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Most of the top riders in the Parts Canada Superbike Series have finalized their deals for the 2004 season.

According to the official website of the Canadian series, www.cdnsuperbike.com, two-time Canadian Superbike Champion Jordan Szoke and young gun Andrew Nelson will ride for the Honda Canada factory team. The team will be run by former racer Alan Labrosse and the team’s CBR1000RRs and CBR600RRs will be prepared by Scott Miller of Fast Company. The team will use Dunlop tires.

2003 Parts Canada Superbike Champion and Hindle Exhausts 600cc Sportbike Champion Pascal Picotte will once again ride Yamaha YZF-R1s and YZF-R6s in his own team.

1999 Canadian Superbike Champion Francis Martin will return to Canadian Kawasaki Motors to race the all-new ZX-10R and revised ZX-6RR alongside teammate Matt McBride.

Multi-time Canadian Champion Steve Crevier and Jeff Williams will ride Suzukis for Diablo Performance.

Frank Trombino is expected to return to ride for Brooklin Cycle Yamaha.

Coors Light Racing Blackfoot Suzuki will field Clint McBain.

Due to the longer winter in Canada and the fact that the 2004 Parts Canada Superbike Series doesn’t start until May 20-22, several of the top teams are expected to compete, or at least test, at some of the first rounds of the AMA series. In 2003, Canadian teams tested and raced at Daytona, California Speedway and Infineon Raceway.