June 4, 1989, the World Superbike Championship, Mosport circuit (Ontario - Canada). The Championship World for the big four-stroke motorcycle is derived from the series in its second season. In the picture we see the third leg of the 1989 edition held at the spectacular precisely Mosport circuit. That is still a circuit dell'Otario old-fashioned trees, guardrails, escape routes pared to the bone, are the "frame" in this temple where the speed has always challenged the axes of the North American Car and Motorcycle . The spectacular Canadian route was part of the World Superbike Championship calendar from 1989 to 1991. From then on it was considered too dangerous and unfit to host a leg of a world champion. Although undoubtedly the security is more important than the rest, however, remains the regret that he had "lost" a chance to see the drivers engaged in one of the greatest championship of speed, do battle on a track that has always made selection of "real men" or those who had the necessary sleeping on the stomach to embark on a frantic knock down her terrible and thrilling in its fast corners e.. "Others" not as capable (or crazy ..) to interpret it the same way. In the picture we see portrayed in this post is dedicated to the curve Stirlig Moss (Moss Corner) Mosport circuit where the Belgian driver Stéphane Mertens (4) leads the group. Behind Mertens, wild, see the idols of the house Miguel Duhamel (45) and Steve Crevier (48). More can be recognized behind Marino Fabbri (30), Michel Mercier (63), Mike Baldwin (76), Raymond Roche (27), Rene Rasmussen (34), Roger Burnett (11), David Tardozzi (3), Wolfgang Von Muralt (35), Tom Kipp (33), Paul Iddon (24), Mario Duhamel (61) and Fabio Bilic (72). For the record the two heats held at the Canadian track Honda went to Fred Merkel (first) and Giancarlo Falappa riding the Bimota (the second). In 1989, Merkel, champion, repeating the title won in 1988 by imposing even in the World Superbike Championship, the "rule" then valid in the Top of the Class World Championship: a win always and only the pairs rigorously trained to fly "Japan made" and pilot "Born in the USA"!
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