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    lundi 30 juin 2014

    VDEV: 3H Dijon Protos : Dannielou/Pialat (Norma CD Sport) vainqueurs


    par VdeV Endurance Series
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    La météo, encore elle, sème le trouble auprès des teams lorsque les voitures se présentent sur la grille de départ des 3 Heures du Challenge Endurance Proto, point final du meeting V de V à Dijon. La pluie s’est arrêtée, mais les concurrents s’élancent avec les gommes rainurées. Tous, sauf deux des quatre pilotes de l’Equipe Palmyr, David Zollinger et son protégé Timothé Buret.
    A l’extinction des feux, la piste se révélant encore très piégeuse, Thomas Accary, l’auteur de la pole position, conserve son leadership, mais la Norma du team CD Sport est très rapidement menacée par la Tatuus Extrême Limite n°19 aux mains du très rapide Léo Roussel. Le jeune pilote, parti 16e, prend les commandes et mène sa barque en tête jusqu’à la première intervention de la voiture de sécurité après seulement 15 minutes.
    La pluie est de retour et l’organisateur ne souhaite pas prendre de risque pour dépanner les concurrents échoués dans les bacs à gravier. A cet instant, Roussel et Accary devancent Zollinger (Norma n°1) et Buret (Norma n°2), eux-mêmes talonnés par Christophe Tardieu (Norma n°56) et la Britannique Sarah Reader (Juno n°26).
    Lorsque le Safety Car s’efface au terme d’une dizaine de minutes de neutralisation, Zollinger et Buret ne constituent pas une réelle menace pour les leaders, mais ils le deviennent à la 40e minute lorsque le champion en titre s’empare des commandes aux dépens de Roussel. Il est suivi par Buret qui écope cependant d’un Drive Through le faisant rétrograder en 5e position. Rapidement, il revient dans la course en tête et les duettistes de l’équipe Palmyr creusent irrémédiablement l’écart avec leurs pneus « slicks » à raison de 8 secondes par tour.
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    Lorsque survient la valse des premiers ravitaillements, à l’issue des trois premiers quart d’heure, la Norma N°30 d’Accary est la première à s’engouffrer dans les stands pour changer de monte pneumatique et chausser la gomme adéquate. Elle est imitée par la Wolf n°45 d’Ivan Bellarosa, la Norma JRT n°56 de Tardieu, la Tatuus de Roussel… Au terme de la première heure de course, les protos n°1 et 2 qui grâce à leur pari du départ ne se sont toujours pas arrêtés, sont donc confortablement installés en tête avec un tour d’avance sur la troisième place alors occupée par la Norma de Marc-Antoine Danielou et Maxime Pialat. En raison de ses performances depuis le début de saison, ce dernier est désormais catégorisé « Elite », à l’instar de Dannielou, et l’équipage doit respecter 5 passages aux stands règlementaires pour ce genre de schéma. Ils profitent ainsi d’une deuxième neutralisation, après 1h40, pour en effectuer un supplémentaire, et franchissent en tête le cap de la deuxième heure, devant la n°2 emmenée par Christian Vaglio-Giors, la n°45 de Guglielmo Belotti décidément déchaînée, la n°1 désormais conduite par Philippe Mondolot et la n°56 pilotée par Romain Vozniak.
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    La dernière ligne droite avant l’arrivée est limpide mais le classement loin d’être établi car tous les pilotes du Top 5 (n°33, 2, 45, 1, 56) doivent encore effectuer un ultime arrêt. Les positions s’éclaircissent ainsi à l’assaut de la dernière demi-heure, avec en tête la n°2 menacée par le duo Dannielou /Pialat. Les pensionnaires du team CD Sport remontent sur le leader à raison de 2 à 3 secondes par tour. Derrière, le podium n’est pas figé car les n°45 et n°56 ne se sont toujours pas arrêtées. Lorsque la première stoppe à son stand, la seconde récupère la 3e place. Et en dépit de leur pit-stop, Romain Vozniak et Christophe Tardieu conservent finalement la troisième marche du podium avec une courte avance sur Kevin Bole-Besançon / Inès Taittinger / Garry Findlay. Le trio de la n°32 de la structure CD Sport avait dû respecter quatre arrêts, la formation étant constituée de deux pilotes « Elite » et d’un Gentleman.
    En tête de la course, Marc-Antoine Dannielou et Maxime Pialat respirent lorsque la n°2 réalise ses ultimes changements de pneus et de pilote à 14 minutes de l’arrivée. Non content de décrocher leur deuxième victoire cette saison, ils accentuent par la même leur avance en tête du championnat.
    « Une excellente opération », confirme Marc-Antoine. « Nous nous élancions loin sur la grille et il a fallu préparer notre retour aux avant-postes. Lors de mon relais la piste était piégeuse, mais j’ai adoré, et Maxime s’est chargé de conclure le boulot. Une super victoire ! »
    Le calcul est d’autant plus en leur faveur que leurs rivaux directs, Capillaire/Cavailhes/Gelin et Mondolot/Zollinger /Dagoneau pointent respectivement 5e et 6e à l’arrivée. 9e au classement, enfin, le trio Bruno Bazaud / Philippe Thirion / Jean-Lou Rihon s’impose assez facilement en Gentleman Driver devant la Ligier de la famille Petit.
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    Le classement est ici
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    THE SPEED MERCHANT


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    The 4 motorcycles you see here are the work of Speed Merchant (run by the highly respected trio of Brandon “Brawny Built” Holstein, Denver Dan and Mike Kawakami), their work has been featured right across the web with multiple features on Bike EXIF, Pipeburn and right here on Silodrome.
    At its core, Speed Merchant is a low-volume manufacturer of parts for the custom motorcycle community. You’ll have seen their work in the past without even knowing it – their parts have been used by a veritable who’s who of the bike building community around the world.
    The two Triumphs and two Harleys you see here were shot by Mike Quinones of ourCaste and Mark Oblow, the function-first design of the four bikes coupled with the expansive, deserted backdrop is quite eye catching, so I decided to feature the full series of images on Silodrome.
    Just be warned, if you spend too much time looking over these pictures you’ll subconsciously start planning a road trip while browsing eBay for old Bonnevilles and Sportsters that need a new home.
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    Via SILODROME

    Wild DP-100 Vision GT concept hints at what's next for Aston Martin


    Of the many manufacturers’ virtual ‘Vision Gran Turismo’ concept cars that have so far emerged, Aston Martin’s new DP-100 is our favourite by far…

    Six months in the works


    Created from scratch over six months by an in-house design team led by design director Marek Reichman, the virtual-only DP-100 (Design Prototype 100) is an outlandish yet perfect blend of sheer beauty and immense purpose.
    Powered by a figurative 800bhp, mid-mounted, twin-turbocharged V12, the car conceals some clever active aerodynamics and boasts a radical and ultra-futuristic shape that encourages you to take a good long look and explore just where those fluid lines end up. As a design statement, it’s nothing short of spectacular. 

    The all important 'wow factor'


    What started as a plea from Gran Turismo’s creator, Kazunori Yamauchi, to the in-game manufacturers, asking them to design their renditions of 'Gran Turismo’ (two-door, grand touring cars) to celebrate 15 years of the popular series, has turned into a serious battle between marques. They all hope to achieve the all-important 'wow factor' with their unique concepts. 

    Hints of what's next?


    Interestingly, Reichman suggests that design avenues explored when creating this concept could actually be filtered into future Aston Martin sports cars; firmly in the real world, that is. Gran Turismo 6 players will be able to drive the DP-100 in-game from July, with an unveiling of the real-world, 3D concept taking place today at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. 
    You can find many modern and classic Aston Martins in the Classic Driver Market. 

    BSMC GEAR GUIDE #15


    BSMC GEAR GUIDE 15
    This week’s gear Guide features new products from Lewis Leathers, waterproof gloves, cool denim, limited edition Ts and a fantastic women’s biker jacket.
    PRODUCT REVIEW – CHURCHILL MAVERICK CTW CLASSIC THINSULATE GLOVES WITH SYMPATEX INSERT
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    Churchill gloves are 100% US made motorcycle gloves that come in over thirty styles and seven colours, crafted with the best deerskin leather. As a company Churchill have been making deerskin gloves since 1897.
    Deerskin is an extremely strong yet soft and flexible leather, much tougher, more durable and abrasive resistant than cow leather. They offer a high level of protection and are very supple. In the eventuality of getting your gloves wet, these dry to their original soft condition.
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    The Maverick CTW is styled in the tradition of the classic American work glove. A no- nonsense glove lined with 100 grams Thinsulate™, a soft lightweight liner than provided thermal insulation. A Sympatex® insert is sewn between the 100 gram Thinsulate™ and the leather to provide weatherproof and waterproof protection. The standard cuff has elastic at the wrist for a secure fit.
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    These are an incredibly comfortable glove from the outset, soft and well fitting, particularly considering they’re waterproof. They give good feedback, and unlike many lined gloves, they don’t feel spongy. They are a colder weather glove, but anything short of 30 degrees in direct sunshine, these are a comfortable. I got these in natural, which already have developed a lovely patina.
    These are a handsome robust pair of gloves. If you only have one pair of riding gloves, these would be the ones you want.
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    If you buy in the US you can order directly from the Churchill website, but if you order from outside you need to pay a hefty export fee, based on the fact that every pair of Deerskin gloves leaving the US must be inspected by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Department. If you’re based in the EU you can order from the guys at Foundry.
    PRODUCT REVIEW – ODFU T-SHIRTS.
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    ODFU is the brainchild of young designer and aspiring grease monkey Kevin Wilson, who produces an eclectic array of custom bike inspired T-shirts.
    “Combining a love of classic engineering and an unbridled spirit of adventure with every hand drawn design, we have created a brand that lives and breathes motorcycle culture.”
    Whilst at art school, Kev became interested in artists using T shirts as a medium to showcase their work. Inspired by bike culture, he started with a logo and a Twitter account, where his design proved to be insanely popular, and supply quickly outweighed demand.
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    He created ODFU Clothing with the intention to be different and give people something more than just a t-shirt. He limits each print run and makes the packaging extra special. It’s the time and thought that goes into each order that makes ODFU different, from the string tied packaging to the nostalgic treats that are sneaked into orders. People often say, “The packaging is too nice to open” or “What a nice surprise to get a 1950s speedway programme in my order” according to Kev “… these are the reasons why I put the extra time and effort in, it’s what makes it interesting for me as well the customer”.
    ODFU (one down, four up) are constantly changing their stock, adding new designs to their staples. He has collaborated with Austin artist Denton Watts on the “Win or Lose” t-shirt featured.
    These are great t-shirts to wear under your leather jacket in the summer months. “ODFU products are like any good road beast, they are made to last and born to move.”
    BODA SKINS KAY MICHAELS QUILTED WOMENS BIKER JACKET
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    The Boda biker jacket is a seriously cool womens leather that is both stylish and hard wearing and works equally well both on and off the bike.
    The tailored fit of the quilted body is reminiscent of the classic cafe racer jacket, whilst the zippers give the jacket a modern edge. It features sleeves crafted with Boda Skins signature tucking technique. The featured jacket is in oil black, but it’s available in an array of colours ranging from tan through dark brown to bright red, pink and white.
    Boda Skins design their jackets in Manchester and manufacture in the village of Sucati, in Southern Turkey. Under the direction of founder Nathan Alexander, the label has managed to marry great British design with quality Turkish craftsmanship. Committed to the use of traditional tanning methods, their skilled team of artisans expertly craft each of their jackets from butter-soft napa leather, with “…a commitment to stylistic integrity and quality without compromise”.
    Boda Skins have created a design that pays homage to the iconic Perfecto jacket, whilst being contemporary and paying attention to modern styles. A womens biker jacket in it’s own right, and not just an ill-fitting after-thought version of a man’s jacket.
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    The Kay Michaels Quilted Womens Biker jacket is every bit as sexy as Old Empire’s Vulcan!
    IRONHEART IH-666-UHR ULTRA HEAVY DEVIL’S FIT JEANS
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    Our friends down at Iron Heart have just taken stock of their signature Slim Devil’s Fit five pocket jeans built out of loomstate 21/23oz indigo selvedge denim. It is very stiff, very warm and fades with amazing contrast. The heavy Raw 21oz shrinks to 23oz.
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    Loomstate is a woven fabric that comes off the loom and has zero processing such as singing, anti-skewing, sanforising etc. performed to it. It’s about as pure a denim as you can get, and it will be hairy, will shrink and will twist. This is really raw.
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    The build features a button fly and hidden rivets, lined rear pockets, and Polycotton constructional stitching.
    When washed, these will shrink to tagsize in the waist and approx 2 inch in the inseam, but after a month or two of wear will stretch back to approx pre-soak size. If requesting hemming, please allow for shrinkage and let Giles know what inseam you want pre-soak.
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    Iron Heart is born from the collaboration of Shinichi Haraki and Giles Padmore, and they build tough, robust and over engineered jeans. “Ethically manufactured, beautiful and durable clothing”. They run a forum where all of their products are reviewed, and all things denim are discussed.
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    Built for bikers, these things are as indestructable as denim can get. They don’t feature dedicated protective armour, but these will keep you warm and feeling secure on the bike, and looking pretty good too.
    LEWIS LEATHERS X EFFECTOR AVIAKIT SUNGLASSES
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    Lewis Leathers, the legendary UK leathers manufacturers, have teamed up with renowned Tokyo eye specialists Effector to create a range of robust and stylish shades – “for beatniks, spies, motorcyclists and rock ‘n’ rollers.”
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    The Aviakit are named after Lewis Leathers iconic brand mark, and live up to the cafe racer tradition that’s so closely associated with Lewis Leathers. They have a contemporary retro style, that look equally at home on a Triton as on a tricked up Ducati Sport Classic.
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    The sunglasses are hand made in Japan with a level of quality and attention to detail that is second to none. These are an exquisitely engineered shades that are more than capable of coping with the battering your typical biker will put them through. They fit well inside an open face lid, and a Biltwell/Ruby Castil style retro full face.
    They measure 146mm wide and 43mm high, with a 22mm bridge and temple width of 140m.
    These are currently only available online from Effector in Japan, or in store at the Lewis Leathers shop in London’s West End.
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    via The Bike Shed