Parts Canada Superblke Championship
Round I: Shannonvllle Motorsport Park
Crevier - Come Hell or High Water
By JOHN
HOPKINS
SHANNONVILLE, ON, CANADA, MAY 23
S
t eve Crevier passed defending champion
Pascal Picotte two tums from the finish to
win the opening round of the 2004 Parts Canada Superbike Championship at Shannonville
Motorsport Park.
After battling with Picotte and Clint McBain
for most of the 18-lap race around
Shannonville's I.S3-mile "Pro" circuit , the
Maple Ridge, British Columbia, rider got his
DXS Diablo Racing Team Suzuki GSX-RI000
under the Team Yamaha/Picotte Performance
Yamaha YZF-RI of Picotte in the fabled Allen's
Corner (named after Canadian racing legend
Jim Allen) and held on for his record-extending
22nd career National Superbike win.
McBain managed to stuff his Coors Light
Racing/Blackfoot Suzuki GSX-R I000 past
Picotte exiting the final tum to snare second,
.489 seconds behind Crevier, while Picotte
settled for third .
"We chose soft Dunlops , but they held up
to the end," said Crevier, who is making a bid
for a seventh Canadian Superbike crown .
"Pascal was on, and the pressure from Clint
was enormous. I'm always strong in Allen's,
and I'm going to do it in Allen's come hell or
high water."
Picotte led off the start and briefly pulled
clear of the remainder of the 27-rider field, but
Crevier and McBain gradually reeled him in.
Crevier passed Picotte on the back straight on
lap 12, only to have the Granby, Quebec, rider
dart back ahead under braking. On the next
lap, Crevier dived under Picotte entering
Allen's. a tight left-bander preceded by a short
chute. Crevier held the point for the next four
laps before Picotte regained the lead on lap 17.
"I had a lot of chatter in the rear, and I
couldn't be aggressive into the corners,"
Picotte explained. "O n the last lap [in Allen's],
Steve pushed me a little wide. That 's racing. I
tried to square off the last corner [to get a
SHANNONVILLf MOTORSPORT PARK
SHANNONVILLf, ONTARIO, CANADA
RESULTS: MAy 23, 2004 (ROUND 1)
AM 600 SPT
IBI(, I. ThomasMa=n,,1i hche<' (Han);
g
S. Darren James (Yam); 6 . Edward Woods (Su::r.); 7. lYler
Kennedy (Hen); 8. Carol Cori>eil(Hen); 9. Eric Proulx (Yom);
10. Chris Raponi (Yam). PRO 600 SPT/BK: I. Andrew
Nelson (Han); 2. Oint McBain (Suz); 3. PascaJ Picone (Yam);
4. Frank Trombino (Yam); S. Steve Cre vier (Suz); 6. Craig
Connell (5uz); 7. Jordan Szoke (Hon); 8. JeffWill""" (Suz); 9.
F".,.;, Maron (Kaw); 10. J<.vin lacombe (Hen ). PRO S!BK;
I, Steve Crevier (Suz); 2. Clint McBain (Suz); 3. Pascal Picotte
(Yam); w Nelson
(Han); 9. jean·Fo-anco;. C)'" (Han ); 10. Cn>ig Coonell (Suz).
Competition Riders of America
Big Game Raceway
Howell Hunts Down
Big Game Wins
By CHRIS
JANKOVICH
HUBBARD,OH,MAY16
ack Ho well continued his w inning ways by
hunting down the ove ra ll win in t he Pourtroke and Open BIC contests. In the Fou rStroke class, Howell was tested by KTM jockey
Danny Justice . Howell he ld off Justice for th e
win, with Frank Perrotta finishing third. In the
Op en B/C co ntest, How ell ran off and hid, leaving Charles Heatherly and Jeff Best to battle it
out for runner-up, In the end . it was Heath erly
sco ring second ove rall and Best rounding o ut
the top three.
In other big-b ike act ion , Bill Shay doubled
his fun with wins in the 12Scc B and Collegeboy
classes . Shay and Dan Harbaugh duked it out
through both 12Scc B motes. with Shay taking
the overall, Harbau gh finishing second and Matt
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PHOTOS BY ADB O'BRIEN
good run to the line) and went wide. Clint got
inside me, bumped me , and 1had to back off."
Two-rime Canadian Champion Jordan
Szoke was sixth, aboard the Honda
Canada/Fasst Company Honda CBR IOOORR,
and 2002 Formula USA 600cc Sportbike
champion Craig Connell recovered from an
early off-course excursion to place 10th on his
GSX·RI000 .
The action at Shannonville was marred by a
nasty accident involving two-time Canadian
champion Michael Taylor in Saturday's
practice. Making his debut on the Z I Cycletech
Ducati 999S, Taylor suffered a highside exiting
the hairpin leading onto the back straight and
broke his right femur and right thumb. Taylor
had a plate inserted in his leg that evening. and
his return to action in 2004 is highlydoubtful.
Ottawa racer Andrew Nelson claimed his
first national victory at Shannonville by winning
the IS-lap Hindle Exhaust Pro 600cc Sportbike
feature on his Honda Canada CBR600RR.
After dominating the International
Motorcycle Supers how Amateur 600cc
Sportbike race, Pro 6 Cycle/McBride Cycle
Suzuki rider Eric Warren highsided exiting the
hairpin on the final lap, handing the win to R6mounted Thomas Macsanszky.
The Parts Canada Superbike Championship
continues with a doubleheader weekend at
CaIgaty's Race City MotorsportPark,July 2-4. CN
Jackson placing th ird. Shay led Matt Jackson and
Todd Deck er Jr. to th e Collegeboy-c1ass win.
Harba ugh came back and topped the Schoo lboy
division, bes ting Decker and Tyler McDougal for
the overal l. Decker also placed seco nd in the
12Scc C division, chasing Anthony Smith to the
checkered flag , w it h McDougal t hird . The
2SOcc C contest had Scott Hackett leading the
way to the podium. with Heatherly and Steven
Bennett rounding out the top three.
The Senior classes w e re all John Shay and
Mike Boggia, as they finished first and second
overall in both Sen ior One and Senior Two
competition. In Senior On e . John and Boggia led
t he w ay for KTM-mounted Chuck Freeze,
while in Senior Two the y showed Brett Schluter
the fastest way to the finish.
The Mini classes we re no less exciting, with
t he young Jacob McGhee being one of t he
JUNE 23, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS
Andrew Nelson (26)leods Picotte (1) and Clint McBain in the Pro 600cc
Sportbike contest ot Shannonville Motorspor1 Pork.
standouts. McGhee led t he way in both the
Se nior Pee We e a nd 65cc classes. McGh ee
made fast tracks around the Big Game circuit.
leading Matt Toth and Richie Kolcun in the
Senior Pee Wee class and the n showing the way
for Brandon Malobabich and Ron Sarver in the
65cc class. The Beginne r Pee We e sco res
sho wed Michae l Sullivan to be t he top rider.
with Drew Weave r second and Hayden Justice
third . Matt Palumbo was the top rider in th e
Senior Mini class, taking the checkers ahead of
Se an Qu inlan a nd Paris Anderson . Erik
Bumworth capitalized on the mome ntum from
his previous night's w in wit h another one in the
Supermini class at Big Game . Chr is Miller and
Michael Koscecove gave chase , but Bumworth
topped the podium.
Bumworth; 2. Chris Miller; 3. Michael Koscecove. 125 B: I.
Bill Shay; 2. Dan Harbaugh ; 3. Matt Jackson. 125 c: I.
Anthony Smith; 2. Todd Decker Jr.; 3. "fYier McDougal. 250
C: I. Scott Hac ke tt ; 2. Ch arles Hea th e rly; 3. Ste ven
Bennett. OPEN: I. Jack Howell; 2. Charles Heathe rly; 3.
Jeff Best. 4-STRK: I. Jack How ell; 2. Danny Justice: 3. Frank
Perrotta. SCHBY: I. Dan Harbaugh; 2. Todd Decker Jr.; 3.
Tyler McDo ugal. CLGBY: I. BillShay; 2. Matt Jackson: 3. Jeff
Best . SR 1: I. John Shay; 2. Mike Boggia: 3. Chuck Freeze .
SR 2: I. John Shay; 2. Mike Boggia; 3. Bre tt Schluter.
RESULTS
BEG P/W: I. Mic hael Sullivan ; 2. Dre w Wea ver ; 3.
Hayden Justice. JR P/W: I. Aaron Good; 2. Austin Amabile;
3. Kyle McKinnis. SR P/W: I. Jacob McGhee ; 2. Matt Toth;
3. Richie Ko teun. 65 BEG: I. Britta ny Hansen ; 2. Tyler
D'O nofrio. 6S : I. Jacob McGhee ; 2. Brandon Malobabich; 3.
Ro nald Sarve r. JR MINI : I. Michael De Santts : 2. Chris
Mill r; 3. Michael Koscecove . JR TRU8K: I. Justin lyle; 2.
e
Shane Platt; 3. Ri k D·O nofrio. 5R MINI: I. Matt Palumbo;
c
2. Sean Q uinl an; 3 . Paris Anderson . S/M INI : I . Erik
40th Anniversary
Jack Howell (25) nabs the
holeshots in the Four-Stroke closs
at Big Game Raceway.
