24 Hours of Le Mans Skating 2011. The solitary wolf has struck again. Philippe Coussy, aka RPhil on the internet forums, raised the bar higher once again. The 24 hrs. world record-holder showed this weekend that he still had energy to spare, improving the competition’s record with 137 laps, i.e. 573km...
Records are made to be broken: The Powerslide and RPM Var Poli Girls Teams very well knew that. The firsts had in mind their 208 laps of last year: They did far better and set the bar of the 24hr. higher, managing 211 laps. The seconds broke the record of the Sarthe Loops Racing with six more laps, completing 187 laps...
Never had such a mighty team registered for the "24 Heures du Mans roller".
As the international circuit did not feature another major competition at the same date, Powerslide/Ligne Droite lined up a dream team for this major european endurance event, gathering a handful of prestigious skaters who got podium and titles at World or European championships. A week-end of records...
A new category was born in 2008 in the "24 Heures du Mans" : the duo. Online-skating published some remarkable teams testimonies. We enclose this publishing with the interview of the Czech team, widely victorious with more 635 km. A performance which makes of this first edition a serious reference...