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Veteran Canadian racer Owen Weichel will return to action in the Parts Canada Superbike double-header event July 18-20 at Mosport International Raceway.

According to a report posted on the official Parts Canada Superbike series website, www.cdnsuperbike.com, Weichel will ride an ex-Frank Trombino 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1 in Superbike and a 2003-model Yamaha YZF-R6 in the Hindle 600cc Sportbike class at Mosport with support from Trombino and his dealership, Vaughn Cycle.

After suffering a broken arm while testing during AMA practice at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, California May 1, Weichel was released from his contract with Kawasaki Canada and replaced with Tom Kipp.

Weichel entered the opening round of the Canadian series at Shannonville on May 18, finishing 17th in Sportbike, but retired during the Superbike final and has not raced in the Canadian National series since.

Jean-Francois Cyr leads the Part Canada Superbike Championship after three of eight rounds with 110 points, six more than Orion Honda’s Steve Crevier. Picotte Yamaha’s Pascal Picotte is third with 96 points. Kipp, meanwhile, is 10th with 61 points.

In the Hindle Exhaust 600cc Sportbike Championship, Picotte has a runaway lead of 53 points over Z1 CycleTech’s Andrew Nelson with defending Champion Clint McBain one point behind Nelson.