Michael Leon

Riding his Royal Distributing / MBP Ducati 848, fitted with an 1198 engine, Tony Stufko finished second in the Amateur Superbike class at round 5 of the RACE Superseries.  The event race took place on September 4th at Shannonville’s Long Track configuration.  Teammate, Michael Leon suffered a heartbreaking mechanical failure to his Ducati 1198S Superbike, on the opening lap of the Pro Superbike feature.

Tony had some work to do after beginning the opening lap of the Amateur Superbike race in 4th position.  Race leader Kris Garvie had pulled out a 5 second lead by the time Tony moved up to second place.  Tony put his head down and began to slowly

reel in the leader.  He ran laps in the “1:48”’s and “1:47”s and in the process set the fastest lap of the race.  His best, a time of 1:47.603 seconds was also a personal best for Tony on the long track. The final finishing order was Garvie riding a Kawasaki 600 in 1st, Stufko on the Ducati in 2nd, and Adam Murray in 3rd, riding a Yamaha 600.  All three riders were on Dunlop tires.

Tony has moved into second in the Amateur Superbike point standings and after the race commented “I owe so much to the tireless work of Guy from MBP.  His efforts both trackside and in the shop on both bikes have literally salvaged my season.”

                                                                                                           Photo by Rob MacLennan

Photo by Rob MacLennan

The custom made front drive chain sprocket of Michael’s Ducati Superbike failed on the opening lap of Sunday’s Pro Superbike Final.  Fortunately, no other damage occurred and Michael did not crash as a result of the damage.  The race was won by Jodi Christie with Sean Huffman second and Elie Daccache third.  The DNF was especially disappointing for the team since Michael was definitely a contender for the win this weekend.  Michael had won Saturday’s Pro Superbike heat race after an exciting battle with Christie who was riding a Honda CBR 1000.

“I was really looking forward to racing for the win today, and I’m sad for the whole team.  In the last two rounds, we have finally begun to turn some fast lap times and started to explore the potential of the bike and the Dunlop tires.  It’s a shame.  I can’t wait to get back out there for another shot at a win in Superbike.”

                                                                             commented Michael.

The next event for the team will also be the last of the season.  Come out to support the Royal Distributing / MBP team and the RACE Superseries at the season finale on September 23rd, 24th and 25th at Shannnonvile on the Pro Track configuration.

Michael Leon is supported by Royal Distributing, Martin Brickwood Performance, Dunlop, Pro 6 Cycle, Elka Suspension, Accelerated Technologies, Double Dog Moto, Nexo Sports, Rev-Amp Electrical Equipment, EBC Brakes, Woodcraft, Armour Bodies, Eurocorsa, MRA Windscreeens, Speedymoto, J Precision, AV&V, LG Restorations, CVR, George Seeger, Dave Cody and Quebec Coating.

Tony Stufko is supported by Royal Distributing, Martin Brickwood Performance, Dunlop, Pro 6 Cycle, Windmill Motorsports, Valley Sales and Equipment, Monette Sports / Montreal Ducati, Ottawa Yamaha, Rev-Amp Electrical Equipment, EBC Brakes, Armour Bodies and , LG Restorations.

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