Video: Onboard night racing at Bol d'Or 24 Hour

An nighttime onboard lap at the Paul Ricard circuit with GMT94 Yamaha's Niccolò Canepa

We’re sure you’ve seen all sorts of onboard race videos. But how about an onboard lap at night? When there’s not much light except the headlight of your bike and your competitors to see where you’re going? This video by GMT94 Yamaha’s Niccolò Canepa during practice for the famed Bol d’Or 24 Endurance race at the Circuit Paul Ricard gives a totally different perspective of running at speed because there’s often no reference points outside the track to gauge how fast you’re going. That is, until one comes up suddenly, and all you can think is, “Oh $*^%!” Especially as he blows by other riders and encounters corners with dimly lit entrances. Have a look and see what you think.