No big surprises during the trial session of this morning when Warnia Jeremiah, the current leader of the French championship did the fastest time. Romain Couprie, Mathieu Ternynck, Thomas Remacle place themselves in ambush.
On a drying track, 30 minutes from the end of the trial session, Jeremiah Warnia did his best. The 2012 European champion killed it with a time under 3 minutes 10 seconds, he took the lead. Ten minutes later, the 2011 U.S. champion drives the nail. The Official Can Am Moto a long gun 3.05.744 and sets the tone.
Behind the team of Romain Couprie, the reigning champion, goes hunting for the pole position. The Official Yamaha Motor France is satisfied with the second best time to 4 seconds. "We are not evil. The machine is well. This is an endurance ... "Similar comments from Mathieu Ternynck third clock at 5 seconds and Belgian Thomas Remacle, fourth in 6 seconds.
Within 6 seconds find ourselves in a handkerchief two French crews, Yoann Riclet, Frédéric Clemente, and the team of Franco-Canadian Richard Pelchat. Note the eighth time the Italians Amerigo Ventura.
In contrast, the English third last year Carl Bunce put their Suzuki, only the sixteenth on the grid starting at 10 seconds of the machine 110 Warnia and his two teammates American Josh Frederick and Ty Dillon Zimmerman. Emphasize the perf old glories (4 wins three of them here), Paul Winrow, Richard Cole, Stuart Walker on a mythical Banshee 350 2 T link their machines to 12 seconds from pole position.
Finally David Douillet, Betty Kraft and Didier Crochat happy logically appear in the depths of the standings, 56 seconds Jeremiah Warnia which positions itself as the strong man of the World Cup 2012 ..
Start of the first race under a threatening sky at 15 pm.
Jean-Philippe Auray
Photos: Mick Magnin
