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People of all ages and nationalities follow the emotions of the 12 Hours of Portimão

By • June 11, 2016 - 14:32

This Saturday, the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve is invaded by people of all ages and many nationalities, to accompany […]

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fans in the paddock
O Sul Informação in a report in the pits
Paulo Pinheiro talks to Miguel Praia
Miguel Praia fans at the main stand
Switzerland fans
Expectations in Parkalgar's boxing
Fuel prepared to refuel Parkalgar motorcycle
Miguel Praia
Miguel Praia waiting
the fans waiting for Miguel Oliveira by the pit lane
Arrival of Miguel Oliveira: Change of drivers, tires and refueling
Here goes Miguel Praia
Paulo Pinheiro with Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
The girlfriend's mother wipes the sweat from Miguel Oliveira's face

This Saturday, the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve is invaded by people of all ages and many nationalities, to follow the 12 Hours of Portimão, second race of the World Endurance, which is taking place on the Algarve track until 21:30, non-stop.

Meanwhile, Parkalgar riders are recovering positions, being in 15th place, approaching the top 10, after the fiasco of the initial round, in which the Algarve team's bike ran out of gas, causing it to waste a lot of time, fall to last and stay four laps from the 1st. This was when, until then, Mathieu Lussiana, the first Parkalgar driver, to roll, even went in 4th place.

As this is an Endurance/Endurance race, each driver (teams have 3 drivers) completes a 50-minute shift, after which another one is replaced. In the change of driver, there is also the refueling of the bike and changing tires. A very fast operation, where any error can also mean the loss of precious seconds.

Photos: Elisabete Rodrigues|Sul Informação

 

 

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