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http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Igor_Jerman_on_his_Yamaha_-_Team_wins_24_Hours_of_LeM_Mans.jpgWayne Gerdes – CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) – April 19, 2009

Slovenian rider Igor Jerman on the #7 Yamaha takes the checkered at this years running of the Le Mans 24-Hour endurance motorcycle race in western France.

Le Mans, France -- Motorcycle racing had its day in the sun (and with the stars at night) as the 32nd annual running of the bikes on the famous Le Man’s course concluded earlier today.

Team Yamaha-Austria included Slovenia's Igor Jerman, Australia's Steve Martin and Frenchman Gwen Martin, finshed the race seven laps ahead of the Honda-France trio of Sebastien Charpentier, Matthieu Lagrive and Britain's Steve Plater. The Honda team in turn were four laps ahead of the Suzuki Endurance Racing team of Guillaume Dietrich, Vincent Philippe and Barry Veneman.

Over 90,000 motorcycling racing fans were on hand to watch this now famous spring marathon battle.

Hi All:

___I just saw a tidbit on the 24-hours of LeMans for bikes late last month that both the First and second place finishers were running Michelin Bike tires... Not that it means much but Michelin is alive and well when it comes to both motorsports and fuel saving tires for the rest of us.
After eight years away from this race, Michelin partnered with the Yamaha Austria Racing Team (#7), who won the Sarthe event, as well as with the official Honda team (#111), who achieved second place on the podium.

Both the performance and the stopwatch consistency on the two MICHELIN-equipped motorcycles proved the value of their tires on either wet or dry ground.
___Good Luck

___Wayne