Deeley HD Ready to Race & Motorpoint Yamaha BSB Team Debut

Deeley Harley-Davidson, long a supporter of motorcycle racing, will continue to race in the Canadian Superbike Championship. Their Ruthless Racing team will be racing both Buells and H-D XR1200 machines in the Canadian Sports Twin, Pro Superbike and Pro Sport Bike classes. There is more to this press release, so please take the link and read on through...

http://tinyurl.com/yzdjchb

The British Superbike Championship team Motorpoint Yamaha will be doing their team unveiling this coming Friday (26 March 2010) at their UK HQ in Derby. Neil Hodgson, Dan Linfoot and Niall Mackenzie will all be on hand at the introduction - and, entry is free and open to the public. For all the hot details, please take the link.

http://tinyurl.com/yjntc6y

Metzeler Racetec Interact Tires Prove Themselves & Suzuki Canada's New Deal

The new for 2010 Metzeler Racetec Interact tires already have a claim to fame - and the BSB Superstock season has yet to even begin! Steve Plater was riding his HM Plant Honda Fireblade (CBR1000RR) at Brands Hatch recently testing the tires in race conditions. During that test, he managed to break the short-circuit record at the track by more than a full half-second - 47.2 seconds versus the old record of 47.83. Very impressive indeed!

http://tinyurl.com/yzlwf5f

Well, it is not as useful as the New Deal once pushed ahead in this nation, but it is important to Canadian racers. Suzuki Canada has announced that they will have a reduced role in the Canadian Superbike Championship series in 2010. They will be paying a small homologation fee to keep their two popular GSX-R models in the series, but they will be providing no factory support to the teams who use them. For all the gory details, please take the link.

http://tinyurl.com/ygrvdtm

More Morning Moto News - FB Corse MotoGP, CCS Series at Daytona & Jordan Szoke

The FB Corse MotoGP team has been told by the MotoGP Safety Commission that their FB01 must be competitive to be allowed to race in the MotoGP series this year. They will be taking the machine out for some testing and Safety Commmission delegate Franco Uncini will be along with them to determine if they meet the standard. They are worried that the new team may pose a safety hazard by not being fast enough around a track...so, we will wait to hear if they are given the seal of approval before we see them line up on the MotoGP grid.

http://tinyurl.com/yjxqlfr

We did get some early returns from the Championship Cup Series (CCS) motorcycle races held at Daytona over the weekend, but we were not able to see all of them in one post. Well, now I have a link here which will tell you every result in all 28 classes which were held at Daytona International Speedway. There are also some press releases form the series and some teams. If you want to know how it all went down, please take the link.

http://tinyurl.com/ygvjjqt

In the Canadian Superbike Championship it is shaping up to be a privateer's dream as only one factory has even committed to racing in the series for 2010. However, it was recently announced that Honda will likely support Jordan Szoke in the series next year. They say this is only 99% sure at this point, so that 1% could expand in the coming days...but, for Szoke's sake, I hope they do support him fully in 2010!

http://tinyurl.com/ylfxn4d

Wednesday Evening Moto News - Brett McCormick & Ride for Haiti

2009 Canadian Superbike Champion Brett McCormick will be racing with the Picotte Performance team, riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000, in the AMA Pro Racing American Superbike Championship for 2010. His team in Canada was just hit too hard by the economy to be able to support him in his home nation. So, he has decided to race in the US with his own money and some help from his new team. Let's wish him well!

http://tinyurl.com/ygwovtx

Out in Los Angeles, Jimmy Jean-Louis (someone in NBC’s TV show "Heroes"), and several other organizations are bringing a Ride for Haiti event to the city on 27 February 2010 - just a over a week away. The event will kick off from Glendale Harley Davidson. There is a plethora of information about the ride, the people involved and the people who will be helping Haiti with your donations. Please take the link and do something to help; the people of Haiti need whatever we can get to them...

http://tinyurl.com/yafakwd

More Morning Moto News - BMW Canada & Moto Rapido Ducati

BMW Motorrad Canada has signed Rush HD as a sponsor for their two rider team in the Canadian Superbike Championship. The deal comes as good news in this economic environment and will help BMW to field a very strong team. Francis Martin and Michael Ferreira, the two riders, have the weight of the factory and their new sponsor on their backs as they compete in the 2010 series...it won't be easy, but I am certain that they will enjoy the challenge.

http://tinyurl.com/y8mhz3k

Moto Rapido Ducati has finally finished assembling their team for the assault on the BSB Superstock 1000 Championship. Youngster Leon Hunt has signed an agreement to race alongside Scott Smart on the Ducati team. Smart, of course, will contest the Superbike Evo class on a similar machine. For the quotes, take the link.
http://tinyurl.com/ycahcra

http://tinyurl.com/yehschc

Sunday Afternoon Moto News - Jordan Szoke & Anaheim Supercross

Canadian Superbike racer Jordan Szoke has been chosen as Motorcycle Racer of the Year in the Inside Track Readers' Choice Awards. It's no wonder as he won his fourth straight championship last year, and he is on his way to getting another in 2010. Go and check it out...

http://tinyurl.com/yd6rfv4

http://tinyurl.com/ycxwcv9

And, we have results from the AMA Supercross round at Anaheim this weekend. It is Anaheim 2 as there are two events at the same location. Suzuki-mounted Ryan Dungey took victory in this event and is slowly cementing his name on the Supercross Championship as one of the best. Yamaha man James Stewart finished in third, with Josh Hill taking the second position.

http://tinyurl.com/yeyodrh

http://tinyurl.com/yjqovp3

More Friday Afternoon Moto News - Malaysia, Jordan Szoke and Alex Welsh

Dr. Gregory Frazier is still out riding in Southeast Asia and now has taken to Malaysia. He takes on his lifelong nemesis - snakes - and still manages to get a great trip out of his time there. If you have any interest in adventure riding in the furthest points of the world, this is something you should read. Dr. Frazier will show you what to do and what to avoid; that way you don't have to learn by screwing up!

http://tinyurl.com/y9zd66y

In racing news, we hear that Competition Systems Kawasaki will not be fielding Canadian star racer Jordan Szoke in the 2010 Canadian Superbike Championship. Instead, they will only have one rider, young phenom Alex Welsh who won the 2008 HJC Pro Rookie of the Year. The whole sad situation has been caused by the economic situation which is strangling everyone to their limits.

http://tinyurl.com/y9xv4re

http://tinyurl.com/yem5qc6

Canadian H-D Importer Deeley Harley-Davidson will Support Racing in 2010

Even though the Buell brand is dead now, Deeley Harley-Davidson will continue to race them in the Canadian racing series. The Deeley Racing/Ruthless Racing team will compete in Canadian Pro Superbike, Yoshimura Pro Sport Bike, the new Sports Twins Pro/Am Classes, and the Western Canadian Championships. One question remains, though, racing rules usually stipulate homologation - and a dead motorcycle marque cannot do this...

http://tinyurl.com/yjrt66a

Canadian Motorcycle Association to Create Electric Motorcycle Race Series

The Honourary VP CMA, Chair CMA Environmental Panel, and Member FIM Environment Commission, Graham Read has been paying special attention (as you would expect given his titles) to the various electric motorcycle race series around the world. Given this, he is now working within the CMA to create a Canadian electric motorcycle race series. He is looking for input from the CMA membership and any interested parties, so take the link and get in touch with him.

http://tinyurl.com/yf8dou7

Yamaha Has Exited the Canadian Superbike Championship

Coming on the heels of their exit - sort of - from AMA racing, Yamaha has announced that they will not be participating in the Canadian Superbike Championships in 2010. A sorry state of affairs for the company which won so many championship series this year. It looks like those victories have not translated into motorcycle sales in the showroom...

http://tinyurl.com/ybe9e6t

This is probably why: http://tinyurl.com/yeje32v

Canadian Superbike Champion Jordan Szoke Holds Charity BBQ

In Brantford, Ontario on 17 October 2009, Szoke met with fans and cooked up some grub for the attendees. The BBQ was held to launch his new 'Racing for a Cure - Change for Cancer' campaign, which he will continue throughout his racing as well. All money goes to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation. What a good idea!

http://tinyurl.com/ykf7kbq

Canadian Superbike Racer Jordan Szoke Remains Anonymous

He may be well-known amongst Canadian motorcycle racing fans - being the youngest ever champion - but, outside of that, almost no one knows who he is...I bet they will soon!

http://tinyurl.com/meyc2k

Brett McCormick Grabs Pole Position at Shannonville - Ontario, Canada

It seems that Jordan Szoke will have to work a little harder this weekend to get past McCormick's Suzuki. The latter managed to shatter the lap record in the process of clenching pole position and winning CA$500 and extra championship points.

http://tinyurl.com/mr5fw2

Parts Canada Superbike Championship This Weekend

During the September 4-6, 2009 weekend, the motorcycle world will also see the finale of the Canadian Superbike Championship. (So much racing this weekend!) Rider Jordan Szoke may break a record by winning his fourth consecutive championship...So, if you can get to Shannonville Motorsport Park, get there!

http://tinyurl.com/m3td4k