The 8 Hour of Slovakiaring was a new event on the FIM Endurance World Championship calendar for 2017, and the event turned out to be a huge success for organisers.
For the factory Yamaha Austria squad it was also a last chance to take a shot at the 2017 title with just two rounds to go.
Yamaha Austria, or YART for short, have been using off-the-shelf Bridgestone race tyres this season as the Japanese manufacturer made a return to top-level racing.
After leading at Le Mans, they lost out in the final stages to fellow factory Yamaha squad GMT94 by just 20 seconds. It was a similar story at Oschersleben, where the team eventually had to settle for second after running at the front for much of the 8 hour race.
Would Slovakiaring see a turn in YART’s fortunes?
Bridgestone have just released the latest episode of ‘The Long Run’ which goes behind the scenes with the team this season.
Watch it below to find out how they got on:
Check out Bridgestone’s race tyre range here.
