From a press release issued by DXS Diablo Racing Team Suzuki, which surely should earn an “Understatement Of The Year” award for referring to a weekend at which both its riders crashed in top gear due to tire failures, as presenting “more than a few challenges to the Diablo crew”:

DXS Diablo Racing Team Suzuki was at Mosport for rounds 4 & 5 of the Parts Canada National Superbike series. With sudden downpours followed by hot sunshine, Mosport offered more than a few challenges to the Diablo crew.

After leading the Superbike qualifier for the first half of the session Steve Crevier saw his best time bettered only once, giving him the second fastest time of the session. Team-mate Jeff Williams had a very good qualifier, taking the 6th position on the grid with a time of 1:23.002 (just .049 seconds behind 5th). Team-mates Michael Leon and Corey Sherman qualified 20th and 24th on their Suzuki GSXR600’s.

In 600 Sport Bike, Steve Crevier started in 3rd place on the front row. Crevier secured his best 600 result of the double header on Sunday on rain tires in wet conditions. Holding off Blackfoot Suzuki’s Craig Connell, Crevier crossed the line in 2nd.

Always stronger in the dry, Jeff Williams had his best 600 Sport Bike result Saturday with a 7th place finish, just a few positions in front of rookie pro contender and team-mate Corey Sherman, who finished in 11th, while team-mate Michael Leon crashed in corner 3 with 2 laps to go after battling with Bill Card who finished 10th. As Leon was not seriously injured from the crash, mechanic Dave Oakley immediately got to work repairing the GSXR600 for Sundays’ 600 Sport Bike race.

In Saturdays Superbike race, Steve Crevier was forced to start on the 5th row after an error that left the GSXR1000 without enough fuel to test on the dyno in the Friday qualifier. Crevier was climbing his way up the field when a red flag came out to stop the race for fallen team-mate Corey Sherman. Sherman had just finished manoeuvring around a fallen rider in Moss’ corner and was getting on the gas to charge up the back straightaway when his bike began to speed wobble out of control. Sherman fell and slid into the guardrail breaking his leg. The race was restarted with Crevier on the second row. Jeff Williams fought a tight battle for 6th with Blackfoot Suzuki’s Clint McBain when he fell, after 9 laps, at the end of the back straightaway. Williams slid for several feet of racetrack and gravel without any apparent damage to himself thanks to his Carrera leathers. Crevier finished the race in 5th place.

Thanks to the dedication and efforts of mechanics Jeff McKenna and Scott Cameron the Williams GSXR1000 Superbike was repaired and ready to compete in Sundays’ Superbike race.

Sundays’ Superbike race found Steve Crevier again starting on the 5th row in 16th place. With superior riding skills and 15 years of racing experience, Crevier was soon moving up the pack to battle for 5th place when a mechanical failure caused him to crash on the back straightaway. Jeff Williams had a strong race and crossed the line in 7th position.

Next round is at Shubenacadie Nova-Scotia August 7th and 8th. Our riders are always very strong at Atlantic Motorsport Park and all the team is looking forward to it.