8 Hours of Doha, Victory for DG Sport Herock

The Yamaha DG Sport Herock ended 7th at the 8 Hours of Doha and won the Superstock category with a lap advance on the winners of the World Title 2011. The 30 points of the Qatar victory bring us to a 5th place in the World ranking. It’s a reward for a season’s work where luck hasn’t always been on our side. « We always said that we had the perfect package to win, Olivier Aerts reminds us. Here we have run the perfect race following the lined out race strategy. We had to return to the box earlier than foreseen due to an engine-overheating alert but thanks to that we had one less stop at the end of the race. Thanks to the tyres we received by Michelin, we could do two relais with the same set of tyres, which made us gain a lot of time at the stops. Michelin has been a very important support throughout this season and an ace for this victory. Linked to a trouble-free race and a high-performing trio of riders, that pays off ! »

After becoming Dutch vice-champion Superbike, Raymond Schouten came to enforce the team in Qatar. Together with Hugo Marchand and Josep Monge, he formed a very homogeneous and fast trio. « We took a good start, Raymond explains. Our unforeseen stop cost us time but we reacted quickly and soon found our motivation again to return to the race. Michelin was a big help in obtaining the lead of the Superstock category, as we could do two relais with one set of tyres and without losing time on track. »
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