MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series, is pleased to announce that MiniSBK Canada will host two MotoAmerica Mini Cup Qualifiers at Shannonville Motorsports Park in Shannonville, Ontario, Canada.
The two races will be held in conjunction with rounds three and four of the MiniSBK series on June 13-14 and July 4-5, respectively.
Billed as the “Birthplace of Champions Since 1974,” Shannonville Motorsports Park is world famous and hosts a round of the Canadian Superbike Championship.
MiniSBK Canada is run by former AMA Superbike racer Toni Sharpless, who was inducted into the Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2011. In 1987, Sharpless and fellow Canadian Kathleen Coburn became the first women to ever qualify for and finish the Daytona 200.
The two Qualifiers will provide young local racers with the opportunity to qualify for the Mission Mini Cup National Final, which will once again be held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, August 8-10.
Qualifiers at the two MiniSBK events will be held for all six classes: Stock 50 (ages 6-8), Stock 110 (ages 8-12), GP 110 (ages 8-12), GP 160 (ages 10-14), GP 190 (ages 10-14) and Street GP (ages 14 and up).
“MotoAmerica is thrilled to be working with MiniSBK to bring two of our Mini Cup Qualifiers to Canada,” said MotoAmerica COO Chuck Aksland. “I guess you could say we’re going international, which is impressive considering this is just our second year of the Qualifiers and National Final. Canada has always produced top-level racers, some of whom have won AMA championships, and we’re sure there will be some fast kids who make it down for our National Final at Road America.”
“I was surprised and honored to receive the call from Wayne Rainey and Chuck Aksland, two individuals I remember from my racing days in the 1980s,” said MiniSBK’s CEO Toni Sharpless. “When they asked if our MiniSBK Championship series would be interested in joining the MotoAmerica Mini Cup Qualifier series, it took me less than a minute to consider and say “Yes.” This connection further expands the opportunities we provide for Canadian youth in the sport. We are happy and proud to be part of another big step toward grassroots development in road racing.”
For more information on the MiniSBK Canada, visit https://minisbk.ca/
For more information about the MotoAmerica Mini Cup series or club participation in the series, visit motoamerica.com or contact minicup@motoamerica.com
