Last November, Jager Stockill was in Aragon, Spain, representing Canada in the FIM MiniGP World Championships aboard a spec Pirelli shod Ohvale 160. Since then, he has played hockey over the winter and then emerged from hibernation to co-ride to the 3 Hour Endurance race victory last weekend at Brechin, ON, near Orillia. Stockill shared his success with former top CSBK National Pro and factory Yamaha racer and current Super Sonic Road Race School instructor Jake Leclair.
This weekend, Stockill was at Shannonville Motorsport Park for the revamped RACE Moto Regional opener and dominated both of Saturday’s debut 12 lap races for the MiniSBK competitors. The event marked the launch of smaller-wheeled racers among the “big bikes” at S.M.P.’s permitter Pro circuit – the MiniSBK riders using the infield go-kart version of the original Nelson layout, first used back in 1976.
Quickest during official testing on Friday, May 9, Stockill was the pace setter in Saturday’s official Q sessions, with a lap of 50.516, followed by the similar Ohvale 160 of rookie Stefan Tanasic at 53.5 and Ted Mota’s YCF super moto at 53.34 to complete the front row of the grid.
Stockhill set a blistering pace in the opening twelve lap race, turning a best lap of 50.45 and lapping up to second placed Tanasic. Mota netted third, while Eric Sergi placed fourth and Honda mounted Sean Whitloch turned the fifth-best time.
In race two, Stockill quickly took command and took off, once again lapping at 50.516 in a very consistent effort. Tanasic and Mota entertained the “fans in the stands” with a near race long battle for second between the tucked-in racer style machine of Tanasic and the “sit up” entry of Mota. At the finish, after several passes, Tanasic earned second by .14 of a second from the charging Mota.
Sergi was a lap down in fourth, Whitloch placing fifth for the second time Saturday afternoon.
The MiniSBK Series returns to Shannonville with a RACE Moto hosted event June 13 and 14, for an event that also includes qualifying for the U.S.-based Mission MotoAmerica MiniCup events.
