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Picotte Performance Yamaha’s Pascal Picotte surprised no one by running away with the Hindle Exhausts 600cc Sportbike race Sunday at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant, in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. After leading every practice session and qualifying, Picotte convincingly won the 12-lap race, clinching his second consecutive Championship in the class at round seven of the eight-round series.

After the first start was aborted for a crash and fluid clean-up on the track, DXS Diablo Suzuki’s Steve Crevier got the holeshot and led the first two laps, but Crevier’s run at the front was short-lived. Picotte passed Crevier heading into the right-hander at the end of the long back straightaway on lap three. Once in front, Picotte instantly built a lead with the fastest lap of the race, a 1:41.82, before eventually winning by a comfortable margin.

Crevier continued to race for second, very closely at times, with Fast Company/Honda Canada’s Jordan Szoke and Kawasaki Canada’s Francis Martin.

On lap 11, both Szoke and Martin got around Crevier, who later said he was struggling for side drive grip. Szoke finished second, Martin earned his first podium finish of the year with third and Crevier took fourth.

Provisional Hindle Exhausts 600cc Sportbike Race Results:

1. Pascal Picotte (Yam YZF-R6), 12 laps, 22:15
2. Jordan Szoke (Hon CBR600RR), -1.514 seconds
3. Francis Martin (Kaw ZX-6RR), -2.292 seconds
4. Steve Crevier (Suz GSX-R600), -2.912 seconds
5. Clint McBain (Suz GSX-R600), -7.369 seconds
6. Jeff Williams (Suz GSX-R600), -8.553 seconds
7. Matt McBride (Kaw ZX-6RR), -9.785 seconds
8. Andrew Nelson (Hon CBR600RR), -22.199 seconds
9. Frank Trombino (Yam YZF-R6), -27.382 seconds, crash
10. Chris Peris (Suz GSX-R600), -28.436 seconds
11. Michael Leon (Suz GSX-R600), -29.459 seconds
12. Zenon Nelson (Suz GSX-R600), -33.140 seconds
13. Stuart Nodell (Kaw ZX-6RR), -38.460 seconds
14. Yannick Beaureguard (Hon CBR600), -48.560 seconds
15. Barry French (Yam YZF-R6), -52.136 seconds
16. Jeremy French (Hon CBR600), -64.810 seconds
17. Jeremy Burgess (Suz GSX-R600), -69.392 seconds
18. Yannick Morin (Kaw ZX-6), -81.034 seconds
19. Andrew Murray (Kaw ZX-6), -6 laps, DNF
20. Sebastien Michel (Suz GSX-R600), -8 laps, DNF