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Trevitt’s Blog: Testing, Testing

IM Admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 22:58:55 +0000

In any racing effort, from club-level novice to national pro and the world stage, testing plays a vital role. For inexperienced riders, it's more about learning the basic skills of road racing, trying new techniques and simply learning to ride better. At that beginning level, any riding at all can be considered testing; practically every time a novice rider turns a wheel on the track, they learn something new.

Trevitt’s Blog: Preparing for the 2015 CSBK season

IM Admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 04:10:07 +0000

Not long after Jodi Christie clinched the Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in August last year, John Sharrard - who runs the Accelerated Technologies/Honda Canada team and is Jodi's crew chief - and I were busy plotting Jodi's title defence for this year. History shows that it's often more difficult to retain a No. 1 plate than it is to win in the first place, as you have that big target on your back.

Dan Kruger’s ‘Racing in China’ Blog: One big global family

IM Admin — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:08:09 +0000

I wanted to steer away from all the excitement and glamour of racing in China and different countries around the world to talk about one of the amazing by-products of motorcycle racing. Yes, we all know the speed, excitement, and chasing for that win are all well documented reasons why we race. However, we all share some similar characteristics that are not often discussed or written about.

Trevitt’s Blog: So much data, so little time…

IM Admin — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:17:32 +0000

At the recent Canadian Tire Motorsport Park rounds of the Canadian Superbike Championship, I was at the track helping Jodi Christie, John Sharrard and the Accelerated Technologies/Honda team and continuing my work with the their AiM data acquisition system. At the previous round we had concentrated mostly on suspension setup for the CBR1000RR, and the newly resurfaced parts of CTMP meant this would continue to be the focus for most of the weekend.

Trevitt’s Blog: Data From Atlantic Motorsport Park

IM Admin — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 18:34:39 +0000

At the third round of the Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship held at Atlantic Motorsport Park, I continued working with Jodi Christie and John Sharrard with data acquisition on their Accelerated Technologies Honda CBR1000RR. At the second round held at https://www.insidemotorcycles.com/component/k2/item/1299-trevitts-blog-data-from-autodrome-st-eustache.html">Autodrome St-Eustache, we started using the AiM EVO4 system and spent a fair bit of time looking at the GPS data and sector times. At AMP, however, the focus ended up being on the Honda's suspension and a chassis setup to suit the track's unique (read: bumpy) character.

Trevitt’s Blog: Data from Autodrome St-Eustache

IM Admin — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:47:36 +0000

In my last blog, I talked about working with Jodi Christie and the Accelerated Technologies Honda team in Canadian Superbike this year. At the second round of the series last weekend at Autodrome St-Eustache in Quebec, I had my first opportunity to see some data from the http://www.aimsports.com/">AiM EVO4 data acquisition system mounted on Jodi's CBR1000RR. As I mentioned previously, the EVO4 is a full GPS-enabled system capable of monitoring pretty much any aspect of the motorcycle you want.

Trevitt’s Blog: Back to Canadian Superbike

IM Admin — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:38:03 +0000

At the opening round of the Mopar Canadian Superbike series at Shannonville earlier this month, Jodi Christie finished second in the Superbike race - just half a second behind multi-time champion Jordan Szoke.

Confident Christie ready for Superbike success

John Hopkins — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:21:20 +0000

SHANNONVILLE, Ont. – What a difference a year makes.

In the off-season following the 2011 Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship, Keene, Ont.’s Jodi Christie thought it might be time to pack things in. Despite winning the Pro Sport Bike national title, it was uncertain that he would be able to raise the money to defend his crown.

Leon continues with Accelerated Technologies

John Hopkins — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 23:37:04 +0000

Michael Leon will continue the long standing, championship winning relationship with Elka Suspension and Canadian suspension specialist John Sharrard of Accelerated Technologies. The team will use Elka rear shocks on its MV Agusta F3 and receive much needed support from Accelerated Technologies for the development of a chassis setup that will work on the often challenging Canadian tracks.

Christie back on Hondas in 2013

John Hopkins — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:16:38 +0000

Jodi Christie Racing will return with Honda Canada and Accelerated Technologies for the 2013 racing season.

The team will compete in the national Pro Superbike feature and also the Pro Sport Bike class. The Keene, Ont. racer will be looking to win his third consecutive championship in the Pro Sport Bike class aboard the new Honda CBR600RR. He will also be racing on the competitive Honda CBR1000RR. This will be Christie’s fifth season riding the Honda CBR’s.

Year Wrap Up: Jodi Christie Racing

John Hopkins — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:47:37 +0000

The Jodi Christie Racing Team clinched the national Pro Sport Bike Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.