Phase One Endurance
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Phase One Endurance is a motorcycle endurance team formed in 1985 by Russell Benney and Martin Prout. They won the Endurance World Championship title in 1993, 2000, and 2003.{{cite web |url=http://www.phaseone.co.uk/aboutus/ |title=Phase One Endurance |accessdate=2008-05-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704071206/http://www.phaseone.co.uk/aboutus |archivedate=2008-07-04 }}
2008 season
Phase One Endurance secured 10th place in their class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Beginning at 15th, they reached 3rd before riders James Haydon and James McBride both crashed during the night and finished the race in 10th.{{cite web|url=http://www.race24.com/lemans.html |title=The Le Mans 24 Hour World Endurance Race |publisher=Race24.com |date=22 April 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-25}}{{cite web|url=http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=32107 |title=Suzuki Endurance Racing Teams Leading After Nine Hours At Le Mans News Article |publisher=RoadracingWorld.com |author=QTEL FIM World Endurance Championship |date=Apr 19, 2008|accessdate=2008-10-25}}
Phase One Endurance achieved 4th place in both the Oschersleben 8 hours race, and the Bol d'Or 24hr race{{cite web|url=http://www.race24.com/boldor.html|title=Race24.com: The Bol d'Or 24 Hour at Magny Cours - World Endurance Championship|author=RedLeg Interactive Media - Tel +44(01223 426 013|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2016}} in which they came 8th overall.{{cite web|url=http://www.race24.com/fimchampionship.html|title=Race24.com: The FIM World Endurance Championship|author=RedLeg Interactive Media - Tel +44(01223 426 013|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2016}} A crash in the final race of the year in Qatar caused them to finish 9th.{{cite web|url=http://www.race24.com/qatar.html|title=Race24.com: The Qatar 8 Hour World Endurance Race|author=RedLeg Interactive Media - Tel +44(01223 426 013|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2016}}
2009 season
Phase One is using 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1s ridden by Pedro Vallcanaras, Damian Cudlin, and Alex Cudlin.{{cite web |url=http://www.phaseone.co.uk/news/article/0/459 |title=Phase One Endurance - le Mans Line-Up: Cudlin, Vallcaneras, Cudlin |accessdate=2009-04-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421201108/http://www.phaseone.co.uk/news/article/0/459 |archivedate=2009-04-21 }}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite news |title=British motorcyclist is killed in crash |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=15 July 1996}}
- {{cite news |last=Davies |first=Gareth A. |date=11 September 1998 |title=Motorcycling: Benney's battlers thriving on their test of endurance: British team continue to make a real impact at France's showpiece event |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}
- {{cite news |last=Ash |first=Kevin |date=17 October 2000 |title=Feats of endurance |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/4746793/Feats-of-endurance.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}
External links
- [http://www.phaseone.co.uk/ phaseone.co.uk] Official website
Category:Motorcycle racing teams
Category:Motorcycle racing teams established in 1985
Category:1985 establishments in the United Kingdom
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