2018 REVIEW|RACING MAGAZINE|MOTORCYCLE|Global Suzuki
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Gregg Black made a great start to eWc 2019 alongside team mates vincent Philippe and etienne Massonvincent Philippe rides into Saturday’s sunset at the Paul Ricard circuitAll of SeRt’s World championship wins apart from its first world title in 1983, aboard the GS1000, have been won on GSX-R machinery; the GSX-R750 from 1987-to 1999, then the GSX-R1000 from 2005-2016.19fans meet the riders pre-Bol d’or race kick-off; from left - vincent Philippe, etienne Masson and Gregg BlackGetting ready for a pit-stop into Sunday morning, team Manager dominique Melliand (right) discusses tactics2016: EWC Champion – GSX-R10002015: EWC Champion – GSX-R10002013: EWC Champion – GSX-R10002012: EWC Champion – GSX-R10002011: EWC Champion – GSX-R10002010: EWC Champion – GSX-R10002008: EWC Champion – GSX-R10002007: EWC Champion – GSX-R10002006: EWC Champion – GSX-R10002005: EWC Champion – GSX-R10001999: EWC Champion – GSX-R7501997: EWC Champion – GSX-R7501988: EWC Champion – GSX-R7501987: EWC Champion – GSX-R7501983: EWC Champion – GS1000But just four hours from the finish, they were forced to pull-in for an unscheduled pit-stop with a technical issue with the gear selector that lost them several laps, along with the small crash from Philippe, who was uninjured. Then, another pit-stop to check a clutch issue put them out of contention of victory.However, as always, the team never gave up, pushing right until the flag; and with the bonus points added, were elevated to fourth position in the series. SERT is currently 10 points off the lead with four more rounds to run, starting with Round 2, the Le Mans 24-Hour on April 20th, 2019.Team Manager Dominique Méliand said: “We moved a step forward even if this fifth position is frustrating. The bike is improving at each test session and each race. Here we proved that victory was clearly possible for us. But there are still many new parts on the bike and the development is ongoing. We now have six months to prepare for the next round.” sERt WORld tItlEs

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