Superbike Doubleheader Weekend Underway
Quebec native Kevin Lacombe ended Brantford racer Jordan Szoke’s run of qualifying perfection at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on Friday and will start both of this weekend’s Mopar Pro Superbike races from the pole position. Lacombe, aboard his BMW Motorrad S1000R pole winning time was 1:21.716, edging defending seven-time Series champion Szoke by 0.509 seconds. Mississauga resident Matt McBride will start third.
The Superbike Doubleheader Weekend continues on Saturday with practice sessions in the morning for all six classes competing. The first races of the weekend begin in the afternoon, with the Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada XR1200 Cup up first followed by the K&N Filters Pro Sport Bike, Honda CBR250R Series, Inside Motorcycles Amateur Sport Bike, Mopar Pro Superbike Feature Race and the Bazazz Amateur Superbike to wrap up the full day of two-wheel racing.
(Note to Editors: Agate will be filed races Saturday and Sunday)
Ryan Chalmers, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
ryan@ctmpark.com 1-800-866-1072 (office) (905) 260-1711 (cell)
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. (August 24) – Starting line-up for this weekend’s fifth and sixth rounds of the Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, showing starting position, rider name, hometown, type of motorcycle and qualifying time:
1. Kevin Lacombe, Granby, Que., BMW S1000RR, 1:21.716 (171.815km/h)
2. Jordan Szoke, Brantford, Ont., BMW S1000RR, 1:22.225
3. Matthew McBride, Mississauga, Ont., BMW S1000RR, 1:22.518
4. Sebastien Tremblay, Longueuil, Que., BMW S1000RR, 1:22.683
5. Andrew Nelson, Kars, Ont., BMW S1000RR, 1:22.753
6. Jodi Christie, Keene, Ont., Honda CBR1000RR, 1:23.180
7. Bodhi Edie, Warman, Sask., BMW S1000RR, 1:23.871
8. Alex Welsh, Uxbridge, Ont., Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:23.918
9. Francois Dumas, St-Raymond, Que., BMW S1000RR, 1:23.997
10. Marcel Irnie, Kelowna, B.C., BMW S1000RR, 1:24.809
11. Sylvain Dery, St-Colomban, Que., Kawasaki ZX-10R, 1:25.355
12. Martin Hamel, Drummondville, Que., BMW S1000RR, 1:25.378
13. Scott Rupert, Gadshill, Ont., Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:25.477
14. Michael Leon, Beaconsfield, Que., Honda CBR600RR, 1:26.666
15. Mike Bevan, Amherstburg, Ont., Kawasaki ZX-10R, 1:27.580
16. Raphael Archambault, Terrebonne, Que., Suzuki GSX-R600, No Time
17. Kristopher Garvie, Caledon, Ont., Kawasaki ZX-10R, No Time
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