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Par t s Canada Superbike Championship Rounds 2 -3 : Race City Motorsport Park Picotte, to Perfection By JOHN HOPKINS CALGARY, AB, CANADA, JULY 3-4 efending Parts Canada Superbike champi- D on Pascal Picotte took 3. major step toward a tide re peat w ith il co nvincing sweep of the second and th ird rounds of the e ight-race se ries at Calgary 's Race City Motorsport Park, After putt ing h is Team Yamah a/Picotte Performance Yamaha YZF-RI on pole for both races , the Granby, Quebec, racer led all the way in each of the 16·lap events around the 2mile roadcourse. "That Yamaha R I really suits me now," said Pic o tt e , w ho also es tab lishe d a ne w track record in qualifying w ith a lap time o f I: 16.508, smashing the old mark by more than a second. "It's started to grow on me. I feel confiden t pushing it hard right fro m the get-go because the bike feels good . At the first round , we weren't quite there, so we just went back and worked a little harder." By qual ifying on po le, winning bo th races, and leading the most laps In each , Picotte moved into a I S-po int lead over Steve Crevier in the championship standings, 151-136. After starting 16th in both races in Calgary after his DXS D iablo Racing Suzuki GSX·R I 000 exceeded the class ' 170·hp limit in qualifying , Crevier charged brilliantly to second -p lace finishes, behind Picotte. In the first race, Crevier was up to second before the end of the first lap, pass ing most of his rivals on the long dragstrip front straight off the st art. The following day, Crevier battled with local ace Clint McBain for second most of t h e way, fina lly pass ing the Coors Light Racing/Blackfoot Suzu ki GSX·R IOOO two laps from the end. Soon after lostng the runner-up spot, McBain wen t off course and slipped to a fourth-place fin ish , beh ind the Honda Canada/Fast Comp any Honda C BRIOOORR of Brantford, Ontario's Jordan Szoke. McBain had Alec Watts (83) leads Tyler Riehl (81) in the 80cc Inte rmediate class at Oregon 's Portla nd Inte rna tio na l Raceway. finished th ird the previous day and lies third in the Superbike standings, with I I 7 points. Picotte also leads the Hind le Exhaust Pro 600cc Sportbike stand ings after taking a win and a second-place finish In Calgary. Riding a Yamaha YZF·R6, Picotte held off the Suzu ki GSX-R600 of Crevier fo r the win in the first race, w hile po les itter McBain settled for th ird aher a poor start. The following day, Calgary native and AMA Superbike Series regular Chris Peri s de lighted the home crowd w ith his first -ever Canadian national victory on a Suzuki GSX-R600 . Picott e was sec ond and Szoke th ird , aboard a Honda CBR600RR. Pico tte now has a commanding 23 -po int lead over McB.in in the Pro 600cc Sportbike standings, 138 · 11S, with C re vie r in third on 100. In another dramatk International Motorcycle Su p e r s how Amateur 6 00cc Sport b ik e encounter, Vancouver 's Olivier Sp ilborg hs worked his way up from a th lrd-row start to his fir st class Vict ory on a Yamaha YZF-R6 . Pclesitter Do minic Lavoie of Levis, Quebec. was second on a Kawasaki ZX-6RR. and early race leader Eric Warren of Richmond Hill, Ontario, settled for third on his Suzuki GSX· R6OO. Rudy Raposo of Mississauga, Ontario , the filth-place finisher, now leads the stand ings wit h 71 points to the 64 of Mark Do uglas. who placed seventh in Ca lgary. eN RACE CITY MOTOR SPORT PARK CALGARY, ALBERT , CANADA A RESULTS: JULY 3-4, 2004 (ROUNDS 2-3) PRO 5,iBK RACE I : I. Pascal Picott e (Yam): 2 . St~ ~ (Soz): J. On< Mc.... (Sm): 4 Jordan S, oke (Hanr, 5. Jen WilliAmS (Suz) ; 6. Kevin Lacombe (Y0lm) 7. Frank : Trombino (Y~m) ; 8 . Chris Peris (Suz); 9 . Andrew Ne lson (Han): 10. Cnig Coonell (50,). PRO 51BK RACE " r. PasaI PiCone (Yam): 2. 5<... ~ (Sm) : J. Jordan S,oke (Han): 4 . CIm< McBain (Sm): S. AOO~ Nekon (Han): O. Croig Coonel (Suz): 7. Fnnc;, Moron (....): B. )eft Wollamo (Sozr, 9. I LKombe (Yam 10. ""nhewMcBride (....). ): PRO 600 SPT/BK RACE I : I. Pnc.al Picotte (YAm 2 . ); Steve C revier" (Suz) ; J . Clint McBain (Suz ); 4. Chris Pens home the first-place trophy in the Junio r class , while Van Mete r was the runner-up in bo th motos to take second overall. Taki ng t hird was Erik Mo rr ing (4· 3), in fourt h was Bro c Bar nes (3-4) , and Trevo r Scribne r (S·S) was fifth. W atts was o n ce agai n vic torio us in th e Su pe r mi ni clas s, stealing bo th moto wins in style . Taking second was Riehl (2-2), who was just slightly off WaltS' pace. Teel (3. 3) finished th ird , and Morring (6-4 ) took fourth . Roundi ng out the top five was JakBakz rider Barn es (5- S). After a successfu l showing last m o nth . PIR tried some pit-bike racing again. and. as before , there was an awesome turnout. In the Amateur class , Taylor Jansen and Justin Wharton went head to head for the win . In the first mo ta . Wharton won by more than 10 seconds, followed by Jansen and Cory Marshall. The second mo ta was a different sto ry, though . as W harton started d e ad last while Ja nsen motored off. Wharton caught up to Jansen In the last few comers. but Jansen held him at bay to take the w in. Jansen (2- 1) took a well-earned overall win , whIle the Xtreme-mo unted Wharton (1-2) finished second. Taking third was Marshall (3-3), fourth went to Vince To rrico (S-4), and Ty Chris Peris (3) lea d s Pascal Picotte, Steve Crevier, Andrew Ne lson and Clint McBain on his way to his first national victory during a wet Hindle 600cc Sportbike co nte st at round three of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship .' ~ ~, ."f> > ;£~ ,.. j)t ~y i /' I' .... ...... 1li 4 ~~ O~ q, .'.' ~ ~ ~ On Sunday, (left to rig ht) Steve Crevier, Pascal Picotte and Jordan Szoke celebrate on the podium at Calgary's Race City Motorsport Park. (Sm~ s. Jordan s.oI< (Hanr, o. Cnig C<>nnell (Suz): 7. fnnl< e Tnxrb;no (Yam) B. Fnnc;, Hartin ("w): 9. hwJrew Nekon : (Han): 10. I lxombe (Yam~ PRO 600 S PTIBK RACE 2: I. Chris Pens (Suz): 2. Pascal Pins (Cob): 3. Michael Ramirel (KTM); <4 . Ryde r Waite (Pol): S. Sean Reyes (Hon). 50 (7 -8) : I. Mu. Harris (Cob) : 2. Wy~n Aguirr e (KTM): J. KeItin Boykin (Cob): • . bd",y Ilenymon (Pol): S. 1>lyz> WudM (Pol). 60 (6-8): I. bchzly Ilenymon (....): 2. 1>lyz> w.nr... (KTM): J. joNthan Andlew (Suz): 4. Siern. Shfrtey (Su I ): 5. Michael KIng (Kaw ). 60 (9 . 11): I. M~tthew Bisceglia (Suz); 2. Cooper GMz.a (KTM): 3. Tyte r We bb (KTM); <4 . Mason Wharton (Suz); S. Andy 0 1 8rino (Kaw) . 60 OPEN : I. Julian Doane (Kaw ); 1. Tyler Webb (KTM): J. joNthzn Andlew (Suz): • . I>lyz> Wudius (KTM ). SO BEG , I.)zcob HoIdeo (Han): 2. Brian DzJen (Yom): S. Cor, Evans (Yam) 80 JR: I. Mike Pontious (Suz); 2. Austin Van . Meter (YMn l . Erik MOlTing (Yam); 4. Brae &roes (Suz ); s. ); TreYOl'" Scribner(Y;wn). 80 INT: I. Alec Watts (Suz) ; 2. lYIer fUehl (Yam) 3. Na than Teel (Suz); <4 . Nas h Bbyiock (YAm) ; . SlM IN I: I. AJec Watts (Suz); 2. Tyier R)ehI (Yam); J. N~than Te e l (Suz): 4. Er ik Morring (Y~m) ; S. 8roc Barn e s (Sur). PIT /BK AM : I . Tayk>r JM\Sen (Hon); 2. Justin Wharton (Xu ); www.cyclenews.com McBride (....): 9. Brian Noeisen (Yam) 10. F<>nds Monin : (" w). AM 000 SPT/B ~ I. 01""', Spilbolg'" (Yom): , . DominM: taeoe (....): J. En.: w.m.. (5ox): • . o.rren pm.. (Y.m ): S. Rudy Ra""", (Yzm): O. lYle' Kennedy (Han): 7. Mar k O o ugln (Yam) ; 8 . James N ~dolny (Kaw); 9 . Rhe tt Ccrrelje (Suz 10. Sent opl (Yom). BTH 1. Sean Spzriunan (Han): 2. Joohw Johnson (Hon ): J. Cody Hollen (>rre>t Lytle (Yom). OfT EX, l. Kevin Jansen (Hon): 2. Del latham (Kaw) ; 3. Rick D~ Si~ (Yom). CYCLE NEWS • AUGUST 11, 2004 55

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