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SENA Named Official Technical Partner of the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship for 2026
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The Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with Sena Technologies Inc. for the 2026 season. Under this agreement, Sena will serve as an Official Technical Partner and Sponsor, providing industry-leading communication technology to support race control operations, as well as the CSBK media and video production teams.
As a global leader in motorcycle communication and rider connectivity, Sena’s integration into the championship will streamline event operations. The partnership aims to improve communication efficiency and enhance real-time coordination among officials, broadcast staff, and production crews throughout race weekends.
“We are thrilled to welcome Sena as a partner for the 2026 season,” said Ross Millson, owner of the Canadian Superbike Championship. “Sena’s products are renowned throughout the motorcycle industry, and their communication technology will be an indispensable tool for our race control and media teams. Partnerships of this caliber allow us to further elevate the professionalism and operational excellence of our events.”
Sena’s communication systems will be deployed across the paddock and around the circuit, ensuring clear and reliable coordination for CSBK officials and the championship’s media crews.
“We are proud to collaborate with CSBK and support one of North America’s premier motorcycle racing championships,” said Jakub Smykal, Vice President of Sales, Americas at Sena. “By equipping the CSBK team with our advanced communication systems, we look forward to enhancing the synergy and safety of their trackside operations.”
For more information about Sena Technologies Inc., visit www.sena.com.
Bridgestone CSBK announces provisional 2026 schedule
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The Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship confirmed its provisional 2026 calendar on Wednesday, announcing five national events.
The season will open in historic Shannonville Motorsport Park for a fourth consecutive year, running the 2.47 km “pro track” layout to kick off the campaign from May 15-17, near Kingston, Ontario.
The series will then leave Ontario for its east coast swing beginning at Atlantic Motorsport Park, with the challenging “rollercoaster” circuit near Halifax, Nova Scotia hosting round two from June 5-7.
The biggest change on the 2026 calendar will be the return of professional superbike racing to Calabogie Motorsports Park.
The venue, located just outside of Ottawa, last hosted CSBK for round two of the 2022 campaign. This season CSBK will be guests of the VRRA at their summer classic event. The Pro Superbike and Lightweight Sportbike classes will be included in the VRRA schedule.
The season will then continue in Ontario and return to the Grand Bend Motorplex, for its fourth round, another three-day event from July 10-12.
The season will then return to the famed Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, for its fifth and final round with a four-day event from August 7-10, just east of Toronto. The renowned circuit hosted the CSBK finale in 2025 and will again for 2026.
Each event will continue as a doubleheader for all national classes. Additional info regarding a pre-season test will be announced shortly.
2026 CSBK Provisional Schedule:
Round 1 – Shannonville Motorsport Park, ON - May 15-17
Round 2 – Atlantic Motorsport Park, NS - June 5-7
Round 3 – Calabogie Motorsports Park, ON - June 26-28
*Pro Superbike and Lightweight Sportbike classes only*
Round 4 – Grand Bend Motorplex, ON - July 10-12
Round 5 – Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, ON - August 6-9
CSBK issues update on pro competitor Sam Guerin
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The Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship is pleased to confirm that GP Bikes Pro Superbike competitor #2 Sam Guerin has been discharged from hospital and is recovering following a race two crash during the August 8-10 weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Guerin crashed in a solo incident in turn eight on the final lap of Sunday’s title-deciding Pro Superbike race while chasing Ben Young and Jordan Szoke for the lead.
Following trackside assistance from on-site medical staff, Guerin was transported to local hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.
Sam has since confirmed his injuries via a social media post to his Facebook account, revealing a “fractured knee” and “broken neck,” though he is thankfully expected to make a full recovery.
“Following my fall in the second race, I have a fractured knee and a broken neck. Luckily the spinal cord is not affected. Thank you to everyone who has sent me words of encouragement and checked on me,” Guerin said in the post.
The EFC Group BMW star entered Sunday’s season finale just six points shy of a first career Superbike championship, ending the year fourth in the overall standings. Guerin enjoyed a breakout season in 2025, winning four times (including race one at CTMP) and helping BMW to their fourth consecutive Constructors Championship.
Series staff would like to wish Sam a full and speedy recovery from his injuries.
CSBK By the Numbers: Round four at CTMP
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Another season has come and gone in the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship, with the fourth and final round of the 2025 campaign crowning seven new national champions and delivering even more history with it during the season finale August 8-10.
Below are just some of the key numbers from round four at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Young carves name into CSBK “Mount Rushmore”
Even prior to the 2025 season, there was a fair argument that Ben Young was amongst the four or five greatest riders the series has ever seen. Now, the argument is virtually over.
Young became just the third five-time Canada Cup winner in CSBK history last weekend, capturing the GP Bikes Pro Superbike championship for a fourth consecutive year as he now trails only Jordan Szoke (14) and Steve Crevier (6) on the all-time list.
Only Szoke has won five titles in a row, while Young also joins him as the only riders to ever successfully defend their #1 plate after changing brands – ironically, both doing so with Honda.
As if that wasn’t enough, the 32-year-old also furthered his climb up the win list with his championship-capping victory on Sunday, taking his 23rd Superbike win to pull within just three of Crevier for second on the all-time list.
His Sunday got even more special as Young added his 65th career Superbike podium (second-most all-time) in just his 75th race start (eighth-most), wrestling back the highest podium finish percentage in history (86.3%) from rival Alex Dumas.
Collins ends historic Supersport year on top
It had been some time since the Pro Supersport class had seen a dominant run, earning a reputation as perhaps CSBK’s most unpredictable category in recent years. Then, Torin Collins showed up.
The “Canadian Storm” blew open the record books in 2025, earning six victories (one shy of the season record), eight podiums, and a perfect run of four pole positions to clinch the championship in race one at CTMP.
That handed him the #1 plate in just his eighth career Supersport race, joining Trevor Dion (2022) as the only “rookies” to claim the middleweight crown and doing so in one fewer race than Dion, breaking the record for fewest number of starts before a Pro Supersport title.
The 20-year-old becomes the third-youngest Supersport champion in the process, trailing only a 19-year-old Jodi Christie (2011) and 18-year-old Tomas Casas (2017).
Collins also etched his name into one of the weirder parts of history, handing Ducati their first ever pro championship in CSBK history after switching brands ahead of the season finale.
His move to the Economy Lube-sponsored V2 Panigale will come with an asterisk, as Ducati will officially share their inaugural title with Suzuki in the record books, though it won’t matter much to Collins as he joins Mario Duhamel as the only Pro Supersport riders to win for two different brands in the same year.
Suzuki’s record-breaking run comes to an end
Just a round after Torin Collins helped Suzuki make history at RAD Torque Raceway, his aforementioned move to Ducati ended their celebrations on Saturday at CTMP.
Collins’ debut victory for the Economy Lube squad ended Suzuki’s record 12-race win streak in the Pro Supersport class, a stretch dating back to Atlantic Motorsport Park last season.
The brand sat tied with Kawasaki for the second-longest run across either pro class and was just three victories shy of BMW’s outright record of 15 consecutive wins in Superbike (2015-2017), but a last-corner pass on Sebastien Tremblay would deny Suzuki their shot at more history.
The incredible stretch will wrap up with four different riders contributing victories, after Tremblay began the streak in AMP 2024 before passing wins on to Collins, Andrew Van Winkle, and Trevor Daley.
A pair of podiums for both Tremblay and Tomas Casas would at least keep Suzuki’s 24-race podium streak alive, tying Yamaha (2003-2006) for the third-best mark in Supersport history, while Tremblay’s race two victory would salvage an eighth win of the year for Suzuki in just nine races.
BMW sets off towards own podium record
Despite ushering in a new era in the absence of Ben Young, another year would wrap up at CTMP with one constant on each Superbike podium – a BMW machine.
Alex Dumas and Sam Guerin combined for 12 podiums this season to extend BMW’s streak to 27, surpassing Suzuki (2020-2023) for the second-longest stretch ever in the feature class and beginning their quest towards their own record.
The Motorrad company will have some work to do to set a new benchmark, as their current record stands at a remarkable 88 races from 2010 to 2023, missing the podium just once between each stretch (totaling 115 podiums in their last 116 races).
Still, their current active streak will stand just seven short of Kawasaki’s Supersport record (34) for the second-longest run in pro history, a target Dumas and Guerin will be sure to contend for once again in 2026.
Tremblay continues climb up all-time lists
It wasn’t the season Sebastien Tremblay would have hoped for after his 2024 Supersport title, but he did end the campaign with a bit more history next to his name after a race two win at CTMP.
The two-time champion claimed his 18th career pro victory on Sunday (all in the Supersport class), tying Jodi Christie for the sixth-most in history across both pro classes and putting him six shy of Ben Young for a spot in CSBK’s combined top-five.
Tremblay would make Christie’s day worse on another crucial list, scoring his 34th career Supersport podium to tie him for the third-most all-time and move to within just two of Jordan Szoke.
The CTMP specialist also kept himself one win ahead of Young for the second-most at the circuit (eight victories), trailing only Szoke with 27 total (20 in Superbike, 7 in Supersport), while he pulls to within three victories of Alex Dumas for the most by any Suzuki rider in either class (12).
Already one of the greatest riders in middleweight history, Tremblay has maintained his goal of topping the record books and proved at CTMP he still has the ability to get there, now trailing Szoke by just five wins for the Supersport record.
Alexander, Laflamme, Bucek make joint-class history
Breaking records is never exclusive to the pro ranks, and that was especially true for the amateur trio of Cole Alexander, Zaim Laflamme, and Dante Bucek in 2025.
Alexander was the star of the amateur ranks, claiming both the AIM Insurance Amateur Superbike and EBC Brakes Amateur Supersport championships to become just the fourth rider ever to win both titles in the same year, joining Mavrick Cyr (2023), Luc Labranche (2018), and Mitch Card (2013) – with only Card (17) doing so at a younger age than the 18-year-old.
It didn’t stop there for Alexander, who racked up nine total victories and 12 podiums between the two classes, beating Cyr’s mark of seven combined wins and the previous record of ten total podiums, shared by Goran Radisic and Jean-Francois Aubin.
Laflamme would one-up his podium record, however, tallying 13 across the campaign to snatch a bit of history from Alexander, having scored five wins himself in what was one of the best non-championship campaigns ever.
As for Bucek, the 17-year-old would tie Ryan Beattie for the second-most wins in a junior class season, taking five victories in the Super Sonic Road Race School Lightweight Sportbike class and adding two more in Importations Thibault Twins Cup to give him seven wins on the year, trailing only Vincent Wilson’s haul of ten in 2023.
Bucek would counter with a record-breaking 15 podiums, going a perfect eight-from-eight in Lightweight and missing out only once in the season opener of the Twins Cup, bettering Wilson’s previous tally of 14 set two years ago.
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