Rouen 2013 - 50th Edition May 18-20th

[FrenchPhil]

Race is run over 3 days like 12-6-6 hours. Strangely the official race schedule isn't out yet... Is there not an auto translate feature in Chrome ?

[FrenchPhil]

Official Race Schedule:

Saturday, May 18, 2013 - Day 1

3:30 pm - Race start
9:30 pm - Race end.

Sunday, May 19, 2013 - Day 2
9:30 am - Race start
9:30 pm - Race end.

Monday, May 20, 2013 - Day 3
10:00 am - Race start
4:00 pm - Race end

[FrenchPhil]

19 days left & Team Balt is getting ready for Rouen :

The crew, consisting of Uvis and Atis Slakteris (Latvia), Stanislas Kourtsenovsky (Russia) and Bartek Marszalek (Poland) had this to say :

"The speed always takes you further, like a drug ... every racer knows!

The Balt Yacht Powerboat Team has once again joined forces with the powerful Latvian Riga Powerboat team Team. Under the name "Team Balt Yacht", two teams join forces to participate in the most prestigious competition, the 24 Hours of Rouen, France.

The trial of eight hours Augustow in Poland was a good test for us on endurance races and we showed that with better preparation, a challenge like the 24 Hours of Rouen should not be a problem. Thus, our preparation has started since early April, when the team studied the racing rules carefully to understand all the features of the Rouen race. Currently, the boat is being assembled and checked all his organs to be ready for the first tests that will take place in early May.

The boat will be used for the competition is a Baba hull, prepared specifically for this event. In garages Riga Powerboat Team, balancing the boat has just been completed, the engine is assembled and tested. Everything is now ready for the best results and the best possible performance."

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[FrenchPhil]

Still lots of updates on Facebook and with built-in translations.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/24-Heu...1847972?ref=hl


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[FrenchPhil]

30 teams officially registered:

10 class 3 : 9 Mercs SST200 & 1 'Rude
9 Class 2 : All Mercs SST120/200 Optis
11 Class 1 : 10 Mercs & 1 Honda.

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[FrenchPhil]

Beyond the numerous french drivers, let's also mention:

D.Tomes - USA Class 1
B.Sjoholm - Sweden Class 2
Tulio Abbate & S.Novi - Italy Class 3
N.Adams - Australia Class 2
SB.Shuft & Y.Koenig - Germany Class 2

[FrenchPhil]

Forgot to mention Mette Bjerknes from Norway in Class 2. And here's also a pic of Bimba Sjoholm.

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[FrenchPhil]

Who are the winners from the last 49 years ? Here's the list:

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[Lars Strom]

Our SE class Victory in the Rouen 24 hours 1975

Full story here..http://www.boatracingfacts.com/forum...445#post131445

[David Mason]

Forgot to mention Mette Bjerknes from Norway in Class 2. And here's also a pic of Bimba Sjoholm.

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Sign me up to co-drive with one of these lasses !!!