Exciting Racing at Atlantic Motorsport Park

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Port Perry, Ontario - The fourth round of the 2019 Canadian Superbike Series (CSBK) took place on July 18-21, at Atlantic Motorsport Park in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The weather was a whole mix of things, but the one constant was the record hot temperatures which made it very difficult for the riders.

Since this weekend was a double-header, qualifying took place on the Friday. Ben Young, on the Scot-Build/Hindle/BMW S1000RR, was again at the top of the board and took pole in qualifying for the Mopar Pro Superbike race. Jordan Szoke, on the Mopar Express Lane/Hindle/Kawasaki ZX-10R came 2nd in qualifying, followed by Trevor Daley on the Parts Canada/Suzuki GSX-R1000.

On Saturday, the weather was extremely hot and track temperatures were rising. At the start of the Mopar Pro Superbike Race 1, Daley was able to pull ahead and get the holeshot, followed by Young and Szoke close behind. At the end of lap 2, an unfortunate incident happened between Young and Szoke, sending Szoke flying off his ZX-10R. Young was able to ride off the track and re-join the raced, but was now in 10th position. Young put his head down and rode his heart out trying to regain at least a closer spot to the podium. To everyone's dismay, Young managed to make his way back up to the front of the pack. On the last lap in the last corner, Young passed race leader Samuel Trepanier (on the Blysk Racing/Hindle/BMW S1000RR) for the win! Young's nickname for the weekend was the "Comeback Kid" as everyone was astonished that he was able to to gain the top spot on the podium after finding himself in 10th place after the mishap. Samuel Trepanier came in a very close 2nd place, followed by Trevor Daley in 3rd place.

"It was definitely an exciting and eventful race", said Young. "The racing incident was unfortunate, as we felt we had a strong pace to cross the line with a healthy margin. It was unbelievable to come through and take the win from so far back."

On Sunday for the Mopar Pro Superbike Race 2, the weather was just not cooperating. As the feature race was about to get underway, the skies turned black and a bout of torrential downpour started. The race was delayed until the weather cleared. Once better weather had returned, the riders were given the all-clear for a shortened Superbike race. The track was still wet, but the weather conditions had improved enough to start the race.

Ben Young had a great start and grabbed the holeshot, with Szoke close on his tail. By the 9th lap, Szoke was able to make a pass for the lead. Szoke maintained the lead for the rest of the race, while the gap behind grew bigger. Szoke crossed the finish line in 1st, followed by Young in 2nd and rookie to the Superbike class racer Tommy Casas, on the Parts Canada/Hindle/Yamaha YZF-R1, came in 3rd place.

"I didn't get the best of starts, but I typically do pretty well in wet races, so I was able to work my way to Ben just as the track started to dry out a bit and the tires really came together," Szoke said.

Casas, on his first-ever Pro Superbike podium, said: "I really enjoy riding in the rain, and I'm extremely happy to have put my Yamaha R1 on the podium for my very first time. Hopefully there will be more to come."

In the TSN's Motorcycle Experience Amateur Lightweight class, local racer Avery Hart, on the Hindle-powered Yamaha YZF-R3, took home two back-to-back wins in Race 1 and Race 2.

Ben Leclair (Yamaha YZF-R3) took home 2nd place in Race 1, followed by Trevor Dion, on the Hindle-powered Kawasaki Ninja 400 in 3rd place. In Race 2, Matthew Simpson, on the Hindle-powered Honda CBR500RR, came in a close 2nd, followed by Ben Leclair (Yamaha YZF-R3) in 3rd place.

In other Amateur racing news, Quebec resident Christian Allard took home both 1st place finishes in the Express Lane Amateur Superbike Race and the Parts Canada Amateur Sport Bike Race, aboard his Hindle-powered Kawasaki ZX-6R.