2024 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 2024 season consists of five race weekends.

May 17-19 - Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
June 22-23 - Calabogie Motorsport Park
August 9-11 - Grand-Prix de Trois-Rivieres
August 23-24 - ICAR
September 28 - Calabogie Motorsport Park

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.

The 2024 Super Production Challenge season kicked off during the Castrol Victoria Day Speedfest weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Drivers collected points in three races around the ten-turn 2.459-mile road course.

Sunday morning and the start of round three for the 2024 Super Production Challenge series at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Leading the field of thirty-three entries through corner one is the pole-sitter, Shawn Bernier, in the No. 91 Metric Homes BMW 323i. Behind Bernier are the Civics of Saturday morning Super Product class and overall winner Guillaume Labbe and Todd Chiappino in the Velocity Motorsports Club prepared Honda.

Guillaume Labbe started the season opener on the outside of the front row in the No. 5 TJL Transport Honda Civic Type R. Late in round one, Labbe passed the pole-sitter, Nathan Blok, for the lead and ultimately the win. He started Saturday afternoon's race on the pole and grabbed the lead but was passed by Arek Wojciechowski on lap 14 to finish second. Labbe started fifth in the final event and earned a second-place result.

With the exception of the Compact class, the other categories had a different winner in each race. Eric Coulombe went home with a pair of victories. Coulombe competed in the No. 83 GM Paille Chevrolet Sonic. On Saturday morning, he was gridded third, but Coulombe passed Zack Lalonde and Trevor Hill for first place during the race. In the afternoon, he grabbed his second win. Coulombe ended the event with a third-place result, and the Compact points lead.

Sharing the No. 11 Premier Bus Lines-sponsored BMW 325i were Super Production veterans Arek Wojciechowski and Eric Hochgeschurz. Hochgeschurz competed in the weekend's first race and qualified fifth fastest. Before the end of the twenty-lap contest, he was in second place. Wojciechowski drove in both of Sunday's races. In the morning, he started second but passed Guillaume Labbe for the victory and ended the weekend with a seven-place finish.

Vincent Desautels drove the No. 67 PRL Motorsport Honda Civic Si. Desautels competed in the Production category and qualified fourteenth overall and second in class for the race. He battled with Marc-Andre Bourdages during round one and came out on the winning end. Desautels qualified fourth in Production for Saturday's contest and finished third. On Sunday, he collected another third-place result and left Canadian Tire Motorsport Park with the points lead.

Todd Chiappino was the runner-up in last year's Super Production category, driving the No. 14 Velocity Motorsports Club Honda Civic Si. He opened his 2024 campaign by qualifying fourth fastest. Chiappino was passed by a hard-charging Kurt Wittmer during race one and finished fifth. Saturday afternoon, he was gridded seventh and advanced to a fifth-place result. In the finale, Chiappino started on the outside of the front and won by a margin of 0.529 seconds.

Velocity Motorsports Club member Matt Briand drove the No. 41 Honda Civic Si, prepared to compete in the Production class. Briand opened 2024 by qualifying fifteenth overall second in class. Unfortunately, he retired with an engine issue on lap 16. With the problem addressed overnight, Briand started on the category pole and collected a victory. In the weekend's final race, he had an accident on the opening lap.

Sylvain Laporte is a veteran of the Production class. He won the title in 2021 and was the runner-up last year. He drives the No. 50 UNC Image Fix-sponsored Mini Cooper Challenge. Laporte qualified eighteenth overall fifth in class for round one but earned the final position on the Production podium. In the next race, he was gridded fifth in his group and finished fourth. Laporte captured the category victory in the finale.

Last year's FEL TCA champion, Trevor Hill, was entered in the No. 2 TWOth Autosport Nissan Micra Cup. Hill qualified second in the Compact division for the opening race of the season and got by Zack Lalonde but was passed by Eric Coulombe for a runner-up result. In round two, he finished behind the winner, Coulombe, by a margin of 6.142 seconds. In the weekend's final event, Hill ended Coulombe's dream of collecting a hat trick by taking the win.

POS.	PIC	CLASS	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	RETIREMENTS
1	1	Super Production	Guillaume Labbe	Honda Civic Type R	20	-
2	2	Super Production	Eric Hochgeschurz	BMW 325i	20	-
3	3	Super Production	Nathan Blok	Nissan 370Z	20	-
4	4	Super Production	Kurt Wittmer	Honda Civic Type R	20	-
5	5	Super Production	Todd Chiappino	Honda Civic Si	20	-
6	6	Super Production	Gabriel Lacombe	Honda Civic Si	20	-
7	7	Super Production	Frederick Magny	Nissan 370Z	20	-
8	8	Super Production	Michael Habrich	Nissan 370Z	20	-
9	9	Super Production	Alex Habrich	Nissan 370Z	20	-
10	10	Super Production	Mario Charrette	Nissan 370Z	20	-
11	11	Super Production	Christopher Bernier	BMW 323i	20	-
12	12	Super Production	Brad Ranson	Hyundai Genesis	20	-
13	1	Production	Vincent Desautels	Honda Civic Si	19	-
14	2	Production	Marc-Andre Bourdages	Honda Civic Si	19	-
15	3	Production	Sylvain Laporte	Mini Cooper S Challenge	19	-
16	4	Production	Yannick Lupien	Mini Cooper JCW	19	-
17	5	Production	Jonathan Manseau	Subaru BRZ	19	-
18	6	Production	Carlos Tesler-Mabe	Mini Cooper S JCW	19	-
19	7	Production	Crystel Charest	Mini Cooper Challenge	19	-
20	8	Production	Alexandre Belanger	Hyundai Tiburon	19	-
21	13	Super Production	Shelby Mills	Hyundai Veloster	18	-
22	1	Compact	Eric Coulombe	Chevrolet Sonic	18	-
23	2	Compact	Trevor Hill	Nissan Micra Cup	18	-
24	9	Production	Ethan Bell	Toyota GT86	18	-
25	3	Compact	Zack Lalonde	Nissan Micra Cup	18	-
26	4	Compact	Frederic Bernier	Nissan Micra Cup	18	-
27	10	Production	Perry Wener	Honda Civic Si	18	-
28	5	Compact	Steve Montminy	Nissan Micra	17	-
29	6	Compact	Maika Chamberland	Honda Fit	17	-
30	7	Compact	Steve Beauchamps	Nissan Micra Cup	17	-
31	11	Production	Matt Briand	Honda Civic Si	16	Engine
32	8	Compact	Yannick Simard	Mini Cooper	13	Transmission
33	12	Production	Vincent Berthiaume	Acura TSX Type S	4	Overheating
34	13	Production	Connor Bell	Toyota GT86	1	Mechanical

POS.	PIC	CLASS	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	RETIREMENTS
1	1	Super Production	Arek Wojciechowski	BMW 325i	20	-
2	2	Super Production	Guillaume Labbe	Honda Civic Type R	20	-
3	3	Super Production	Kurt Wittmer	Honda Civic Type R	20	-
4	4	Super Production	Nathan Blok	Nissan 370Z	20	-
5	5	Super Production	Todd Chiappino	Honda Civic Si	20	-
6	6	Super Production	Christopher Bernier	BMW 323i	20	-
7	7	Super Production	Gabriel Lacombe	Honda Civic Si	20	-
8	8	Super Production	Sylvain Ouellet	Nissan 370Z	20	-
9	9	Super Production	Brad Ranson	Hyundai Genesis	20	-
10	10	Super Production	Michael Habrich	Nissan 370Z	20	-
11	11	Super Production	Frederick Magny	Nissan 370Z	20	-
12	12	Super Production	Alex Habrich	Nissan 370Z	20	-
13	1	Production	Matt Briand	Honda Civic Si	19	-
14	2	Production	Marc-Andre Bourdages	Honda Civic Si	19	-
15	3	Production	Vincent Desautels	Honda Civic Si	19	-
16	4	Production	Sylvain Laporte	Mini Cooper S Challenge	19	-
17	5	Production	Jonathan Manseau	Subaru BRZ	19	-
18	6	Production	Yannick Lupien	Mini Cooper JCW	19	-
19	7	Production	Carlos Tesler-Mabe	Mini Cooper S JCW	19	-
20	8	Production	Crystel Charest	Mini Cooper Challenge	19	-
21	9	Production	Connor Bell	Toyota GT86	18	-
22	10	Production	Ethan Bell	Toyota GT86	18	-
23	11	Production	Alexandre Belanger	Hyundai Tiburon	19	-
24	1	Compact	Eric Coulombe	Chevrolet Sonic	18	-
25	2	Compact	Trevor Hill	Nissan Micra Cup	18	-
26	3	Compact	Frederic Bernier	Nissan Micra Cup	18	-
27	12	Production	Perry Werner	Honda Civic Si	18	-
28	4	Compact	Maika Chamberland	Honda Fit	17	-
29	5	Compact	Alyssa Voyzelle-Montminy	Nissan Micra	17	-
30	6	Compact	Steve Beauchamps	Nissan Micra Cup	17	-
27	12	Production	Vincent Berthiaume	Acura TSX Type S	17	-
31	7	Production	Perry Wener	Honda Civic Si	17	-
32	13	Super Production	Shelby Mills	Hyundai Veloster	7	Did Not Finish
DSQ	-	Compact	Zack Lalonde	Nissan Micra Cup	18	Contact

POS.	PIC	CLASS	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	RETIREMENTS
1	1	Super Production	Todd Chiappino	Honda Civic Si	13	-
2	2	Super Production	Guillaume Labbe	Honda Civic Type R	13	-
3	3	Super Production	Nathan Blok	Nissan 370Z	13	-
4	4	Super Production	Kurt Wittmer	Honda Civic Type R	13	-
5	5	Super Production	Shawn Bernier	BMW 323i	13	-
6	6	Super Production	Gabriel Lacombe	Honda Civic Si	13	-
7	7	Super Production	Arek Wojciechowski	BMW 325i	13	-
8	8	Super Production	Shelby Mills	Hyundai Veloster	13	-
9	9	Super Production	Brad Ranson	Hyundai Genesis	13	-
10	10	Super Production	Michael Habrich	Nissan 370Z	13	-
11	11	Super Production	Frederick Magny	Nissan 370Z	13	-
12	12	Super Production	Alex Habrich	Nissan 370Z	13	-
13	1	Production	Sylvain Laporte	Mini Cooper S Challenge	13	-
14	2	Production	Marc-Andre Bourdages	Honda Civic Si	13	-
15	3	Production	Vincent Desautels	Honda Civic Si	19	-
16	4	Production	Yannick Lupien	Mini Cooper JCW	13	-
17	5	Production	Jonathan Manseau	Subaru BRZ	13	-
18	6	Production	Carlos Tesler-Mabe	Mini Cooper S JCW	13	-
19	7	Production	Crystel Charest	Mini Cooper Challenge	13	-
20	8	Production	Connor Bell	Toyota GT86	13	-
21	9	Production	Ethan Bell	Toyota GT86	13	-
22	10	Production	Vincent Berthiaume	Acura TSX Type S	13	-
23	13	Super Production	Mario Charrette	Nissan 370Z	13	-
24	1	Compact	Trevor Hill	Nissan Micra Cup	13	-
25	2	Compact	Frederic Bernier	Nissan Micra Cup	13	-
26	3	Compact	Eric Coulombe	Chevrolet Sonic	13	-
27	4	Compact	Zack Lalonde	Nissan Micra Cup	13	-
28	11	Production	Perry Wener	Honda Civic Si	13	-
29	5	Compact	Maika Chamberland	Honda Fit	13	-
30	6	Compact	Steve Beauchamps	Nissan Micra Cup	13	-
31	7	Compact	Alyssa Voyzelle-Montminy	Nissan Micra	13	-
32	8	Production	Alexandre Belanger	Hyundai Tiburon	7	Engine
33	13	Production	Matt Briand	Honda Civic Si	0	Accident

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