Two Podiums for Jodi Christie in Shubenacadie

Keene, ON —August 5, 2015 — Following a difficult weekend at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton two weeks ago, Jodi Christie rebounded to score two podium finishes in round 5 of the 2015 Mopar Canadian Superbike series at Atlantic Motorsport Park in Shubenacadie, NS. In Hindle Pro Sport Bike action, Jodi finished in second place just .12 seconds behind winner Kenny Riedmann; in the Pro Superbike race, Jodi struggled with handling issues but still managed a podium finish, in third spot.

With rain on Friday morning of the race weekend, there was very little on-track activity; Jodi was the only rider to take part in Pro Sport Bike practice, and sat out Pro Superbike practice along with most of the other riders. In the afternoon sessions, the Honda Canada/Accelerated Technologies team worked on setting the bikes up for the demanding AMP circuit while Jodi steadily got his confidence back after the rough Edmonton weekend to end the day fourth quickest in the Sport Bike class and third quickest in Superbike.

Steady progress over Friday continued on Saturday, with Jodi second quickest in the morning’s Sport Bike practice and missing out on pole position in that class by .3 seconds for second on the grid. In Superbike, Jodi was third quickest in the morning session, and after a very determined effort in qualifying ended up just .040 seconds off the pole time to qualify in second.

In the Hindle Pro Sport Bike race on Sunday, Jodi got the holeshot and led for several laps before being passed by Kenny Riedmann. The two ran nose-to-tail for the remaining laps and Jodi made a bid for the lead on the last corner on the last lap, but was unable to complete the pass and ended up second. In the Mopar Pro Superbike final, Jodi again got the holeshot and led for several laps, but faded as the race progressed to finish in third.

The results leave Jodi second in Pro Sport Bike points just nine points out of the lead, and third in Pro Superbike points, two points behind second place. The next and final rounds are a doubleheader at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park near Bowmanville, ON, on August 14-16.

Jodi Christie: “I had a fun weekend here at AMP, it’s always nice to be back racing on the east coast. The track had some work done to it over the off season, so I tried my best to sort those sections early in the weekend and get used to the circuit. The team worked hard to get me comfortable during the weekend, and we managed to get the bikes working great. I rode a solid Sport Bike race and finished second, which I am happy with as it is some good points as we move into our last two rounds. I took the gamble in Superbike with running the medium tire and didn’t feel as comfortable during the race as I did during practice and qualifying. I tried my best to put some good laps together and finished the race in third. Overall I am happy with the weekend, I finished both races on the podium and am excited for CTMP in two weeks!”

About Jodi Christie Racing

Jodi Christie Racing competes in the Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship with support from Honda Canada, Accelerated Technologies, Cameron Cycle, Hindle Exhaust, Bazzaz, Dunlop, Pro 6 Cycle, AiM Sports Data Acquisition, DID Chains, Orient Express, Blue Streak Racing, Motion Pro, Elka Suspension, Motovan, Motul Oil, Zero Gravity, Drift, NGK, Sunstar, Joe Rocket Leathers, Shoei Helmets, Mikey Moto, Bickle Racing, Woodcraft Technologies, Armour Bodies, GBRacing, Vortex, TCX Boots, Ride Rich, K-Tech, Wes Lake, Andrew & Peter Trevitt, and Gary & Roslyn Christie. Follow the team on Facebook (JodiChristieRacing) or Twitter and Instagram (@JCRacing20). For more information about the Canadian Superbike Series and to watch the races online, visit www.csbk.ca.

More, from a press release issued by BMW Motorrad Motorsport:

Another change at the top of the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy: Reiterberger back in the lead – Wins for the BMW S 1000 RR in IDM, BSB, CSBK and MSC.

Markus Reiterberger claims his ninth win of the season in SUPERBIKE*IDM – Alastair Seeley is victorious in the Superstock class of the BSB – Jordan Szoke on his way to the title in Canada – BMW Motorrad privateers are successful in Malaysia.

Munich (DE), 5th August 2015. It was another successful weekend for the BMW S 1000 RR, with wins and podiums for the privateer BMW Motorrad riders on several continents. In Schleiz (DE), Markus Reiterberger (DE) celebrated his ninth win of the season in the International German Championship SUPERBIKE*IDM (IDM). With this success, he re-took the lead in the 2015 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy. In the Superstock class of the British Superbike Championship (BSB STK), Alastair Seeley (GB) once more stepped onto the top step of the podium. In the FIM Sidecar World Championship (SWC), Finnish BMW duo Pekka Päivärinta/Kirsi Kainulainen claimed third on the podium. Privateer BMW Motorrad rider Jordan Szoke (CA) continued his winning streak in the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) and also in the Malaysia Superbike Championship (MSC), the weekend saw a victory and several podiums for the BMW S 1000 RR.

2015 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy.

The race for the lead in the 2015 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy continues to be exciting. This week, Markus Reiterberger (DE / IDM SBK) is back in first position. With one win and one second place at Schleizer Dreieck (DE), he increased his tally to 256.67 Race Trophy points. Matthieu Lussiana (FR / MT1GP STK GP) dropped to second with 254.07 points. Canadian BMW Motorrad privateer Jordan Szoke improved to third with 241.67 points after claiming his fifth win of the season in the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK). (see full standings below).

FIM Superbike World Championship in Sepang, Malaysia.

The tenth round of the 2015 FIM Superbike World Championship (WSBK) was held at “Sepang International Circuit” near Kuala Lumpur (MY) last weekend. Unfortunately, Ayrton Badovini (IT) of the BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team had to face a setback. In Saturday’s free practice, he crashed heavily after a collision with another rider. The Italian suffered severe concussion and had to stay in hospital overnight for observation. The whole BMW Motorrad Motorsport community wishes Ayrton a speedy recovery. Gábor Rizmayer (HU) of BMW Team Tóth finished the races in 17th and 18th. His team-mate Imre Tóth (HU) crossed the line in 19th and 20th respectively.

SUPERBIKE*IDM in Schleiz, Germany.

Van Zon-Remeha-BMW rider Markus Reiterberger (DE) excited his fans with a great performance at Schleizer Dreieck (DE). The classic circuit hosted the sixth round of the 2015 International German Championship SUPERBIKE*IDM (IDM) last weekend. Reiterberger dominated the free practice and qualifying sessions with his BMW S 1000 RR, setting new lap records. In race one, he was fighting an exciting battle with his rival Xavi Forés (ES), which was only decided in the very last corner. Reiterberger finished runner-up, only 0.077 seconds behind Forés. In race two, the privateer BMW rider took an early lead, pulled away and won with an advantage of over seven seconds. It was Reiterberger’s ninth win of the season. In addition to the pole-position, one win and one P2, he also set the fastest lap in both races. With four races to go, Reiterberger leads the championship with an advantage of 55 points over Forés. As a result, he could win the title this coming weekend at the penultimate round at Assen (NL). Matej Smrz (CZ) of the Wilbers-BMW-Racing-Team finished the races fourth and fifth in the Superbike class (IDM SBK). In the overall classification, he was sixth on both occasions.

In the Superstock class (IDM STK), Van Zon-Remeha-BMW rider Pepjin Bijsterbosch (NL) was the most successful BMW privateer. He claimed ninth and sixth (15th and 13th overall). Lucy Glöckner (DE) finished race one in eighth (14th overall) on her Wilbers BMW S 1000 RR, but retired in race two. Vincent Lonbois (BE) also secured top-ten results with tenth and ninth (16th overall in both races).

British Superbike Championship in Thruxton, Great Britain.

The prestigious British Superbike Championship (BSB) stopped over at Thruxton (GB) last weekend to hold the seventh round of the season. In the Superbike class (BSB SBK), Tyco BMW riders Tommy Bridewell (GB) and Michael Laverty (GB) experienced a race day of mixed emotions, which turned out well in the end. In a dramatic first race, Bridewell was fighting for the podium, when another rider crashed and dragged Bridewell down with him. The BMW rider was taken to the Medical Centre but declared fit for race two. Bridewell took his chance and finished a strong fourth. His team-mate Laverty took the chequered flag in ninth in race one and then was sixth in race two. With their results, both riders improved in the championship and are in the all-important top-six. Bridewell is now fifth in the overall rankings, directly followed by Laverty in sixth. After nine rounds the best six riders in the championship will enter the “Title Showdown”.

Martin Jessopp (GB / Riders Motorcycles BMW) finished the races in tenth and eighth respectively. Billy McConnell (AU / Smiths Racing BMW) crossed the line in eighth and 15th. Lee Jackson (GB / Buildbase BMW Motorrad) also picked up points, finishing ninth in race two.

The Superstock class (BSB STK) also saw a dramatic race – with a great fightback by Tyco BMW rider Alastair Seeley (GB). From seventh he fought his way back towards the front and took the lead in the very last corner. He crossed the line in first, celebrating his third win of the season. In the championship rankings Seeley is the runner-up and has reduced his gap to the leader to 17 points. Hudson Kennaugh (ZA / Trik-Moto BMW) finished the race in fifth. In the overall rankings Kennaugh is currently third.

FIM Sidecar World Championship in Assen, the Netherlands.

87,500 spectators: the teams in the FIM Sidecar World Championship (SWC) raced in front of an impressive backdrop last weekend. The penultimate round if the season was held at the Gamma Racing Day in Assen (NL). It brought another podium finish for BMW Duo Pekka Päivärinta/Kirsi Kainulainen (FI / 44-racing). They crossed the line in third after a fiercely fought race. In doing so, they not only defended second place in the world championship rankings, but also reduced the gap to the top to four points. Mike Roscher/Anna Burkard (DE / Roscher-Burkard-Penz13) were fifth on their BMW sidecar and moved up to fourth in the overall classification. The final two races will be held at Oschersleben (DE) in three weeks’ time.

Canadian Superbike Championship in Shubenacadie, Canada.

BMW rider Jordan Szoke (CA) continues to dominate the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK). The fifth race of the season was held at Atlantic Motorsport Park in Shubenacadie (CA) last weekend – and the winner was the same as on the previous four occasions. Szoke once more took the full haul on his BMW S 1000 RR from the Mopar Express Lane BMW Superbike Team. He claimed pole-position, set the fastest race lap and won the race with a comfortable gap. It was his fifth victory of the season and the 50th of his CSBK career. The Canadian is on course to secure his tenth national Superbike title: with two more races to go, he leads the overall classification of the Pro Superbike class (CSBK PR) with an advantage of 91 points over his closest rival. These two races will be held at the season finale at Mosport (CA) on 15th/16th August. There will be another 108 points up for grabs.

Fellow BMW rider Michael Leon (CA / Royal Distributing Superbike Team) finished the race in fifth. In the Amateur class (CSBK AM), BMW Motorrad privateer Samuel Trépanier secured second place on the podium.

Malaysia Superbike Championship in Sepang, Malaysia.

As a support series of the FIM Superbike World Championship, the Malaysia Superbike Championship (MSC) held its second round of the season last weekend on the “Sepang International Circuit” (MY). BMW privateers claimed one win and several podiums positions for the BMW S 1000 RR. In the Superbike class B, Gavin Macdonald (GB) and Ahmad Abas (MY) rode onto the podium in second and third places in the first race. In race two, Mohd Najuib Alias (MY) finished second on the podium.

In the Superstock class A, Nasarudin Mat Yusop (MY) was second in race one on his BMW Malaysia S 1000 RR, while Hansur Rizal Nur Sastra (MY) was third in race two. In the Superstock class B, Muhammad Ridhwan Hussien (MY) was the most successful BMW privateer, with a win and a second place. Yung Pang Che (HK) also made it onto the podium when he finished third in the second race.

2015 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy – Current Standings.

In 2015 the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy comprises of a total of 19 international and national championships. Participants in the BMW Motorrad Race Trophy can compete in multiple championships. The points scored in the different championships are calculated separately for each individual race series. The current standings only include points from the race series in which the participant has scored the most Race Trophy points. You can find all the information on the 2015 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy online at the BMW Motorrad Motorsport website:

www.bmw-motorrad-motorsport.com

Status: 5th August 2015

16. Eeki Kuparinen (FI/CEV AM/124.80), 17. Dominik Vincon (DE/IDM STK/124.57), 18. Lance Isaacs (ZA/RSA SBK GP/124.41), 19. Pepijn Bijsterbosch (NL/IDM STK/121.14), 20. Madjid Idres (FR/FR EU/115.69), 21. Martin Choy (BG/AARR SBK/114.67), 22. Florian Drouin (FR/FR EU/113.23), 23. Uwe Gürck/Manfred Wechselberger (DE/AT/SWC/113.19), 24. Fabrizio Perotti (IT/CIV/108.80), 25. Lee Johnston (GB/BMW RRC/108.44), 26. Alessio Corradi (IT/CIV/107.20), 27. Lukáš Pešek (CZ/AARR SBK/106.67), 28. Krasen Kanchev (BG/AARR STK/105.56), 29. Iván Silva (ES/CEV PR/99.20), 30. Mike Roscher/Anna Burkard (DE/SWC/97.93), 31. Michael Laverty (GB/BSB SBK/88.38), 32. Marek Szkopek (PL/AARR STK/85.89), 33. Matej Smrz (CZ/IDM SBK/85.62), 34. Tommy Bridewell (GB/BSB SBK/85.33), 35. Nasarudin Mat Yusop (MY/MSC STK/74.13), 36. Michael Leon (CA/CSBK PR/74.00), 36. Marco Nekvasil (AT/EWC STK/74.00), 36. Hayato Takada (JP/EWC STK/74.00), 39. Nicholas Kershaw (ZA/RSA SBK GP/72.10), 40. Bartlomiej Wiczynski (PL/AARR STK/69.33), 41. David Johnson (AU/BMW RRC/64.00), 41. Denni Schiavoni (IT/CIV/64.00), 43. Pedro Vallcaneras (ES/EWC SBK/62.00), 44. Lucy Glöckner (DE/IDM STK/61.71), 45. Gareth Jones (AU/EWC SBK/60.00), 46. Adrián Bonastre (ES/CEV PR/57.60), 47. Michael Rutter (GB/BMW RRC/56.89), 48. Ireneusz Sikora (PL/AARR SBK/56.00), 49. William Dunlop (GB/BMW RRC/55.11), 50. Léon Benichou (FR/FR EU/54.15), 52. Miloš Cihak (CZ/AARR SBK/53.33), 51. Guy Martin (GB/BMW RRC/53.33), 53. Michal Fojtik (CZ/AARR STK/51.89), 54. Sebastián Porto (AR/MT1GP STK GP/51.56), 55. Peter Hickman (GB/BMW RRC/49.78), 56. Billy McConnell (AU/BSB SBK/48.76), 57. Dominic Usher (GB/BSB STK/48.00), 57. Stephen Mercer (GB/EWC STK/48.00), 59. Nicolas Pouhair (FR/FSBK SBK/45.85), 60. Wojciech Wrobel (PL/AARR STK/44.00), 61. Ryuichi Kiyonari (JP/BSB SBK/42.67), 62. Marc Neumann (DE/IDM STK/41.14), 63. Laurent Aymonin (FR/FR EU/39.38), 64. Luca Oppedisano (IT/CIV/38.40), 65. Marco Muzio (IT/CIV/35.20), 66. Daisaku Sakai (JP/MFJ/34.00), 67. Marcel Irnie (CA/AMA STK/32.42), 68. Marco Marcheluzzo (IT/CIV/32.00), 68. Lee Jackson (GB/BSB SBK/32.00), 70. Bastien Mackels (BE/IDM SBK/28.57), 71. Johannes Hoffmann (DE/IDM STK/27.43), 73. Jeremy Cook (US/AMA STK/26.33), 73. Barry Burrell (GB/EWC STK/24.00), 73. Stefan Capella (GB/EWC STK/24.00), 73. Gary Mason (GB/EWC STK/24.00), 76. Martin Jessopp (GB/BMW RRC/23.11), 77. Emilien Jaillet (FR/FSBK STK/22.15), 78. Camille Hedelin (FR/FSBK STK/20.92), 79. Shinya Takeishi (JP/MFJ/20.00), 80. Mark Albrecht (DE/IDM STK/16.00), 81. Mike Wohner (AT/AARR SBK/14.67), 82. Luca Conforti (IT/CIV/12.80), 83. Thomas Hainthaler (DE/IDM STK/12.57), 84. Wolfgang Gammer (AT/AARR SBK/12.00), 84. Yuuta Kodama (JP/MFJ/12.00), 84. Koji Teramoto (JP/MFJ/12.00), 87. Richard Balcar (CZ/AARR SBK/10.67), 88. Jean Foray (FR/FR EU/9.85), 89. Sabine Holbrook (DE/AARR SBK/9.33), 90. Johannes Kanzler (DE/IDM STK/9.14), 90. Chris Schmid (DE/IDM STK/9.14), 92. Pawel Gorka (PL/AARR SBK/6.67), 93. Mika Höglund (FI/CEV AM/6.40), 94. Stefan Dolipski (DE/AMA STK/6.00), 94. Fabio Marchionni (IT/STK1000/6.00), 96. Federico D’Annunzio (IT/STK1000/4.00), 96. Bartlomiej Lewandowski (PL/AARR SBK/4.00), 96. Eric Vionnet (CH/STK1000/4.00), 99. Michael Truchot (FR/FR EU/3.69), 100. Noriyuki Tsujimoto (JP/MFJ/2.00), 101. Maria Costello (GB/BMW RRC/1.78), 102. Tatsuya Noda (JP/EWC SBK/0.00), 102. Mohamad Syahnas Shahidan (MY/MSC SBK/0.00), 102. Sandra Stammova (SI/RSA SBK GP/0.00)