Round three for the RACE Moto Series was held July 4-6 under hot, humid and windy conditions this past weekend on the original Nelson layout at Shannonville Nelson Circuit.
The Lou-Ann Printing Pro Superbike races featured a rare opportunity to see the reigning No. 1 Milwaukee Yamaha R1 of Elie Daccache not run away and disappear from the field. Instead, it was Michael Leon’s Royal Distributing BMW S 1000 RR turn to dominate.
In race 2 Leon was penalized five seconds for missing pre-grid but was still able to pull off the win. The win marked veteran Leon’s third decade of success at Shannonville. Leon was Dunlop shod, while Daccache used Pirelli rubber.
The fast farmer, Yamaha YZF-R1 mounted Ernest Bernhard, once again made the box with third place.
The Almaguin Sprint Cup was a repeat of the Pro Superbike race with Leon and Daccache in a heated battle until Daccache made a rare error, blew through tight corner 5 and did a little grass tracking. He re-entered the track in fifth spot but was able to slice through the field eventually finishing second. Third place was another BMW ridden by rising star Matt Vanderhorst.
The Pro6 Cycle 600 Supersport class saw the return of Matt Simpson after his highspeed get off in CSBK round 1. Simpson ran near lap record pace pulling away from the Massicotte Moto88 Yamaha R6. Third place went to Jordan Decarie on his Suzuki GSX-R600.
The Joe Rocket Am 600 Supersport races were dominated by Daniel Johnson on his Kawasaki ZX-6R. Johnson was chased to the line by the French Quebec Connection led by Martin Perreault’s Turcotte ZX-6R and Yannick Rouleau’s Ninja. In the Amateur Superbike round it was Johnson on his ZX-6R, Perreault’s ZX-10R and JS Lefebvre’s EVAL Ducati V4R.
The Hindle Exhaust Lightweight race saw a 50/50 field of men and women. When the last checkered flag of the day fell, it was Steve Hidvegi on top of the box, Andrea Purdy second and Andrea Hidvegi third.
The next RACE Moto event is back at Shannonville, on the perimeter Pro Track, August 1 to 3.
