Jordan Szoke claimed his second straight Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship season victory this weekend during a waterlogged, action packed race held at the 1.93 km Autodrome St Eustache circuit near Montreal Quebec, Canada.

Szoke took the lead by lap 3 of the shortened red flagged 10 lap race, and went on to claim the checkered by 6.477 sec over the remainder of the field. Originally scheduled for 22 laps, the race was red flagged after lap 7 and restarted.

Szoke snatched the lead after lap 3 and was in a heated battle with fellow BMW rider Michael Leon, until the final corners of lap 5. Leon crashed, unhurt but unable to continue.

“It was Michael’s race,” admitted Szoke “He was doing a great job and setting a great pace. When he crashed it was a little tight, I just squeezed between him and his bike. It’s a great start to the season but it’s a long way from over, I didn’t go out to try and win the race. The conditions were tough and I’m in a championship battle with Jodi, so he was my big concern.”

Conditions were perfect during Saturdays qualifying as Szoke went on to claim pole position with a new lap record that has been withstanding since 2011 by the Saskatchewan native, Brett McCormick. This effort not only scribed his name back in the record books, but also gave him a valuable 4 points towards the championship.

“I had a clear lap and I just put my head down and had a nice and clean lap, no moments,” said Szoke. “We’re still dealing with some electronics stuff on the new bike. We can’t see all the data we need so we’re just using our experience and using the other bike a lot.”

Jordan leads the Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship by 20 points heading into Rounds 3 & 4 double header action held at Edmonton’s Castrol Raceway July 10 - 12.

Szoke also picks up a valuable 50 points towards the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy. An innovative project in motorcycle racing comprised of 19 championships that stage 318 races in 23 countries on six continents.