From a press release issued by Team Suzuki News Service:

SIX HOURS – THREE SUZUKIS ON THE PODIUM

The A1-Ring 6 Hour round of the FIM World Endurance Championship has been won by the Zongshen No.1 Suzuki GSX-R1000 ridden by Warwick Nowland and Stephane Mertens. Second place went to the No.2 Zongshen GSX-R1000, and third to Suzuki GB Phase One GSX-R1000 of Jason Pridmore and James Ellison. As well as filling the podium, Suzuki dominated the rest of the field with more than half of the bikes recording a result being GSX-R1000s.

The six hour race was run in two three-hour stints, with Suzuki GB Phase One just missing out on victory in the first session after they ran low on fuel and pushed in for fourth place. Both halves of the race were run at lap-record pace but despite this Phase One managed to make up time in the second session and salvage some vital championship points. They remain in second place in the championship, 32 points behind Zongshen No.1.

Suzuki GB Phase One team manager Russell Benney remains optimistic after a difficult weekend: “Five good results in a row is great for any world championship, and particularly for an endurance one. The Suzukis we are using have proved to be 100% reliable for the job we want them to do. We’re still an amateur team with limited backing, so we’re doing our best with the help we get from all our sponsors. We’re off to Japan next week – we hope to come away with some points that will make a real difference in the championship.”

The next round of the FIM World Endurance Championship is the Suzuka 8 Hours on the 3rd of August.

From a press release issued by MonsterMob Ducati:

MONSTERMOB DUCATI BRITISH SUPERBIKE TEAM

Round 8 – 2003 British Superbike Championship powered by HALLS
Mondello Park, Ireland

Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July 2003

HEARTBREAK FOR SHAKEY

MonsterMob Ducati rider Shane Byrne relinquished his near-perfect record in the British Superbike Championship with a ninth-place finish in race one before getting back to business with another rostrum finish in race two in front of a record crowd at Mondello Park, Co Kildare today.

A first-corner collision bent the 26 year old Kent rider’s brake lever and ended the challenge to maintain his 100% rostrum record in the opening leg, meaning he had to settle for 9th at the flag.

However, ‘Shakey’ bounced back to take 2nd place in an incident packed race two to keep his Championship challenge back on course.

“I couldn’t believe it when I clipped the back of Scott Smart and bent the brake lever. I thought I’d be lucky to finish and I ended up cooking the rear tyre as I tried to make up time. However, I’m more than happy with second in race two and hope to get winning again at Oulton,” said Byrne who still leads the Championship by 135 points after double winner John Reynolds closed the gap.

But the team did taste the victor’s champagne in the form of defending Supersport Champion Stuart Easton who put in a late charge to seal his second win of the season.

The 19 year old from Hawick made his move with five laps to go to clinch victory and with main rival Karl Harris scoring lowly, he reduced the gap to 40 points.

“It’s the little bit of luck I needed and hopefully I can capitalise from here. The bike and tyres worked well and I’m very happy with the result,” said the Scot.

Team owner Paul Bird remained optimistic despite losing a few points in the Superbike Championship chase but was delighted with Easton’s win.

“We were due some bad luck and if that’s it then I’ll settle for it. It’s been a tough weekend but I’m happy with the outcome and look forward to the next round.”

Superbike Results

Race One
1. John Reynolds (Suzuki) 29:04.650
2. Sean Emmett (Ducati) +1.059-seconds
3. Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki) +2.084
4. Glen Richards (Kawasaki) +4.336
5. Michael Rutter (Ducati) +5.786
6. Steve Plater (Honda) +6.083
7. Gary Mason (Yamaha) +11.266s
8. Scott Smart (Kawasaki) +14.481
9. Shane Byrne (MonsterMob Ducati) +19.716
10. Leon Haslam (Ducati) +23.567

Race Two
1. John Reynolds (Suzuki) 30:43.350
2. Shane Byrne (MonsterMob Ducati) +7.300 seconds
3. Glen Richards (Kawasaki) +7.877
4. Gary Mason (Yamaha) + 8.041
5. Michael Rutter (Ducati) +8.888
6. Steve Plater (Honda) +8.894
7. Leon Haslam (Ducati) +15.495
8. Sean Emmett (Ducati) +31.519
9. Mark Heckles (Honda) +35.494
10. Paul Young (Yamaha) +41.584


Superbike Standings after Round 8
1: Shane Byrne (MonsterMob Ducati) 352pts

2: John Reynolds (Suzuki) 217pts

3: Michael Rutter (Ducati) 203pts

4: Glen Richards (Kawasaki) 170pts

5: Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki) 169pts

6: Steve Plater (Honda) 166pts

7: Gary Mason (Yamaha) 148pts

8: Steve Hislop (Yamaha) 122pts

9: Sean Emmett (Ducati) 116pts

10: Scott Smart (Kawasaki) 100pts

Supersport Results
1. Stuart Easton (MonsterMob Ducati) 28:01.740
2. Tom Sykes (Yamaha) +5.134
3. Michael Laverty (Honda) +5.979
4. John Crockford (Honda) +17.409
5. Simon Andrews (Yamaha) +18.353s
6. Craig Jones (Triumph) +27.309
7. Kieran Murphy (Kawasaki) +30.868
8. Rob Frost (Kawasaki) +33.569
9. Adrian Coates (Honda) +33.754
10. Jamie Robinson (Yamaha) +34.394

Supersport Championship Standings after Round 8
1: Karl Harris 165pts

2: Stuart Easton 125pts

3: Simon Andrews 83pts

4: Michael Laverty 73pts

5: Dean Thomas 71pts

5: John Crockford 71pts

7: Adrian Coates 69pts

8: Leon Haslam 60pts

9: Tom Sykes 59pts

10:Craig Jones 57pts



More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki Racing Information:

REYNOLDS BSB DOUBLE

Team Suzuki Press Office – July 20th.

Team Rizla Suzuki’s John Reynolds took his GSX-R1000 to two outstanding wins in today’s British Superbike round at Mondello Park In Ireland.

Rizla Suzuki teammate Yukio Kagayama took third place in the first race and lead the second right up until the penultimate lap, when Reynolds squeezed by. Yukio looked certain to make it a repeat double Suzuki rostrum, but high-sided on the last lap without injury.

Reynolds now moves up to second place in the championship standings.


More, from a press release issued by Hawk Kawasaki:

BSB Round 8, Mondello Park, Eire

Sunday July 20
Track length: 2.1766 miles
Weather: dry, bright, 27°C
Track: dry, 36°C

GREEN MEANIE MAKES PODIUM IN MONDELLO

Glen Richards made the most of his front-row start at Mondello Park today, by taking his Hawk Kawasaki ZX-7RR to a hard-fought fourth and third in the two British Superbike races.

The Aussie was in determined mood from the start of the first race, grabbing the lead on the opening lap and stretching an advantage over the following pack. A podium finish looked well within Richards’ grasp until his rear tyre passed its best, forcing him to settle for a strong fourth.

His brilliant third in race two – his fourth podium of the season – elevates him back to fourth in the riders’ championship and confirms his status as the star of this year’s British Superbike series. ‘It was a good hard race and to get on the podium again was great,’ beamed Glen after the race. ‘I had a go at getting past Shakey, who finished second, but my bike was moving around too much. It was hard because I wanted to pass him, but I also wanted to defend my position. I’m well pleased though.’

Scott Smart looked on course to join his team mate with a top five finish in race two, after recovering brilliantly from a hectic start that saw him pushed wide and dropped down the order in the first corner, until he lost the front end of his ZX-7RR trying to pass Steve Plater three laps from the end of the 18 lap race.

‘There was no doubt that I could have finished up with Glen and maybe got on the podium,’ said Scott, who remounted to finish a brave 13th. ‘There was a place where I could pass Plater every lap, but he closed the door and I had to roll off and I just lost the front.’

His hopes of a podium in the first race were dashed by a badly worn rear tyre, but the 2002 National Supersport runner-up wasn’t afraid to mix it with the front runners in the early laps. ‘The start I got in the first race was alright, although I touched Shakey off the line and then Kagayama stuffed it up the inside, so it was an interesting first lap,’ explained Smart. ‘Then unfortunately Emmett decided to stuff it up the inside and collected me on about the third lap going into the first corner, then Plater passed me because I lost so much time – it was really stupid. It was just a case of trying to catch up, which I started to do, but the rear tyre shredded itself.’

Lee Jackson turned a frustrating weekend around by improving upon his qualifying position in both races, with 14th and 12th, as well as continuing to score points in every race so far this season. ‘We ended up 14th in the first, which isn’t the best result we could have had, but the way the weekend’s been going I’m quite pleased because it’s all about lap times and I found a second over qualifying,’ said Lee. ‘In the second race Emmett ran off the track and rode straight across in front of me, which cost me time, and that was the only lap that I dropped into the 45s – the rest were 42s and 43s. In the end I was 44 seconds behind the winner and that’s not too bad after the weekend I’ve had.’

Hawk Kawasaki team boss Stuart Hicken had plenty to smile about after seeing two of his riders qualify on the front row and one make the podium at a track new to BSB: ‘After having two bikes on the front row and everyone riding real well, it’s been a good weekend for the team,’ he said. ‘You need a little bit of luck and Glen had that with his third position, which was really hard fought for. Unfortunately Scotty had the bad luck – he still got back on to score good points though. I’m happy, because we got a podium – it could have been a double podium, which is hopefully something that will happen before the end of the year.’

From a press release issued by Team Troll Honda BQR:

Report on today’s third round of the Spanish National Formula Extreme Championship race at Albacete, Spain.

Date: July 20, 2003

Noyes 12th in Albacete

Kenny Noyes (Honda CBR954RR), one of two American road racers currently participating in the Spanish National Championship, finished 12th today at sweltering Albacete, Spain, eventually getting the better of a five machine scrap for the position that lasted the entire race.

“We had a problem in the warm-up and couldn’t try the gearing that looked good on the computer. After the warm-up I decided to take add two teeth to the rear to try and get a better run out of the final corner. It looked good on screen but with wheelspin in the real race it turned out to be a mistake. The guys at the front ran high 1:33s and 34s. I ran 34s in the final qualifying session but I was trying to find the gearing to do 33s and ended up being stuck in the 35s,” said Noyes, who was the first Honda rider home behind ten Suzukis and a Yamaha.

The race was won by current MotoGP rider José David de Gea (Alestar Coronas Suzuki GSX-R1000) from former GP 500 regular José Luis Cardoso (D’Antin Yamaha R1) and former Spanish Supersport Champion Oriol Fernandez (Reposl Suzuki GSX-R1000).

Noyes (24) from California, was 8th in the opening round of the Formula Extreme Series at the Circuit of Catalunya, retired at Jarama with a flat front tire and is now 11th in the nationally televised Formula Extreme series, which is Spain’s top championship, having replaced the Superbike class.

The other American racing in the Spanish Nationals is Cory West (19) of Arkansas. He was 20th in Albacete on his Monllau Racing Honda CBR600RR. Cory will return to the United States and ride at a few Formula USA events before returning in September to ride the final four races of the Spanish series. The Albacete Supersport round was won by Ivan Silva (Yamaha R6) who rides for the D’Antin Yamaha team that enters Shinya Nakano in MotoGP.

Noyes, now residing permanently in Spain, rides for the Troll Honda BQR team that enters Alex Debón and Eric Bataille in the World 250 Championship. He will make his next ride in late August at Jerez de la Frontera in the Bancaja Fórmula de Campeones series in the Superstock class (on spec Dunlop slicks).

Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By Beth Wyse

Vesrah Suzuki’s Tray Batey and Mark Junge each won two races during the WERA National Challenge Series weekend at Grattan Raceway in Michigan, while Batey also rode to the win in the Suzuki GSX-R World Cup Qualifier race.

Junge won Open Superstock on the Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R1000. Brent Bennett, who rides a Yamaha YZF-R1, followed Junge until the halfway point, when Junge was finally able to break away. The race was red-flagged on lap eight when rain began to fall. Bennett took second and Eric Spector was third on a Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Rain was falling during the 600cc Superstock race, but it did not stop Junge from pulling away for the win on a Suzuki GSX-R600. Tim Bemisderfer and Fritz Kling battled for second after David Weber crashed out of the position, but John Jacobi worked his way up to take second on a Suzuki GSX-R600. Kling finished third on a Yamaha YZF-R6.

Batey won the Heavyweight Twins race on a Suzuki SV1000. Batey had mechanical problems with his Suzuki TL1000R in practice on Friday, and Mark Junge loaned him the SV for the race. Batey pulled away, while Bradley Champion was second on a Suzuki SV650 and Paul Vitale was third on a Ducati 996.

Batey led the entire Pirelli Formula 1 race on a Suzuki GSX-R750, setting a new track record of 1:19.15 on the third lap. Spector was second, far behind Batey, also on a Suzuki GSX-R750, and Bennett was third on a Yamaha YZF-R1.

Scott Trautmann won the 125cc Grand Prix race on a Honda RS125 after Kevin Gonyou crashed out of the lead with only a few laps remaining. Larry Cohee took second, also on a Honda RS125.

Bradley Champion won the Lightweight Twins race on a Suzuki SV650. Champion built up a long lead, while Chris Normand finished second and Jesse Janish was third, all on Suzuki SV650s.

Jacobi crashed out of the 750cc Superstock race lead on the first lap, handing Batey the lead. Reuben Frankenfield began to catch Batey, and passed for the lead on the fifth lap. Batey had a rain tire on the front, and the track was drying, so he could not keep up with Frankenfield, who was on intermediates. Frankenfield won, followed by Batey in second and Chuck Bannon in third, all three on Suzuki GSX-R750s.

Team InfoTech’s Nicky Wimbauer earned his first victory in the WERA National Challenge Series, winning the 600cc Superbike race on a Yamaha YZF-R6. XT Racing’s David Weber led the first four laps on a Suzuki GSX-R600, but was passed by Wimbauer. Weber had the lead on the final lap, but nearly crashed in the last turn, allowing Wimbauer to pass for the win. Weber was second, and Scotty Van Scoik was third on a Yamaha YZF-R6.

Weber led the 750cc Superbike race on his Suzuki GSX-R750 until turn one of the last lap, when Chuck Bannon passed him for the win. Bannon was riding a Suzuki GSX-R750. Wimbauer took third on a Yamaha YZF-R6.

Only two Experts started the Formula 2 race. Scott Trautmann was first on a Honda RS125, and Bradley Martin was second on a Suzuki SV650.

In the Suzuki World Cup Qualifier race, Batey took the lead at the start and went on to win the race and a trip to Magny-Cours, France, to compete in the World Cup race. Greg Moore ran off track on the first lap, falling to the back of the field. He was able to pass the rest of the riders to finish second. John Jacobi was third, finishing just behind Moore. David Weber was fourth, and Reuben Frankenfield rounded out the top five. All riders were on Suzuki GSX-R750s.

Suzuki officials say that Batey is eligible for the Suzuki GSX-R World Cup despite riding for a Suzuki-sponsored team in the WERA National Endurance Series.

From a press release issued by FGSport Group:

Suzuki Zongshen No.2 on Pole

Zongshen Only Team Faster Than 1:34

Pole position for the A1-Ring 6 Hour round of the FIM World Endurance Championship has been taken by Piergiorgio Bontempi for Suzuki Zongshen No.2, with a time of 1:33.509. This morning’s qualifying sessions began at 8:30am on a circuit which was much slower than yesterday because of the lower morning temperatures. Suzuki Zongshen No.2’s Igor Jerman and Suzuki Police Nationale’s Gwen Giabbani were the only two riders in their group able to improve on yesterday’s times.

Suzuki Zongshen No.1’s Warwick Nowland came in at the end of the session, stormed straight through the pit garage and out of the back, shaking his head after glancing at the timing monitor after a best lap which was half a second slower than Friday. Yamaha Endurance Moto 38 could also not find the performance they expected this morning despite trying different gearing.

The second group fared better as track temperatures rose. Seven riders improved on their times, with Suzuki Trackdaze 11’s Damian Cudlin briefly holding second place before the qualifying tyres came out for the top teams.

Suzuki GB Phase One’s Jason Pridmore was the fastest in his group for most of the second session but struggled to find a gap in the traffic. On a fresh tyre at the end of the session he managed a 1:34.033 to briefly take pole position before Zongshen No.1’s Stephane Mertens recorded the first 1:33 time of the weekend on his final qualifying lap.

The final group showed the benefit of having three riders entered for even the shorter races. With less traffic and track temperatures still climbing Zongshen No.2’s Piergiorgio Bontempi was able to take pole position away from the No.1 Zongshen team with a lap time of 1:33.509. Of the top five teams, only Yamaha Austria were unable to improve their time this morning; local knowledge allowed them to hit the ground running yesterday but the other teams have now found bike set-ups that work well.

The only factor which remains unknown is the fuel consumption of the bikes under race conditions. Fuel strategy will be vital for this race which is being run in two three hour stages; timing refuelling stops to coincide with the mid race break will save between thirty seconds and one minute during the race. If the race is as close as qualifying, this could mean the difference between first and tenth place.

Yamaha Austria have tested fuel consumption here and were able to run for 59 minutes on a tank; that will be cutting it very fine, and racing is always different to testing…

2003, July 19

Quotes

Suzuki Zongshen No.2 – Piergiorgio Bontempi: “The bike is a little bit better than before, but I think we can move another step forward in the warm-up. We don’t have a perfect balance between the front and the rear – we can find a better compromise.”

Suzuki Zongshen No.1 – Warwick Nowland: “Qualifying is just something else we have to do; the race is the real thing. It’s nice to set pole, but I think we can do low 1:35s in the race.”

Suzuki GB Phase One – Jason Pridmore: “I couldn’t get the power down; it spat me out of the seat on one of the fast sections. I can do 1:34s all day in the race.

Suzuki Police Nationale – Gwen Giabbani: “The track was cold this morning, but the bike is good for the race”

Suzuki GB Phase One team manager Russell Benney: “The teams that only stop twice during the three hours will have significant advantage. It’s going to be really tight for everyone.”

Top ten on the grid

1st Suzuki Zongshen 2 (CHN) – Jerman / Bonhuil / Bontempi: – 1:33.509

2nd Suzuki Zongshen 1 (CHN) – Nowland / Mertens – 1:33.756

3rd Suzuki GB Phase One (GBR) – Ellison / Pridmore – 1:34.033

4th Yamaha Austria (AUT) – Truchsess / Wilding / Saiger – 1:34.118

5th Suzuki Police Nationale (FRA) – Giabbani / Blora – 1:34.506

6th Yamaha GMT94 (FRA) – Guyot / Scarnato / Foti – 1:34.699

7th Trackdaze 11 (GBR) – Platacis / Cudlin / Pilborough – 1:34.819

8th Ducati DRE (ITA) – Marchetti / Garcia Edwards – 1:35.222

9th Suzuki Phase One Junior (GBR) – Notman / Fincher / Jessop – 1:35.312

10th Suzuki Jet Team (SUI) – Jaggi / Monot / Waldmeier – 1:36.140

From a press release issued by Mat Mladin Motorsports:

MLADIN POSITIVE FOR AMERICAN SUPERBIKE DOUBLE-HEADER AT MID-OHIO

Just three Double-Header rounds of the 2003 AMA Chevy Trucks US Superbike Champion remain, with Australian Mat Mladin heading to next weekend’s round at Ohio holding a six-point lead in the title chase.

The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course hosts rounds 13 & 14 next weekend (July 26 & 27) and is a circuit that Mladin has tasted success on, winning there in 2001 and where he is also the existing lap record holder for the 3.86km (2.40 miles) circuit claiming the record with a time of 1-min 26.498-seconds on his way to taking pole position for the same race in 2001.

Mladin and his Yoshimura Suzuki team arrive at Mid-Ohio leading the championship after a mixed bag of results of late. Tyre problems at Brainerd saw the three-times American Superbike champion finish seventh, before he responded by taking a resounding race victory at Laguna Seca last weekend.

Last weekend’s victory has put Mladin in a very positive frame of mind as he prepares for the trip to Ohio and then onto the final two circuits of this years championship at Virginia International Raceway (August 29 – 31) and the all-new Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama (September 19 – 21).

“Can’t wait to get to Mid-Ohio,” said Mladin. “We got the points lead back which was good and we’re now looking forward to the double-header weekend there. We need to try and win a couple more races and work on increasing that points gap.

“After winning the AMA race at Laguna Seca last weekend, I feel that if I can win there, then I can win anywhere,” added Mladin. “It was my most disliked circuit in the world. I don’t enjoy racing there, I don’t really like the layout, but we did manage to win the AMA race by about 10 seconds. That has given me a great confidence boost for the remainder of the season and I now look forward to Mid-Ohio.”

Mladin arrives at Mid-Ohio with a total of 356 championship points, courtesy of seven race wins and five pole positions this year and leads Team Kawasaki’s Eric Bostrom by six-points. Teammate Aaron Yates currently lies third with 345 after finishing second to Mladin at Laguna Seca last weekend.

After Mid-Ohio the championship contenders head to the final two circuits of the season, VIR and Barber Motorsports Park. Mladin has sat on pole on VIR and was narrowly beaten there last year, while the Alabama circuit is new to the series in 2003 and will present itself with a whole new range of challenges for the title contenders.

“I was fast at Virginia, but got pipped on the line. I like the place, it’s a nice little racetrack. Alabama on the other hand, we haven’t been to yet, but will be there testing in a few weeks. From what I’ve heard it will be hard on the tyres because you spend so much time on the side of them. It is a brand new race track, still very green, but we’ll see how it is when we get there.”

From a press release issued by the Parts Canada Superbike Championship:

PICOTTE WINS THRILLER

BOWMANVILLE, ON – Pascal Picotte scored his first Parts Canada Superbike Championship win of the season and took over the series points lead in a thrilling race at Mosport International Raceway on Saturday.

Riding the Picotte Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 the St-Cecile de Milton, QC rider came out on top of a three-way battle for the lead in the first race of the Miller Genuine Draft presents the Chevy Trucks Mosport Double Header.

Picotte finished just 0.428 secs. ahead of the Coors Light Racing/Blackfoot Suzuki GSX-R1000 of Rock Forest, QC’s Francis Martin. Martin edged the Brooklin Yamaha YZF-R1 of Kleinburg, ON rider Frank Trombino in a near dead-heat for second at the line.

Picotte is the fourth different winner in the first four races of the Parts Canada Superbike season.

“It was a little bit of a struggle early in the year but now we’ve got some momentum going,” said Picotte, who is making his return to Canadian racing after a successful career in the U.S. “It’s been a long time since I’ve been on the top of the box. I think I deserve it, and the team definitely deserves it.”

Picotte spent most of the 16-lap race running third while Martin and Trombino traded the lead. He moved into the top spot on lap 14 and stayed there until the final lap. Martin dove under him at the end of the backstraight, but Picotte was able to repass him at the next corner.

Trombino got under Martin in the last corner and the two ran side-by-side to the checkered flag, with Martin just holding on for second place.

“I went wide in the last turn and hit a bump,” Martin said of the final dash for the line. “Frank got under me but I said, ‘no way, I’m not losing two positions in two corners.'”

With his win Picotte moved from third to first in the Parts Canada Superbike standings. He now has 150 points to the 140 of Martin.

Jean-Francois Cyr, the points leader coming to Mosport dropped to third in the standings with 138 points after finishing sixth Saturday on his Michelin Yamaha YZF-R1.

Steve Crevier of Maple Ridge, BC was fourth at Mosport on a Diablo Suzuki GSX-R1000 and slipped to fourth in the Superbike standings with 136 points.

The second Superbike race in the doubleheader weekend will run Sunday afternoon.

In other action at Mosport, Picotte shattered the Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike lap record in qualifying for Sunday’s race. The class points leader took his Picotte Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 around in 1:23.146 to easily surpass the previous mark of 1:24.521 set last year by Craig Connell.

Championship leader Jeremy Leduc of Keremeos, BC claimed pole position for the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike feature with a lap time of 1:26.715 on his Yamaha YZF-R6. That race will also be part of Sunday’s program.

This weekend’s event will be televised on TSN in two parts. The first show will air on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 12:30 p.m. EDT with the second on Sunday, Aug. 10, also at 12:30 p.m. Mosport action will also be shown later this year on Quebec’s RDS and across Canada on the Outdoor Life Network.

Results Saturday from the fourth round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship at Mosport International Raceway, showing finishing position, rider name, hometown and type of motorcycle:

1.Pascal Picotte, St-Cecile de Milton, QC, Yamaha YZF-R1; 2. Francis Martin, Rock Forest, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000; 3. Frank Trombino, Kleinburg, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1; 4. Steve Crevier, Maple Ridge, BC, Suzuki GSX-R1000; 5. Clint McBain, Calgary, AB, Suzuki GSX-R1000; 6. Jean-Francois Cyr, Joliette, QC, Yamaha YZF-R1; 7. Jeff Williams, Harrowsmith, ON, Suzuki GSX-R1000; 8. Michael Taylor, Toronto, ON, Honda RC51; 9. Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH, Kawasaki ZX-7RR; 10. Darryn Wilbur, Maple, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1; 11. Benoit Pilon, St-Jerome, QC, Yamaha YZF-R1; 12. Michael Leon, Montreal, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000; 13. Matthew McBride, Toronto, ON, Kawasaki ZX-6R; 14. Bruce McDonald, Mt. Albert, ON, Yamaha YZF-R6; 15. Andrew Nelson, Kars, ON, Honda CBR600RR; 16. John Brundl, Toronto, ON, Honda CBR954RR; 17. Larry Orde, Peterborough, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1; 18. Chris Murray-Audain, Scarborough, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1; 19. Barry French, Brampton, ON, Yamaha YZF-R6; 20. Darren Womack, Windsor, ON, Kawasaki ZX-6RR DNS. Kevin Lacombe, Granby, QC, Honda RC51; DNS. Chris Peris, Calgary, AB, Honda CBR600RR; DNS. Brian Nielsen, Edmonton, AB, Suzuki GSX-R600; DNS. Joel McDonald, North York, ON, Yamaha YZF-R6; DNS. Owen Weichel, Toronto, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1; DNS. Guy Tomlinson, Calgary, AB, Kawasaki ZX-6RR; DNS. Dan Durkovic, Ottawa, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1

Point standings for the Parts Canada Superbike Championship following Saturday’s fourth round at Mosport International Raceway, showing position, rider name and point total:

1. Pascal Picotte, 150; 2. Francis Martin, 140; 3. Jean-Francois Cyr, 138; 4. Steve Crevier, 136; 5. Clint McBain, 119; 6. Michael Taylor, 117; 7. Frank Trombino, 110; 8. Benoit Pilon, 82; 9. Tom Kipp, 82; 10. Jeff Williams, 79; 11. Robbie Baird, 62; 12. Michael Leon, 50; 13. Darryn Wilbur, 48; 14. Andrew Nelson, 48; 15. Kevin Lacombe, 45; 16. Bruce McDonald, 44; 17. Matthew McBride, 36; 18. Chris Peris, 29; 19. Brian Nielsen, 23; 20. Larry Orde, 16; 21. John Brundl, 8; 22. Dale Yamada, 8; 23. Steve Dufresne 8; 24. Brent Strong, 6; 25. Guy Tomlinson, 6; 26. Joel McDonald, 4; 27. Chris Murray-Audain, 4; 28. Barry French, 2; 29. Jim Proulx, 2; 30. Alan Schmidt, 2; 31. Shane LeGros, 1; 32. Brad Gavey, 1; 33. Darren Womack, 1