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Action at Autodrome St-Eustache
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RELEASE -
Port Perry, Ontario (July 9, 2018) -
The third round of the 2018 Canadian
Superbike Series (CSBK) took place last weekend (June 29 - July 1) at
Autodrome St-Eustache in St-Eustache, Quebec. It was a hot one
with record breaking temperatures reaching 34 degrees celcius with a
measured track temperature at 49 degrees celcius. The heat made for
challenging conditions that the riders had no choice but to battle through.
In the feature Mopar
Pro Superbike qualifying, Szoke, on the Mopar Express Lane/Hindle/BMW
S1000RR, scored the top spot, followed by Young, on the
Scotbuild/Hindle/BMW S1000RR, only 0.2 seconds behind in 2nd and Daley, on
the One Speed/Hindle/Kawasaki ZX-10R in 3rd.
In the Mopar Pro
Superbike race, Young had an amazing start and grabbed the holeshot ahead
of the #1 plate champion, Szoke. The first few laps were a changing battle
for 1st and 2nd between Young and Szoke. Szoke was eager to especially win
at this track since he has not lost a race here since 2011.
Young maintained a
fairly consistent lead until lap 3, where Szoke got by and Young decided to
bide his time to see what would happen. Szoke, however, slowly crept away,
gaining about 0.1 of a second on Young each lap. Szoke crossed the finish
line in 1st place, while Young crossed in 2nd place.
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Mopar Pro Superbike Podium: Szoke in 1st, Young in
2nd & Trepanier in 3rd
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Samuel Trepanier, on the Blysk Racing/Hindle/BMW S1000RR, came
in 3rd place after starting further back on the grid due to a penalty in
qualifying. Trepanier and Daley battled closely for 3rd and 4th, but
Trepanier was able to maintain the spot across the finish line. Daley came
in a close 4th place, followed by Michael Leon, on the Royal
Distributing/Hindle/BMW S1000RR in 5th place.
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Mopar Pro Superbike 3rd place winner, Samuel
Trepanier
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"I got a really
good start, but obviously Ben got a better one," Szoke laughed.
"This is my strongest track on the [schedule], but these guys stepped
up. Fortunately, I was able to pull out a gap and keep the pace until the
end."
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Szoke continues his winning streak and wins the Mopar
Pro Superbike race
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"We were giving all we had. We had a great start, it
actually surprised me," Young said. "It's still disappointing,
but we're taking steps forward and now we just need to try for first in
[round four]."
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Young kept it smooth and consistent, but just
couldn't snag 1st place past the finish line
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Young (#86) leading the pack of Pro Superbike riders
during the 1st part of the race, followed by Szoke (#1), Williams
(#7), Daley (#116) & Leon (#74)
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In other racing news, Tomas Casas,
the Liqui Moly Pro Sportbike #1 plate holder on the Peterborough
Cycle/Hindle/Yamaha YZF-R6, regained his momentum and took home 1st place.
Casas consistently held onto 1st place the entire race, while an exciting
battle for 2nd and 3rd was happening right behind him.
Mitch Card, also on a Yamaha
YZF-R6, battled back and forth with Sebastien Tremblay, on the DB
Moto/Hindle/Kawasaki ZX-6R. Card ended up crossing the finish line in 2nd
with Tremblay close on his tail in 3rd place.
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Liqui Moly Pro Sportbike poidum: Casas in 1st, Card
in 2nd and Tremblay in 3rd
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"The plan was to get a good start and luckily we were
able to because there was a big battle behind me," Casas said.
"The heat was killing us, but I had a blast out there."
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Casas cruised along to victory in the Liqui Moly Pro
Sportbike race
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David MacKay, on the Mack
Attack/Hindle/Kawasaki ZX-6R finished in a close 4th position, followed by
Louie Raffa on a Honda CBR600RR.
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Casas (#1) held off the rest of the pack in the Liqui
Moly Pro Sportbike Race, while a close battle for 2nd (Card #12 and
Tremblay # 24) took place right behind him. MacKay (#82) held onto the
4th place spot.
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In the Amateur
Lightweight class double-header, Laval, Quebec rider Alex Berthiaume was
able to put an end to Jake Leclair's winning streak by bringing home 1st
place aboard his Yamaha YZF-R3 in Race 1. Leclair, on the Oshawa
Cycle/Hindle/Yamaha YZF-R3 finished in a close 2nd, followed by Ryan White
in 3rd, on the Hindle-powered Kawasaki Ninja 300.
Leclair was
able to regain his top spot on the podium during Race 2, where he finished
ahead of White in 2nd and Berthiaume in 3rd.
""It was a good, fun
race," LeClair said. "I grabbed the hole shot and was able to
pull a gap, and unfortunately Alex rode off at the end so here we are [in
first]."
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Leclair wasn't able to continue his winning streak in
Race 1 of the Amateur Lightweight class - but, he regained it in Race 2.
Race 2 results: Leclair in 1st, White in 2nd and Berthiaume in 3rd.
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Round 5 is
taking place July 19-22 at Atlantic Motorsports Park in Shubenacadie, Nova
Scotia. The East Coast fans are always equally excited for the Canadian
Superbike National weekend, as there is typically a a very enthusiastic
crowd that turns out to watch the top motorcycle racers in Canada compete.
For more information,
including rider bios and schedules, check out the Canadian Superbike Championship website. See
you at the races!
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