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Leading Edge Technology at Rocky Mountain Motorsports

Patrick Lambie — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 21:42:54 +0000

Canada’s newest race track, located 20 minutes north of Calgary, AB officially opened on September 1. Developer and operator, Rocky Mountain Motorsports, has utilized the latest technology to ensure safety on the 3.25kilometre, 16-turn road course, including a light panel system to communicate with drivers and riders on the track. Inside Motorcycles’ good friends from […]

Torin Collins to race in Moto3 Junior World Championship with Team AGR in 2022!

Patrick Lambie — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 23:19:09 +0000

Torin Collins, aged 16 has signed with the AGR team to complete in the ultra-competitive FIM JuniorGP (previously FIM CEV Repsol) Moto3 Junior World Championship (JWC) for 2022. After spending a year in the British Talent Cup and then 2 years in the European Talent Cup with Italian Team MTA, he is ready to move […]

Colin Fraser: CSBK 2011. Szoke vs. McCormick

Colin Fraser — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 02:10:42 +0000

As the Canadian Superbike Championships awaits the chance to start its 2021 season – following several pandemic-related delays – it seems like a good time to have a look back through CSBK National Road race history. Our focus is ten years ago, in 2011, when the series was still struggling to deal with the fallout from the financial melt down that started late in 2008. There were far fewer opportunities for Canadian racers ten years ago, certainly when compared to the boom years of the decade previous.

Colin Fraser: Rea’s Century Plus … World Superbike Begins in Spain

Colin Fraser — Tue, 25 May 2021 21:35:32 +0000

The Motul FIM Superbike World Championship opened with the delayed Pirelli MotorLand Aragon round last weekend, where Kawasaki’s Jonathan Rea scored a historic milestone. In the opening, 18 lap race, Northern Ireland’s Rea lead flag-to-flag and won by almost four seconds, his 100th series win. Next best is Brit Carl Fogarty, Ducati’s 1990s hero, with 59 victories.

Colin Fraser: RACE launches in 1981 – Canadian Roadracing revamp started on this day, 40 years ago

Colin Fraser — Mon, 03 May 2021 18:41:40 +0000

Exactly forty years ago – May 3, 1981 – marked a significant day in the history of motorcycle competition in Canada. This is the anniversary of the first event staged at Shannonville Motorsport Park by the new sanctioning body RACE, or Roadracing Association Canada East, as the group was then known.

Colin Fraser: Real Road Racing in Canada

Colin Fraser — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:47:06 +0000

One of the basic items of confusion in motorcycle competition are the terms road racing and roadracing. Roadracing defines pavement competition where leathers are worn and knees – and sometimes elbows – are dragged on the ground. In road racing, the activity is similar, but the action takes part on formerly open public roads. The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is the most famous active road race.

Welcome to the Bronti Files

Bronti Verbeek — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 02:32:26 +0000

Welcome to the Bronti Files. We hope you will follow along as amateur motorcycle road racer Bronti Verbeek shares the journey of her sophomore season in the Edmonton Motorcycle Road Racing Association series. Ed.

2018 Mopar CSBK Schedule Confirmed

Professional Motorsports Productions — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 02:07:24 +0000

Toronto ON – November 21, 2017 – The 2018 Mopar CSBK Canadian National motorcycle road racing series will include five weekends next year, all at venues established with the National tour.

Jonathan Finn Completes Inaugural RFME Season at Circuito de Jerez

Jonathan Finn Motorsports — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 18:29:31 +0000

(October 30, 2017) – Circuito de Jerez was host to the 8^th and final in the Spanish RFME Campeonato de España de Velocidad (RFME CEV). Currently 12^th in the Championship standings and only 3 points out of 10^th place, Canadian teen Jonathan Finn was determined to attain his goal of finishing inside the Top 10 in his inaugural season in the RFME CEV Championship.

#NeverSayNever: Dovi wins to take the fight to the wire

MotoGP — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 20:22:00 +0000

Nerves of steel for the Italian as he slices through the rain to take back-to-back wins at Sepang

Ortt Takes First MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Victory

Patrick Lambie — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 01:39:04 +0000

Alberta's Braeden Ortt has returned to the top step of the MotoAmerica podium with a win in Saturday's Superstock 600 race at California's Sonoma Raceway.

Szoke claims 61st career victory at St-Eustache

Graeme Jones — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 02:24:01 +0000

Race day at round 3 of the 2017 Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship ended as most had expected, with Jordan Szoke (Lynden, ON) winning the 22-lap Feature Race in convincing fashion at Autodrome St-Eustache.