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August 5 2021
Toronto, Ontario – The upcoming second round of the COVID-delayed 2021 Canadian Superbike Championship will feature the return of the special sticky, soft option Dunlop “Q” rear slick tire. These special tires will come into play on Friday mid-afternoon, August 13 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, north-east of Oshawa, ON.
In the second and final Yuasa Batteries Pole Qualifying session, the top ten competitors from the earlier, initial “Q1” session will be provided with a special rear tire option courtesy of spec tire supplier Pro 6 and Dunlop.
After the first Qualifying session for the entire Pro Superbike field, the special Dunlop slick “Q” tires will be released to the top ten riders from that opening Yuasa Batteries Pole session. This will give the final ten competitors time to get the new tire on warmers and adjust their machines to take advantage of the increased rear grip, prior to the start of the final “Q2” session, scheduled to start at 2:45 PM EST and run for 20 minutes.
Video coverage of the final Superbike Qualifying will be available online later Friday afternoon, presented by Canadian Kawasaki Motors.
CSBK last used Q-spec tires in 2019, also in August at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, or “old Mosport.” The “Q” tire option made its debut at C.T.M.P. in 2016. This year, the latest KR451 rear Dunlop slick tire will be provided, in the 0516 compound.
CTMP is the only venue to offer the top racers from the feature class the opportunity to utilize the super-soft rear rubber in their final “Q2” session, which will finalize the grid for the weekend’s races.
For the first time ever, the 2021 CTMP event will have three Pro Superbike Feature races presented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and all three National events will utilize the same grid established during Friday’s Yuasa Batteries Pole Qualifying sessions.
The famed 4-kilometer long, ten-turn venue, host to Grand Prix races for both two and four-wheeled competitors, is expected to provide close racing due to the slipstreaming nature of the long, uphill Mario Andretti-named back straight.
The 2021 CSBK Championship chase is headed by double race winner Alex Dumas of Desmaures, QC, aboard a Liqui Moly/FAST Riding School/M.P.G.-backed Suzuki GSX-R1000. The 18-year-old points leader has not previously competed at CTMP.
Canada General Warranty-backed Kawasaki ace Jordan Szoke of Lynden, ON, won all four 2020 events, including both races at CTMP, on his way to a record 14th career Canadian title. Last year Szoke earned pole for the weekend with a lap of 1:22.99, just 0.5 seconds ahead of the BMW of Beaconsfield, QC veteran Michael Leon.
In 2019, Friday rain forced Qualifying to move to Saturday morning, and then a crash by eventual series champ Ben Young of Collingwood, ON, stopped “Q” action early. Nonetheless, Young took pole for BMW with a lap of 1:21.59, the last lap completed with the “Q” tire.
For more information on the CSBK Canadian Superbike Championship, visit www.csbk.ca
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August 3 2021
Late last month it was announced that a limited number of tickets for the Superbike Doubleheader Weekend, August 13th to 15th, would officially go on sale.
Tonight is your last chance to get tickets at the "Advanced Pricing" rate! Prices will go up after 12:00 AM Midnight tonight.
Ticket sales will be done completely online. No tickets will be available at the gate so that all contact tracing information can be completed ahead of time.
Camping will also be available for the event when combined with a Weekend Superticket. No Saturday-only tickets will be available. Tickets will only be available to purchase for the weekend or Sunday only. As usual, children 16 and under are free.
All spectators will be required to wear a mask while on the property, except when eating, drinking or while they are at their own campsite and with members of their own family.
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July 26 2021
Calabogie, Ontario – “T.V. Tommy” Casas, the 22-year-old from Peterborough, ON, earned his first career Pro Superbike victory at the second round of the new Pro 6 GP regional race series at Calabogie Motorsports Park, ON, July 24. Two weeks after earning a pair of strong fifth place finishes at the opening CSBK National round at the same venue, Casas returned with his Parts Canada/iTK9-backed Yamaha Motor Canada YZF-R1 to come out on top in a good dice with the BMW S1000RR of Samuel Guerin of Quebec City, QC.
“The pace was really good,” explained Casas, who started from Pole position in the race sponsored by BMW Motorrad. “I think that I was more consistent throughout the race, compared to the Nationals. It was lots of fun racing with Sam, he really kept me on my toes. It was a solid race; we were in a hurry!
“It seemed like even at our good pace, we were finding opportunities to work on some passes,” continued former Honda CBR125R Challenge top rookie Casas. “I was really happy to get back down to some National lap times. It was really windy, and that was the first time I had felt that on the Superbike. You really noticed it into turn one.”
Casas was riding with a restrictor in his exhaust, due to the strict noise regulations for the Regional, and noticed the difference in power, but was interested to learn that this didn’t affect his lap times. As well, Casas was trying to see if he was getting in front of recent arm pump issues that hampered him in round one at CSBK.
“My arm is not where I want it to be,” he admitted at the end of the eight laps around the twenty turn, 5-kilometer-long venue. “I’m a little sore, and I think I could manage it a little better. Before the next race (the triple header National at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, August 13-15), I will rest it a little, but I’m not too worried.”
Casas turned a best lap at 2:02.34, close to his top Q time of 2:02.62. Early leader Guerin, the star rookie of the 2020 season, worked his way back to the front after a selection of issues at the opening National, turning a best race lap of 2:02.69.
Third belonged to Sebastien Tremblay of Laval, QC, on the Turcotte Performance/Gulf Oils Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja, a machine Tremblay raced in 2019 and recently reclaimed from a previous owner.
“Basically, the clutch is gone; too many races, and that ruined my start, and was the story of the race,” Explained Tremblay, “the Shaker” working his way up to the front.
“Still, it was positive. I was able to run with other Superbikes, and the experience is bringing things back,” explained the current top gun in the Pro Sport Bike/middleweight category. “We gathered a lot of information getting ready for Mosport (CTMP), and it was overall still pretty good.”
Royal Distributing BMW’s Michael Leon of Beaconsfield, QC was third for much of the race, dicing with Tremblay and Ivan Babic of Maple, ON, on another BMW. Leon was fourth at the finish, three seconds behind the resurgent Tremblay and three seconds clear of Babic.
“I was struggling today, not feeling that good, just not going well,” explained veteran Leon. “But when the I.B.E.W. Start Lights went out, the switch just clicked in my head. I probably had my most aggressive first lap in the past ten years, and I set my personal best tracking down Ivan. But when I was third, it was frustrating because I knew there was someone on my tail, and I knew that it was Sebastien, and it would be a problem. In the end, I didn’t plan my laps right.”
Meanwhile Babic was please to find some more speed compared to the recent Calabogie National rounds.
“Finally, I got a good launch, and then you are where you need to be,” explained Babic. “I’m really happy, this helps make up for the last year. I have changed everything on the bike, we’d gone the wrong way on set-up. It felt weird in the beginning, but it got really, really good.”
Earlier in the day, Tremblay controlled the Pro Sport Bike presented by Kawasaki event, taking his second victory in less than two weeks at Calabogie on his Turcotte/Gulf ZX-6R Ninja. Teammate Vincent Levillain of Montreal, QC, on another Ninja was four seconds back for second overall, chased by Philippe Masse of Saint-Hyacinthe, QC. Masse – second at the National – was also Kawasaki mounted.
In DP Brakes Amateur Sport Bike, Brad Macrae of Perth Road, ON, continued his recent impressive streak, winning on a Yamaha YZF-R6 by a solid 13 seconds from the Honda CBR600RR of Kitchener, ON’s Nathan Playford. The Suzuki GSX-R600 of Bobby Desjardins of Ferme-Neuve, QC, was right on Playford’s tail section for third.
In the Motul presented Amateur Superbike class, Anthony Bergeron of Racine, QC, took control at the start on his 1000cc BMW, eventually winning by 12 seconds from the 600cc Yamaha of upstart Macrae. Pierre Simard netted third aboard another S1000RR out of Stoneham, QC.
The Liqui Moly Pro/Am Lightweight Sport Bike was the most exciting race of the day, the smaller bikes making up for a messy National round with a solid fight throughout at the front. Mackenzie Weil of Keene, ON, controlled most of the action on his Motorcyclecourse.com Kawasaki Ninja 400, with a horde of riders in his slipstream.
At the finish, Weil won by a half-second, while Harvey Renaud of Richmond, ON, netted second in a very close finish with the Yamaha of Istvan Hidvegi – the difference just .3 of a second.
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August 2 2021
Toronto, Ontario – The next event in the Canadian National Superbike Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, August 13-15, will feature the new FAST Riding School Hard Charger Award. The CSBK event at “old Mosport” next month will for the first time offer three Pro Superbike Feature events over the weekend, and each will provide a $500 bonus for the racer deemed to have produced the best effort in context of that race, specifically overcoming a potentially wide range of challenges.
CSBK Media staffers will determine the winner of the FAST Riding School hard charger Award immediately following each of the National Feature class races. The winner will receive the ceremonial “big cheque,” as well as a custom number plate commemorating their unique success.
Currently, Alex Dumas leads the Pro Superbike points standings after two CSBK National races, competing for the Liqui Moly/M.P.G./Fast Riding School Suzuki GSX-R1000. 18-year-old Dumas is an instructor for the FAST Riding School, and a two-time MotoAmerica National Champion.
The FAST Riding School was started at Sanair International in Quebec in 1986, offering a unique in Canada curriculum managed by the AMA F-1 winner and Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame member Alan Labrosse. The school was eventually owned and run by three-time Canadian National Superbike Champion Michel Mercier, also a Hall of Famer.
The FAST Riding School was recently purchased by ex-Pro racer Martin Hamel, who has revamped the Shannonville Motorsport Park based instruction program. CSBK National Official Series Announcer Frank Wood is also a staffer at the FAST Riding School. CSBK principal Colin Fraser is a former FAST Riding School Instructor.
FAST Riding School offers several levels of participation, and machinery from Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha. More information is available at fastridingschool.com.
For more information on the CSBK Canadian Superbike Championship, visit www.csbk.ca
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July 22 2021
Bowmanville Ontario - Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) is pleased to announce that spectators will be able to return to the circuit next month.
A limited number of tickets for the Superbike Doubleheader Weekend, August 13th to 15th, are now officially on sale. Ticket sales will be done completely online. No tickets will be available at the gate so that all contact tracing information can be completed ahead of time.
“We are extremely excited to be able to welcome our fans back to the track,” said track President and General Manager Myles Brandt. “That being said it is important that everyone attending follows the current COVID-19 guidelines so that we can have a safe and successful event.”
Camping will also be available for the event combined with a Weekend Superticket. No Saturday-only tickets will be available. Tickets will only be available to purchase for the weekend or Sunday only. As usual, children 16 and under are free.
All spectators will be required to wear a mask while on the property, except when eating, drinking or while they are at their own campsite and with members of their own family.
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