Motorcycle
racing fans will be in for spirited competition
when Canada's premier motorcycle championships
will visit Mosport's road course for two exciting
points races in the only Toronto-area stop of
the series in the Parts Canada Superbike Championship
Doubleheader Weekend.
In the Parts Canada Superbike Championship,
Canada's top professional riders compete in
two rounds for both the Parts Canada Superbike
and Yoshimura Pro 600 classes. These events
feature elite riders and factory-backed teams
from some of the biggest manufacturers such
as Yamaha and Suzuki.
Also on the weekend schedule are the twin cylinder
engines of Canadian Thunder. The category debuted
nationally in 2005 with Buell, Harley-Davidson's
sport bike arm, BMW and Ducati supplying teams.
The Thunder class is open to four-stroke, production
based street legal twin cylinder machines from
BMW, Buell, Ducati, Yamaha or Moto Guzzi.
The entry level national racing class features
Suzuki's popular SV650 twin cylinder sport bike
as a platform and gives new racers an opportunity
to compete against each other on a national
level on bikes with relatively equal levels
of performance.
For almost everybody, the climb up the national
road racing ladder begins with the International
Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike
Championship. The Amateur National 600 class
debuted in 2003, and despite the big fields
the races have been very clean, showing a high
level of ability and respect from everybody
on the track. The Pro Honda Women's Cup Challenge
also returns to Mosport in 2008 for a doubleheader
weekend.
The Women's Cup Challenge is a women-only series
with rounds at Shannonville Motorsport Park,
Mont-Tremblant and Mosport. There is only one
class based on machinery, Open Sportbike, but
riders are divided into Expert or Novice based
on skill levels, and riders in the two categories
compete for separate points and prize funds.
Pirelli spec tires are required. |
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