2007-04-26T00:00:00-07:00 Calgary Motorcycle Roadracing Association cmra@roadracing.org urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news100 2010-07-20T00:00:00-07:00

Round 3 news from the Calgary Beacon - check it out! http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2010/07/confusion-mars-cmra-endurance-race-but-good-sportsmanship-triumphs-in-end/

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news99 2010-07-13T00:00:00-07:00

News from Mosport from the Calgary Beacon - click on the links: http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2010/07/szoke-sweeps-superbike-at-mosport-matechuk-has-disappointing-weekend/ http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2010/07/szoke-blistering-at-mosport-calgary-riders-finish-back-in-the-pack/

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news98 2010-07-05T00:00:00-07:00

Thanks to the Calgary Beacon for their coverage of the Calgary round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship.  Click here to see the story and video.

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news97 2010-06-15T00:00:00-07:00

CMRA ROUND #2 NEWS The latest news posting about the CMRA Round #2 from the Calgary Beacon: http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2010/06/vets-were-back-while-acceleration-racing-kept-on-winning-in-cmra-round-2/

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news96 2010-06-05T00:00:00-07:00

RIDE TO WORK DAY – JUNE 21 Monday June 21, 2010 is Ride to Work Day!  "Ride to Work" is a non-profit organization, advocating and supporting the use of motorcycles and scooters for transportation, and providing information about everyday utility riding to the public.  For more information see www.ridetowork.org Join the movement and ride your motorcycle to work on June 21!  TransCanada is providing free parking downtown at 1 St and 5 Ave SW, and donations of $5 or more for parking will be collected to support "Richards Ride" for Asthma research.

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news95 2010-05-14T00:00:00-07:00

CMRA SECURES 2010 SPONSORSHIP WITH DUCATI CALGARY Calgary, Alberta, May 14, 2010. The CMRA announced today that Ducati Calgary has signed as the new title sponsor of the 2010 CMRA roadracing series, which starts on May 22-23. Jim Wild (President/CEO) and Lindsey Redfern (Director of Sales & Marketing) of Ducati Calgary have announced their commitment as the 2010 CMRA Series Sponsor. For 2010, all CMRA news will be referred to as “The CMRA 2010 Presented by Ducati Calgary.” "We're excited to have Ducati Calgary come on board as series sponsor of motorcycle roadracing in Calgary" said Carey Fougere, CMRA sponsorship rep. "Fans of CMRA roadracing are faithful supporters of the sport's sponsors and we're confident that Ducati Calgary will reap significant benefits from their involvement. Ducati Calgary's investment is validation of the growing potential associated with the CMRA. Ducati Calgary will experience a lot of growth in 2010 and this sponsorship should contribute to its ongoing expansion." The new company will represent all that is Ducati: motorcycles, racing, community, design and history; but with an emphasis on community. You are not alone when you ride a Ducati, and Ducati Calgary employees will go out of their way to ensure this remains true. The company recognizes that every individual deserves a high standard of excellence, but also seeks something unique and different. Ducati Calgary will therefore offer a facility where people can expect professional and consistent product support as well as come to learn, socialize, casually ride, competitively race, and anything in between. Every customer of Ducati Calgary will take part in a personalized motorcycling experience. The focus of this dealership will be service. To execute this at an even higher level of customer satisfaction, investment has been made into a 27,000 square foot Technology Centre that will feature the largest and best equipped service department in Canada. Planned for phase II (fall 2010), is a 3-dyno diagnostic center, full machine shop, welding and fabrication centre, insurance repair bay, restoration services, bike wash and detail centre, and winter storage for customers' motorcycles! The staged development plan also features increased investment in parts and accessories to support the Service Department and eliminate unnecessary customer wait time for orders. By spring of 2011, the facility will offer additional Ducati trained technicians, including some at the Ducati Master Certification level. More programs of interest to Ducati owners that have not previously been offered in Calgary will be announced later this year. The new Showroom is scheduled to open for general business Tuesday May 11 th . Be sure not to miss the event of the year with Ducati Calgary’s Showroom Grand Opening and Kickoff Party that will be held in conjunction with a visit from the Ducati Demo Truck on Friday and Saturday June 18 th -19 th .   Check out Ducati Calgary online at www.calgaryducati.com

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news94 2010-04-29T00:00:00-07:00

ZOOMIUS REGISTRATION ONLINE The CMRA is proud to announce that our new registration system from Zoomius is now online!  Riders may sign up for the Race School (May 7-8) and Round 1 online by clicking the "Registration" button on the CMRA homepage.  **NOTE:  The system works best on Firefox or Safari (the Firefox browser is downloadable from the internet for free). 2009 members should have received an e-mail with their new username and password.  If you do not know your username and password, please contact our registrar Crista Lindenbach  (just click the link).  Crista may also be reached by phone at (403) 285-6655. New users should first set up their personal information in "Step 1" at the bottom of the registration page - if you can't see it immediately use the scroll bar on the right to move down the window. Riders will note that there is no Endurance Race for Round 1.  This will be added in future once we have completely tested both the new registration and timing and scoring systems and they are running perfectly for regular sprint races.  We would like to take this one step at a time to minimize errors and problems on race weekends. With new systems there will be a learning curve for all of us - please be patient and considerate with our new Registration and Timing and Scoring folks - they are dedicating their own free time to get this up and running so make sure you say THANKS!  And remember, gridding for Round 1 is based on order of registration, so get yourself in the system early and we'll see you at the track!

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news93 2010-04-27T00:00:00-07:00

ROUND 2 DATE CHANGE TO JUNE 12-13 Update your calendars - the date for CMRA Round #2 has been changed to June 12-13.  Race City had made this change a while back but the communication had not gotten through to us until now.  Fortunately there are no conflicts with either EMRA or the UtahSBA rounds, and on the plus side this spaces out our rounds a little more evenly which is great for riders and volunteers alike.

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news92 2010-04-22T00:00:00-07:00

PIRELLI ANNOUNCES NEW CONTINGENCY AND VENDOR FOR 2010 Toronto, ON: Orion Motorsports is excited to announce Pirelli's new partnership with XTRM Sports Network as their new contingency provider for Canada. XTRM is a powerful networked community that helps you grow business by connecting motivated athletes, organizations, promoters, fans and friends. Focusing on three main areas; Promotion, Sponsorship and performance Payout in the form of a Visa Debit Card. With a high level of focus placed on Performance Payouts, racers will experience a smoother and faster contingency payout process. With online registration and club submission of race results, no longer are forms required to be completed after every event. For contingency to be paid in timely matter, it is imperative that each rider takes the time to register on www.pirelliawards.com Racers will be issued a Visa Debit Card that their earnings will applied to, explains Kevin Graham, Owner of Orion Motorsports. Orion Motorsports would also like to welcome Clint McBain and Acceleration Racing into our network of Pirelli vendors. Acceleration Racing will be the new Pirelli Race Tire vendor in Alberta and will offer track side support and sales at all regional races with the CMRA (Calgary-South), EMRA (Edmonton-North), as well as select track days hosted throughout the province. Clint is a long time Pirelli racer and carries a vast wealth of experience in both the Pirelli product itself and bike set up. “Clint will be a very big asset to our Pirelli racers in the Alberta region, we are very excited to have him as part of the team,” states Graham. Please contact your local trackside Pirelli vendor for additional information. Alberta Pirelli Race/Trackday tire vendor: Clint McBain p: 403.999-3546 f: 866.467-9445 www.accelerationracing.com

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news91 2010-04-13T00:00:00-07:00

Race School Update Testing continues on the new CMRA Registration website, but we expect it to be online shortly.  Although we prefer students to sign up for the school online, if just can't wait please contact our head of Registration Crista Lindenbach at:  crista@hardnoxracing.com

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news90 2010-02-10T00:00:00-07:00

Race City News from Calgary Beacon Writer and Editor Markham Hislop has rebranded the former "SE Calgary News" to the "Calgary Beacon".  The online newspaper has been providing excellent coverage of the Race City issue over the past year, and yesterday provided the following news article and editorial opinion (read both articles): http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2010/02/video-race-city-negotiates-2-year-reprieve-from-city-hall/ http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2010/02/time-for-calgary-motorsport-community-to-step-up/  

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news89 2010-02-09T00:00:00-07:00

TWO MORE YEARS!.. Yay! Just released in this Calgary Herald article - click on the link to read the story.

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news88 2010-01-04T00:00:00-07:00

Votes are in! The results from the CMRA voting are in. A total of 36 members cast their votes for a participation rate of approximately 25% of eligible voting members. Congratulations to the new Executive members, and thank you to the members who cast their votes, and to all of the nominees for offering their support to the club – even if you weren’t voted in we can still use your help!    Director: Lee Smith Lee Smith                    13 Mike Sutherland 9 Mike Zottmann               11   Riders Rep: Curtis Lindenbach Carey Fougere               15 Curtis Lindenbach       19   Volunteers Rep: Dave Dunbar Dave Dunbar                21 Ben Wheeler                 11   Secretary: Mike Sutherland Peter Meier                   11 Mike Sutherland          19   The results for the rule changes are as follows (number of votes precede each option).   Rule Change 1 Change section 5.7.2.1 from: “Motorcycles in Veterans class can have any street-based engine.” to “Motorcycles in Veterans class can have any street-based or dirt-bike based engine."   12 A. Yes, I approve of this change 4   B. No, I do not approve of this change 17 C. I do not participate (or plan to participate) in this class, so I abstain from voting.   Rule Change 2 Change section 5.7.2.3 from: "Liquid-cooled engines must be at least ten years old." to "Liquid-cooled engines (other than dirt-bike based engines) must be at least ten years old."   12 A. Yes, I approve of this change 4   B. No, I do not approve of this change 17 C. I do not participate (or plan to participate) in this class, so I abstain from voting.   Rule Change 3 Change the Exception in section 5.7.2 from: "GP bikes are only allowed if they run a street-based 4-stroke single engine." to "GP bikes are allowed if they run a street-based or dirt-bike based 4-stroke single engine."   13 A. Yes, I approve of this change 3   B. No, I do not approve of this change 17 C. I do not participate (or plan to participate) in this class, so I abstain from voting.   Rule Change 4: Change section 5.7.3 from: “Only treaded tires may be used.” to "Non-treaded slick racing tires are allowed."   12 A. Yes, I approve of this change 6   B. No, I do not approve of this change 15 C. I do not participate (or plan to participate) in this class, so I abstain from voting.

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news87 2009-12-14T00:00:00-07:00

Voting ballots have been sent out by e-mail for the 2010 CMRA Executive Committee members and rule changes.  Make sure you get your votes in by December 31!  If you have questions or if you are a 2009 CMRA member but did not receive an e-mail ballot, please contact cmra@roadracing.org to make sure your voice is heard. Thank you to Carey Fougere (Riders Rep), Kelly Gingras (Secretary), Edwin Herrenschmidt (Director), and Stu McColl (Volunteers Rep and a founding member of the CMRA) for their tireless efforts and service to the club in 2009.

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news86 2009-12-02T00:00:00-07:00

SE Calgary News gets it right again - check the latest story at: http://www.secalgarynews.com/opinion/hammer-time/stick-to-your-guns-ald-mciver-no-need-to-apologize-over-race-city-remarks/  

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news85 2009-11-30T00:00:00-07:00

There will be a CMRA General meeting at the Laugh Shop (formerly Yuk Yuk's) at the Blackfoot Inn on Monday December 7 starting at 7:30 pm.  We will be discussing what the club has planned for 2010, and provide an update on the future of Race City and what you can do to promote the health of motorsports in Calgary. Members may have noticed that the Executive and rule change voting have not arrived in your inbox.  Our Secretary has unfortunately had to resign due to other time commitments, and the role is open for nominations.  If you are interested in the position, nominate yourself or someone you think would be good for the role!  A description of the duties of Secretary can be found in the Bylaws .  Nominations will close at the end of the meeting Dec 7, and voting will commence later that week.  A BIG thanks to Kelly Gingras for all of his contributions as Secretary over the past two years. If someone wants to bring a DVD, we can watch a little racing and talk about plans for next year - it will be interesting to see how 2010 shapes up!  See you at the meeting.

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news84 2009-11-24T00:00:00-07:00

See the article on SE Calgary news at this link: http://www.secalgarynews.com/news/calgary/city-hall-tries-to-impose-3000-rent-increase-on-race-city-and-related-nonsense/  

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news83 2009-10-08T00:00:00-07:00

Due to a scheduling error, the banquet has been moved to the Danish Canadian Club in downtown Calgary, at 727 11 Ave SW (just a couple blocks west of what was formerly know as "Electric Avenue").  All other details are the same - cocktails at 6, dinner at 7.  If you haven't purchased tickets yet, use the registration button on this website.  PLEASE NOTE:  If you signed up for tickets on the registration website but have not figured out how to pay, click on the "Messages" button in the menu and there should be a link that says "click here to review payment item list".  That will take you to the screen where you can pay by PayPal.

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news82 2009-10-04T00:00:00-07:00

Visit SE Calgary News at the following link to learn more about the Race City vote in Calgary City Council: click here to find out more.

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news81 2009-09-28T00:00:00-07:00

The Race City lease has been extended for five years, and they even got the photo right!  See this Calgary Herald article.  

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news80 2009-09-28T00:00:00-07:00

Read the latest news from Markham Hislop from SE Calgary News at the following link: http://www.secalgarynews.com/featured/video-fight-over-race-city-heats-up-in-anticipation-of-mondays-council-vote-to-save-race-track/#more-7722  

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news79 2009-09-27T00:00:00-07:00

CMRA Executive nominations are due Monday September 28, and the latest nominees are as follows: Volunteers Rep:  Ben Wheeler Director:  Lee Smith, Michael Sutherland Riders Rep:  Carey Fougere, Curtis Lindenbach Members are encouraged to nominate themselves or other members that would like to contribute to the organization.  Send your nominations to cmra@roadracing.org before the end of Monday Sept 28.

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news78 2009-09-27T00:00:00-07:00

Calgary, AB (September 25, 2009) - In light of the political pressure exerted on the various law enforcement officers that were to be involved in the “The Battle of Alberta, Law Enforcement Style” and the Beat the Heat Charity events, the Motorsport Council of Calgary is forced to remove these events from the Secret Street program scheduled for Friday, September 25th at Race City Motorsport Park. The Blue Line Racing Association, a volunteer group of officers from the Edmonton Police Service has also been forced to cancel their drag race demonstration. T he association holds approximately twenty similar events each year at Edmonton area race tracks in an attempt to reduce illegal street racing by providing education, heightened awareness and safe racing alternatives. This would have been the first appearance of the Edmonton police drag race cars in Calgary. The regular Secret Street program will be run as scheduled. During the event, the Motorsport Council of Calgary will hold public information sessions on the pending Park closure and the pending impact of illegal street racing on the citizens of Calgary. A large group of performance and race cars from the entire racing community will be on display throughout the evening. Everyone is invited to attend. Gates open at 6:00PM. Action gets underway at 7:00PM and admission is $5.00. For more information, please contact Rick Francescone, chairman of the Motorsport Council. He is available by phone at 403-250-2845 (work) or 403-850-8773 (cell).

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news77 2009-09-23T00:00:00-07:00

The results from rounds 5 and 6 of the Western Canadian Championships have been tabulated and members from our CMRA have done spectacular with many top 5 placements! Posted above are a PDF file of the top 5 places in each category and an Excel spreadshee t showing all the racers, points and finishes.   As the trophies will be handed out at each clubs respective year end banquets, the names have to be in to the trophy shop by Friday noon. Therefore, if there are ANY protests, the deadline is Thursday Sept 24, midnight.   Just a quick note to explain a little bit on the scoring so there will be no confusion on how it worked.  As explained at the start, there would be points granted on basis of 25, 20 etc down to 15th place.  There were several instances where there were some ties for points.  Since this series was designed to reward the racers that attended the most events, in the event of a tie for points, the rider who attended the most races broke the tie.  There was one case where we had to go a step further and the tie was broken by where the rider placed in the last race against his/her competitor.   Congratulations to the following CMRA Racers: Expert Superbike Dave Stokowski                2nd Place Mike Zottmann                 3rd Place Intermediate Superbike Pete DeGraaf                    1st Place David Amyotte                 5th Place Expert Open Supersport Dave Stokowski                1st Place Mike Zottmann                 4th Place Intermediate Open Supersport Pete DeGraaf                    1st Place David Amyotte                 5th Place Expert 600 Supersport Rob Darlington                 4th Place Matt Schmidt                    5th Place Intermediate 600 Supersport Trevor Bernhardt             4th Place Tom Bodrovics                5th Place Congratulations to all you above on your great showing!  I would like to also congratulate ALL the racers from CMRA who participated in the WCC especially the following racers who attended all 3 rounds and showed up for all 6 races:   Claude Bergeron; Colin Foster; Curtis Lindenbach; Rob Darlington; The Entire Hardnox team including their manager Trayr Gabert; and Dave Stokowski. We are very proud the way you represented our CMRA club at both Mission and Edmonton.   To Matt Schmidt and Mike Zottman who attended the Mission rounds.  And to any one else I might have missed.   Thanks to all who participated and all the volunteers who allowed us to host this great event. We learned a lot and Mayor Dave willing, we will be part of the 2nd Annual WCC in 2010!   Congratulations, Joe P. VP CMRA WCC Coordinator

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news76 2009-09-23T00:00:00-07:00

Blue Line Racing Association, a non profit organization formed by a volunteer group of Edmonton Police Service officers, will drag race their high performance police cars at Calgary's Race City Motorsport Park. The event is part of an initiative by the Motorsport Council of Calgary to illustrate the benefits of the speedway to the community and the potential negative impact the proposed closure of the facility might have if displaced racers take their cars back to the streets. Friday night at Race City law enforcement officers from Edmonton and the Calgary area will be competing for the title of “Alberta’s Fastest Cop” to help publicize the perils of illegal street racing. The impending closure of the Calgary motorsport facility will me an the end of the Friday Night Secret Street program, which for many years has provided a safe and legal outlet for drivers wanting to race their street cars. The Motorsport Council of Calgary (formerly the Calgary Motorsports Association) and Race City Motorsport Park will host “The Battle of Alberta, Law Enforcement Style” on September 25 at 7 p.m. at Race City, 1150 – 68 Street S.E. The Blue Line Racing Association, a volunteer group of officers from the Edmonton Police Service and teams from the Alberta’s Sheriff Department and the RCMP will be competing against each other and talking about the dangers of street racing and the likelihood that it will grow with the closure of Race City. The City of Calgary claims Race City defaulted on its lease in 2000 when it was several weeks late providing a notice of renewal, which is required every five years. The City has told Race City it must vacate the property by March 31, 2010. The City plans to use the 160 acres to expand the Shepard Landfill. In addition to the demonstration races by law enforcement officers, the weekly Friday Night Secret Street program will be run. The event sees over 175 racers and hundreds of their friends fuel their passion for racing in a alcohol and drug free environment. The competitors race in a safe and controlled environment with emergency personnel in attendance and on a racing surface separated from the spectator area. Also in attendance will be youngsters that participate in their various forms of organized Motorsports, from Miniature Nextel Cup Cars, Mini Road Racers, Junior Dragsters to Karting Racers. Other members of Calgary's diverse racing community of drag racers, oval racers and roadcourse racers will be showing their cars along with business from the automotive after market sector. Gates open at 6:00PM . Action gets underway at 7:00PM and admission is $5.00. About Blue Line Racing Association Blue Line Racing Association is a non profit organization formed by a volunteer group of police officers who are all members of the Edmonton Police Service. The association aims to promote traffic safety, responsible driving and strives to reduce illegal street racing by providing heightened awareness and safe racing alternatives while cultivating positive relationships between young drivers and police. Blue Line Racing is funded solely by community partners without the support of federal, provincial or municipal tax dollars and currently operates four race cars; a 1972 Plymouth Duster, a 2003 pre-production model Hyundai Tiburon, a 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8, and a Supercharged 2009 Ford Mustang GT that are painted to resemble police cars. The association and Edmonton area race facility, Castrol Raceway, hold approximately 20 Street Legal race events each year averaging 175 participants and 1500 spectators at each event. For more information, visit www.BlueLineRacing.com About Motorsport Council of Calgary The Motorsport Council’s mission is to bring together all forms of motorsport enthusiasts and be a positive voice in the quest to curb illegal street racing on the streets of Calgary and surrounding communities. For more information, please contact Rick Francescone, chairman of the Motorsport Council. He is available by phone at 403-250-2845 (work) or 403-850-8773 (cell). (Editors Note: The CMRA has been represented on the Motorsports Council of Calgary (MCC) by Joe P. and Tim Johnson since it's inception in 2008. CMRA members are encouraged to put on a display this Friday at Race City to show their support for this initiative.)

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news75 2009-09-23T00:00:00-07:00

The date for CMRA Executive nominations has been extended to Monday September 28.  The nominations so far for the open three positions are: Volunteers Rep:  No nominations yet (Stu McColl declined his nomination) Riders Rep:   Carey Fougere (accepted the nomination) and Curtis Lindenbach (accepted the nomination) Director:   Michael Sutherland (accepted the nomination) The Executive Committee is responsible for charting the direction of our club, organizing events, and taking care of the "business" side of the CMRA.  It is an excellent opportunity to give back to the club that gives us so much fun, and a great opportunity to develop your skills in a not-for-profit organization while getting to know some of your fellow riders a lot better!  For more information on what is involved with being on the committee and you you can help, contact cmra@roadracing.org .

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news74 2009-09-18T00:00:00-07:00

Sunday September 20 is the deadline for submitting rule book changes and for nominating new Executive members.   Executive:  The CMRA Executive positions that are available for 2010 are (the current Execs in these positions are in brackets):   Director (Edwin Herrenschmidt) Riders Rep (Carey Fougere) Volunteers Rep (Stu McColl)   If you or someone you know has an interest in contributing to the running of the club, please send your suggestions to cmra@roadracing.org or contact Brad Gavey (President) or Kelly Gingras (Secretary) this weekend at the track.   Remember: -          you can nominate any member of the CMRA, even the person who currently holds the position. -    Executive members are voted in for terms of 3 years, although they may opt out after one or two years.   Rule Changes: Members may submit proposals for rule changes to the CMRA at any time, with an annual deadline of the last race of the season. Rule change submissions must: specify proposed wording of the question you wish to be put to vote by the members, explain the reason for the proposed change, outline potential pros and cons of the change, and clearly detail how the change will be accommodated and/or implemented by the club. The CMRA rulebook committee meets next week to review rule change submissions from the members. Proposals are reviewed a second time by the Executive committee, then put to a simple majority vote of the membership in November. Changes are reflected in the next year’s rulebook draft in December, which should be published in January.   If you have any questions or for more information, please talk to one of the CMRA Executive.

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news73 2009-09-09T00:00:00-07:00

See the following links to SE Calgary News to read more about Alderman Ric McIver's new motion to honor the existing lease between the City of Calgary and Race City Motorsports Park. http://www.secalgarynews.com/opinion/hammer-time/a-public-challenge-to-aldermen-fox-mellway-and-ceci-for-the-upcoming-race-city-motion/ http://www.secalgarynews.com/featured/ald-ric-mciver-back-for-last-ditch-attempt-to-save-race-city/#more-6857

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news72 2009-07-16T00:00:00-07:00

The City of Calgary Transportation Infrastructure department notified the CMRA yesterday that there will be a detour around 114 Ave starting Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m.  Detour routes are noted in this excerpt from the notification: “As part of the 52 St. SE Road Widening project, a total road closure on 114 Ave. SE between 68 St. and 52 St. is required in order to connect a new storm system with an intermodal pond. The closure will take place from 7 am Saturday, July 25 until 10 pm Monday, July 27, 2009 . This closure will not affect traffic on 52 St. SE. A detour will be established to ensure access is maintained into Race City Speedway facilities: From the south: Travel east on Marquis of Lorne Tr. to 84 St. SE…north on 84 St. to 114 Ave….west on 114 Ave to the entrance of Race City Speedway. From the north: Travel east on Glenmore Tr. to 84 St. SE….south on 84 St. to 114 Ave….west on 114 Ave to the entrance of Race City Speedway. The reason for the closure is the installation of a storm sewer across 114 Ave. This is needed to ensure there is proper collection of stormwater so that work on the 52 St. Road Widening project can continue without interruption. Thank you for understanding the need for this road closure. ”

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news71 2009-07-01T00:00:00-07:00

June 30:  http://www.secalgarynews.com/homepage/video-mike-zottmann-a-real-road-warrior-at-superbike-championship/ June 29:  http://www.secalgarynews.com/featured/video-mccormic-rubs-szoke-on-second-last-turn-wins-superbike-championship-race/ June 27:  http://www.secalgarynews.com/homepage/video-local-racers-are-hurting-but-still-in-the-hunt-at-superbike-championship/ June 27:  http://www.secalgarynews.com/homepage/video-szoke-takes-pole-position-for-superbike-championship-race-sunday-at-race-city/  

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news70 2009-06-30T00:00:00-07:00

Well folks, we just got the updated results from Rounds 1 and 2 from the gang at Mission. It looks like we had a great turn out from our members of the CMRA. For those who ventured out to Mission, these points will be critical at end of the season. We know that many of our racers do great in Edmonton and then will own the track when it comes to the final rounds on September 19 and 20 th in Calgary.   A couple of things to point out, Mission calls one of the classes “Open Supersport” which is what Edmonton calls “Open Sportbike” and Calgary calls “Heavyweight Expert and Amateur”. There is an Amateur (Intermediate) and Expert for each of these. The next 2 rounds are in Edmonton on July 11 th and 12 th with the winners being crowned at the final round in Calgary on September 19 th and 20 th .   We hope that there is a large turn out from the CMRA at the Edmonton rounds.   If you have any questions, please contact me.   Good luck! Joe P VP CMRA The PDF (see below) shows the standings after Mission Rounds 1 and 2.

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news69 2009-06-28T00:00:00-07:00

News and video from today's riders at the Parts Canada Superbike Championship: http://www.secalgarynews.com/featured/video-szoke-vs-mccormick-bad-blood-at-race-city-this-weekend/#more-5411    

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news68 2009-06-15T00:00:00-07:00

Watch the video interviews from Round 2 at SE Calgary News!

urn:uuid:www-roadracing-org:news67 2009-06-02T00:00:00-07:00

Welcome to Round 3 of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship.  There will be nothing better than being part of the action at Race City Motorsport Park on June 26 to 28, 2009.   This will be a special event for all of us.  Although this may be our last season at Race City, I am proud of the “firsts”.  This is the first time in Calgary’s history that this event has been organized by racers from our motorcycle racing community.  Calgarysuperbike.com is the first ever website dedicated to the Calgary round. One Track Mind is hosting the first “ladies night” in conjunction with this event. Two lucky spectators will win a two-up ride by purchasing tickets online, and fans can enter the dyno shootout. Other firsts will include Stephen Avenue mall shows the week before the races, a press conference, and other special events to raise the profile of our sport in the community.   This is Calgary’s chance to show what can be done when our racing community pulls together to host the premier Canadian roadracing series. As always, this exciting competition is only made possible by the selfless efforts of the race officials, marshals, and volunteers. It is my privilege to acknowledge their dedication and to thank them for the very special part they play in Calgary’s 2009 Parts Canada Superbike Championship weekend.   I look forward to seeing you all trackside to see Canada’s best in action.   Tim Johnson President, Fast Track Promotions