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Trevitt’s Blog: What’s a Qualifying Tire Worth?

Andrew Trevitt — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 19:23:50 +0000

At the final rounds of this year's Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship series, held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Dunlop offered qualifying tires to the top 10 riders for a separate, 15-minute final qualifying session. This was new for many of the competitors, as qualifying tires have not been used in the series for several years. Jeff Williams was one of the riders in the top-10 session, and I was able to get some data from the Accelerated Technologies Honda CBR1000RR that he was riding for the weekend.

Track Time with John Sharrard – 2012 BMW S1000RR

IM Admin — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:24:10 +0000

This summer, our editor asked me if I'd be willing to put the 2012 BMW S1000RR through its paces on the race track. I argued for awhile, then reluctantly agreed… Yeah right!

Shortly after, I was at Calabogie Motorsports Park with the sleek BMW for a Pro 6 Cycle-hosted track day. Pro 6 always provides a safe and well-run track day, at what just may be the nicest race track in the country. Calabogie offers superb tire grip and smooth, consistent pavement, allowing traction no matter which line you select.