Parts Canada Superbike Championship

New National Championship Pro-AM Class for 2010

TORONTO, ON – The Parts Canada Superbike Championship will adopt a new class for Twin cylinder machines for the 2010 National motorcycle road racing season.  This new category will replace the long-running and popular SV650 Cup class, and according to series organizers Professional Motorsports Productions, Twin Sports will use the Suzuki SV model as the benchmark for performance in the new division.

Drawing on recent Canadian,  American Thunder and Suzuki SV650 Cup class rules, the following overall guidelines will be in place for the new Twin Sports division, slated to debut at the opening 2010 Parts Canada Superbike National round at ICAR, Mirabel, Quebec on May 30. 

The overall standard of preparation and modification permitted for Twin Sports will match the current Sport Bike class standards.  Twin Sports class entries will be production-based, sports oriented twin cylinder machines.

Two basic categories of twin cylinder, four-stroke powered street-based bikes will be allowed:

1.  Liquid-cooled, maximum 800cc displacement, with a maximum power output of 80 as measured on the official series Dynojet Dyno.  Minimum wet weight post race is 360 pounds. 

2.  Air-cooled, open displacement, with a maximum power output of 95 as measured on the official series Dynojet Dyno.  Minimum weight post race is 385 pounds.

The liquid-cooled machinery expected to compete includes Suzuki’s SV650, several Kawasaki models including the 650cc Ninja, BMW’s F800 vertical twin, Hyosung’s GT650 model line and the new Hyosung powered Fischer MRX650.
Anticipated air-cooled entries include Ducati’s Sports 1000 and Monster models, Harley-Davidson’s new XR1200, BMW R models and a variety of Buell XB model push-rod equipped twins.

Liquid-cooled, open class twin cylinder racers from the 2008 Canadian Thunder Feature class will not be allowed to compete.  This rules out the 749/848 and large Ducati models, BMW’s HP2 Sport and the Buell 1125R.

PMP’s Technical Director, Peter Hoogeveen, confirmed that the SV Cup’s level of performance is the target for the new division.  “We will keep a close eye on the results both on track and in Tech.,” explains Hoogeveen. “At mid-season we will review the data, to see if any tweaks need to be made to the class standards in our 2010 Rule Book, and make those adjustments.  We want to be sure that costs are well controlled in the new twins division.”

As with all Canadian National classes, the Twin Sports category will race with Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa DOT race tires.  2010 Twin Sports competitors will be allowed six tires per race, and eight for double header weekends.  These totals do not include rain tires.

Both Pro and Amateur licensed competitors are allowed to compete in Twin Sports.  Pro licensed Twin Sports riders are not allowed compete in the Superbike Feature during a National weekend.