2023 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park - Super Production Challenge

The very popular Super Production Challenge for production vehicles debuted in 2011. It has attracted large fields as the result of affordable racing, which has, in turn, generated close competition and captured the imagination of fans.

The Super Production Challenge offers amateur drivers a semi-professional environment which Auto Sport Quebec sanctions. Most races range from thirty to forty-five minutes in length.

The 2023 season consists of five race weekends.

May 19-21 – Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
June 2-4 – Shannonville Motorsport Park
July 7-9 - Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
August 4-6 – Grand-Prix de Trois-Rivieres
August 25-26 - ICAR

The series controls costs by limiting performance and balancing the power of different vehicles using weight, rev limiters, intake manifold restrictions and adjustments to other components. Series rules allow modifications to the engine, brakes and suspensions. All cars in the series are required to compete on Nankang AR-1 tires.

Drivers score points in one of three classes – Super Production, Production or Compact.

Super Production – Introduced in 2019, the larger displacement vehicles with no more than 300-horsepower compete in the Super Production group. The performance of these two-wheel-drive vehicles is monitored by GPS. Models in the category must have been produced within the past fifteen years. Cars commonly found in this division include the Nissan 370Z, Scion FRS, Honda Civic Si, Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and BMW M235i.
Production – Performance is also monitored using GPS for vehicles competing in the Production division. They are also limited to models fifteen years of age or newer. The maximum horsepower output for these four or six-cylinder vehicles is 220. Four-cylinder engines up to two-liters may be turbocharged or supercharged. Cars often found in this class include Mini Cooper S, BMW 330i and Honda Civic Si.
Compact - The Compact class, introduced in 2012, is for vehicles with less the 100-horsepower. They are also monitored by GPS and subject to the same product year range requirement as the Super Production and Production categories. Included in this group are the Mini Cooper, Toyota Echo, Nissan Micra and Mazda 2.

Rounds seven, eight and nine of the 2023 Super Production Challenge series were held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park during the Chevrolet Grand Prix. Drivers would compete in three contests around the ten-turn 2.459-mile road course.

The start of the weekend’s first race for round seven of the 2023 Super Production Challenge. The No. 26 Krono Competition Ford Mustang Ecoboost of Charles-André Bilodeau is leading the field of forty-five competitors. Behind Bilodeau is Olivier Bedard driving the No. 71 Xtreme Motorsports Nissan 370Z. Beside Bedard is the Super Production points leader, Kurt Wittmer, driving the No. 66 Lombardi Racing Honda Civic Type R.

Todd Chiappino’s No. 14 Honda Civic Si is prepared by Velocity Motorsports Club, a group of Honda employees. Before the third weekend of the 2023 Super Production Challenge series, Chiappino had only finished on the podium once, which was round two at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. However, when the championship made its second visit to the track, he grabbed two victories and a second-place finish.

Winning the first race in the Production category at the Chevrolet Grand Prix weekend was rookie Alexis Jacques. Jacques drives the No. 63 Empire Motorsports Honda Civic Si with backing from TJL Transport. Incredibly, this was his first series start. Jacques earned two more podium results - a third-place result on Sunday morning and in the afternoon, he scored the final position on the class podium.

The Super Production podium for round eight of the 2023 Super Production Challenge series at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Standing in the center, from the Velocity Motorsports Club, is the winner, Todd Chiappino. This was Chiappino’s second victory of the weekend. On the left is the runner-up, Oliver Bedard. The final position on the rostrum is occupied by Owen Clarke. Clarke collected two class wins at Shannonville.

Frederic Bernier joins the Super Production Challenge series from the Nissan Micra Cup. Bernier drives the No. 28 Hi-Fi Racing Nissan Micra Cup. He entered rounds seven, eight and nine with five podium finishes, one of which was a victory in the season opener. At the Chevrolet Grand Prix, he collected his second win of 2023 and another runner-up result. Bernier is currently second in the Compact standings.

Rookie competitor Cameron Nabert is dominating the Compact category. In the first six races, the No. 69 Fawn Group Motorsports Nissan Micra Cup driver has five victories. This trend would continue when the Super Production Challenge series made its second stop at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Nabert grabbed two wins and a runner-up result. He leads the class championship as well as the overall Rookie standings.

The round eight Production class podium for the 2023 Super Production Challenge series at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. In the center is the first driver across the finish line, Blake Kelly. Unfortunately, Kelly completed a pass under the yellow and was penalized five seconds. The win went to Sylvain Laporte, standing on the left. Kelly was moved to second place and Alexis Jacques finished in the third position.

Quebec touring car veteran Sylvain Laporte is the 2021 Production class champion. He is driving the familiar No. 50 LAPSE Motorsports Mini Cooper Challenge this season. He has collected class victories in round two and race four at Shannonville. Laporte grabbed second and third-place finishes during the Chevrolet Grand Prix weekend. And inherited a win when Blake Kelly was penalized.

Product class rookie Blake Kelly drives the No. 41 Velocity Motorsports Club Honda Civic Si. He also shares the Honda with Scott Nicol. The rookie has two wins, collected at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and Shannonville. A penalty in round eight prevented Kelly from claiming another victory. Nicol was behind the wheel of the car for round nine and ended the event with a Production category win.

The No. 71 Xtreme Motorsports Nissan 370Z is piloted by Olivier Bedard. After eight rounds of the 2023 Super Production Challenge series, the two-time series champion hadn’t collected a victory. The title contender finished second in the first two events at the Chevrolet Grand Prix weekend. In the finale, Bedard was first across the finish line. However, he was disqualified, but the team filed a protest and Bedard was awarded the win.

The Compact category rostrum for round eight of the 2023 Super Product Challenge series at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Standing in the center is the winner, Cameron Nabert. This was the rookie’s sixth victory of the season, which provided him with a commanding championship lead. On the left is the runner-up, Steve Montminy, another rookie. The final position on the podium belongs to Zack Lalonde.

POS.	PIC	CLASS	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	RETIREMENTS
1	1	Super Production	Todd Chiappino	Honda Civic Si	16	-
2	2	Super Production	Olivier Bédard	Nissan 370Z	16	-
3	3	Super Production	Kurt Wittmer	Honda Civic Type R	16	-
4	4	Super Production	Gabriel Lacombe	Honda Civic Si	16	-
5	5	Super Production	Owen Clarke	Toyota GT86	16	-
6	6	Super Production	Michael Habrich	Nissan 370Z	16	-
7	7	Super Production	Arek Wojciechowski	BMW 325i	16	-
8	8	Super Production	Nathan Blok	Nissan 370Z	16	-
9	9	Super Production	Guillaume Labbe	Honda Civic Type R	16	-
10	10	Super Production	Frederick Magny	Nissan 370Z	16	-
11	11	Super Production	Charles-André Bilodeau	Ford Mustang Ecoboost	16	-
12	12	Super Production	Nelson Chan	Nissan 370Z	16	-
13	13	Super Production	Alex Habrich	Nissan 370Z	16	-
14	1	Production	Alexis Jacques	Honda Civic Si	16	-
15	2	Production	Sylvain Laporte	Mini Cooper S Challenge	16	-
16	3	Production	Yannick Lupien	Mini Cooper JCW	16	-
17	14	Super Production	Chris Bernier	BMW 323i	16	-
18	4	Production	Marc-Andre Bourdages	Honda Civic Si	16	-
19	5	Production	Blake Kelley	Honda Civic Si	16	Penalty
20	15	Super Production	Sylvain Ouellet	Nissan 370Z	16	-
21	6	Production	Vincent Desautels	Honda Civic Si	16	-
22	7	Production	Connor Bell	Toyota GT86	16	-
23	8	Production	Crystel Charest	Mini Cooper Challenge	16	-
24	9	Production	Vincent Berthiaume	Acura TSX Type S	16	Penalty
25	16	Super Production	Jacques Gravel	BMW 330i	15	-
26	1	Compact	Frederic Bernier	Nissan Micra Cup	15	-
27	2	Compact	Cameron Nabert	Nissan Micra Cup	15	-
28	3	Compact	Alyssa Voyzelle-Montminy	Nissan Micra	15	-
29	4	Compact	Eric Coulombe	Chevrolet Sonic	15	-
30	5	Compact	Mario Berthiaume	Nissan Micra Cup	15	-
31	6	Compact	Zack Lalonde	Honda Fit	14	-
32	7	Compact	Etienne Samson Laflamme	Toyota Echo Cup	14	-
33	8	Compact	Alex Donnelly	Mini Cooper	14	-
34	9	Compact	Richard Foegele	Honda Fit	14	-
35	10	Compact	Nathan Mutch	Toyota Echo Cup	14	-
36	11	Compact	Maika Chamberland	Honda Fit	14	-
37	12	Compact	Cindy Picotte	Nissan Micra Cup	14	-
38	13	Compact	Stephane Day	Nissan Micra Cup	14	-
39	10	Production	Nora Jordan	Subaru BRZ	14	-
40	11	Production	Marie-France Gagné	Toyota GR86 SC	13	-
41	12	Production	Graydon Goodridge	Subaru BRZ	7	Electrical
42	17	Super Production	Sylvain Ouellet	Nissan 370Z	6	Safe Mode
43	18	Super Production	Shelby Mills	Volkswagen Jetta GLI	5	Mechanical
44	13	Production	Ethan Bell	Toyota GT86	2	Mechanical
45	19	Super Production	Marc Heroux	Chevrolet Camaro RS	1	Electrical
-	-	Super Production	Paul Morin	Pontiac Solstice GXP	-	Turbocharger

POS.	PIC	CLASS	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	RETIREMENTS
1	1	Super Production	Todd Chiappino	Honda Civic Si	19	-
2	2	Super Production	Olivier Bédard	Nissan 370Z	19	-
3	3	Super Production	Owen Clarke	Toyota GT86	19	-
4	4	Super Production	Eric Hochgeschurz	BMW 325i	19	-
5	5	Super Production	Jacques Gravel	BMW 330i	19	-
6	6	Super Production	Shawn Bernier	BMW 323i	19	-
7	7	Super Production	Nathan Blok	Nissan 370Z	19	-
8	8	Super Production	Kurt Wittmer	Honda Civic Type R	19	Penalty
9	9	Super Production	Gabriel Lacombe	Honda Civic Si	19	-
10	10	Super Production	Guillaume Labbe	Honda Civic Type R	19	-
11	11	Super Production	Eric Chaput	Nissan 370Z	19	-
12	12	Super Production	Nelson Chan	Nissan 370Z	19	-
13	13	Super Production	Michael Habrich	Nissan 370Z	19	-
14	14	Super Production	Sylvain Ouellet	Nissan 370Z	19	-
15	15	Super Production	Frederick Magny	Nissan 370Z	19	-
16	1	Production	Sylvain Laporte	Mini Cooper S Challenge	19	-
17	2	Production	Blake Kelley	Honda Civic Si	19	Penalty
18	3	Production	Alexis Jacques	Honda Civic Si	19	-
19	4	Production	Yannick Lupien	Mini Cooper JCW	18	-
20	5	Production	Marc-Andre Bourdages	Honda Civic Si	18	-
21	16	Super Production	Alex Habrich	Nissan 370Z	18	-
22	6	Production	Connor Bell	Toyota GT86	18	-
23	7	Production	Vincent Desautels	Honda Civic Si	18	-
24	8	Production	Vincent Berthiaume	Acura TSX Type S	18	-
25	9	Production	Ethan Bell	Toyota GT86	18	-
26	1	Compact	Cameron Nabert	Nissan Micra Cup	17	-
27	2	Compact	Steve Montminy	Nissan Micra	17	-
28	3	Compact	Zack Lalonde	Honda Fit	17	-
29	4	Compact	Mario Berthiaume	Nissan Micra Cup	17	-
30	5	Compact	Richard Foegele	Honda Fit	17	-
31	10	Production	Marie-France Gagné	Toyota GR86 SC	17	-
32	6	Compact	Yannick Simard	Mini Cooper	17	-
33	7	Compact	Maika Chamberland	Honda Fit	17	-
34	8	Compact	Frederic Bernier	Nissan Micra Cup	17	-
35	17	Super Production	Charles-André Bilodeau	Ford Mustang Ecoboost	16	Accident
36	18	Super Production	Shelby Mills	Volkswagen Jetta GLI	16	-
37	9	Compact	Cyndie Picotte	Subaru BRZ	16	-
38	10	Compact	Stephane Day	Nissan Micra Cup	16	-
39	11	Production	Nora Jordan	Subaru BRZ	16	-
40	12	Compact	Nathan Mutch	Toyota Echo Cup	12	Wheel Bearing
41	19	Super Production	Marc Heroux	Chevrolet Camaro RS	10	Electrical
42	12	Compact	Etienne Samson Laflamme	Toyota Echo Cup	10	Mechanical
43	20	Super Production	Paul Morin	Pontiac Solstice GXP	1	Turbocharger
44	12	Production	Graydon Goodridge	Subaru BRZ	0	Electrical
-	-	Compact	Eric Coulombe	Chevrolet Sonic	-	Did Not Start
-	-	Production	Crystel Charest	Mini Cooper Challenge	-	Disqualified

POS.	PIC	CLASS	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	RETIREMENTS
1	1	Super Production	Olivier Bédard	Nissan 370Z	17	-
2	2	Super Production	Jacques Gravel	BMW 330i	17	-
3	3	Super Production	Todd Chiappino	Honda Civic Si	17	-
4	4	Super Production	Gabriel Lacombe	Honda Civic Si	17	-
5	5	Super Production	Eric Hochgeschurz	BMW 325i	17	-
6	7	Super Production	Kurt Wittmer	Honda Civic Type R	17	-
7	7	Super Production	Shawn Bernier	BMW 323i	17	-
8	8	Super Production	Nathan Blok	Nissan 370Z	17	-
9	9	Super Production	Guillaume Labbe	Honda Civic Type R	17	-
10	10	Super Production	Eric Chaput	Nissan 370Z	17	-
11	11	Super Production	Owen Clarke	Toyota GT86	17	Penalty
12	12	Super Production	Michael Habrich	Nissan 370Z	17	-
13	13	Super Production	Nelson Chan	Nissan 370Z	17	-
14	14	Super Production	Alex Habrich	Nissan 370Z	17	-
15	15	Super Production	Mario Charette	Nissan 370Z	17	-
16	1	Production	Scott Nicol	Honda Civic Si	17	-
17	2	Production	Alexis Jacques	Honda Civic Si	17	-
18	3	Production	Sylvain Laporte	Mini Cooper S Challenge	17	-
19	4	Production	Yannick Lupien	Mini Cooper JCW	17	-
20	5	Production	Marc-Andre Bourdages	Honda Civic Si	17	-
21	6	Production	Vincent Desautels	Honda Civic Si	17	-
22	7	Production	Crystel Charest	Mini Cooper Challenge	16	-
23	1	Compact	Cameron Nabert	Nissan Micra Cup	16	-
24	8	Production	Connor Bell	Toyota GT86	16	Penalty
25	2	Compact	Frederic Bernier	Nissan Micra Cup	16	-
26	3	Compact	Alex Donnelly	Mini Cooper	16	-
27	4	Compact	Steve Montminy	Nissan Micra	16	-
28	5	Compact	Zack Lalonde	Honda Fit	16	-
29	6	Compact	Richard Foegele	Honda Fit	16	-
30	7	Compact	Mario Berthiaume	Nissan Micra Cup	16	-
31	8	Compact	Nathan Mutch	Toyota Echo Cup	16	-
32	9	Compact	Cyndie Picotte	Subaru BRZ	16	-
33	10	Compact	Maika Chamberland	Honda Fit	16	-
34	11	Compact	Stephane Day	Nissan Micra Cup	15	-
35	9	Production	Alexandre Brosseau	Subaru BRZ	15	-
36	10	Production	Ethan Bell	Toyota GT86	14	Accident
37	16	Super Production	Paul Morin	Pontiac Solstice GXP	10	Penalty
38	11	Production	Vincent Berthiaume	Acura TSX Type S	10	Mechanical
39	17	Super Production	Frederick Magny	Nissan 370Z	7	Mechanical
40	18	Super Production	Marc Heroux	Chevrolet Camaro RS	7	Electrical
41	11	Production	Richard Yin	Subaru BRZ	5	Electrical
42	19	Super Production	Shelby Mills	Volkswagen Jetta GLI	1	Mechanical
43	12	Compact	Eric Coulombe	Chevrolet Sonic	1	Mechanical
-	-	Super Production	Charles-André Bilodeau	Ford Mustang Ecoboost	-	Did Not Start
-	-	Production	Marie-France Gagné	Toyota GR86 SC	-	Did Not Start
-	-	Compact	Etienne Samson Laflamme	Toyota Echo Cup	-	Did Not Start

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