Classic Endurance: Sunday Ride Classic Preview

Posted: 15th February 2018

Five weeks to go until the first race of the European Endurance Legend Cup – Support races for ICGP, 250GP, sidecars - Celebrity riders, paddock andtrack displays - 40th Anniversary for Honda CBX, 25th for Ducati Monster – Official video...

There are just five weeks to go until the first classic endurance race of the year, the Sunday Ride Classic at Circuit Paul Ricard on the French Riviera.

The feature race of the weekend will be the opening round of the European Endurance Legend Cup classic endurance series for pre-1986 bikes, but there's a lot more going on over the weekend, both on and off track.

Famous Names

Track stars making an appearance at the Sunday Ride Classic will include Freddie Spencer, Steve Baker, Olivier Jacque, Jean-Francois Baldé, Christian Sarron, Philippe Coulon, Wes Cooley, Wayne Gardner and his son Remy, Richard Hubin, Peter Linden, Matthieu Lagrive and many more.

Famous Marques

The Exhibition Salon and paddock village will feature displays from Brough Superior, Ducati, Honda, KTM, Royal Enfield, Husqvarna and Indian as well as numerous other traders (Shark, Segura, Beringer, etc) and clubs.

Famous Track

The Circuit Paul Ricard track has been a much loved venue for endurance racing since the 1970s and on-track activities will be the centre-pice of the Sunday Ride Classic. The schedule for the weekend is as follows:

Schedule

Friday 23rd March:

  • Free practice for all classes, first set of display rides.

    Saturday 24th March:

  • Races for ICGP, 250GP, Pro-Twins, open and classic sidecars, Ducati Club de France.
  • 'We Love Monster' Ducati anniversary parade.
  • Champions on Track: Spencer, Sarron, Baker, Cooley, Genoud, etc.
  • Display and demos on track.
  • European Endurance Legend Cup race at twilight.

    Sunday 25th March

  • Races for ICGP, 250GP, Pro-Twins, open and classic sidecars, Ducati Club de France.
  • Display and demos on track.
  • Laverda V6 parade laps
  • Honda CBX parade laps
  • Champions on Track: Spencer, Sarron, Baker, Cooley, Genoud, etc.

    Video

    Words: Martin Gelder, Photos: Sunday Ride Classic