Archambault wins first; Casas takes two

ST-EUSTACHE, Que. – Raphael Archambault of Terrebonne, Que. scored his first career national Pro win in a thrilling Hindle Exhaust Pro Sport Bike battle at Autodrome St-Eustache on Sunday. Riding his Mako Performance / Town & Country Suzuki GSX-R600, Archambault held off the Jodi Christie Racing / Honda Canada / Accelerated Technologies Honda CBR600RR of Jodi Christie by just 0.274 secs, after the pair traded the lead in the closing laps.

Opening round winner Kenny Reidmann of Belfountain, Ont. finished third on the Reidmann Racing / Castrol Triumph 675 as he struggled with a shifting issue, while a late charge saw Trevor Daley snatch fourth on his ProStar Motorsports / One Speed Chop Shop Honda CBR600RR.

Jean-Francois Cyr of Terrebonne, Que. completed the top five aboard the CyRacing / RaceLine Triumph 675.

Keene, Ont.’s Christie now trails Reidmann by five points, 96-91, for the lead of the Pro Sport Bike standings.

“Straight line speed is what lost me that race,” Christie said. “Raphael was driving by me like it was nothing.”

Reidmann developed a problem with his quickshifter on the fourth lap that made it difficult for him to shift through the corners, costing him speed onto the straights.

Peterborough, Ont.’s Tomas Casas swept both Amateur events at Autodrome St-Eustache on his OCM Motor Sports / Peterborough Cycle Salvage Yamaha YZF-R6.

In the Magneti Marelli Amateur Superbike race, Casas took the lead for good on lap 10 of 16 and finished 4.991 secs. clear of teammate Stacey Nesbitt of St-Lazare, Que. on the OCM Motor Sports / FTR / Honda Canada Honda CBR600RR. Levis, Que.’s Alexandre Guay placed third aboard his Yamaha YZF-R6.

Fifth place race finisher Pedro Sousa leads the Amateur Superbike standings by six points over Nesbitt, 79-73, while Casas has moved up to fifth with 53 points.

Casas led all the way to win the Bell Helmets Amateur Sport Bike, finishing 4.236 secs. clear of Guay, who snatched the runner-up spot from the Black Sheep Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R of Longueuil, Que. rider Alex Coelho on the final lap.

Casas now leads the Amateur Sport Bike standings by seven points, 92-85 over Nesbitt, who finished fourth in Sunday’s race.

Alexandre Cleary of St-Jerome, Que. picked up the Dion Device Hard Luck Award at St-Eustache after he crashed during the Amateur Sport Bike race, bringing out the red flag. He was unhurt in the incident.

The Ipone Prize Pack for Professionalism & Presentation in Amateur Sport Bike on Sunday went to C&C Racing rider Carson Brook from East Lawrencetown, N.S.

Eric Quintin of Notre Dame de L’Ile Perrot, Que. completed a sweep of the weekend’s Honda CBR250R National Race Series events thanks to a narrow win over Cameron Walker on Sunday. Quintin edged the Oakville, Ont. racer by just 0.022 secs. on his Centre Hamel Honda-backed entry.

Pascal Bastien of Laval, Que. completed the podium finishers.

With the win Quintin takes over the Honda CBR250R series points lead with 183 points to the 178 of Walker.

The Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship continues at Atlantic Motorsport Park in Shubenacadie, N.S. July 25-27. For ticket information call the track at (902) 758-2237 or the Atlantic Roadracing League at (902) 499-3610. Fans can also visit www.atlanticmotorsportpark.com or www.atlanticroadracing.com for more information.

The official Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship website, www.csbk.ca, will have full race video coverage of Saturday’s round of the Honda CBR250R National Race Series from Autodrome St-Eustache, as well as Sunday’s Hindle Pro Sport Bike and Mopar Pro Superbike feature events.

Hindle Pro Sport Bike Race Results

Hindle Pro Sport Bike Standings (after 2 of 5 rounds)

–By John Hopkins

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