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Fans at Humberstone Speedway were treated to some fantastic action as the Flat Track Canada series paid a visit to the stock car venue for round two of the 2021 national series. For the second consecutive race the crowd was buzzing throughout the night and for the second consecutive race former champ Don Taylor played a big part in the excitement.

DTX action was all Taylor as the unretired rider, who is just out having fun this season, made it two for two this year going wire to wire for the victory. Behind Taylor Dustin Brown and Tyler Seguin settled into second and third quite early while just behind them there was a race long battle for fourth between Clayton Isherwood, Brandon Seguin and Cody Marentette. Those three mixed it up throughout the race and when the dust settled it was Marentette solidifying the fourth position behind the top three of Taylor, Brown and Tyler Seguin.

The Open Expert final was once again one for the ages with inspired rides from many in the field in front of the excited crowd. When the lights flashed green it was the number one of Dustin Brown winning the drag race into one as the rest of the field sorted out behind him. Lap two saw Don Taylor and Tyler Seguin side by side briefly before Seguin ducked under Taylor in turn four to take over second.

As Brown opened a bit of a gap, Seguin and Taylor swapped second position a few times before Taylor was able to make the move stick on lap seven. The next several laps Taylor closed the gap on Brown, making his move into the lead in turn two while just half a lap later Seguin got under Brown in turn four as Brown drifted up the track and glanced off the wall. Seguin’s time in second place didn’t last long as heading into turn one on the next lap he went down hard after tucking the front end. Seguin’s crash caused a red flag and while the rest of the field gathered at the starting line, Brown was taking two minutes to allow his brakes to cool while incredibly Seguin was having his right hand, injured in the crash, duct taped to the handlebars so he could hold onto the bike.

Off the restart it was Taylor into the lead as former champ Brodie Buchan held onto second for a moment before Brown got under him in turn two. As Taylor checked out on the field, Seguin was charging from the back like a man possessed. Seguin made the move under Brown in turn four for second place with just over a lap to go as once again Brown got hard into the wall on the front straight. Finishing order was Taylor, Seguin and then Brown.

DTX Intermediate was once again the Boyd Deadman show as he made it two for two on the season finishing ahead of Jeff Orosz in second and Rod Scott in third. In the Open Intermediate race it the race looked to belong to Deadman once again until Orosz was able to take advantage of a red flag. Utilizing the second chance, Orosz made a decisive move around Deadman relegating Deadman to second at the finish followed by Scott in third once again.

Peter Grison took the ATV Open victory on his beast of a machine over John Rumleskie while Adrian St. Amand grabbed the checkers in both Novice races.

50cc: Ace Simiana, Connor Ruhe, Tye Marceau
65cc: Kaleb Hunt, Jameson Andrews, Caiden Evans
85cc: Liam Caskie, Seth Little, Kaleb Hunt
250: Liam Caskie, Christopher Pittaway, Seth Little
VET: Rick Gunby, Bentley Thistlethwaite, Brent Thompson
ATV Production: John Rumleskie, Jamie Bird, David English
Vintage Open: Justin Crumb, Bill Harrett, Glen Brown
Vintage Lites: Glen Brown, Seth Little, Abi Harrett
Novice Open: Adrian St. Amand, Connor Thompson, Doug Boudreau
Novice DTX: Adrian St. Amand, Eric Orosz, Doug Boudreau

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Bowmanville, Ontario – The Pro Superbike tripleheader at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park delivered another new winner in race two, as reigning champion Jordan Szoke claimed a crucial victory after another thrilling battle on Sunday.

Szoke’s weekend had previously been off to a rocky start, as unusual circumstances left him ninth in qualifying before he struggled to sixth in race one. However, the Canada General Warranty Kawasaki rider demonstrated why he is a 14-time national champion in race two, methodically picking his way through the lead four-rider battle before sealing the win with a penultimate lap pass on championship leader Alex Dumas.

The much-needed win slightly trims Szoke’s deficit to the top of the standings, as his title defence now sits 41 points away with three races to go, though Dumas again executed his ability to limit the damage with a strong second-place finish.

The rookie teenager was briefly shunted to third with three laps to go as Young and Szoke renewed their storied rivalry out front, but he only needed one more lap to place his Liqui Moly MPG FAST Riding School Suzuki back into the top two spots.

Race one winner Young desperately tried to catch Dumas at the line, but he ultimately settled for third as his deficit increases again to 13 points. The Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW rider will be looking to settle the score in race three this afternoon, knowing Dumas will have one hand on the trophy if he enters the final round with a points lead.

Sebastian Tremblay continued his stellar dual-threat season with another stellar fourth-place finish, as the Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike championship leader ran behind the lead trio for the entire race and seemed poised for a podium spot before ultimately settling for crucial points inside the top-five.

Rounding out the five best finishers was race one podium finisher Trevor Daley, who got scrappy with the frontrunner on lap one but ultimately couldn’t replicate his pace from earlier in the day, settling for fifth after a thrilling battle with Dewildt Honda’s Steven Nickerson and a charging Tomas Casas.

Casas’ efforts were enough to secure him the second FAST Riding School Hard Charger award of the day, as the Parts Canada Yamaha rider slipped as far back as 16th on the opening lap before storming his way to sixth across the line.

Szoke’s win and Tremblay’s top-four result will see Kawasaki make a massive jump in the Constructors Championship, as they leapfrog BMW for second in the overall table, though Suzuki retains a 47-point gap atop the standings thanks to Dumas and Daley.

The full results from race two can be found here, while race three – the final leg of the historic tripleheader – is set to get underway at roughly 4 p.m. EST.

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Bowmanville, Ontario – Jordan Szoke continued his winning ways in the final leg of Sunday’s historic Canadian Superbike Championship tripleheader, capturing a second consecutive victory at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park following another thrilling Pro Superbike feature race.

Continuing the trend from races one and two earlier in the day, the battle for the lead featured as many as seven riders early on and frequent pass attempts throughout, as championship leader Alex Dumas grabbed the holeshot from Tomas Casas while pole sitter Ben Young got a brutal launch off the grid.

As Casas tried to find a way through on Dumas out front, Young and Szoke quickly picked their way through the field, with the lead quartet coming together by lap three and continuing to trade places throughout the contest.

While Dumas eventually relinquished the race lead to Young, the rookie teenager remained in the lead group as Young and Szoke again renewed their long rivalry at the front of the pack, with the trio running three-wide into the final lap.

With Dumas close behind and a championship lead on the line, Young attempted a risky last-corner pass on Szoke, though he fortunately checked up at the last moment as the two riders briefly touched exiting the final turn.

Ultimately, Szoke would hold on ahead of Young and Dumas, with the 14-time national champion taking another crucial victory after a disappointing finish in race one for the Canada General Warranty Kawasaki team.

“The day certainly didn’t start that well, but everything felt great, so we knew to hang in there and stay positive,” Szoke said. “The depth of the field is so strong, there’s like ten guys fighting for the win every race, so we’re just happy to shake the bad luck off and grab a couple of wins for the fans.”

Szoke will still have work to do in the third and final round at Calabogie Motorsports Park, slated for September 17-18, as he trails Dumas by an even 30 points. However, his effort on Sunday did earn him the final FAST Riding School Hard Charger award, as he powered his way from ninth on the grid to secure his 78th career Superbike victory.

Dumas’ biggest challenger will also exit round two with a smile, as Young capped off a terrific day with another exciting second-place finish for the Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW team – and a crucial points haul ahead of his title rival.

“I got in beside Jordan on the last corner there and thought I could pass him for the win, but I knew it would have been bad for both of us and that’s not the kind of rider I am, so I’m happy to finish ahead of Alex for the championship,” Young said. “It really is a great day for us, and we have a great track record of success here, so now we just have to carry that into ‘Bogie.”

Young’s sensational weekend also earned him the title of “King of Mosport” and the crown to go with it, as his win and three podiums meant he scored the most total points over the course of the weekend and in the process captured the unofficial award.

Despite failing to find the top step of the podium in any of the three races on Sunday, Dumas will still consider his trip to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park a success, as the Liqui Moly MPG FAST Riding School Suzuki rider ended his day with a fifth-consecutive podium overall and a ten-point advantage over Young in the Superbike standings.

“I was able to get a really good start in all three races, and we were able to lead for a few laps in all three as well, but we just didn’t want to take many chances,” Dumas explained. “The results are really good for the championship, so we just have to try and continue that into the final round.”

Dumas also made history by clinching the Brooklin Cycle Racing Pro Rookie of the Year award, doing so still with a doubleheader left to go in Calabogie as he becomes the third-youngest winner in the history of the award, behind only Casas and former World Superbike rider Brett McCormick.

Just missing out on the podium for the third time today was Sebastian Tremblay, who finished fourth in every single race but was unable to break into the lead trio aboard his Turcotte Performance Kawasaki.

Tremblay also missed out on the opportunity to clinch a Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike championship, as the middleweight race was unfortunately cancelled due to the compressed weekend schedule.

Completing the top-five in Sunday’s final race was OneSpeed Suzuki rider Trevor Daley, who got a strong start in race three but was unable to replicate his podium from race one, though he still secured a solid finish for Suzuki in the inaugural Constructors Championship, where they lead Kawasaki by 31 points heading to the final round.

Rounding out the top-six was Casas, who briefly looked like a threat for his first career Superbike victory before he was swallowed up by Szoke and Young, forcing the Parts Canada Yamaha rider down the order in the late stages.

While none of the Pro riders were able to make considerable movement in the championship standings, the Amateur ranks delivered plenty of excitement, with Brad Macrae becoming the first rider to capture a national title in 2021 by clinching the Amateur Sport Bike championship.

The Yamaha rider swept both halves of his Sunday doubleheader in dominant fashion, moving him 62 points clear of the next closest challenger with only 56 points on offer in the final round.

Local teenager Matthew Simpson – the closest challenger to Macrae all season – finished second in race two, but an earlier crash derailed his championship hopes as he will now turn his focus to wrapping up second overall in round three.

Championship leader Mackenzie Weil extended his unbeaten streak in the Super Sonic Road Race School Lightweight class, sweeping both races despite thrilling battles in each one, including a photo-finish in race two.

Weil won by just 0.016 seconds ahead of title rival Jacob Black while Paul Etienne Courtois finished within a tenth of a second in third, as Weil will now take a decisive 77-point advantage into the doubleheader finale next month.

The only championship to change hands on Sunday was the AIM Insurance Amateur Superbike category, as former points leader Anthony Bergeron crashed out in race one to gift eventual winner Pascal Bastien a championship lead for Yamaha.

Bergeron was able to erase most of the damage in race two by securing a comfortable victory for BMW, but Bastien will retain a ten-point lead entering the final round in Calabogie, where Bergeron won in convincing fashion at round one.

Four of the five championships will still be determined in the final weekend, which is set to be formally announced in the coming days, with all eyes turning towards the title battle between Dumas, Young, and Szoke.

Full results from Sunday’s packed slate of racing can be found online at the series’ official website at csbk.ca.

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Bowmanville, Ontario – The first leg of Sunday’s action-packed Pro Superbike tripleheader did not disappoint, as Ben Young held off title rival Alex Dumas in a sensational battle in race one at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

Young’s pole position start was quickly negated by Dumas, as the championship leader stormed off the line to grab the holeshot and pace the eight-rider lead group through the opening laps.

After a few pass attempts were denied by Dumas early on, Young finally made the decisive move on lap six, putting his Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW at the front of the pack with numerous challengers close behind.

Dumas nearly spoiled Young’s charge as the duo renewed their battle on the final lap, but the 2019 champion ultimately closed the door and sealed a crucial victory as he trims his title deficit to just six points.

Despite the unsuccessful pass attempts, Dumas was able to hang on for an equally important second-place finish, as the Liqui Moly MPG FAST Riding School rookie escaped race one of three with a championship lead intact.

Completing the podium was fellow Suzuki rider Trevor Daley, who benefited from a late red-flag incident that pushed the results back to the previous lap. Daley had been running third for much of the race, but ultimately lost the position to Sebastian Tremblay on the final lap – though Tremblay was pushed back to fourth due to the unfortunate last-lap red flag.

Completing the top five was Tomas Casas, who was forced to start from seventh after Friday’s qualifying crash but managed to work his way back into the lead group. After running briefly inside the top three, Casas ran into late trouble and faded back aboard his Parts Canada Yamaha, settling for a solid fifth at his home circuit.

One of the biggest movers – both up and down the leaderboard – was reigning champion Jordan Szoke, who quickly made up for his unfortunate ninth-place qualifying position by joining the lead group early on.

However, after running as high as third and briefly putting pressure on the leaders, Szoke ran into problems of his own in the closing stages, fading well off the pace and mustering only a distant sixth – his worst finish on track since 2008.

Steven Nickerson battled through injury to claim a solid seventh in race one, scoring the first points for Honda this season aboard his Dewildt Powersports machine, as the SOAR Regional champion recovered from a crash earlier this week to briefly run with the lead group early on.

Launching his way up the grid to eighth was rookie Samuel Guerin, who struggled with mechanical difficulties on Friday to only qualify in 12th for the EFC Group BMW team but fixed the issue on Sunday, as he was lapping similarly to the podium finishers en route to his first points finish of the season.

In the process, Guerin secured the first FAST Riding School Hard Charger award of the weekend, which is given to the rider in each Superbike race deemed to have produced the best effort in the context of that race, specifically one who overcame certain challenges across the weekend.

Despite Young’s victory, the double-podium for Suzuki boosts their hopes of securing the inaugural Constructors Championship, with Dumas and Daley providing them a 36-point cushion over BMW entering race two and three this afternoon.

Championship leader Mackenzie Weil extended his advantage in the Super Sonic Road Race School Lightweight class, fending off a thrilling battle throughout the race to continue his perfect season.

A four-rider group broke away quickly and maintained that gap throughout the contest, before a crash promoted Weil to the front in the late stages, handing him the lead for good with three laps to go as he held off fellow Kawasaki challenger Jacob Black across the line.

Weil’s biggest challenger, Jean-Francois Croteau, overcame a grid penalty that forced him to start from the back, powering his way to fifth as he salvaged enough points to maintain second in the championship.

The points lead changed hands early in the AIM Insurance Amateur Superbike category, however, as former championship leader Anthony Bergeron crashed out on lap one as a lead group broke away.

The incident allowed title rivals Pascal Bastien and Alex Cleary to gain an advantage over the rest of the field, with Bastien leading the rest of the way for the victory despite relentless pressure from Cleary in second.

As a result, Bastien will take over the championship lead entering race two on Sunday, while Cleary jumps to fourth overall and just a handful of points behind Bergeron, who will aim to fix his bike in time for the second leg of their doubleheader this afternoon.

Brad Macrae moved one step closer to clinching the Amateur Sport Bike title, winning race one in dominant fashion after rival Matthew Simpson crashed out.

Macrae will take a 42-point lead over fourth-place finisher Nathan Playford in the title fight, with his first chance to secure the trophy coming in race two this afternoon.

Race two and three of the Pro Superbike tripleheader are slated to run this afternoon at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, while the results from the other national classes can be found online at the series’ official website at csbk.ca.

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