Archambault crowned at AMP

By John Hopkins

SHUBENACADIE, NS – Raphael Archambault became the first rider to claim a 2010 national road racing title when he locked up the Amateur Sport Bike Championship in the Parts Canada Superbike Championship by qualifying on pole for this weekend’s races at Atlantic Motorsport Park on Friday.

The St-Colomban, Que. rider took his Archambault Racing / Centre Hamel Honda CBR600RR around the AMP track in 1:10.710 to pick up four points and extend his lead over Jeremie Hade Precourt to 106 points in the class standings.
     
Hade Precourt, from Granby, Que. was fourth fastest riding the JHP Racing / Picotte Performance Suzuki GSX-R600.

"The races can just be for fun now," said Archambault, who like Jordan Szoke in Superbike and Pro Sport Bike is trying to complete a perfect season with seven wins from seven races. "Now I can go for a perfect season. I just need to get a good race pace.

"We are still working on the set-up. Here it's hard because you can make a change that will work on the first half of the lap but it is not good for the second part of the lap. I still have some work to do myself too."

Local ace Charlie Legere of Kinsac, N.S. qualified second fastest with a time of 1:11.464 on the Walter Chappell Well Drilling Honda CBR600RR and Phillipe Masse was third aboard his Kawasaki ZX-6R at 1:11.838.

Frankville, N.S.'s Bobby Baldwin leads off row two on his Suzuki GSX-R600 with Hamilton, Ont. racers Lee Kuhn (Triumph 675 Daytona) and Steven Nickerson (Honda CBR600RR) alongside.

Falmouth, N.S. racer Austin Shaw-O’Leary claimed pole position for this weekend’s Honda CBR125R Challenge races with a time of 1:30.189. Points leader Ryan Appenrodt of Quesnel, B.C. will start sixth and his closest title challenger, Laval, Que.’s Loic Viscasillas lines up ninth.

Appenrodt leads Viscasillas by 57 points in the standings, 360-303.

Olivier Spilborghs of White Rock, B.C. closed the gap to points leader Rob Busby by claiming pole in the K&N Filters’ Sport Twins class on his Buell XB9R. Spilborghs recorded a 1:12.899 while Busby had to settle for a 1:13.052 on his Buell XB12R.

The Brantford, Ont. rider now leads Spilborghs by 66 points, 259-193.

Archambault was also quickest in qualifying for the Pro Cycle ARL Amateur Superbike race with a 1:10.911 on his Honda. Legere was again next best with a time of 1:11.304 aboard his CBR600RR.

National Amateur Sport Bike Qualifying Results
1. Raphael Archambault, St-Colomban, QC (Honda CBR600RR)1:10.710
2. Charlie Legere, Kinsac, NS (Honda CBR600RR) 1:11.464
3. Philippe Masse, St-Dominique, QC (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 1:11.838
4. Jerremie Hade Precourt, Granby, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) 1:12.018
5. Bobby Baldwin, Frankville, NS (Suzuki GSX-R600) 1:12.207
6. Lee Kuhn, Hamilton, ON (Triumph Daytona 675) 1:12.227
7. Steven Nickerson, Hamilton, ON (Honda CBR600RR) 1:12.456
8. Mark Goodwin, Williamswood, NS (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 1:12.599
9. Aubrey Bailey, Parry Sound, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) 1:12.616
10. Natalie Catherine Provost, Laval, QC (Honda CBR600RR) 1:12.629
11. Bodhi Edie, Warman, SK (Honda CBR600RR) 1:12.676
12. Bill McKay, Tavistock, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 1:13.266
13. Samuel Proulx, Magog, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) 1:13.353
14. Matthew Raymond, Digby, NS (Suzuki GSX-R600) 1:13.805
15. Amy Szoke, Brantford, ON (Honda CBR600RR) 1:14.548
16. Stephen Clark, Hampton, NB (Honda CBR600RR) 1:14.646
17. Vanessa Gareau-Dominguez, Montreal, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) 1:14.666
18. Paul Whitehead, Baddeck, NS (Honda CBR600RR) 1:15.902
19. David Tremblay, Longueuil, QC (Honda CBR600RR) 1:16.181
20. Geoff Cole, Elmsdale, NS (Yamaha YZF-R6) 1:24.764

Honda CBR125R Challenge Qualifying Results
(All riding Honda CBR125R motorcycles)
1. Austin Shaw-O'Leary, Falmouth, NS 1:30.189
2. Will Hornblower, Sarnia, ON 1:30.246
3. Scott Lingelbach, Wellesly, ON 1:30.928
4. Ian McWhirter, Calgary, AB 1:31.171
5. Sam McManus, Calgary, AB 1:31.213
6. Ryan R. Appenrodt, Quesnel, BC 1:31.503
7. Cody Conrad, Calgary, AB 1:31.553
8. Steve Crevier, Maple Ridge, BC 1:32.319
9. Loic Viscasillas, Laval, QC 1:32.382
10. Ed Sorbo, Mentone, CA 1:32.394
11. Nicole Pilkington, Blackstock, ON 1:32.869
12. Robert Haynes, Calgary, AB 1:33.022
13. Eric Green, Richmond, ON 1:33.406
14. Leah Vignale, Kemptville, ON 1:33.411
15. Cedric Martineau, Ste Catherine, QC 1:33.795
16. Ryan McCormick, St-Lazare, QC 1:34.770
17. Rheanna Christie, Keene, ON 1:34.975
18. Milan Jablan, Saskatoon, SK 1:35.871
19. Young Jae Kim, Mississauga, ON 1:36.237
20. Goran Jablan, Saskatoon, SK 1:36.710
21. Stacey Nesbitt, St-Lazare, QC 1:38.864
22. Toni Nesbitt, St-Lazare, QC 1:41.142
23. Connor Warnell, Dartmouth, NS 1:41.370
24. Ellen Warnell, Dartmouth, NS 1:41.854
25. Allyssa Fox, Calgary, AB 1:50.651

K&N Filters Pro Twins Qualifying Results
1. Olivier Spilborghs, White Rock, BC (Buell XB9R) 1:12.899
2. Robert Busby, Brantford, ON (Buell XB12R) 1:13.052
3. Brent Strong, Mississauga, ON (Suzuki SV650) 1:13.425
4. Craig Atkinson, Toronto, ON (Suzuki SV650) 1:15.156
5. Stuart Pilkington, Blackstock, ON (Suzuki SV650) 1:15.644
6. Guy Lagace, Levis, QC (Suzuki SV650) 1:15.837

Pro Cycle ARL AM Superbike Qualifying Results
1. Raphael Archambault, St-Colomban, QC (Honda CBR600RR) 1:10.911
2. Charlie Legere, Kinsac, NS (Honda CBR600RR) 1:11.304
3. Bobby Baldwin, Frankville, NS (Suzuki GSX-R600) 1:11.849
4. Bill McKay, Tavistock, ON (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 1:12.866
5. Aubrey Bailey, Parry Sound, ON (Suzuki GSX-R600) 1:12.936
6. Steve Nickerson, Hamilton, ON (Honda CBR600RR) 1:13.317
7. Mark Goodwin, Williamswood, NS (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 1:13.605
8. Marty Fogarty, Windsor, NS (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 1:13.866
9. Amy Szoke, Brantford, ON (Honda CBR600RR) 1:13.897
10. Matthew Raymond, Digby, NS (Suzuki GSX-R600) 1:14.113
11. Stephen Clark, Hampton, NB (Honda CBR600RR) 1:14.190
12. Paul Whitehead, Baddeck, NS (Honda CBR600RR) 1:15.101
13. Geoff Cole, Elmsdale, NS (Yamaha YZF-R6) 1:27.742
14. Vanessa Gareau-Dominguez, Montreal, QC (Suzuki GSX-R600) No Time
15. Philippe Masse, St-Dominique, QC (Kawasaki ZX-6R) No Time
16. Bodhi Edie, Warman, SK (Honda CBR600RR) No Time