By: Ben Young Racing
December 21 2016
Collingwood, Ontario - Collingwood, Ont.’s Ben Young secured third place in championship points and Brooklin Cycle Racing Pro Rookie of the Year honours in his first Pro MOPAR Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) season. The new sports television series Go Nitro joined him at the final race of the season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park to explore what it takes to battle with the best Superbike racers in Canada.
Go Nitro, the groundbreaking new sports television series takes the audience for an in-depth look at professional sports. The series introduces various sports to new or casual fans with behind the scenes content, interviews and high-octane action segments. Sports to be featured include; NASCAR, CSBK, NCAA, NHL, NBA, MLB, and the Olympics.
The first 3 episodes produced by Skycron will premiere nationally on-demand on TV1, Bell Fibe TV, channel 1 starting December 21, 2016 at 8:00 pm ET.
After racing in the UK and the USA for the past few seasons, 2016 marked Young’s first-ever full season racing in Canada piloting a top-level Superbike in the MOPAR Canadian Superbike Championship.
In the second episode of Go Nitro, Young is joined by Go Nitro host and Georgian Bay native Emily Fulford to learn more about the sport of Superbike racing and the preparation that goes into making his #86 Tim Hortons / Scot-Build Developments / BMW Motorrad BMW S1000RR Superbike as competitive as possible.
Young’s segment is sponsored in part by the Dalton Timmis Insurance Group.
Viewers curious about fast-paced four-wheel action will get to meet 17-year old NASCAR Super Stock prodigy Kendra Adams in the first episode.
To learn more about Go Nitro visit http://skycron.com and http://tv1.bell.ca, like www.facebook.com/fibetv1 and www.facebook.com/gonitro, and follow on Twitter @skycron and @fibeTV1.
Young’s partners for his 2016 CSBK season include; Tim Hortons (Sudbury), Scot-build Developments, BMW Motorrad Canada, AXO Racing, Arai Helmets, Hindle Exhaust, KarmaComa Studio, Woodcraft, Human 2.0, Core Power high protein milkshakes, K-Tech Suspension, Epic Racewear, Vortex Racing and K&N Filters.
He is also a proud "Laps for Muscular Dystrophy" (Laps4MD) rider who’s pledged to donate $1 for every lap he leads this season. These donations go to Muscular Dystrophy Canada to help make a difference in the lives of over 50,000 Canadians affected by a neuromuscular disorder.
To keep up-to-date on Ben Young throughout the year visit; www.BenYoungRacing.com, www.facebook.com/BenYoungRacing and on Twitter and Instagram: @benyoung_86.