The second round of the European Endurance Legend Cup is headed for Donington Park this weekend – and with back to back action and some big names in attendance, we don’t think there’s anywhere better to be.
Here’s a breakdown of the four classes, and some of the riders to watch out for in each race…
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Superbike: Up to 1986, up to 1300cc displacement with air, water or oil cooling – original,modified original or aftermarket frames.
With eleven teams competing in Superbike the stage is set for a spectacular battle between the some of the most experienced endurance teams.Phase One (Linden, Brasher & Gowland: P&M Suzuki) and Team Force (Mertens, Le Bhian & Mertens: Harris Suzuki) face an exceptional field of teams and bikes, including Team Classic Suzuki (GSX 1100 Katana) with riders Steve Parrish, Michael Neeves and John Reynolds who makes a very welcome return to racing. Guy Martin and Pete Boast are back on the Team Lincs Classic Suzuki GSX-R1100 XR69, and a leftfield challenge might just come from BSK Speedworks BMW K100RS (Kingham, Killworth) or the Muzzi Moto Dr John Replica Moto Guzzi 1064 (English, Firmin).
Legend: Up to 1984 air-cooled four-stroke, air or water-cooled two-strokes, 1300cc maximum displacement. Original, modified original or aftermarket frames.
The largest class in this year’s 4hr race will see fierce competition between Team Roadrunner (van der Mark & Brand: Suzuki GSX1100) who won the first race of the season at Paul Ricard, and the team that dominated classic endurance last year; Neate Racing (Harris Magnum Honda RSC1100) and the father and sons riding combo. A few more to keep an eye in this class are Team Taurus (Cantalupo & Caprara: Suzuki GSX1150) from Italy, Team SCERT (Boam, Clark, Harris Suzuki XR69) and Dynotech (Appleton, Gysbrechts, Manning-Morton, Suzuki GSX1170) and Team NZ Wild Hogs (Dalton & Woolford: Suzuki GSX1100 Katana) who have travelled from New Zealand to race at Endurance Legends!
Classic: Up to 1981, air-cooled four-stroke, air or water-cooled two-strokes, 4-valve engines to 1000cc, 2 valve engines to 1300cc. Original or modified original frames.
The Motobel Moto Guzzi Le Mans III (Artigues & Sardi) finished in a very strong second place at last month’s Sunday Ride Classic season opener, but they face stiff competition at Donington from Scuderia ACR III’s Ducati 900SS and the German Guzzi Classic Team’s Moto Guzzi Le Mans, plus a serious home challenge from Richard Wilson and Dave Sellars aboard their BMW R1000.
Superstock: Up to 1986 four cylinder 750cc or twin cylinder 1000cc machines with air or water-cooling and original frames; no engine tuning is allowed.
Another hotly contested class with 17 teams entered including the Parts Europe Honda VFR750 of White and Crampton which ran well at the opening round, as did the Team Allens Performance VFR750; Panter, Wheeler and Fay White – the only lady racer at Endurance Legends. We’ll be keeping a close eye on Scarab Racing’s Yamaha FZ750 (Hallas, Blackley), Team Demar’s Suzuki GSX-R750 (Edwards, Wilkinson, Smith) and the experienced team of BAR Racing (Russell, Barfe & Russell) aboard another GSX-R750.
Advance tickets are available now via Donington Park’s website: www.doningtonpark.msv.com/DP-18-Endurance – or you can buy tickets on the gate on both Saturday and Sunday. For more information, visit: www.endurancelegends.com
EUROPEAN ENDURANCE LEGEND CUP 2018
Round 1: 24/25 March – Sunday Ride Classic, Le Castellet, France
www.sundayrideclassic.com
Round 2: 12/13 May – Endurance Legends, Donington Park, UK
www.endurancelegends.com
Round 3: 7/8 June – Speedweek, Oschersleben, Germany
www.classic-endurance-cup.eu
For more information on the European Endurance Legends Cup, visit: www.eelc.eu
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