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action in southwestern Ontario for the past couple of years, and also was a Suzuki SV650 Cup frontrun- ner. He made waves last season in a couple of Amateur Sport Bike ap- pearances at Mosport International Raceway, taking fourth and second in the doubleheader.


Inside Motorcycles Amateur Sport Bike winner Proulx finished 10th in class points last year. The rider of the Sherbrooke Harley- Davidson Suzuki GSX-R600 won’t even turn 19 until July, but he is into his third year of national competi- tion, having placed 10th in last year’s National Amateur Sport Bike standings.


Proulx is also running in the


Harley-Davidson XR1200 Cup this summer, meaning he will be gaining plenty of valuable track time at each national round. Jean-Francois Aubin of St- Jerome, QC took second at ICAR on his Suzuki. Although now 31 years old, Aubin only started racing last year, so his result in the first national of the season certainly speaks volumes. Ed- ward Rudkowski of Toronto finished third in Amateur Sport Bike at ICAR on another Suzuki, by far his best finish in national level competition.


An intriguing racer to watch over the course of the season will be Garvie, from Caledon, ON. Unfortunately after placing his Kawasaki ZX-6R on pole for both the Super- bike and Sport Bike races Garvie crashed in the Sport Bike race and was forced to miss Superbike, putting him in a hole in the point standings early on. But if he can translate his qualifying pace into races that deficit may not matter!


Samuel Proulx (64) and


Jody Greening (79) photos by neil cameron


There were some names that didn’t fea- ture at ICAR that should be factors in both the Superbike and Sport Bike classes as the season continues.


Natalie Catherin Provost of Laval, QC has been among the top women racers in Canada for the past few years and has the potential to be up at the front on her Honda CBR600RR. Philippe Masse of St-Hyacinthe, QC was eighth in Amateur Sport Bike points last season with a pair of podium finishes to his credit. Expect him to step up on his Kawasaki ZX-6R. Teenager Amzy Nawaz was a Novice star in the SOAR regional series last summer. The Kawasaki rider from Thornton, ON


18 23 24 29 31 41 43 45 64 66 69 71 79 92 98


116 123 182 197 210 212 243 337 411 469 555


20 Philippe Masse


Stephan Houle Amzy Nawaz


David Tremblay


Edward Rudkowski Samuel Proulx


Pierre Patenaude Stephane Couturier Kristopher Garvie Jody Greening Dominic Dupont Stavros Grekos Trevor Daley


Jordan Cardozo Simon Hamel Philippe Bonin Alex Coelho


Riley Gage Dawe


Jean Francois Aubin Eric Gagnon


could make waves in his debut national season.


Of course, the great thing about the Ama- teur action is its unpredictability. Already some surprises have been thrown up, but there could well be plenty more to come as the season rolls along and racers settle into their surroundings. By the time the champi- onship reaches Mosport, a name not even on the radar after the ICAR opener may have surged to the front.


Whoever does pick up the titles will have a tough legacy to live up to, however. The Amateur graduates have established a strong tradition in Canadian Pro racing, and that will be expected to continue.


Provisional amateur entry list St-Hyacinthe, QC


Natalie Catherine Provost Dominic Mongeon Eric Fiset


Laval, QC


St-Andre-Auellin, QC St-Constant, QC Gatineau, QC Thornton, ON Longueuil, QC Toronto, ON Magog, QC


Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC Laval, QC


Caledon, ON Burlington, ON Laval, QC


Toronto, ON


Brampton, ON Bradford, ON Rosemere, QC


St-Colomban, QC Longueuil, QC Toronto, ON


Francois-Michel Belval-Lacoste Candiac, QC Etienne Deblois Alain Lefebvre


Longueuil, QC


Rouyn-Noranda, QC St-Jerome, QC St-Jerome, QC


* -- Superbike class only


Kawasaki ZX-6R Honda CBR600RR Yamaha YZF-R6


Suzuki GSX-R1000* Suzuki GSX-R1000* Kawasaki ZX-6R Suzuki GSX-R600 Suzuki GSX-R600 Suzuki GSX-R600 Suzuki GSX-R600 Ducati 1098R* Kawasaki ZX-6R Honda CBR600RR Kawasaki ZX-6R Kawasaki ZX-6R Ducati 749


Suzuki GSX-R600 Suzuki GSX-R600 Suzuki GSX-R600 Kawasaki ZX-6R Yamaha YZF-R6 Suzuki GSX-R600 Kawasaki ZX-6R Suzuki GSX-R600 Suzuki GSX-R600 Suzuki GSX-R600


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