Michael Leon

The visit to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, formerly known as Mosport, was a challenging one for the Royal Distributing Racing Team.  Rider Michael Leon finished 6^th in each of the Pro Sportbike Races during the double header weekend.

A technical problem presented itself with the team’s MV Agusta F3 during Friday morning practice.  Unfortunately, Michael was not able participate in the qualifying session and was forced to start both the Saturday and Sunday races from the back of the grid.

Team Crew Chief Carlos Carrascosa and Tim Massarelli of MV Agusta Canada worked throughout the night and into the early morning hours to get the F3 back to working order and ready for the races.

The team was hopeful for a good result when Michael was 3^rd fastest during the warm up practices on both Saturday and Sunday morning.
Both races finished the same for Michael.  By the time he moved up to sixth place, he wasn’t able to reel in the lead group.  In each race, Michael’s best time was one second slower than that of the race winner.

Michael Leon, Royal Distributing Team Rider:
“I was pretty disappointed to be off the pace of the leaders by a full second a lap.  By the time I made my way forward, the leaders had pulled too big of a gap and I was unable to catch up.  I guess, considering the challenges, I should be happy but I was hoping for another visit to the podium.  I owe a huge thanks to Carlos and Tim for busting their butts to make racing possible.”
The next event for the team will be this weekend with SOAR at Grand Bend.

The Royal Distributing Racing Team would like to thank Royal Distributing, MV Agusta Canada, Motovan, Accelerated Technologies, Elka Suspension, Andreani Group, Speed & Strength, Joe Rocket Canada, TCX Boots, Hindle Exhaust, Armour Bodies, Dunlop, Rev-Amp Electrical Supply, Clinique Dr. Laflamme et Dr. Leblanc, MacDuc and CVR Motors.

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