Szoke Racing In Loudon Classic for Economy Lube Bridgestone Celtic HSBK Ducati

Canada is well-represented once again at this year’s 102nd running of the famous Loudon Classic, as 14-time Canadian Superbike champion Jordan Szoke is competing in the NEMRR event this weekend with the Economy Lube Bridgestone Celtic HSBK racing team.

Szoke will hop aboard the same V2 Panigale that’s currently piloted by MotoAmerica star Cameron Petersen, returning to historic New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first time since 2001.

Additionally, Szoke is slated to do double-duty in the new Streetfighter class – based on the Super Hooligan category from MotoAmerica – where he will pilot an HSBK Ducati Streetfighter V4 for the first time in his career.

The program features significant support from Bridgestone and Importations Thibault, with Szoke headlining their effort for the open-tire event, while renowned tuner Scott Miller of Fast Company also headlines the team behind the scenes.

Unquestionably the greatest rider in Bridgestone CSBK history, Szoke has amassed an incredible 19 championships, 101 wins, and 165 podiums across his near three-decade long pro career split between Canada and the United States.

Szoke’s storied career has included multiple trips to Loudon, including one of his first ever pro appearances aboard a Kawasaki ZX-7RR in 1997, one year prior to his maiden Canadian Superbike title.

The Brantford, Ontario native has made his first trip to the Loudon Classic in over 20 years, a narrow and challenging 2.6 km circuit and one of the oldest motorcycle road races in the United States, offering a $400,000 purse for 2025.

First launched in 1934 as part of the Laconia Motorcycle Week, the Loudon Classic served as a longtime fixture of the MotoAmerica schedule (then AMA) until 2001. The race has varied in length in recent years, running for 20 laps in 2022 and 2023 before extending to 25 laps last season.

Szoke’s entry will come one year after the appearance of former CSBK Pro Superbike champion Alex Dumas, who finished 13th for MPG Suzuki in a shortened race won by Hayden Gillim in 2024.

Economy Lube has been a personal sponsor of Szoke since the start of the 2024 campaign, helping his CSBK effort for Canadian Kawasaki. While the adjustment to the V2 Panigale is a new one, Szoke has ridden Ducati machinery previously in his career, most notably with the Fast by Ferracci squad in the United States.

Szoke is still contracted to Canadian Kawasaki, who’s Ninja ZX-10RR he has found new speed with so far this season. Szoke was given Kawasaki’s blessing to ride the Ducati in Loudon both in the interest of improving the profile of Canadian racing, and as a thank you to Szoke, Scott Miller, and major CSBK supporter Economy Lube.

Celtic HSBK has been a longtime fixture in the MotoAmerica paddock, supporting star talents such as P.J. Jacobsen, Brandon Paasch, and Kyle Wyman, amongst others.

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