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PHOTO BY TIM DAILEY
SUpErmoto Canada National Series
Round 2: Hershey Centre
Carlson Unwraps Hershey Win
By
TIM DAILEY
MISSISSAUGA, ONT, CANADA, JULY 2
B
enny Carlson showed the Canadian fans how
to Unwr.lp a Hershey win on Canada Day. As
the leaders quest for the number-one plate in
the Supermoto Canada premier series, the pressure is starting to show in the heat of battle.
The Hershey Centre is Supermoto Canada's
home base, located at Highways 10 I and 103,
right by Pea~on International Airport. This is
the location at which Ted Baker is trying to
promote and grow the sport, with practices
every other week and proposed supermoto
lessons. Bike manufacturers are starting to
demo supermoto bikes, and new riders show
up every week.
In the qualiflefS, points leader Car1son set the
pace with a perfect ride to place on the pole for
the finals. The story of the afternoon was the
performance of Steve Beattie, keeping pace with
the David Baffeleuf for third on the grid. Another
bright spot was the emergence of rookie Aaron
McDonald, who finished sixth in qualifying,
beating out many top Pros for the highly coveted
qualifying spot for the afternoon final.
Carlson and David Balleleuf were off! Following
In the Teknic Pro Am 2S0cc class, the
favorite coming in was points leader Dominic
Beaulac. This day, though, would belong to
Bafleleufs lap times, Beattie was never able to
make a serious attempt to pass. BafleJeuf, being
the experienced veteran, rarely makes mistakes
Beattie, who Jed from start to finish, running in
or takes unnecessary chances. Doug Beattie
and Dave Arnold rounded out the top fIVe.
The Veteran class started with a full grid of
race~. Ken Bland and Jon Chemello were able
to best some of the top favorites with strong
top form.
In the Premier class. there were high
expectations of Canada's top points leader,
Beaulac, after impressive results in Gran Mere.
Round two showed the competitive nature of
closely behind was Beattie. Although matching
rides and good endurance. In this class, the last
the top Pros after some tight racing on the
lap is always as important as the first. as
track. Beaulac was on the losing end of battling
through the comers, an and on·track incident
led to a fine and his suspension. The race had to
Chemello found out after leading most of the
be restarted after a disappointing series of
events: last year's Rookie of the Year, Aaron
McDonald, blew his engine and ended his
promising day with an oil slick down the back
straight. The ride~ following McDonald quickly
found themselves on the ground and at the
back of the grid on the restart. After a short
delay and some track maintenance. the race
was restarted. and the number-one team of
race with an impressive ride. Once again. the
top finishers crossed the line within two
seconds of each other. The Veteran class has
some of the tightest radng, and one can never
predict who'll come out on top.
For more information, please visit
www.supermotocanada.com.
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HERSHEY CENTRE
Mts51SSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA
RESULTS: JULY 2, 2005 (ROUND 2)
PREM HINI: I. Michael Johnson (Yam); 1. Adam
Wisconsin's Benny Carlson backs it
In through the back straight en
route to the Premier 450cc Open
win at round two of the 5upermoto
Canada National Series.
JabolJri (Kaw): 3. Catvin Marcon (Hon). 5PT HINI: I.
Emenon Connor, 1. 1wb<"f Ba;Iey; 3. Erik McAdom. NOV
L/W: I. Dan Vanden 800m; 2. Steve Scharf. (Yam): 3.
MkNel joh""", (Yam). M/W k I. ~ Mo