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Szoke wins at Mosport Superbike
Race
Press Release from Parts Canada
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. (July 19) –
Brantford, Ont.’s Jordan Szoke scored his 25th career national
Superbike win in the third round of the Parts Canada Superbike at
Mosport International Raceway on Saturday.
The two-time defending series champion came out on top of a wild
five-rider battle for the win on his Canadian Kawasaki Motors Kawasaki
ZX-10R, holding off the Acceleration Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 of Clint
McBain by just 0.058 secs.
Francis Martin placed third on his Team Suzuki / Blackfoot / Picotte
Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 and Kevin Lacombe was fourth riding the Team
Toyota Yamaha / Fast Company Racing Yamaha YZF-R1. The top four were
covered by less than a second.
“I love winning here,” said Szoke after claiming his fifth
Canadian Superbike win at Mosport. “This track has so much history,
and it’s cool to win at a track where a lot of the greats have
competed.”
With the victory Szoke also improved his bid for a third straight
Parts Canada Superbike title and fifth career championship. He now has
a 23-point lead over Lacombe, 154-121 heading into Sunday’s back end
of this weekend’s doubleheader.
Szoke, McBain, Martin, Lacombe and Martin’s Team Suzuki / Blackfoot
/ Picotte Racing teammate Chris Peris traded positions from the start
of the 20-lap race, with all but Martin taking a turn in the lead.
Szoke moved to the front on lap 16 and managed to hold off the rest of
the group over the final laps.
“On the last lap I tried to get a really good drive coming onto the
back straight and the rear spun up on me, and I was just waiting for
someone to come flying by,” Szoke explained. “We’ve been chasing
the front end a little this weekend, trying to get the bike
consistent, but it was a lot better today.”
McBain was unable to take advantage of Szoke’s trouble getting on to
the backstraight as he also got a poor drive off the corner.
“Both of us slipped coming out of Moss Corner,” said the Cochrane,
Alta. rider, who won the previous round of the series in Calgary and
is third in points with 98. “He gapped me a hair and that was it for
me. I caught him a little bit but it wasn’t enough.”
Third place was Martin’s best finish of the season and the
Sherbrooke, Que. rider is fourth in the point standings, just two
behind McBain.
Peris fell in turn five on the final lap but recovered to cross the
line sixth. That became fifth when the third Team Suzuki / Blackfoot /
Picotte Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 of Mississauga, Ont.’s Matt McBride
was unable to complete its mandatory post-race dyno run and was
disqualified from fifth place.
Chris Murray-Audain of Scarborough, Ont. ran a lonely race to sixth on
his One Stop Dealer Services Kawasaki ZX-10R.
The Fundy Power Sports Kawasaki ZX-10R of Truro, N.S.’s Andrew
Dunlap held off Maple Ridge, B.C.’s Steve Crevier on the Deeley
Harley-Davidson Canada / Ruthless Racing Buell 1125R for seventh
place, with Hamilton, Ont.’s Ross Millson close behind in ninth on
the RMP Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000.
Csaba Werner of North York, Ont. rounded out the top 10 aboard the
Werner Motorsports Suzuki GSX-R1000.
In other action at Mosport, Lacombe used a bold outside pass of Szoke
on the final lap to win the Yoshimura Pro 600 Sport Bike race.
Lacombe’s Yamaha YZF-R6 crossed the line just 0.146 secs. ahead of
the Kawasaki ZX-6R of Szoke.
Peris completed the podium on his Suzuki GSX-R600.
Saskatoon’s Brett McCormick crashed out of the lead on the opening
lap on his Canadian Kawasaki Motors Kawasaki ZX-6R, bruising his ribs,
which forced him to miss the subsequent Superbike race.
Despite losing his first Pro 600 Sport Bike race of the year Szoke
continues to lead the Pro 600 Sport Bike standings with 152 points to
the 129 of Lacombe.
Series leader Andrew Nelson of Kars, Ont. edged his NCR-Ducati 848
teammate Valter Bartolini by just 0.003 secs. to win the Canadian
Thunder round. Bartolini took the lead from Nelson on the final lap
but Nelson was able to repass the Bologna, Italy native on the run to
the line.
Darren James of North Vancouver completed the podium on his Deeley
Harley-Davidson Canada / Ruthless Racing Buell 1125R.
Bowmanville, Ont.’s A. J. Simiana won the Canadian Sport Twins race
on his Ducati S2R/Sport Classic with series leader Jim Proulx of
Ottawa second on a Buell XB12R.
Cody Matechuk of Cochrane, Alta. won his second straight Suzuki SV650
National Cup race, finishing 5.179 secs. ahead of Brantford, Ont.’s
Rob Busby. Points leader John Jarvie of Burlington, Ont. completed the
podium.
Poor weather conditions led to the cancellation of qualifying for the
Armour Bodies Amateur 600 Sport Bike Championship. Morning practice
times will be used to set the grid, putting Keene, Ont.’s Jodi
Christie on the pole for Sunday’s race. The series points leader
turned a time of 1:26.099 on his Yamaha YZF-R6.
Races will also be held Sunday for the Parts Canada Superbike,
Yoshimura Pro 600 Sport Bike, Canadian Thunder, Canadian Sport Twins
and Suzuki SV650 National Cup. Practice gets underway at 9:00 a.m.,
with the first race set to go at 12:45 p.m.
This weekend’s races will be shown on TSN HD and TSN in two separate
programs. The first premiers on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 1:00 p.m. and
repeats on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 4:00 a.m. The second episode will
premier Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 1:00 p.m. and repeat on Saturday, Oct. 4
at 4:00 a.m.
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. (July 19) – Results of Saturday’s third round of
the Parts Canada Superbike Championship at Mosport International
Raceway, showing finishing position, rider name, hometown, type of
motorcycle and laps
completed:
1. Jordan Szoke, Brantford, Ont., Kawasaki ZX-10R, 20; 2. Clint
McBain, Cochrane, Alta., Suzuki GSX-R1000, 20; 3. Francis Martin,
Sherbrooke, Que., Suzuki GSX-R1000, 20; 4. Kevin Lacombe, Granby,
Que., Yamaha YZF-R1, 20; 5. Chris Peris, Calgary, Alta., Suzuki
GSX-R1000, 20; 6. Chris Murray-Audain, Scarborough, Ont., Kawasaki
ZX-10R, 20; 7. Andrew Dunlap, Truro, N.S., Kawasaki ZX-10R, 20; 8.
Steve Crevier, Maple Ridge, B.C., Buell 1125R, 20; 9. Ross Millson,
Hamilton, Ont., Suzuki GSX-R1000, 20; 10. Csaba Werner, North York,
Ont., Suzuki GSX-R1000, 20; 11. Franklyn Dominguez, Santo Domingo, D.R.,
Kawasaki ZX-10R, 20; 12. Jeremy Stepper, Calgary, Alta., Suzuki
GSX-R1000, 20; 13. Marie-Josee Boucher, Montreal, Que., Honda
CBR1000RR, 20; 14. Dave Young, Woodstock, Ont., Suzuki GSX-R1000, 19;
15. Terry Steeves, Dartmouth, N.S., Kawasaki ZX-10R, 19; 16. Zenon
Nelson, Bowmanville, Ont., Suzuki GSX-R600, 19; 17. Sean Heydorn,
Stouffville, Ont., Honda CBR600RR, 19; Did Not Finish Martin Ricard,
Montreal, Que, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 17; Dean Plater, Ottawa, Ont., Yamaha
YZF-R1, 4; Matthew Cooper, Guelph, Ont., Yamaha YZF-R1, 0;
Disqualified (Unable to compete technical inspection) Matthew McBride,
Mississauga, Ont., Suzuki GSX-R1000, 20; Did Not Start Brett
McCormick, Saskatoon, Sask., Kawasaki ZX-10R; Karl Daigle, Granby,
Que., Kawasaki ZX-6R; Stephan Chabot, Oshawa, Ont., Yamaha YZF-R6; Dan
Henri, Ottawa, Ont., Yamaha YZF-R6; Elie Daccache, Ottawa, Ont.,
Kawasaki ZX-6R; Louie Raffa, St-Marthe, Que., Yamaha YZF-R6 Margin of
Victory: 0.058 secs.
Fastest Lap: 1:21.691 by Szoke on lap 2
Parts Canada Superbike Championship point standings after 3 of 7
rounds, showing position, rider name and point total:
1. Jordan Szoke, 154;
2. Kevin Lacombe, 121;
3. Clint McBain, 98;
4. Francis Martin, 96;
5. Jeremy Stepper, 67;
6. Chris Peris, 61;
7. Steve Crevier, 60;
8. Andrew Dunlap, 57;
9. Ross Millson, 56;
10. Franklyn Dominguez, 54;
11. Chris Murray-Audain, 48;
12. Csaba Werner, 42;
13. Marie-Josee Boucher, 33;
14 tie. Brett McCormick, 31;
John-Ross MacRae, 31;
16. Matthew McBride, 27;
17. Dave Stokowski, 21;
18. Zenon Nelson, 20;
19. Peter Holzinger, 19;
20. Terry Steeves, 18;
21. Karl Daigle, 17;
22. Matt Cooper, 15;
23. Brian Blaauwendraat, 13;
24. Dave Young, 12;
25. Dan Henri, 8;
26 tie. Brad Gavey, 6;
Sean Heydorn, 6;
28 tie. Andrew Carruthers, 4;
Steve Bourdeau, 4;
30 tie. Michael Barnes, 2;
Mark MacDonald, 2;
32 tie. Richard Maurice, 1
Cory Canfield, 1
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