Dramatic racing to close out the 2016 Canadian Superbike Championship

Since 2014, the Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship has been dominated by one racer, Jordan Szoke. Winning doesn’t come easy as fans witnessed during the Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship finale this past weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

Qualifying

Szoke started off the weekend by breaking a 5 year track record on Dunlop’s newly introduced “Q” (qualifying) tires introduced for the finale. Riding his Mopar Express Lane backed BMW Motorrad S1000RR Szoke turned the fastest lap around the 3.9km (2.459-mile) track at one minute, 20.778 seconds to qualify on pole for Saturday and Sunday's races.

Saturday - Race # 6

Szoke clinched his 2016 Mopar CSBK title in dramatic fashion on Saturday, finishing just 0.046 secs. ahead of leading Moto America competitor Claudio Corti of Italy who joined the series for the finale. Corti, has competed in several premier world series, including Moto GP, Moto 2 and World Superbike, most recently for the Forward Team in the premier Grand Prix category.

“To win the Championship like this means so much not only to me, but to our series as a whole. To have someone like Corti here completing with us brings credibility to our entire organization. Canadians are not only fast but able to race at a world level. Thanks to him for coming here to race with us.” Szoke said.

Sunday - Race # 7

Sunday’s race was just as intense as multiple red flags lead to an 8 lap dash for cash to the checkered. Szoke pulled clear of the Italian pilot Corti by 2.725 secs and completed the final race of the season in 10 minutes, 46.517 seconds earning him, for the second year in a row, and a third in his career, a perfect season.

Hall Of Famer

Throughout his career Szoke has claimed three perfect seasons, four Team of the Year awards, 21 National Titles and a total of 59 Superbike wins. It is no coincidence that he will be inducted into Canada’s Motorsports Hall of Fame this October.