squad to the finish of the 24 Heures Motos.Pérez joined Nelson Major and Adrien Rollet, plus Ludovic Hauser, a late replacement for Paul Jordan, in the Le Mans EWC season-opener last month, finishing 26th overall and 15th in the Dunlop-supplied Superstock category.“It was an unforgettable experience to be able to finish the toughest race in the world,” 24-year-old Spaniard Pérez said. “We have had a great pace throughout the race, a shame my fall due to a brake problem and another from my team-mate. But I want to thank the team for their amazing job and my team-mates who gave it their all. I had fun so I'll give it my all for new opportunities to come in the future. I will need a minimum week off.”Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps hosts round two of the 2024 EWC season, the 8 Hours of Spa Motos, from 6-8 June.
14 May 2024
Wójcik revved up for Spa after Le Mans EWC heroics
Wójcik Racing Team will start the inaugural 8 Hours of Spa Motos in Belgium next month determined to build on its promising start to life as a Honda-powered outfit in the FIM Endurance World Championship.The Polish squad has switched from Yamaha to Honda motorcycles for 2024 and claimed a top 10 Formula EWC category finish in the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans last month with Bálint Kovács, Kamil Krzemień and Jurand Kuśmierczyk. As Team Manager and Wójcik Racing Team co-owner Sławomir Kubzdyl explained, the result represented a significant achievement due to a shortage of preparation time. “This is a great success for us because only two and a half months ago we switched to completely new motorcycles,” he said.Kubzdyl continued: “It's incredible. A little over two months ago, we did not know at all if we would be able to set the start and prepare everything in time, and today we are at the finish line of the toughest race in the world, after covering over 3000 kilometres without problems. While the #77 team fought for a place in the top 10 of the EWC class, the #777 team fought for the top of the Superstock class. This is a very good announcement of the rest of the season and a dream start of our co-operation with Honda.”Team founder and co-owner Grzegorz Wójcik said: “We wrote a piece of history this weekend. We had a huge challenge ahead of us, but the whole team worked perfectly not only this weekend, but also in the past months, finally accomplishing the impossible. I would like to thank all the mechanics, staff members, partners and riders of the Wójcik Racing Team family for this.”While the #77 Wójcik line-up reached the finish at Le Mans, the #777 crew, featuring Kevin Manfredi, Sheridan Morais, Danny Webb and the returning Gino Rea, were less fortunate. Fifth fastest out of the FIM Endurance World Cup contenders in qualifying, damage inflicted from three crashes forced the team to retire in the closing stages of the race.
13 May 2024
EWC riders look ahead to Spa “rollercoaster”
With Belgium’s legendary 6.985-kilometre Circuit de Spa Francorchamps gearing up to host round two of the FIM Endurance World Championship from 6-8 June, here’s what a selection of riders have said as the countdown to the first running of the 8 Hours of Spa Motos continues.Marvin Fritz (Germany), Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team“The new format going from 24 hours to eight hours means the race becomes more of a sprint race. At a track where speed is very important with the long straight this can be very interesting. And, as riders, we’ll also have more energy than a 24-hour race.”Jérémy Guarnoni (France), KM99“Eight-hour races are another philosophy. You can be more nervous and, like we see at Suzuka, so there can be more mistakes. But it will be nice, less physical for the riders but harder for the teams who will have to really go fast with the pitstops.”
12 May 2024
Top 10 time as Kremer kicks-off 25th-anniversary EWC season
Motobox-Kremer Racing got its 25th anniversary in the FIM Endurance World Championship off to a strong start last month when its all-German rider line-up placed eighth in the Formula EWC category in the 24 Heures Motos.Marco Fetz, Daniel Rubin and Dominik Vincon combined to finish in 10th place in the Le Mans EWC season opener on the squad’s #65 Yamaha.Team newcomer Fetz said: “Big thanks to the team for doing a great job all week, especially during the race.”Up next for Motobox-Kremer Racing is the 8 Hours of Spa Motos from 6-8 June.
11 May 2024
Potential is clear for Slider in EWC
Team Slider Endurance might have registered a DNF at the start of its Honda-powered adventure in the FIM Endurance World Championship, but the French outfit left Le Mans following the 24 Heures Motos season opener last month buoyed by the potential in store.Having swapped Yamaha for Honda for its Dunlop-equipped Superstock bid in 2024, Team Slider Endurance ran as high as third among the FIM Endurance World Cup contenders in 10th overall. But it was ultimately unable to go the distance with riders Jacopo Cretaro, Charles Diller, Daniel González and Rodi Pak due to damage sustained in a crash at approximately 03h45.“Following numerous repairs, we took the decision to ensure the safety of the riders and refrained from returning to racing,” a statement from Team Slider Endurance read. “But it was a more than positive result as our crew was fighting for third place in stock and 10th overall. The potential is there, the championship is not finished. We will do our best to come back stronger, we proved it this weekend we can do it, together.”Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium hosts round two of the EWC season, the 8 Hours of Spa Motos, from 6-8 June.