Szoke to run Superbike at Mid-Ohio

By John Hopkins
With files from Waznie Racing

Parts Canada Superbike Championship points leader Jordan Szoke will head south to compete in this weekend's AMA Pro National Guard Superbike race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, OH.

Szoke will ride the same Waznie Racing / BMC Ciclo Werks / DeWildt Honda Powerhouse Honda CBR1000RR that has taken him to a perfect run of five wins so far this season, the most recent at Mosport International Raceway last weekend.

“I really love this motorcycle, it deserves a place on the podium,” said the 31-year-old Szoke, who last competed in the U.S. in 2003, according to a team press reelase. “This year has been tough for everyone, myself included. This particular cameo is coming out of our limited budget, mostly self funded, but I really want to ride our Honda at an AMA round to see what we can do.

“I really cannot wait to compete in the U.S. again, the last time we were here I was with Scott Miller from Fast Company. It seems fitting that coming back here, we are teamed up again. We have has such great success in Canada so far I can’t thank the crew from there enough for working as hard as they do to put a perfect machine under me. We really make a great combination.”

Hondas have been virtually non-existent in the AMA SuperBike class this season and at the time of writing Szoke's was the only CBR entered in the Mid-Ohio round.