By John Hopkins / Photo by Tim McGill
BOWMANVILLE, ON – Kristopher Garvie of Caledon, ON clinched the Inside Motorcycles Amateur Sport Bike title at Mosport International Raceway with a fourth place finish in Sunday’s first of two races on his Tracksport Technologies / Kahuna Powersports Kawasaki ZX-6R.
Both races were won by Magog, QC’s Samuel Proulx on the Sherbrooke Harley-Davidson Suzuki GSX-R600. Aubrey Bailey of Parry Sound, ON took second each time on his HT Motorsports / ProStar / Velocity Yamaha YZF-R6 and Thornton, ON’s Amzy Nawaz was third in both races aboard the Velocity Sportsgear Kawasaki ZX-6R.
Garvie came into the weekend with a commanding 73-point lead in the class standings and a solid finish in the opening race of the doubleheader weekend would have been enough to lock up the title with a round to spare.
In the Sunday morning race Proulx, Bailey, Nawaz and Garvie settled into a four-rider lead battle, although the points leader soon elected to ease off and not risk getting into trouble.
"It was pretty hairy up front and I didn't need to get mixed up in that," Garvie admitted.
Indeed, Proulx and Bailey made some dramatic passes as they exchanged the lead, with Proulx finally taking the win by just 0.259 secs. Nawaz wasn't quite able to get on terms with the front two, but was still just 0.437 secs. back at the finish.
Garvie, meanwhile, finished a safe fourth, all on his own, to lock up the championship. It was a sweet success after he had suffered a badly separated collarbone in the season opener at Circuit ICAR in late May.
"This is really rewarding after a very long and challenging season," admitted Garvie, who won two races en route to the title.
In addition to the Inside Motorcycles purse money Garvie was presented with a cheque for $5,000 from Jeff Comello of Canadian Kawasaki Motors for his title.
Edward Rudkowski of Toronto had crossed the line in fifth spot on his Suzuki GSX-R600 after a racelong battle with fellow Suzuki rider Simon Hamel but he was penalized four positions for exceeding the class horsepower limit in post-race tech. That gave the spot to the Rosemere, QC racer.
The afternoon race was a near repeat of the morning, with the same quartet pulling clear of the rest of the field. This time Bailey did most of the leading on his Yamaha, but on the final lap Proulx got ahead to complete the weekend sweep. His two wins lifted Proulx to second in the final class standings.
"The weekend turned out very, very well for me," said Proulx, who also won the season opener at Circuit ICAR. "It was a great race with Aubrey and Amzy."
Bailey was just 0.456 secs. behind in second and Nawaz only 0.611 secs. back in third.
With the title safely tucked in his pocket Garvie was a bit more engaged in the lead scrap and finished just 1.130 secs. behind Proulx after leading three laps.
Hamel was fifth again after a fast-closing Rudkowski crashed in turn five on the final lap.
Nawaz took third in the final standings ahead of Bailey and Rudkowski.
After qualifying on the front row Jody Greening chose to skip the two Amateur Sport Bike races in order to focus on his bid for the Amateur Superbike crown.
Race One Results
1. Samuel Proulx, Magog, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) 8 laps in 11:30.372
2. Aubrey Bailey, Parry Sound, ON (Yamaha YZF-R6) +0.259 secs.
3. Amzy Nawaz, Thornton, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) +0.437
4. Kristopher Garvie, Caledon, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) +7.917
5. Simon Hamel, Rosemere, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +18.136
6. Riley Gage Dawe, Toronto, ON (Yamaha YZF-R6) +21.353
7. David Tremblay, Longueuil, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +32.273
8. Jean Francois Aubin, St-Jerome, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +34.134
9. Edward Rudkowski, Toronto, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) +17.928*
10. Dominic Dupont, Laval, QC (Kawasaki ZX-6R) +35.504
11. Mario Gosselin, Plessisville, QC (Honda CBR600RR) +36.524
12. Rob Cousineau, Aurora, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) +39.357
13. Joe Rodrigues, Weston, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) +40.155
14. Eric Gagnon, St-Jerome, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +47.459
15. Reiner Griese, Marmora, ON (Triumph 675) +47.689
16. Chris Dopke, Cambridge, ON (Honda CBR600RR) +1:16.123
Did Not Finish
Stavros Grekos, Toronto, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 3 Laps
Francois-Michel Belval-Lacoste, Candiac, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) 1 Lap
Did Not Start
Jody Greening, Burlington, ON (Honda CBR600RR)
Alex Coelho, Longueuil, QC (Kawasaki ZX-6R)
Jordan Cardozo, Bradford, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600)
Fastest Lap: 1:25.494 by Amzy Nawaz on Lap 8
* -- Penalized four positions for exceeding class horsepower limit
Race Two Results
1. Samuel Proulx, Magog, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) 10 laps in 14:27.603
2. Aubrey Bailey, Parry Sound, ON (Yamaha YZF-R6) +0.456 secs.
3. Amzy Nawaz, Thornton, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) +0.611
4. Kristopher Garvie, Caledon, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) +1.130
5. Simon Hamel, Rosemere, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +18.089
6. Riley Gage Dawe, Toronto, ON (Yamaha YZF-R6) +22.260
7. Jean Francois Aubin, St-Jerome, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +28.841
8. David Tremblay, Longueuil, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +30.326
9. Dominic Dupont, Laval, QC (Kawasaki ZX-6R) +39.301
10. Rob Cousineau, Aurora, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) +39.773
11. Joe Rodrigues, Weston, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) +49.534
12. Mario Gosselin, Plessisville, QC (Honda CBR600RR) +50.071
13. Eric Gagnon, St-Jerome, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +59.058
14. Reiner Griese, Marmora, ON (Triumph 675) +1:02.126
15. Chris Dopke, Cambridge, ON (Honda CBR600RR) +1:27.917
Did Not Finish
Edward Rudkowski, Toronto, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) 9 Laps
Stavros Grekos, Toronto, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 0 Laps
Did Not Start
Jody Greening, Burlington, ON (Honda CBR600RR)
Alex Coelho, Longueuil, QC (Kawasaki ZX-6R)
Jordan Cardozo, Bradford, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600)
Francois-Michel Belval-Lacoste, Candiac, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600)
Fastest Lap: 1:25.626 by Samuel Proulx on Lap 10
Point Standings
1.Kristopher Garvie 300
2.Samuel Proulx 264
3.Amzy Nawaz 227
4.Aubrey Bailey 198
5.Edward Rudkowski 184
6.Jody Greening 151
7.Riley Gage Dawe 148
8.Dominic Dupont (Kawasaki) 140
9.Jean Francois Aubin (Suzuki) 131
10.Philippe Masse 109
11.David Tremblay 108
12.Natalie Catherine Provost 101
13.Alex Coelho 90
14.Luke Bauer 82
15.Etienne Deblois 72
16.Simon Hamel 61
17.Dominic Mongeon 57
18.Pierre Patenaude 56
19.Rob Cousineau 55
20.Eric Gagnon 51
21.Francois-Michel Belval-Lacoste 42
22.Jordan Cardozo 41
23.Stavros Grekos 40
24.Joe Rodrigues 34
25.Mario Gosselin 32
26.Reiner Griese 30
27.Paul Whitehead 27
28.Geoff Cole 25
28.Raymond Gauthier 25
30.Caleb Noiles 23
31.Chris Dopke 19
32.Mario Bourget 15
33.Luc Labranche 13
34.Eric Trudel 12
35.Jean-Sebastien Perreault 6
36.Samantha Goyer 2
BOWMANVILLE, ON – Kristopher Garvie of Caledon, ON clinched the Inside Motorcycles Amateur Sport Bike title at Mosport International Raceway with a fourth place finish in Sunday’s first of two races on his Tracksport Technologies / Kahuna Powersports Kawasaki ZX-6R.
Both races were won by Magog, QC’s Samuel Proulx on the Sherbrooke Harley-Davidson Suzuki GSX-R600. Aubrey Bailey of Parry Sound, ON took second each time on his HT Motorsports / ProStar / Velocity Yamaha YZF-R6 and Thornton, ON’s Amzy Nawaz was third in both races aboard the Velocity Sportsgear Kawasaki ZX-6R.
Garvie came into the weekend with a commanding 73-point lead in the class standings and a solid finish in the opening race of the doubleheader weekend would have been enough to lock up the title with a round to spare.
In the Sunday morning race Proulx, Bailey, Nawaz and Garvie settled into a four-rider lead battle, although the points leader soon elected to ease off and not risk getting into trouble.
"It was pretty hairy up front and I didn't need to get mixed up in that," Garvie admitted.
Indeed, Proulx and Bailey made some dramatic passes as they exchanged the lead, with Proulx finally taking the win by just 0.259 secs. Nawaz wasn't quite able to get on terms with the front two, but was still just 0.437 secs. back at the finish.
Garvie, meanwhile, finished a safe fourth, all on his own, to lock up the championship. It was a sweet success after he had suffered a badly separated collarbone in the season opener at Circuit ICAR in late May.
"This is really rewarding after a very long and challenging season," admitted Garvie, who won two races en route to the title.
In addition to the Inside Motorcycles purse money Garvie was presented with a cheque for $5,000 from Jeff Comello of Canadian Kawasaki Motors for his title.
Edward Rudkowski of Toronto had crossed the line in fifth spot on his Suzuki GSX-R600 after a racelong battle with fellow Suzuki rider Simon Hamel but he was penalized four positions for exceeding the class horsepower limit in post-race tech. That gave the spot to the Rosemere, QC racer.
The afternoon race was a near repeat of the morning, with the same quartet pulling clear of the rest of the field. This time Bailey did most of the leading on his Yamaha, but on the final lap Proulx got ahead to complete the weekend sweep. His two wins lifted Proulx to second in the final class standings.
"The weekend turned out very, very well for me," said Proulx, who also won the season opener at Circuit ICAR. "It was a great race with Aubrey and Amzy."
Bailey was just 0.456 secs. behind in second and Nawaz only 0.611 secs. back in third.
With the title safely tucked in his pocket Garvie was a bit more engaged in the lead scrap and finished just 1.130 secs. behind Proulx after leading three laps.
Hamel was fifth again after a fast-closing Rudkowski crashed in turn five on the final lap.
Nawaz took third in the final standings ahead of Bailey and Rudkowski.
After qualifying on the front row Jody Greening chose to skip the two Amateur Sport Bike races in order to focus on his bid for the Amateur Superbike crown.
Race One Results
1. Samuel Proulx, Magog, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) 8 laps in 11:30.372
2. Aubrey Bailey, Parry Sound, ON (Yamaha YZF-R6) +0.259 secs.
3. Amzy Nawaz, Thornton, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) +0.437
4. Kristopher Garvie, Caledon, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) +7.917
5. Simon Hamel, Rosemere, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +18.136
6. Riley Gage Dawe, Toronto, ON (Yamaha YZF-R6) +21.353
7. David Tremblay, Longueuil, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +32.273
8. Jean Francois Aubin, St-Jerome, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +34.134
9. Edward Rudkowski, Toronto, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) +17.928*
10. Dominic Dupont, Laval, QC (Kawasaki ZX-6R) +35.504
11. Mario Gosselin, Plessisville, QC (Honda CBR600RR) +36.524
12. Rob Cousineau, Aurora, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) +39.357
13. Joe Rodrigues, Weston, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) +40.155
14. Eric Gagnon, St-Jerome, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +47.459
15. Reiner Griese, Marmora, ON (Triumph 675) +47.689
16. Chris Dopke, Cambridge, ON (Honda CBR600RR) +1:16.123
Did Not Finish
Stavros Grekos, Toronto, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 3 Laps
Francois-Michel Belval-Lacoste, Candiac, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) 1 Lap
Did Not Start
Jody Greening, Burlington, ON (Honda CBR600RR)
Alex Coelho, Longueuil, QC (Kawasaki ZX-6R)
Jordan Cardozo, Bradford, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600)
Fastest Lap: 1:25.494 by Amzy Nawaz on Lap 8
* -- Penalized four positions for exceeding class horsepower limit
Race Two Results
1. Samuel Proulx, Magog, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) 10 laps in 14:27.603
2. Aubrey Bailey, Parry Sound, ON (Yamaha YZF-R6) +0.456 secs.
3. Amzy Nawaz, Thornton, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) +0.611
4. Kristopher Garvie, Caledon, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) +1.130
5. Simon Hamel, Rosemere, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +18.089
6. Riley Gage Dawe, Toronto, ON (Yamaha YZF-R6) +22.260
7. Jean Francois Aubin, St-Jerome, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +28.841
8. David Tremblay, Longueuil, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +30.326
9. Dominic Dupont, Laval, QC (Kawasaki ZX-6R) +39.301
10. Rob Cousineau, Aurora, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) +39.773
11. Joe Rodrigues, Weston, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) +49.534
12. Mario Gosselin, Plessisville, QC (Honda CBR600RR) +50.071
13. Eric Gagnon, St-Jerome, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) +59.058
14. Reiner Griese, Marmora, ON (Triumph 675) +1:02.126
15. Chris Dopke, Cambridge, ON (Honda CBR600RR) +1:27.917
Did Not Finish
Edward Rudkowski, Toronto, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) 9 Laps
Stavros Grekos, Toronto, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 0 Laps
Did Not Start
Jody Greening, Burlington, ON (Honda CBR600RR)
Alex Coelho, Longueuil, QC (Kawasaki ZX-6R)
Jordan Cardozo, Bradford, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600)
Francois-Michel Belval-Lacoste, Candiac, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600)
Fastest Lap: 1:25.626 by Samuel Proulx on Lap 10
Point Standings
1.Kristopher Garvie 300
2.Samuel Proulx 264
3.Amzy Nawaz 227
4.Aubrey Bailey 198
5.Edward Rudkowski 184
6.Jody Greening 151
7.Riley Gage Dawe 148
8.Dominic Dupont (Kawasaki) 140
9.Jean Francois Aubin (Suzuki) 131
10.Philippe Masse 109
11.David Tremblay 108
12.Natalie Catherine Provost 101
13.Alex Coelho 90
14.Luke Bauer 82
15.Etienne Deblois 72
16.Simon Hamel 61
17.Dominic Mongeon 57
18.Pierre Patenaude 56
19.Rob Cousineau 55
20.Eric Gagnon 51
21.Francois-Michel Belval-Lacoste 42
22.Jordan Cardozo 41
23.Stavros Grekos 40
24.Joe Rodrigues 34
25.Mario Gosselin 32
26.Reiner Griese 30
27.Paul Whitehead 27
28.Geoff Cole 25
28.Raymond Gauthier 25
30.Caleb Noiles 23
31.Chris Dopke 19
32.Mario Bourget 15
33.Luc Labranche 13
34.Eric Trudel 12
35.Jean-Sebastien Perreault 6
36.Samantha Goyer 2
