MCBAIN AND PERIS WIN IN CANADA
Source: Suzuki
Aug 12, 2008 - 3:49:41 PM
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Team Suzuki's Clint McBain and Chris Peris both scored wins at the weekend's
Parts Canada Superbike Championship fifth and sixth round at Atlantic Motorsport
Park, just outside of Shubenacadia, Nova Scotia.
Superbike action on
Saturday saw a fierce battle between McBain on his Acceleration Racing Suzuki
GSX-R1000 and current champion Jordon Szoke. With leads changes throughout the
22 lap race, McBain scored a close second place finish as Szoke crossed the line
just 0.055 seconds ahead of the Suzuki GSX-R1000 pilot. Completing the podium in
third spot was Team Suzuki rider Chris Peris on his Team Suzuki, Blackfoot
Direct, Picotte Performance GSX-R750. Knowing that handling and agility can be
a bigger factor than all out horsepower at the AMP circuit, the Team thought the
GSX-R750 might be the right weapon to use at 'Shubie'. A third-place finish in
its first outing showed that the GSX-R750 has a lot of potential at this
circuit.
Sunday's Superbike race was all McBain and his Acceleration
Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000. Taking the holeshot and leading every lap, McBain was
not to be denied victory after having to settle for second in Saturday's race.
With a 6.2 second margin of victory, McBain leaves Shubenacadia holding onto
second place in the championship standings. Peris & Matt McBride brought
their GSX-Rs home in fourth and fifth spots respectively putting three Suzuki
GSX-Rs in the top 5.
The Yoshimura Pro600 race on Saturday saw Peris
crash out of race while in the lead. He had taken the holeshot and led every lap
before he crashed and handed the victory to Andrew Nelson. A bit of irony took
place in Sunday's Yoshimura Pro600 race when Nelson crashed out of the lead and
handed the victory to Peris on his GSX-R600. Peris made no mistakes this time
and took his GSX-R600 to a 7.4 second margin of victory over Brett McCormick.
Peris' team mate McBride, brought his GSX-R600 home in fifth
position.
Patrick Marques of Calgary Alberta scored his first National
victory on his Suzuki GSX-R600 with a win in the Armour Bodies Amateur National
Championship on Saturday. Proving that the podium is where Marques likes to
stand, he backed up Saturday's victory with a second-place finish on Sunday.
Joining Marques on the podium after Sunday's amateur race was 2007 Suzuki SV Cup
Champion Martin Grande. Grande put in an inspired race on Sunday but was
penalised for a jump start which put him third in the final results.
The
Suzuki SV Cup races at Atlantic Motorsport Park belonged to Cody Matechuk. The
14 year-old from Calgary lead both races from start to finish setting new lap
records for the class in the process. With Matechuk firmly in control of the
lead, one of the bigger battles on the track was between the point's leader John
Jarvie and SV Cup veteran Rob Busby.
Jarvie needed to score second
place finishes if he was to maintain the points lead heading to the final round
at Shannonville but Busby wasn't about to make it easy for Jarvie. In both SV
Cup finals, Jarvie and Busby had intense battles throughout the races with
Jarvie coming out on top both times.
Going to the final round, Jarvie
holds a slim two-point lead over Matechuk for the SV Cup
Championship.
Visit www.cdnsuperbike.com for
complete standings and results
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