By John Hopkins
Jordan Szoke retained his CMA National Trials championship with a third and a second place finish in the final two rounds of the season in Tweed, ON and Arden, ON, respectively, last weekend.
The Tweed round on Saturday was held on a 10-section, four-loop course in the backyard of Dave Cordy. The last time an event had been run at the venue was for a World Championship round.
Riding a Raga GasGas 300 he had uncrated only a week before the event, the recently crowned Parts Canada Superbike and Pro Sport Bike national road racing champion gave up a number of points on the first two loops, leaving him third for the day.
“I was riding really well today and I love my new motorcycle, although unfortunately we had some mechanical problems that kept us out of it today," said Szoke in a press release.
Large staircases and huge rock walls welcomed the Expert CMA competitors Sunday morning at the spectacular 400-acre home of Dave Southam in Arden.
“This area is just awesome,” said Szoke of the course, which consisted of 10 carefully laid out sections in a three-loop event. “It’s really tough, but that’s just the way I like it.”
Szoke was leading the event after the second loop, just a few points ahead of his closest competitor, Will Duggan of Victoria, BC. But the Brantford, ON rider gave up a few extra points in the third loop and finished the event in second place, still good enough to claim his second straight CMA National Trials title ahead of his good friend Jonathan English and Duggan.
“What an amazing year for us,” the 31-year-old Szoke said. “To earn not only a perfect season and a National Championship in Superbike, a National Championship in Sportbike and to follow it up with another National Trials Championship is just a dream come true. Special thanks to Dave Fair of GasGas Pacific for his support throughout the 2010 season."
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