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Team Allspeed Yamaha TZR250 part 4 Busman’s holiday

With our first Endurance race under the night sky approaching I thought we should do some homework.

A nice weekend away in France to visit the first round of the FIM European Classic Endurance at Paul Ricard was the order of the day, for research of course! It also happens to be held at the annual Sunday Ride Classic event, one I have wanted to visit for a couple of years.

It’s only a quick flight down to Marseille, then an hour’s drive to Le Castellet up in the hills of southern France. A track I have never visited, it is one that is world famous for the 24-hour Bol d’Or motorcycle race. What better track to visit and watch a night race?

We arrived at the circuit entrance just after lunch on the Friday. Our purpose of the visit was to look at the bikes competing and

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