2013
Maxxis 27th Annual
Pont de Vaux 12 Hour ATV Race
Pont de Vaux, France
August 30 - September 1, 2013 Story
& Photos By: Bill Lanphier
2013 Maxxis Pont de
Vaux 12 Hour ATV Endurance Race ::Continued::
Just
like they did last year, France's Comas
Motos took the overall at PDV. Running a
four-gallon fuel tank, they needed only
one pit stop in the final session of four
hours. The team won only one of the three
sessions, but placed second and third in
the others and finished fifth in qualifying,
Riding one of three Suzuki's finishing in
the top ten, they had no problems whatsoever
during the entire grueling event.
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Yamaha
France's Romain Couprie once again finished
on the Podium
2013
Maxxis Pont de Vaux Podium (left to right)
Dragon Racing (2nd), Comas Motos (1st),
Yamaha France (3rd).
Pont
De Vaux Info
Annual, ATV-only race started in 1986
and held near the village of Pont de Vaux
in east-central France.
A pro field of around 100, three-rider
teams compete on machines up to 1000cc.
Over 2 dozen countries from around the
world have competed.
High-speed but rough, 2.3 mile circuit
with four jumps. Longest straight is 1/3-mile.
Maximum track width is 15 feet.
The race is held over two days and
divided into three sessions, one of them
a night session with lights on the quads.
Grid position for all sessions is determined
by mass qualifying. Each session begins
with a Lemans-style start: riders sprint
across the track and start the quads.
Between each race session quads are
locked into an impound area. Repairs can
be made only during the race sessions.
The winning team has completed the most
number of laps at the end of 12 hours.
Related activities: Bomb Squad freestyle,
urban trials, enduro-cross style track,
carnival midway, live music, amateur ATC
and UTV racing, amateur/stock ATV race,
ATV manufacturer displays, ATV rides,
and a rider presentation and parade in
town, plus vendors for food, alcohol,
ATV accessories, and apparel.
