The 8 Hours of Doha, Qatar,

Ever since the 24 Hours of Le Mans, our team hasn’t stopped proving that our cards haven’t been dealt yet. There’s no such thing as easy success, but nor is there such thing as definite defeat, and it is with this state of mind that we’ve prepared our bikes once again and have packed all our tools and material for a long trip to Doha.
Doha and its international track Lasail are renown to be difficult and complex:

• the temperatures are very high,
• despite the artificial grass surrounding the track, there is always sand which has an effect on the longevity of the tyres and one has to wait for the track to get wiped to get some grip

When there is success, it is thanks to everyone, but the merits of a good finale are mainly due to teamwork. Just like in Le Mans, we’ll be able to count on the support of the engineers of Michelin to make the right choice of tyres. We’re also proud and glad to announce that our team of riders will be composed of Josep MONGE and Hugo MARCHAND — official test riders of Michelin Compétition — and Raymond SCHOUTEN, our very own loyal rider from the 2010 season, who has finally ended the Dutch SBK Championship, with success also (vice champion !).
So Olivier DEPOORTER won’t be there for this finale, this was a consensual decision. We would like to thank Olivier for all the energy and efforts he made during the past season.
Our official partner — HEROCK — will also be there in Qatar. At the occasion of the 6 Hours Motorcycles of Spa a contest was organised to reward the three best salesmen of the Benelux. The prize to be won : an All-in stay at a prestigious hotel in Doha and as a bonus a Full VIP entrance to the race and the box of the team. We would like to welcome the three winners:
Pauly Andrianne – Verviers
Aims Tools – Temse
Cipac - Bruxelles
You probably understood, we’ve given ourselves 200% and our motivation is higher than ever. Our objective still is the podium, even if the season was hard. We are convinced that victory is within our possibilities. We are too close to success and our willpower is bigger than ever, we will not accept defeat.
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http://competition.dgsport.eu/