mOpAr CANAdiAN SupErBikE ChAmpiONShip prEViEW
2012 Amateur Superbike champion Trevor Daley has stepped up to the Pro ranks this year and should put up a good fight in Superbike.
After a couple of years marred by injury,
former top Amateur Sebastien Tremblay was Pro Rookie of the Year in 2012 with his MotoNation-backed BMW S1000RR. The Longueuil, Que. racer showed steady im- provement all season and capped the year with a front row qualifying spot and a pair of sixth place finishes at CTMP. Another young Quebec racer that could
impress is Sherbrooke, Que.’s Samuel Proulx, who put in some impressive runs on a Couturier Racing BMW in 2012 but had to miss the final races due to personal commit- ments. Joining Amateur champ Daley in step-
Teen sensation Bodhi Edie is a young rider with a lot of promise. Watch for the Saskatchewan native to battle for the podium at every race.
third place at the CTMP season finale. Also due back and also aboard a BMW
will be Kelowna, B.C. racer Marcel Irnie. Now with support from Couturier Racing and AMSOIL, Irnie finished 10th in last year’s Pro Superbike points chase. Other racers to keep an eye out for in-
clude Mississauga, Ont.’s Matt McBride, who finished sixth in last year’s point stand- ings despite missing the Atlantic Motorsport Park round. Aboard the Riders Choice BMW S1000RR, McBride finished second at Shannonville and Mont-Tremblant, and is a threat for victory at any venue he races at. Although his plans were not announced
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at press time, Kars, Ont.’s Andrew Nelson has been one of Szoke’s most consistent threats over the past couple of years. Riding a BMW last year, Nelson took his first career Superbike national win at Shannonville and placed second in the final series point standings. Kevin Lacombe made his return to racing
in 2012 after an absence of almost two years and eventually rediscovered his race winning pace on a BMW S1000RR. The Granby, Que. veteran is one of the top rac- ers in Canadian history not to claim a Pro Superbike title, and will bear watching if he returns to the track this summer.
ping up to the Superbike Pro ranks should be BMW racer Tim Robinson of Gatineau, Que. Robinson ended the 2012 season as the hottest thing in the Amateur class, win- ning the last three races and qualifying on pole for the season finale at CTMP. If not for a pair of rough races at St-Eustache and At- lantic Motorsport Park, he might well have snatched the Amateur title instead of set- tling for third. There is a lot of talent poised to duke it
out for top honours in the Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship feature class, and as last year proved there is always a selec- tion of potential race winners in the mix. Can Szoke add to his legendary career with another Canadian crown? Will Welsh build on his winning finish to 2012 and emerge as the new king? Will Christie turn his big op- portunity into a Superbike title? Or will someone else emerge with the number one plate at the end of the summer? There are many questions to be answered before the season wraps up at Mont-Tremblant at the end of August. It should be interesting.
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