Super Series Celebrates a Successful 2021 Season
One of the most competitive and exciting seasons for the Super Series, over 150 riders came to test their skills at one of Canada’s premier Motorcycle venues.
A total of 11 competitors walked away with championships. Some of them logged their first title ever, while others added to their long and impressive list of awards.
In the 19-rider Novice class, two riders broke away from the rest to compete for the championship. Jordan Decarie and Tyrone Tavares fought hard to be the top dog in Novice, trading wins and poles back and forth all summer long. In the end, Tavares would edge Decarie by fewer than 20 points.
In Amateur Sportbike, Drew Weber set his sights on the title after his success in Novice last season. Six poles and three wins were enough for Weber to pull away and score his first Super Series championship at the amateur level. Wes Barnes and Eric Quintin were not far behind, but couldn’t catch Weber. Weber would also pick up his second championship of 2021, taking top honours in Heavyweight Sportsman less than 25 points ahead of Mike Raniowski.
Mike Raniowski walked away with the Pro Sportbike title, holding off a hard-charging Chris Fehr. Pro Sportbike saw four different winners with Raniowski and Fehr being joined by Louie Raffa and James Collins. Martin Perreault scored his very first title in the Amateur Superbike class. Scoring four wins, Perreault was the only Quebec-based rider to score a title this season.
Elie Daccache continued his streak of 7 championship seasons, dating back to 2015. Scoring two perfect seasons in both Sprint Cup and Pro Superbike. Twelve combined wins, twelve combined poles and Daccache cements his place atop those two standings.
In Lightweight Production, both Ryan Vanderputten and Itsvan Hidvegi fought hard for a title. Despite a terminal failure to the Vanderputten bike ahead of race six, Vanderputten edged out Hidvegi to take the title in one of the closest classes all season. Logging two runner-ups in both Pro Sportbike and Pro Superbike and a third-place finish in Sprint Cup, Chris Fehr wanted a title of his own. Beating David Buckland in a highly contested Lightweight Sportsman class, Fehr walked away with his second title in two years.
The Lightweight Superbike was claimed by David Buckland. While the team of Michael Vinten and Celeste Atkinson took top honours for the first time in the Sidecar class.
Some special awards were presented to some select riders for their special achievements.
MAXIME MERCIER SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Presented to the rider who displayed exemplary sportsmanship during the season
DAVID BUCKLAND
SUPER SERIES DETERMINATION AND TRUE GRIT AWARD
Presented to the individual rider who displayed exemplary determination
and true grit throughout the season
DREW WEBER
SUPER SERIES DETERMINATION AND TRUE GRIT AWARD
Presented to the team who displayed exemplary determination and true grit
throughout the season
RYAN VANDERPUTTEN AND TEAM #27 VANDERPUTTEN
SUPER SERIES ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Presented to the top Novice rider
TYRONE TAVARES
RACERS SPIRIT AWARD
Presented to the rider who showed the true fun and spirit of competition on and off the track
MIKE RANIOWSKI
“PRESIDENT’S CHOICE”
Presented to the outstanding Amateur competitor of the year
ISTVAN HIDVEGI
With plans for a full schedule already coming full steam ahead, expect 2022 to showcase the same action that was seen this year. New racers will join the ranks, records will be broken and more importantly fans at Shannonville will be treated to some of the best biking action in Ontario.
Full Results from 2021:
NOVICE
NOVICE Class CHAMPION
TYRONE TAVARES
NOVICE Class 2nd Place
JORDAN DECARIE
NOVICE Class 3rd Place
ADAM PEARSALL
AM SPORTBIKE
AM SPORTBIKE Class CHAMPION
DREW WEBER
AM SPORTBIKE Class 2nd Place
ERIC QUINTIN
AM SPORTBIKE Class 3rd Place
WES BARNES
PRO SPORTBIKE
PRO SPORTBIKE Class CHAMPION
MIKE RANIOWSKI
PRO SPORTBIKE Class 2nd Place
CHRIS FEHR
PRO SPORTBIKE Class 3rd Place
MARCO ALESSANDRINI
AM SUPERBIKE
AM SUPERBIKE Class CHAMPION
MARTIN PERREAULT
AM SUPERBIKE Class 2nd Place
DAN LEWCZUK
AM SUPERBIKE Class 3rd Place
ALEX RADECKI
PRO SUPERBIKE
PRO SUPERBIKE Class CHAMPION
ELIE DACCACHE
PRO SUPERBIKE Class 2nd Place
CHRIS FEHR
PRO SUPERBIKE Class 3rd Place
EROS MUKJA
LIGHTWEIGHT PRODUCTION
LIGHTWEIGHT PRODUCTION Class CHAMPION
RYAN VANDERPUTTEN
LIGHTWEIGHT PRODUCTION Class 2nd Place
ISTVAN HIDVEGI
LIGHTWEIGHT PRODUCTION Class 3rd Place
ERIC QUINTIN
LIGHTWEIGHT SUPERBIKE
LIGHTWEIGHT SUPERBIKE Class CHAMPION
DAVID BUCKLAND
LIGHTWEIGHT SUPERBIKE Class 2nd Place
ISTVAN HIDVEGI
LIGHTWEIGHT SUPERBIKE Class 3rd Place
HANS VAN SLEUWEN
SPRINT CUP
SPRINT CUP Class CHAMPION
ELIE DACCACHE
SPRINT CUP Class 2nd Place
MIKE RANIOWSKI
SPRINT CUP Class 3rd Place
CHRIS FEHR
SPORTSMAN LIGHTWEIGHT
SPORTSMAN LIGHTWEIGHT Class CHAMPION
CHRIS FEHR
SPORTSMAN LIGHTWEIGHT Class 2nd Place
DAVID BUCKLAND
SPORTSMAN LIGHTWEIGHT Class 3rd Place
ED IANNI
SPORTSMAN HEAVYWEIGHT
SPORTSMAN HEAVYWEIGHT Class CHAMPION
DREW WEBER
SPORTSMAN HEAVYWEIGHT Class 2nd Place
MIKE RANIOWSKI
SPORTSMAN HEAVYWEIGHT Class 3rd Place
WES BARNES
SIDECARS
SIDECARS Class CHAMPION
MICHAEL VINTEN / CELESTE ATKINSON
SIDECARS Class 2nd Place
WAYNE & KRISTA WALSH
SIDECARS Class 3rd Place
RUSS MILLER / SHAUN MACDONALD
Picture by Samantha Dye