May 18, 2010

The 2010 Superior Propane SOAR Superbike Series is off and running…….. or shall I say swimming!

 May saw the single, worst weather at a race weekend that I have ever witnessed in my 20+++ years of involvement with this sport. Friday was wet and miserable for the entire day. Saturday came and went even worse, with constant 120km winds and torrential rains coupled with temperatures slightly above 0 and at one time, even hail. In the end, Sunday was chilly, but clear, and our weekend finished on a positive note.

 With all this bad, came some awesome racing and the SOAR family rose above and put on a great show. We saw some amazing races that included our revived Formula Femme class. The ladies were showing the fast way around TMP and after a brief red flag, a real drag race ensued with Sunny Park just holding off a very quick Sarah Bevan. We also ran our first ever Uber Racing NuSpeed class for youngsters. The third installment from the Vu family (Charly), placed on the top of the box, just ahead of Seth Van Dongen. We are hoping that when parents see how we run this class - and that we do everything possible to give these kids a safe place to learn - they will include their own young racers and we make NuSpeed a hit. We have a brand new crop of Rookies and the Gecko Forwarding Rookie Challenge is shaping up to be a continuation of the amazing races we saw in 2009.

 SOAR has also contracted the professional teachers of Turn 2 Sportbike School.  They have taken over our classroom sessions for new racers. Mike, Johnny and Bentley did a great job with a full house of new SOAR racers. SOAR is glad to be affiliated with a great organization such as Turn 2.

The June Round will soon be upon us and what a weekend it will be. It will be the first time EVER that a race has been done in a counter-clockwise direction. We ran backwards at our practice day in April with a chicane and a modified first turn. The feedback was quick and positive, so we are moving forward with the reverse weekend.

 June will also see SOAR hosting the first round of the WCC - Womens Cup Challenge in addition to our now infamous Lemans Start Endurance Series. Racer5 will be running their inaugural Racer5 cup race, where all participants will be on the Racer5 spec bikes. This should prove to be some tight racing and we are looking forward to it.

 Come out and set the new open lap records.

 A quick note to all our Endurance racers.

 You may want to pre-register as it is looking that we will sell out of spots and  are limited to 35 teams. When that number is reached, we close entries for that race. So get your entry in to avoid disappointment. To all sprint riders, you may also want to speed your day up at registration by pre-registering. It makes the process faster and smoother for all involved.

 Any people wanting to take our qualification school must register ahead of time as we need to know how many instructors we will need for the day.

All registration forms are available here in our forms section.  Our forms will be editable and updated by the May Long Weekend for you to fill out online and Email to our offices.  We will post a notice here in the NEWS section once the new forms are ready.

 June has all the elements to become a stellar race weekend and one not to be missed.

 See y'all in June!................I can't wait.

 Ken McAdam, SOAR Director

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May 15, 2010

The official 2010 Superior Propane SOAR Superbike Results and point standings have been posted.  Sorry for the delay folks so here you go.

click here to go to round one results

click here to go to point standings

A message from the SOAR Director, soon to follow!

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 May 4, 2010

Here we go!. The official 2010 Superior Propane Superbike    Series Round One schedule of events - May 7-9, 2010.  Can't wait to see you there!

click on the "schedule" button

March 15, 2010

Let me start by thanking everyone for coming out and supporting SOAR during our first years banquet. We were nearly 150 people strong and raised $3455 for the SORE Injured Riders Fund. When was the last time you went to an awards banquet that ran to 2:30am! In typical SOAR fashion we do it up right!   Huge thanks for all our donators as well as those who were so generous with their bidding in no particular order
 

The winner of the top ten Daytona 200 pool was Louisa Hoffman with a total of seven points and 3 of the top 4 correct. Congrats to Louisa who won a completely free SOAR weekend - a $460 value.

SOAR wants to welcome Velocity Sportsgear as our newest family member. Velocity is a new manufacturer of quality race leathers both off the rack as well as custom made suits. Velocity has taken on class sponsorship of the Expert 600 Extreme class. Thanks to Jimmy and crew for the support. Click here to visit Velocity Sportsgear.

We are only a month away from 2010's first event of the season. Our open practice day along with the new Marshals Training school. So mark April 24th on your calendar and come have some fun with the SOAR family. We are planning on running the track counter clockwise in the morning then clockwise in the afternoon.

Watch Inside Motorcycles for greater coverage of SOAR in 2010. The publishers have been in talks with us regarding regular feature articles as well as rider profiles for this upcoming season. After our stellar start in 2009 everyone is taking notice of the fastest growing series in Canada. This can only be great news for SOAR riders and their/your sponsorship contracts

Pro 6 Cycle and Dunlop start a new three-year commitment with SOAR showcasing the U.S. made Dunlop 211 DOT approved race tires.

Pro 6 and Dunlop have a long history of supporting regional racing in Ontario and this just takes that commitment to a new level. SOAR is very pleased to be working with Sandy and his crew in implementing this sure to be popular race class at our events. This will add to SOAR's already rich payouts to racers.

The class will be open to SOAR Novice licensed racers and will replicate existing 600 Extreme rules. Competitors will all be on tires purchased through a Pro 6 vendor at a cost of $385/set. They will register with Pro 6 for contingency and carry Dunlop and Pro 6 decals. The fine details will be added to the SOAR rulebook shortly.

The packages offered by Pro 6 , Dunlop , and SOAR makes this class worth $40K for the season.

1st -2 sets 6th- 40% off one time purchase
2nd -1 front, 2 rears. 7th- 30% off one time purchase
3rd-1 set 8th- 20% off one time purchase
4th-1 rear 9th- 15% off one time purchase
5th-1 front 10th- 10% off one time purchase

The SOAR regular class pay outs will also apply.

Year end bonus for class champion:
20 Pro 6 track days and 50% off a one-time order to get them ready for 2011. This can include helmets, leathers, chains, lubricants, rear sets and much more.

Runner up in the Championship:
10 Pro 6 track days and 40% off .

Third in the Championship:
5 Pro 6 track days and 40% off.

Cash discounts are applicable up to $1,000.00 retail per round and $2,500.00 retail for year end bonus.

Cash discounts do not apply to Dunlop race tires and/or race fuel and may not be used in conjunction with any other promotion. Limits and conditions apply, see store for details.
Track day prizes not be sold or transferred between riders and are to be used by the recipient.

Minimum 10 riders per grid will apply.

For more info please contact
Pro 6 Cycle info@pro6cycle.com or SOAR info@SOARacing.ca

March 4, 2010

WOW!

Snow City comes through for SOAR with a huge donation to our SORE Injured Riders Fund.

Big thanks to our freinds at Snow City who donated the following for auction and door prizes.

Sirius Streamer 3 Satellite Radio

4 Pairs MX pants

Bell Sprint XL Helmet, Grey

Snow City Leather jacket, BLACK M

3 Snow City Golf Shirts, BLACK, L/XL

Snow City Fleece shirt, BLACK

4 Snow City Hats

2 gas tank fillers

Choko XL leather glovesze M Oakley T-shirt

March 2, 2010

Only three days remaining to get your tickets to the biggest bike party of the year. Come enjoy the Daytona 200 Live on a 22 by 16 foot big screen HD TV. We have a great menu and will number 150 plus. 2009 Awards will be handed out and we will be raising some money for the SORE Injured Riders Fund.

Call Tracy @ 905-697-3174 for tickets
 

Here is a partial list of items that will be both door prizes as well as auction items. Please support those who support our sport. All items have been 100% donations.

Thank-You ALL from SOAR.

Uber Racing- Aukma Helmet

Clarington Cycle - XL HJC Helmet

Jacox Harley Davidson - 2x long sleeve T-Shirts
 -1x Ladies SM Jacket

Gecko Forwarding - pr Teknic SZ6 ladies boots
-1 Suomy Back Pack
-1 TMP Track day with private coaching w/Shawna Aron

Royal Images - Framed Rossi custom shot from Indy 2009
-Custom framed shot of winner of the auction

Velocity Sportsgear - Custom Race Leathers $600 Value

YAMAHA Canada - VERY nice one of a kind Leather Jacket
 - 4X YAMABUCK Gift cards $50 each

- 2X ARC 3 courses - $390.00 value each
-2X Turn 2 Suspension course with John Sharrard $425.00 value each
 -1 suspension course (door prize)
 -Turn 2 Swag

SOAR- 1 full free weekend incl 2 gate fees, Friday practice and up to 5 classes. $460 value

ROBIN SILK- Autographed Rossi photo from Indy

Toronto Sportsman Show - pair of 2010 show passes
 

Southern Ontario Association of Racing

726 Rickard Road - Bowmanville - Ontario - L1C 3K5 - Phone: 905-697-3174

   www.soaracing.ca     Email: info@soaracing.ca