Canadian SuperBike 2001 - Round 4 - Quebec
| Veteran Superbike Champion
Steve Crevier passed the Suzuki of Francis Martin on lap 9 of the 22 lap
race. Crevier, on the Honda RC51, put forth a near flawless run to the
flag while local favourite and last years winner Francis Martin, had to
settle for second place nearly 2 seconds adrift. Doubling up the Honda
Canada effort on the podium was Mike Taylor on an RC51. Crevier's victory puts the 5 time Canadian Superbike Champion with a commanding lead in the series points standings over Kawasaki rival Owen Weichel. Weichel had failed to qualify on the front row, and finished the race in 6th place after being tagged by Jeff Williams open class spec, Honda CBR929, on the final lap. Yamaha failed to make the podium with either main SuperBike riders. Frank Trombino and his YZF1000R1 finished fourth behind a resurgent Mike Taylor, swapping their earlier qualifying positions. And Local Veteran Yamaha rider, Ben Pilon, finished behind Owen Weichel in 7th place. Behind the Superbike factory contenders where a motley crew of 600s taking advantage of the tight technical and bumpy nature of the Quebec track, while humbling some of the larger displacement bikes. Jean Francois Cyr, always strong at his home track, finished in 8th on his Yamaha R6, and behind him, a solid effort was put forth by the smooth riding Mike Leon on his Honda CBR600F4i. Young Gun Andrew Nelson, now on Kawasaki equipment, also got his 600 into the top 10. YOSHIMURA PRO 600 SPORTBIKE Steve Crevier now has a strangle hold on the 600 class, with 3 wins in 4 races. Greg Boki finished a distant second some 5 seconds back, as he and Andrew Nelson diced for 2nd and 3rd podium positions. INTERNATIONAL PRO OPEN SPORTBIKE. Francis Martin on the GSXR1000 out pointed class champion and current points leader, Frank Trombino and the Yamaha YZF1000R1, to win his 2nd Open Sportbike race in a row. Jeff Williams rounded out the podium with his Honda CBR929 to finish 3rd. Final Results Superbike 1) Steve Crevier, Honda RC51 2) Francis Martin, Suzuki GSXR1000 3) Mike Taylor, Honda RC51 4) Frank Trombino, Yamaha YZF1000R1 5) Jeff Williams, Honda CBR929 6) Owen Weichel, Kawasaki ZX7RR 7) Ben Pilon, Yamaha YZF1000R1 8) J.F. Cyr, Yamaha YZF600R6 9) Mike Leon, Honda CBR600F4i 10) Andrew Nelson, Kawasaki ZX6R |