The Yamaha Folch Endurance wins the Frigo 24 Hours Motorcycle Race at Montmeló

Last weekend the Frigo 24 Hours Motorcycle Race was held at the Circuit de Catalunya, with the Yamaha Folch Endurance team emerging as the big winners.

The 17th edition ended on Sunday with the team led by Josep Maria Folch at the top , claiming the race’s seventh overall victory, proving once again that they are in top form.

For three quarters of the race, the battle centered on the two Yamaha YZF-R1 units from the Reus team, since their only rival, the Suzuki Català, suffered technical problems at the start of the event, which forced them to stop in the pits.

So the Yamaha YZF R1 number 1, piloted by Daniel Ribalta, José Manuel Luis, Pedro Luis Vallcaneras and Kenny Foray, had as their main rivals their teammates David Checa, Víctor Casas, Josep Monge and Arturo Tizón.

For its part, the Suzuki Català team with David Tirado, Berto López, Xavi Forés and Salva Cabana finished third, a great result considering all the problems they had during the race, especially at the start with that exhaust issue.

In the SST1 category, the Mail Performance Louis Motos team won, with riders Dylan Buisson-Bernard Cuzin-Nans Chevaux (Kawasaki ZX-10); while in the 0-SBK category, the winning team was the Mossos d’Esquadra squad made up of Joan Manel Garcia-Raul Graciano-Miguel Ángel Marchan-Raül Torras (Yamaha YZF R-1).

In SST6 the victory went to the Esperanza team with riders Loïc Lorillon-Jean Michel Serafin-Vigil Torchausse-Eric Picquot (Triumph Daytona 675).

The top two finishers set a new lap record, with a total of 742 laps, one more lap than in 2009.

Final standings of the 2011 Frigo 24 Hours
1-D.Ribalta-P.L.Vallcaneras-J.M.Luis-K.Foray (Yamaha YZF R1-Folch Endurance), 742 laps

2-D.Checa-V.Casas-J.Monge-A.Tizón (Yamaha YZF R1-Folch Endurance), 1’35″622 behind.

3-D.M.Tirado-B.López-J.Forés-S.Cabana (Suzuki GSX-R-Català), 34 laps behind.

4-D.Buisson-B.Cuzin-N.Chevaux (Kawasaki ZX-10-Team Mail P. Louit Motos; 1st SST1), 35 laps behind.

5-J.M.Garcia-R.Graciano-M.A.Marchan-R.Torras (Yamaha YZF R1-Mossos d’Esquadra; 1st O-SBK), 41 laps behind.

Don’t miss the magnificent gallery, produced by photographer Xavier Puente.

Source | Circuit Catalunya
Photo | Xavier Puente – fotospro.com