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Big changes are in store for the Parts Canada Superbike Championship in 2011.

Canada’s national motorcycle road racing series will see two former regular venues return to the fold and the addition of two new classes. The coming season will mark the 32nd anniversary of national Superbike racing in Canada and Parts Canada returns as title sponsor for a 12th year. There will be a year-end prize fund in 2011.

The series will consist of five rounds, opening once again at Circuit ICAR in Mirabel, Que. May 27-29 and wrapping up for the first time with the doubleheader at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ont. Aug. 19-21.

Rounds will also be held at Shannonville Motorsport Park in Shannonville, Ont. July 1-3, Autodrome St-Eustache in St-Eustache, Que. July 8-10 and Atlantic Motorsport Park in Shubenacadie, N.S. Aug. 5-7. A second doubleheader weekend is also under discussion, bringing the total number of races to seven.

“These are challenging times for the Canadian motorcycle industry but the Parts Canada Superbike Championship has a long tradition of showcasing the best in the sport in this country,” said Colin Fraser of series organizer Professional Motorsports Productions. “Keeping the nationals thriving and moving forward for the future is of paramount importance.”

One of Canada’s most storied motorcycle facilities, Shannonville returns to the tour after a one-year absence. The venue staged its first national in 1980 and has run 44 Canadian Superbike races, the most of any track in Canada.

St-Eustache last hosted a national in 2003, but has since been repaved and is now owned by former racer Alan Labrosse and his family.

The national series will consist of six classes, headlined by the Pro Superbike division. Returning categories will include Pro Sport Bike, Amateur Sport Bike and the CBR125R Challenge. New to the championship will be the Harley-Davidson XR1200 Cup spec class and Amateur Superbike.

The Harley-Davidson XR1200 Cup is based on similar series already running in the United States and Britain. Backed by Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada, the series uses identical, near stock versions of the sport twins to ensure a high level of competition without the necessity of major upgrades over the course of a season.

“We are very excited to bring the XR1200 class to Canada,” said Darren James of Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada. “We think it provides an excellent opportunity for dealers to get involved in a racing program; the bikes sound great and they will provide a dramatic spectacle.”

The Amateur Superbike class will mirror the Pro category, showcasing the latest in sports bike technology and offering a potential second entry for Amateur Sport Bike competitors.

“The Amateur Superbike class gives our up-and-coming racers another opportunity to get seat time and build up their racing experience at a high level,” Fraser added.

There will be separate Thursday test sessions offered at most rounds of the 2011 Parts Canada Superbike Championship, with national staff supervision.

All classes will be governed by horsepower limits and the official series Dynojet Dyno will again be used to monitor horsepower levels and qualifying sessions and race events.

Pirelli returns for its sixth year as the spec tire supplier to the Parts Canada Superbike Championship through its distributor Orion Motorsports. For 2011 there will be more restrictive limits in the Pro divisions.

In 2010 Jordan Szoke of Brantford, Ont. made history by sweeping all seven races to claim his fifth straight Parts Canada Superbike Championship and his seventh overall on the Waznie Racing / Ciclo Werks BMC / DeWildt Honda Powerhouse Honda CBR1000RR. The 31-year-old also won a fifth straight Pro Sport Bike crown.

2011 Parts Canada Superbike Championship Schedule
Round One May 27-29 Circuit ICAR   Mirabel, Que.
Round Two July 1-3 Shannonville Motorsport Park Shannonville, Ont.
Round Three July 8-10 Autodrome St-Eustache  St-Eustache, Que.
Round Four Aug. 5-7 Atlantic Motorsport Park Shubenacadie, N.S.
Round Five Aug. 19-21 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ont.
Round Six Aug. 19-21 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ont.

AMA Pro has announced its preliminary 2011 Road Racing schedule.

New this year is the change of the fabled Daytona 200 event back to its more traditional daytime running time, a return to Miller Motorsports Park over the Memorial Day weekend and some small date changes for some of the traditional events.

The 2011 AMA Pro Road Racing season will kick off at the famed Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. with the biggest motorcycling event of the year, Daytona 200 Week.  Activities will begin this year on Saturday night, March 5th with the longest continuous running Supercross event in America, the Daytona Supercross.  The opening rounds of AMA Pro Flat Track kick off Thursday, March 10 and Friday, March 11, 2011 to mark the second running of the Grand Nationals at the new DAYTONA Flat Track.

The Road Racing activities also begin on Thursday, March 10th with practice and qualifying for the four main classes of AMA Pro Road Racing.  The AMA Pro National Guard Superbike series will again race two times during the Daytona 200 Week activities on Friday, March 11th and Saturday, March 12th.  New this year will be the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series, making its debut at Daytona. The AMA Pro Supersport division will also race on Friday and Saturday.  The Daytona 200 will once again be run as a day race on Saturday, March 12th and will be the closing event of the 2011 Daytona 200 Week activities.  2010 Daytona 200 winner, Josh Herrin will lead the field in the namesake AMA Pro Daytona SportBike class for the 70th running of the famous event.

The series will then travel to Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. for the West Coast Moto Jam, May 13 – 15, 2011.  The popular Infineon Raceway provides a full slate of activities throughout the weekend and this year the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series will make its debut at the 2.32-mile natural road course.

Next on the schedule for AMA Pro Road Racing is a return to Miller Motorsports Park on Memorial Day weekend, May 28 – 30, 2011 in conjunction with the HANNspree Superbike World Championship event. AMA Pro previously raced at the picturesque facility in Tooele, Utah from 2006 to 2008.

Elkhart Lake’s Road America will once again feature the full complement of AMA Pro Road Racing as the series travels to the legendary 4.0-mile road course through the Kettle Moraine countryside in Wisconsin, June 3 – 5, 2011.

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will host AMA Pro Road Racing one week earlier than usual, the race taking place July 8 – 10, 2011.  The Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tire will once again bring the eyes of the motorcycle racing world to the gentle hills in Lexington, Ohio.

The series will then travel to Northern California to join the activities at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, July 22 – 24, 2011.  This weekend will feature single races for National Guard Superbike, Daytona SportBike and Supersport in addition to the first stop in the USA for MotoGP.

The next event will be in August at another great facility for motorcycle racing, Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va.  The August 12 – 14, 2011 weekend will once again see all Road Racing classes competing at the 2.25-mile country-club-like natural road course.

AMA Pro Road Racing will then travel to southern New Jersey for the Labor Day weekend at the New Jersey Motorsports Park event in Millville, N.J.  Very popular with fans and competitors alike, the impressive Thunderbolt circuit will host the series, September 2 – 4, 2011.

A return to Barber Motorsports Park, located in Birmingham, Ala., is still being negotiated and the June date and confirmation are to be determined.

One additional season-ending event is also under consideration and will be announced at a later date.

Preliminary 2011 AMA Pro Road Racing Schedule

The 2011 *tentative* CCS/ASRA schedule has been releases. Download it here:
2011 CCS ASRA Schedule

Some highlights for the 2011 season include:

• ASRA Opens The Doors to Amateurs
• Amateur-to-Expert Upgrades
• Rules & Regs Changes
• 2011 Pre-Entry Forms
• Special Events (new classes):
  • Rookies Cup Challenge
  • Ultralight ThunderBike
• Discontinued Classes:
  • Pirelli Diablo Challenge
  • ASRA SuperBike
  • Femmoto Lightweight

More 2+4 plus a return to Western Australia feature on 2011 Australian Superbike calendar

The Viking Group Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) will hold eight rounds in 2011, with title contenders to wage war in the west once more as Perth’s Barbagallo Raceway makes a welcome return to the series. The season will begin on a world stage in February, with Phillip Island hosting the traditional opening round alongside the might of the World Superbike Championship from February 25-27. The momentum will be maintained as the ASBK heads south to the Apple Isle, and Launceston’s Symmons Plains, for round two just a week later.

For the 2010 ASBK Event of the Year, Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin will host the third round of the series from April 14-17, building on the success of the inaugural standalone meet this year. May marks the return to Western Australia and Barbagallo Raceway, as well as the first of 2011’s three “2+4” rounds alongside the V8 Supercar championship.

Queensland Raceway will host rounds five and six of the championship, from June 3-5 and August 19-21 respectively. The second Sunshine state battle will be run in conjunction with the V8 Supercars, and is expected to create plenty of interest as the two popular disciplines combine.

The 2+4 action continues as the series visits Tasmania’s Symmons Plains for the second time, and its penultimate round, from November 11-13. A standalone meeting a week later at Phillip Island will round out proceedings and crown new champions across all classes.

Viking Group ASBK General Manager Daniel Hutchinson said the expansion to 8 rounds was an integral step in the growth of Australia’s premier road racing series.

“We are pleased to announce the 2011 calendar and in doing so welcome Perth’s Barbagallo Raceway back to the championship, a move we’re sure will excite riders and fans based in Western Australia,” said Hutchinson. “The expansion of our partnership with V8 Supercars to three rounds is another significant step, and one that will result in increased exposure for riders, teams and their sponsors. Standalone rounds in four separate states strengthens our commitment to bringing Australia’s best riders to as many trackside fans as possible. We’re also looking forward to building on the momentum of our television partnership with Fox Sports and its dedicated motorsports channel, Speed TV.”

The 2011 Viking Group Australian Superbike Championship calendar is as follows:
1. 25-27 February, Phillip Island VIC (World SBK). SBK/PST, SSP, SST
2. 4-6 March, Symmons Plains TAS. SBK, PST, SSP, SST, LIT
3. 14-17 April, Hidden Valley NT. SBK, PST, SSP, SST, LIT
4. 6-8 May, Barbagallo Raceway WA. (V8 Supercars) SBK/PST
5. 3-5 June, Queensland Raceway QLD. SBK, PST, SSP, SST, LIT
6. 19-21 August, Queensland Raceway QLD. (V8 Supercars) SBK/PST
7. 11-13 November, Symmons Plains TAS. (V8 Supercars) SBK/PST
8. 18-20 November, Phillip Island VIC. SBK, PST, SSP, SST, LIT

SBK = Superbike, PST = Prostock (Superstock 1000), SSP = Supersport, SST = Superstock 600, SCR = Superside (Sidecars)
LIT = Lites or 125GP/250mono, SMO = Supermoto, HMR = Historic Masters, AUC = Aussie Racing Cars

Rounds for Sidecar, Supermoto and Aussie Racing Cars will be confirmed shortly.

The Championship Cup Series of Florida will be at the Palm Beach International Raceway this weekend for round ten of the eleven round Florida region series. Riders to watch will be the leading expert rider Santiago Villa of Colombia and the top ranked amateur rider, Sean Cassell of Altamonte Springs, Florida.

What: Motorcycle Road Races
Where: Palm Beach International Raceway, W. Palm Beach, Florida
When: Saturday & Sunday, October 1-2, 2010
General Adm. & Pit Pass: Sat. $15, Sun. $20, 2 Day Pass $30.
Children under 12 Free, Parking Free

Saturday Schedule:
Gates Open: 8:00AM
Practice & Time Trials: 9:00AM-5:00PM

Sunday Schedule:
Gates Open: 7:00AM
Practice: 8:00-9:00AM
GT Races: (5) 9:30-11:30AM
Sprint Races: (14) 12:00-5:00PM

Suzuki White Lightning AMA Pro Nationals presented by Foremost Insurance
Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA
August 13-15, 2010

Thursday, August 12
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Move-In & Set-Up, Big Rig Transporters Only
Noon – 5 p.m. Move-In & Set-Up, All Transporters/Service Providers
3 p.m. Pit Lane Assignments

Friday, August 13
10 a.m. Mandatory Riders, Entrants & Crew Chiefs Meeting
10:30 – 10:50 a.m. Track Inspection
11 a.m. Top Gun Post Entry Closed
11 a.m. – Noon Lunch Break (National Guard Two-Up Rides)
Noon – 12:50 p.m. Practice 50 min Daytona SportBike
1 – 1:50 p.m. Practice 50 min American SuperBike
2 – 2:40 p.m. Practice 40 min SuperSport
2:50 – 3:30 p.m. Qualifying 1 40 min Daytona SportBike
3:40 – 4:20 p.m. Qualifying 1 40 min American SuperBike
4:30 – 5:10 p.m. Qualifying 1 40 min SuperSport
5:15 – 5:45 p.m. Practice 30 min TTXGP

Saturday, August 14
7:20 – 7:50 a.m. Track Inspection
8 – 8:30 a.m. Qualifying 2 30 min SuperSport 8:40 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Qualifying 2 40 min Daytona SportBike
9:30 – 10:10 a.m. Qualifying 2 40 min American SuperBike
10:20 – 10:50 a.m. Practice 30 min XR1200
10:50 a.m. – Noon Lunch Break (Fan Lap/National Guard Two-Up’s/Stunt Show)
Noon – 12:45 p.m. Fan Walk – All Classes, Hot Pit Lane / Ceremonies
1 p.m. SuperSport Race 1 18 Laps – 40 Mi/65 Km
2 p.m. Daytona SportBike Race 1 23 Laps – 50 Mi/80 Km
3:15 p.m. American SuperBike Race 1 23 Laps – 50 Mi/80 Km
4:15 – 5 p.m. Qualifying 45 min XR1200
5:05 – 5:35 p.m. Qualifying 30 min TTXGP

Sunday, August 15
7:20 – 7:50 a.m. Track Inspection
8 – 8:20 a.m. Warm-Up 20 min TTXGP
8:30 – 8:50 a.m. Warm–Up 20 min SuperSport
9 – 9:20 a.m. Warm–Up 20 min Daytona SportBike
9:30 – 9:50 a.m. Warm–Up 20 min American SuperBike
10 – 10:20 a.m. Warm–Up 20 min XR1200
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Lunch Break (National Guard Two-Up Rides/Fan Lap)
10:50 – 11:30 a.m. Autograph Session – ASB, DSB, SS Mandatory
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Fan Walk – All Classes, Hot Pit Lane / Ceremonies
12:30 p.m. SuperSport Race 2 18 Laps – 40 Mi/65 Km
1:30 p.m. Daytona SportBike Race 2 23 Laps – 50 Mi/80 Km
2:45 p.m. American SuperBike Race 2 23 Laps – 50 Mi/80 Km
3:45 p.m. XR1200 Race 18 Laps – 40 Mi/65 Km
4:15 p.m. TTXGP Race 11 Laps – 25 Mi/40 Km

Course Length – 2.25 Mi (3.62 Km)

AMA Pro Road Racing Weekend Preview – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Quick Links
Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix Event Page
SPEED Schedule

Series:
AMA Pro Road Racing

Event:
Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix Event Page

Track:
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – 2.238 Mile – 11 Turn Natural Road Course

Classes:

• AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike (Entry List)
• AMA Pro Daytona SportBike by AMSOIL (Entry List)
• AMA Pro SuperSport (Entry List)

Schedule (PDF Schedule):
Friday, July 23rd Practice:

• SuperSport 12:30 – 1:20 PM
• Daytona SportBike 3:10 – 4:00 PM
• National Guard SuperBike 4:10 – 5:00 PM

Saturday, July 24th Qualifying:

• Daytona SportBike by AMSOIL 8:00 – 8:40 AM Qualifying 1
• SuperSport 8:45 – 9:20 AM Final Qualifying
• National Guard SuperBike 11:05 – 11:50 AM Qualifying 1
• Daytona SportBik by AMSOIL 12:00 Noon – 12:45 PM Final Qualifying
• National Guard SuperBike 3:50 – 4:40 PM Final Qualifying

Saturday July 24th Race:

• SuperSport Race 18 Laps/40 Miles – 5:30 PM

Sunday, June 6th Races:

• Daytona SportBike by AMSOIL Race 23 Laps/50 Miles – 10:25 AM
• National Guard SuperBike race 23 Laps/50 Miles – 3:45 PM

TV Schedule (SPEEDTV.com):

• Late Sunday/Early Monday, July 26, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. midnight ET – Daytona SportBike Race
• Late Sunday/Early Monday, July 26, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. ET – American SuperBike Race and SuperSport Highlights
• Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 3:00AM ET – Daytona SportBike Race (RERUN)
• Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 4:00AM ET – American SuperBike Race and SuperSport Highlights (RERUN)

2009 Race Records & Results:

Fastest Qualifiers:

• National Guard SuperBike Pole Position – Mat Mladin – Rockstar Makita Suzuki -1:24.592/95.243 MPH
• Daytona SportBike by AMSOIL Pole Position – Martin Cardenas – M4 Suzuki – 1:27.585/91.988 MPH
• SuperSport Pole Position – Ricky Parker – Graves Yamaha – 1:30.213/89.308 MPH

Race Winners:

• National Guard SuperBike Race Winner – Mat Mladin – Rockstar Makita Suzuki
• Daytona SportBike by AMSOIL Race Winner – Ben Bostrom – Team Graves Yamaha
• SuperSport Race Winner – Ricky Parker – Team Graves Yamaha

Due to new ownership at Beulah Park, the AMA Pro K&N Filters Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com mile motorcycle race scheduled for August 14th to be held at Beulah Park in Grove City, OH has officially been canceled.

“Beulah Park has been sold and new ownership officially took over on July 1st. Due to the timing of the acquisition and the event, I am sorry to say that we have had to cancel this year’s race,” said Michael Weiss, Executive V.P. of Beulah Park.  “My sincere apologies to all; however, I truly hope this great race can be back on next year’s schedule.”

The AMA Pro K&N Filters Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-superstore.com now moves west with Calistoga, CA the destination on July 31.

The WERA Sportsman Regionals comes to Road Atlanta this weekend, June 25-27. See some of the region’s best racers go head to head at one of the east coast’s fastest tracks.

Tickets are available at the gate and are priced as follows:
$35/weekend (Fri-Sun)
$30 Sat/Sun
$25 Sunday
FREE Parking
$25 Camping

Weekend Schedule:

FRIDAY
7:00-11:00am & 12:00-2:00pm Registration Open
7:15-11:15am & 12:15-2:15pm Tech Open
9:00-11:30am Practice Groups as follows:

1. 750cc and Up Experts 5) 750cc and Up Novices
2. Lightweight Novices and Experts 6) Vintage 1 – 4
3. 600cc Novices
4. 600cc Experts

11:30am-12:30pm Lunch Break
12:30-5:00pm Practice Groups – same grouping as above

SATURDAY
7:30am – 9:30am Registration Open
7:45am – 9:45am Technical Inspection Open
8:30am – 11:00am Practice – Groups as follows (two rounds):

1. 750cc and Up Experts
   
2. Lightweight Novices and Experts
   
3. 600cc Novices
   
4. 600cc Experts
5. 750cc and Up Novices
6. Vintage 1 – 4
7. Riders School

11:00am – 12:00pmLunch Break
11:10am Riders Meeting – Tech
12:00pm Solo 16’s and Vintage Races (6 laps)

1. V6 LW, Formula 2-Stroke, V4
   
2. Mediumweight Novice Solo
   
3. Mediumweight Expert Solo
   
4. V5, V3
   
5. Lightweight Expert & Novice Solo
   
6. V2, 500 GP, 250 GP
7. Heavyweight Novice Solo
8. Heavyweight Expert Solo
9. Formula 500, V1, 350 GP
10. Riders School Mock Race (4 laps)

- Awards Presentation in Winners Circle –

SUNDAY
8:00am – 9:30am Registration Open
8:15am – 10:00am Technical Inspection Open
8:00am – 10:00am Practice Groups as follows (one round):

1. 750cc and Up Experts
2. Lightweight Novices and Experts
3. 600cc Novices
4. 600cc Experts
5. 750cc and Up Novices

10:00am – 12:00pm Lunch Break
10:15am Riders Meeting – Tech
10:40am Chapel Service – TBA
12:00pm Pirelli/WERA Sportsman Series Races – 6 laps

1. C Superbike Ex, HWT SS Ex & Nv
2. C Superbike Novice
3. Formula 1 Expert & Novice
4. LWT SS, DSB, ESS Ex & Nv
5. B Superbike Expert. V7 HW
6. B Superbike Novice
7. LWT SB, DSS
8. A Superbike Expert & Novice
9. A Superstock Ex & Nv
10. WSS, HWT SB, V6 HW, V7MW
11. C Superstock Expert
12. C Superstock Novice
13. Formula 2 Expert & Novice
14. Senior Superbike Ex & Nv
15. B Superstock Expert
16. B Superstock Novice9)125cc GP, Clubman

- Awards Presentation in Winners Circle -