Young & Hornblower Secure 2019 Championships

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Port Perry, Ontario (August 19, 2019) - The final round of the 2019 Canadian Superbike Series (CSBK) took place last weekend, August 9-11, at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario.

It was another double-header round, with close championships on the line. For qualifying on Friday, the day started off on the right foot, but in true CTMP fashion, the weather took a turn for the worse right as qualifying began. The Mopar Pro Superbike qualifying was only a few laps in before officials red flagged the race due to the weather. Riders and officials waited for the weather to clear up and it was just not happening. All qualifying for the remainder of the day was called off and a decision was to be made by the next morning whether another session was to be held or whether grid positioning would take place based on the short qualifying time.

Thankfully, Saturday's weather had significantly improved and a short qualifying session was able to take place. After completing the fastest time of qualifying, Young on the Scot-Build/Hindle/BMW S1000RR had an unfortunate crash in turn 2 which totaled the bike. CSBK officials declared that if the bike was able to pass tech and be run on the official dyno, Young could keep the top spot on the start grid. The team frantically worked on the bike to get it running and it finally started up after a few tries. 

In Race 1 of the Mopar Pro Superbike Race, Young knew he had to play it smart to secure the championship. He kept it consistent and spent some time in 5th place, but finally pushed to 3rd place in the last lap. This was enough to secure the 2020 championship.

"I can hardly put into words how stoked I am. We've had such a strong season with the BMW and the team working so well, but the crash was definitely a downer this morning. I was so pleased to put it on the podium, and win the championship, not just for me but for the team and all the fans." said Young on his 3rd place finish and championship.

Jordan Szoke, on the Express Lane/Hindle/Kawasaki ZX-10R came in a close second, followed by Samuel Trepanier, on the Blysk/Hindle/BMW S1000RR with his first ever Mopar Pro Superbike 1st place finish.

Ben Young wins the Mopar Pro Superbike championship for 2019
Young on the Scot-Build/Hindle/BMW S1000RR
Trepanier (#14) leading Riedmann (#42), Williams and Szoke
Samuel Trepanier wins Race 1 of the Mopar Pro Superbike class
On Sunday for the Mopar Pro Superbike Race 2, it was yet another thrilling race with the top 10 riders creating a freight train for most of the race. It all came down to the last corner on the last lap, where race leader Trepanier drifted wide with Kenny Riedmann, on the Riedmann Management/Hindle/Kawasaki ZX-10R, colliding into him right before the finish line. Szoke had thought he had taken the win, as the gap was only 0.031 seconds separating the top 3.

Riedmann crossed the line in 1st, followed by Trepanier in 2nd and Szoke in 3rd. The controversial contact at the finish line resulted in official protests being filed, but they were rejected by CSBK officials.

"I've got a full season under my belt now with these Kawasakis. We have gained momentum going into 2020. Rest assured I won't be complacent. My goal is to win a Superbike Championship in four decades, I don't think anyone can obtain that one. It's lofty but something we can definitely accomplish", said Szoke.

Szoke pushed super hard all weekend to try to keep his chance of claiming another championship
It was literally a race to the finish line between Trepanier (#14), Riedmann (#42) and Szoke (#1) in Race 2
Mopar Pro Superbike Race 2 Podium: Riedmann in 1st, followed by Trepanier in 2nd and Szoke in 3rd
In the Liqui Moly Pro Sportbike Class, the same weather issues as the Mopar Pro Superbike class affected qualifying. Racers were unable to qualify on the regularly scheduled time slot on Friday due to weather, and were able to run a quick qualifying session on Saturday morning before Race 1.

Qualifying was intense, as the pole position changed 5 times between 3 riders in the final 90 seconds. The final pole position went to Sebastien Tremblay, on the Turcotte Performance/Hindle/Kawasaki ZX-6R, followed by Casas, on the Peterborough Cycle Salvage/Hindle/Yamaha YZF-R6 in 2nd, Will Hornblower on the 402/Hindle/Yamaha YZF-R6 in 3rd and David MacKay, on the MacK Attack/Hindle/Kawasaki ZX-6R in 4th.

In the Liqui Moly Pro Sportbike Race 1, the front-runners would battle the entire race, but Tremblay was able to create a bigger gap in the lead through the back straight. Casas was running in 3rd but was able to pass Hornblower in the last corner of the last lap, but Hornblower was able to get a better drive across the finish line, finishing in 2nd. Casas was only 0.002 seconds behind Hornblower in 3rd. As a result, Hornblower extended his leading championship by 38 points and would only have to finish in 12th position in Race 2 in order to win the championship.

On Sunday for Race 2, Tremblay finished on top and took home back-to-back 1st place finishes for the weekend. Casas came in a close 2nd, and Hornblower finished in 3rd, securing the championship.

"It was a tough year running both programs, but we fought until the end. Unfortunately crashing out in a championship with only 7 rounds set us behind enough in points and it cost us the championship," Casas said. "A big congratulations goes out to Will on his championship, he rode really smart all year and it payed off for him."

Liqui Moly Pro Sportbike Race 1: Casas (#1) leading with Hornblower (#47) and Tremblay close behind
Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike Race 1 podium: Tremblay in 1st, Hornblower in 2nd followed by Casas in 3rd
Casas rode consistently all weekend but was unable to re-secure the championship
Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike Race 2 Podium: Tremblay in 1st, Casas in 2nd and Hornblower in 3rd
Will Hornblower wins the 2019 Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike championship
In the TSN's Motorcycle Experience Amateur Lightweight Race 1, local racer Ben Leclair (Yamaha YZF-R3) took home the win, followed by Trevor Dion, on the Hindle-powered Kawasaki Ninja 400, in 2nd place, and another local Matt Simpson, on the Hindle-powered Honda CBR500RR, in 3rd place.

In Race 2, East Coast riders and teammates Avery Hart and Keegan Gaudet, both on Hindle-powered Yamaha YZF-R3 bikes, came in 1st and 2nd place, followed by Simpson in another 3rd place finish.

TSN's Motorcycle Experience Amateur Lightweight Race 1 podium: Leclair in 1st, Dion in 2nd & Simpson in 3rd
TSN's Motorcycle Experience Amateur Lightweight Race 2 Podium: Hart in 1st, Gaudet in 2nd and Simpson in 3rd with Ben Leclair winning the final Championship
In other Amateur racing news, Jared Walker on the Hindle-powered Kawasaki ZX-6R took home two back-to-back 1st place finishes in the Parts Canada Amateur Sportbike class. In Race 1, Jake Leclair (Yamaha YZF-R6) came in 2nd followed by Christian Allard, on the Hindle-powered Kawasaki ZX-6R in 3rd place. In Race 2, Allard finished in 2nd place, followed by Leclair in 3rd place.  Allard secured the 2019 Parts Canada Amateur Sportbike championship and will be moving up to Pro in 2020.

In the Express Lane Amateur Superbike Race 1 and Race 2, both podiums were the exact same with Samuel Guerrin (Aprilia RSV4) coming in 1st place, followed by Allard in 2nd place and Guillaume Fortin (Kawasaki ZX-10R) in 3rd place.  Fortin secured the 2019 Express Lane Amateur Superbike Championship and will be moving up to Pro in 2020.

Parts Canada Amateur Sport Bike Race 1 winner Jared Walker
A huge congratulations to all Hindle riders on such a successful 2019 Canadian Superbike Championship race season!  For more information, including rider bios and final championship standings, check out the Canadian Superbike Championship  website .    See you in 2020!

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