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Ty Howard overcame a meatball flag, a stalled engine and a stubborn bid by Tyler McDonald to turn in a dominating five-win race performance at round six of the CMRA Championship Series held at Oak Hill Raceway, near Henderson, Texas. In the Sum Of All Parts A Superstock Expert race, which pays a $150 purse, Howard came from behind on his Suzuki GSX-R750 to beat Yamaha YZF-R1-mounted Bryan West by three seconds after serving a stop and go penalty on lap three for getting an early jump at the start. In the $1000 purse-paying Pace American Trailers Formula 1 race, which was run in a downpour, Howard killed his engine on the grid and was unable to get it started by the time the green flag fell. Howard entered the race a half of a lap down after getting a bump start, and then ran down early leader Tyler McDonald, passing him on lap four, before going on to a 26-second margin of victory. In the Racing Performance Services B Superstock Expert race, which pays $150 purse, Howard battled all race with a stubborn McDonald, passing him on the final lap to take yet another win. Howard went on to add wins in the Komodo Racing C Superstock Expert race and the Motorcycles Unlimited C Superbike race. Howard also topped off his day by claiming the $150 prize for winning the Island Racing Fast Lap of the Weekend award, for posting the fastest transponder-timed lap, a 1:22.680 in the C Superbike race. In the Roadracingworld.com Formula 2 Expert race, which pays $150 purse to the top five finishers, Suzuki SV650-mounted Zac Chapman came from behind to take the win, topping Motard-rider Dustin Meador (YZ426), Derek Wagnon (Honda RS125) and Ryan O’Donnell (RS125) in the process. Other Expert-class winners included Dustin Dominguez, who claimed wins in the South Central Race Center D Superbike Expert race, which pays a $150 purse, and the Lightweight Twins Expert race. Derek Wagnon claimed the winner’s share of the $150 purse paid in the Northwest Honda 125 GP race, while Eric Falt took the win in the Avteq Formula 40 Lightweight Expert race, which pays a $150 purse. Bryan West turned back all challengers to win the RaceworX A Superbike Expert race, which pays a $150 purse. In Saturday’s CMRA Formula Mini Endurance race, Venom Racing, riding a Honda RS80, maintained steady lap times and avoided problems to take the win, finishing the six hour race with four laps to spare over second place finishers Hambone (Kawasaki EX250). Finishing in third place, four laps down from Hambone, was Trinity Racing Too, riding a Honda RS85. KTM 65-mounted Excel Racing claimed the win in the Formula 5 division with a fifth overall finish, while Thunderdonk Racing (YSR XR100) and SDM Racing (KLX110) finished 13th and 14th to win the Formula 7 and Formula 6 divisions, respectively. In Mini Sprint action, Ryan O’Donnell won the Formula 4 race on his Honda RS85, while Conner Blevins took the win in the Formula 6 class on a Honda NSR50. In the Formula 5 race, Derek Wagnon claimed the win on a Honda RS80, with Roger Albert taking the Formula 7 win on a Honda XR100. The CMRA returns to action on July 28-30 at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit with a five hour endurance race, a two hour mini endurance race and a full slate of sprint races.

AFTER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS IN 600 SPORTBIKE, SZOKE TAKES THE WIN IN CANADA SUPERBIKE AT RACE CITY SPEEDWAY Calgary Alberta Parts Canada Superbike Round 3 After setting two lap records while landing both pole positions, you would (like to) think that Sunday’s finals should be less dramatic. However this is racing and Sundays have a will of their own. Morning warm up practice went off with no issues. The Kawasaki ZX6RR in Hindle PRO 600 Sportbike last lap qualifying ‘burble’ that the team thought might be a fuel starvation issue as the fuel level got low in qualifying (they carry minimum fuel load to keep the weight down) ran well in the 20 minute Sunday morning practice, but Jordan knew he had serious issues in the race warm up lap right away as they came to the grid for the start, but was unable to do anything about it once on the grid. The race was red flagged on the first lap due to an incident, providing the Kawasaki Canada Racing team to repair the problem. Even with the mad scramble to get the ZX6RR repaired, the problem plagued Jordan throughout the race, forcing Jordan to turn off the bike and restart it several times per lap to keep the engine running at close to full power. This tactic slowed his times down significantly, but Jordan knew he had to keep running to protect his Championship points lead. He finished a very disappointing 11th, but if you want to look deep for good news, it is that he still holds the Hindle PRO 600 Sportbike Championship points lead by 1 point. Jordan has 128 and Clint has 127. The race was won by Kevin Lacombe with Clint McBain in second and Kawasaki team mate Tom Kipp in third. With the disappointment the team was feeling over the 600 race, the focus returned for the parts Canada Superbike Championship and the Kawasaki Canada Racing team had Jordan’s ZX10R ready for race and Jordan’s concentration was somehow bolstered as he needed to prove his was still the fastest rider out there. Right from the start of the 20 lap Superbike final, Jordan was locked into a battle with Clint McBain, and the pair broke away from the pack but never from each other. Clint led the first half of the race, when Jordan got by him and attempted to break away from Clint but was unable to do so. Clint got by Jordan once again with the two running very close through lapped traffic until Jordan was able to retake the lead on the final laps and hold onto it for his third consecutive Superbike victory this year. Clint McBain finished in second with Kevin Lacombe in third. Jordan now has 160 points to Kevin Lacombe’s 119 and Francis Martin’s 112. Round 4 for the Parts Canada Superbike Championship returns to Ontario in two weeks travelling to Mosport Park near Bowmanville, one of Jordan’s favourite tracks. Race dates are July 14-15.

Twenty-one year old Brendan Roberts extended his lead this weekend in the Metzeler National Superstock Series after taking a fifth position in Saturday’s race and the race win yesterday, 2nd July. After the cancellation of the double barrelled round which was due to take place at Mondello Park, the Superstock Class were allocated two races alongside the illustrious Moto GP race at Donington Park. With a capacity crowd in excess of 80,000 people and in the baking hot sunshine Roberts was on a mission to ensure that he gained strong points in the two races. Qualifying in sixth position on the grid, the Grantham based rider had his work cut out. A poor start in the first race saw Roberts slip back to seventh position, he was locked in a dice with Steve Allen and Guy Sanders for sixth. The young Australian settled into the race but was unable to catch the front runners after they had pulled a small margin on the chasing pack. A last lap manoeuvre saw Roberts take sixth place in the race, after a technical investigation race winner Adrian Coates was excluded from the race, which saw Roberts promoted to fifth. A more relaxed Roberts took to the grid on Sunday feeling more confident about the race. Roberts a better start as he exited Redgate in fifth position, with his sights set on the leaders he went to work as he closed the gap to the front. Braking late into the last corner, Goddards, Roberts made some impressive and confident passes as he went under Hudson Kennagh, Ian Hutchinson, Marshall Neill and finally race leader Coates on the penultimate lap. More positions were exchanged on the final lap between the front three and once again he managed to master a pass on Coates as they powered out of the Old Hairpin, Roberts crossed the line a mere half second in front of Coates with Neill rounding out the podium. Taking his third win of the season Roberts now has a 43 point lead over his nearest rival and was delighted with his results commenting “It was great to finish the weekend on top and prove to everyone that I’m on top of my game. Saturday was really difficult as I had the speed but couldn’t get clear, so to have come through the pack and to take another win was awesome. I’m now looking forward to Wednesday as Rizla Suzuki are giving me a chance to test their Superbike, fingers crossed I’ll be able to fill in for the injured James Haydon, only time will tell.”

DALKE MOTORSPORTS TAKES SECOND IN THE MEDIUMWEIGHT SUPERSTOCK CLASS Dalke Motorsports rode its Pirelli shod Suzuki GSX-R600 to a second place in class and seventh overall finish in the 5th round of the WERA National Endurance Series at Road Atlanta. Dalke riders Giovanni Rojas, Wrenn Smith and Brian Dalke worked Thursday practice with Thermosman Suspension’s Mike Fitzgerald and Moose of Pirelli/Trackside Racer’s Supply to sort out tire life issues before the race. Additional riders Josh Smith-Moore and Daniel Parkerson each put time on the bike in the Road Atlanta sun and managed one front tire and two rears for the six-hour event. The new bike was brought to life by the addition of a LeoVince full exhaust system, which really paid off on Road Atlanta’s long back straight. For more details, check us out at dalkemotorsports.com. More, from a press release issued by Caesar Gonzales: GONZALES RETURNS TO RACING AND RELEASES RACE RELATED AUTOBIOGRAPHY Caesar Gonzales has returned to action after two year hiatus, racing in the WERA Cycle Jam in Atlanta, Georgia. Riding a 2006 Kawasaki ZX6RR, he competed in the C Superstock and C Superbike races in both the Sportsman and National series. Caesar has planned to continue racing for the remainder of the season and will also compete in several AMA Pro races. Caesar’s return to racing coincides with the release of his autobiography, “Beating The Odds; An Autobiographical Rags To Racing Story.” The book chronicles how, as a child, he struggles through a physical, emotional, and mentally abusive home. He is rescued by a child protective system that is ill equipped to help him through his issues. Through trial and error, not to mention perseverance, he grows up and realizes his childhood dream of being a motorcycle racer. The book is available through ~http://www.caesargonzales.com~ and will be available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble shortly. More, from a press release issued by Team Velocity Racing: Team Velocity Racing Wins Mediumweight Superstock in Dramatic WERA Endurance at Road Atlanta BRASELTON, Ga. Team Velocity Racing felt the heat during round five of the WERA National Endurance Series, battling near triple-digit temperatures as well as a fire and a crash. At the end of the brutal six-hour race, TVR II had snagged the Mediumweight Superstock win and finished fourth overall. Chuck Ivey joined Steven Breckenridge and James Stroud on the TVR II Yamaha YZF-R6 in the Mediumweight Superstock entry. They got a solid start to the race with Breckenridge at the controls. Stroud followed suit, extending the team’s class lead before Ivey took over in the fourth hour. He was passing another rider at the entrance to the esses, but ripples in the track sent his front tire sliding. Ivey rode out the ensuing lowside, then returned to the pits for a quick retech. Luckily, there was minimal damage to the R6, and the team had such a long lead over second place that they never lost a class position. Ivey, Breckenridge and Stroud stayed out front for the rest of the race, finishing fourth overall and securing another Mediumweight Superstock victory for TVR II. “We were battling with Dalke a little bit. They came out pretty quick, and we didn’t want to push it too fast at the beginning of the race,” said Stroud. “When I got on after Steven for my stint, I was running the same lap times but we pulled ahead. It was really about consistency. All of us that got on the bike were running nearly the same lap times.” “We had a really good crew this weekend and that made a big difference. Our Pirellis worked really well and we didn’t have to change tires every stop, so that’s what put us in the lead and helped us maintain it even when we crashed,” commented Breckenridge. The race also got off to a great start for Reuben Frankenfield, who took the lead on the TVR Yamaha YZF-R1. He kept the Heavyweight Superstock bike in the lead for the opening laps before settling into third for much of the first hour as the bike began overheating. Frankenfield handed the bike over to Ivey, but in the second hour the Yamaha began having clutch problems. Ivey was forced to pull off in turn seven, and he noticed that oil coming from the motor had caught fire. Corner workers came to the rescue with a fire extinguisher, but the team was forced to bring out their backup bike. From there, Ivey, Frankenfield and guest rider Scott Harwell made laps on the backup TVR Yamaha YZF-R1, eventually crossing the finish line seventh in class. “I got the lead at the start, but the bike started overheating so I started trying to cool it off the best I could, letting off the throttle and staying out of people’s draft,” said Frankenfield. Ivey added that “we had Jody Stewart back on the crew this weekend. It’s his first race this season and it was a world of difference. Jody runs the pits when he’s here, so without him things definitely would have been a lot more difficult, so thanks to Jody.” Team Velocity Racing has just two weeks before they head up to Grattan Raceway in Michigan for round six, another six-hour event. More, from a press release issued by Ducshop: DUCSHOP RACING REPORT JULY 2 CYCLE JAM AT ROAD ATLANTA Ducshop Racing’s Brian Stokes and Mike Smith finished first and second in the WERA Heavyweight Twins Superbike national race at Road Atlanta’s Cycle Jam this weekend. Stokes rode his RSV Mille to the win, with Smith in second on the NCR Millona R. The duo has added a spice to the heavyweight twins class and both look likely to be title contenders for the Grand National Finale at Road Atlanta this October. This weekend’s race served as a gauge of what needs to be done to both machines before the GNF and Ducshop Racing’s owner, Mark Sutton, hopes the two bikes will be more evenly matched for the championship finale. “Though the NCR has a significant weight advantage over the Aprilia, it’s still down forty horsepower and that really shows at a track as fast as Road Atlanta,” said Sutton. The NCR was within half a second of the Aprilia’s lap times, indicating that with more horsepower the two bikes will be more evenly matched. The last WERA round at Talladega GP showed how evenly matched the two riders are in ability when they diced for the lead in both the F1 races on their GSX-R1000s. Smith taking the checkered flag both times followed closely by Stokes. And as Michelin sponsored riders, both have the advantage of Michelin tires. But it won’t be just Ducshop riders competing for the HWTSB crown. There is bound to be stiff competition racing for some hefty prize money, so Ducshop plans to use the next few months developing and testing both bikes. There’s definitely more potential for improvement in the NCR’s overall horsepower and suspension, making it a closer match to the Aprilia, but their aim is make both bikes as competetive as possible for October’s race.

ASRA Team Challenge Round 5 Summit Point Raceway Moon’s Super Cycle II Dominates at Summit. From the drop of the green flag it was all Moon’s Super Cycle II for the next 78 laps as Calvin Martinez and crew displayed a mastery of Summit Point Raceway not seen before. This Mid-West based team wasn’t supposed to dominate the race the way they did, as local favorites Fast Lane Cycle (Rick Beggs & Kevin Tate) had the most experienced team with hundreds if not thousands of laps around Summit Point, but were unable to translate the seat time into a win. The only machine to give serious chase to Moon’s II was Speedwerks Racing (Geoff Doyer & Charlie Coleman) the eventual winner of the GTU class. In the end, Speedwerks was able to keep their hopes alive by unlapping themselves when Scott Harwood, riding for the defending champion Moon’s Super Cycle II, pitted for the first time at lap 55 giving Doyer and Coleman an opening they were not able to capitalize on. Speedwerks Racing, the GTU winner, finished as the only other bike on the lead lap with the overall winner Moon’s Super Cycle. In the GTO class it was Moon’s, with Calvin Martinez and Harwood followed by Fast Lane Racing GTO, then the Reach Around Racing Team of Shay Marlin, Jeremy Turner and John Jenkins aboard. The Mid-Illini/NFC Racing machine had an early tumble that took them out of contention, but the soldiered on to finish fourth on GTO and 13th Overall. The GTU class saw a great battle between Speedwerks and Speedy Monster Racing as they ran in first and second place for 50 of the 78 laps with 3S Motorsports in third a lap behind Speedy Monster. In the remaining 28 laps, Michael Murray and the 3S Motorsports team moved ahead of Speedy Monster to take second in class and fourth overall. Surprisingly, by the 55th lap of the event, the GTL leader Team All-stars were all alone in fifth place overall ahead of the faster third place machines in both GTO and GTU. Sean Marston and his All-stars teammate Arnold Hastings upset series regulars Mighty Lumina (Bill Davenport & Daniel Riter) and Team LMB (Neil Frank, Max Grant & Sean Kerns) who finished second and third respectively in GTL. The A&J Solo Challenge competitors had to finish 73 laps in 95+ temperatures and it took its toll. Normally, the Solo riders run high in the overall rankings, but with nature against them it was a race of attrition. With a true display of courage, Robert Lombardi, who crashed at Heartland Park-Topeka and cracked several ribs, made the Solo start and led the second place machine of Travis McNerney on the Fast Lane Solo entry by two full laps at the 60 lap mark and held on to that advantage to the end. Brian Gregory with “Da Sheep-R-Skeared Racing” was third with a solid ride in the A&J Solo class, three laps down to Lombardi at the finish. For complete ASRA Team Challenge results and current point standings, go to www.ccsracing.us .

SZOKE EDGES MCBAIN CALGARY, AB Parts Canada Superbike points leader Jordan Szoke made a last-lap pass of local hero Clint McBain to win the third round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship at Race City Motorsport Park in Calgary Sunday. The Brantford, ON racer drafted his Canadian Kawasaki Motors Kawasaki ZX-10R past the Team Suzuki / Blackfoot Suzuki GSX-R1000 of McBain on the long front straight as they started their final lap and held on for a 0.391-sec. victory. With the victory, Szoke became the first rider since 1993 to win the first three races of the national season. “I knew we had a good set-up and I knew we could set a good pace for all 20 laps,” said Szoke, a two-time Canadian national Superbike champion. “I had a good drive onto the front straight on the last lap and was able to make the pass.” Kevin Lacombe completed the podium on his Picotte Performance / Yamaha Canada / Toyota Yamaha YZF-R1. Szoke and McBain traded the lead four times, with the Calgary rider leading the most laps. McBain won both ends of a doubleheader at Race City last season. “Our bikes were pretty even,” McBain said. “Through turns 5 and 6 [on the last lap] I tried to pass him on the outside but couldn’t get it done.” Lacombe was under pressure from defending Parts Canada Superbike champion Francis Martin for most of the race, but held on to take his third podium finish of the season. The Granby, QC rider is now second in the series standings with 119 points to Szoke’s 160. Martin settled for fourth aboard the Team Suzuki / Blackfoot Suzuki GSX-R1000 and the Rock Forest, QC rider is third in Superbike standings with 112 points. Pascal Picotte was fifth on his Picotte Performance / Yamaha Canada / Toyota Yamaha YZF-R1. In other action at Race City, Lacombe won the Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike feature on his Yamaha YZF-R6 after taking the lead from McBain on lap 2 of the 13-lap race. McBain settled for second aboard his Suzuki GSX-R600 and Tom Kipp of Chardon, OH was third riding the Canadian Kawasaki Motors Kawasaki ZX-6RR. Class points leader Szoke finished 11th after suffering engine troubles with his Kawasaki but clings to a one-point lead over McBain in the standings, 128-127. Karl Daigle of Granby, QC won the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike feature on his Honda CBR600RR over the Suzuki GSX-R600 of St-Jean Richelieu, QC’s Dany Jourdain. Mark Carmichael of Langley, BC placed third on another Suzuki. Brett McCormick of Saskatoon won Canadian Thunder on his Buell XB-9R. Paul Glenn of Keene, ON took the checkered flag in Suzuki SV650 National Cup. Action from Calgary can be seen later this summer on TSN and TSN HD. The Parts Canada Superbike Championship continues at with a doubleheader event at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, ON July 14-16. For more series information, visit www.cdnsuperbike.com Results from Sunday’s third round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship at Race City Motorsport Park in Calgary, showing finishing position, rider name, hometown, motorcycle and laps completed: 1.Jordan Szoke, Brantford, ON, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 20; 2. Clint McBain, Calgary, AB, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 20; 3. Kevin Lacombe, Granby, QC, Yamaha YZF-R1, 20; 4. Francis Martin, Rock Forest, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 20; 5. Pascal Picotte, St-Cecile Milton, QC, Yamaha YZF-R1, 20; 6. Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 20; 7. Andrew Nelson, Kars, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1, 20; 8. Erick Beausejour, Val Senneville, QC, Honda CBR1000RR, 20; 9. Frank Trombino, Kleinburg, ON, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 20; 10. Jean-Paul Tache, North Bay, ON, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 20; 11. Jeff Gaynor, Erin, ON, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 19; 12. Larry Orde, Peterborough, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1, 19; 13. Shawn Jones, Coquitlam, BC, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 19; Did Not Finish: Brad Gavey, Calgary, AB, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 14; Mike Zottmann, Calgary, AB, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 8 Did Not Start: Stephane Chabot, Oshawa, ON, Yamaha YZF-R6; Barry French, Whitby, ON, Honda CBR600RR; Jeremy Stepper, Calgary, AB, Yamaha YZF-R6; Craig Archer, Whitby, ON, Honda CBR600RR Parts Canada Superbike Championship point standings after Sunday’s third round of the series at Race City Motorsport Park in Calgary, showing position, rider name and point total: 1.Jordan Szoke, 160; 2. Kevin Lacombe, 199; 3. Francis Martin, 112; 4. Tom Kipp, 93; 5. Pascal Picotte, 90; 6. Andrew Nelson, 71; 7. Frank Trombino, 69; 8. Erick Beausejour, 69; 9. Jean-Paul Tache, 63; 10. Clint McBain, 49; 11. Larry Orde, 40; 12. Zenon Nelson, 32; 13. Sean Heydorn, 27; 14. Matt McBride, 27; 15. Csaba Werner, 19; 16. Elie Daccache, 17; 17. Jeff Gaynor, 17; 18. Jeremy Burgess, 15; 19. Shawn Jones, 13; 20. Yanick Beauregard, 12; 21. Chris Murray-Audain, 8; 22. Matthew Bushe, 6; 23. Todd Scott, 2; 24. Terry Steeves, 1