The Super Series took on the shortest layout of Shannonville Motorsport Park this past weekend, the 1.8 km Nelson track.

A small but daunting track has seen first time winners and unexpected issues for veterans. While it is a polarizing track, the one thing everyone can agree on is that John Nelson built a challenging layout back in 1974.

For the first time in forever, there was no rain in the forecast. Scorching temperatures that would put the Sahara Desert to shame, blanketed Shannonville, to create faster speeds and decreased lap times.

Day 1 saw ,in usual fashion, Elie Daccache dominating in a flag to flag showcase. Taking his No.1 Milwaukee Tools Yamaha R1 to the top step of the podium ahead to Michael Leon and Eros Mukja.

Next up was Sportsman Lightweight, where JP Schroeder won the pole ahead of Istvan and Andrea Hidvegi. During the race, Schroeder lead nearly the whole way. Nearly being the key word here. Despite a fantastic show, Istvan Hidvegi was able to pass the No.181 Kawasaki Ninja 400 to claim his first win of the season in that class. JF Cloutier rounded out the podium in third.

Wes Barnes held off Rob Massicotte and Chris Fehr to take his first career Pro Sportbike 600 class win. With 3 of the 4 riders being first year pros, Barnes had to work hard to keep the No. 50 in his mirror. However, Barnes held strong to score the victory.

In one of the most anticipated races of the weekend, AM Sportbike 600 saw both Matt Hooper and Daniel Johnson step up from Novice for the first time and they did not disappoint.

Hooper won the pole and held off Alexis Beaudoin and Colin Duncan for most of the race. Despite Beaudoin getting around the No.28, Hooper held strong to come across the line in second. A fantastic finish for his first kick at the can, however Beaudoin was given a penalty for jumping the initial start of the race. Consequently, this meant that Hooper got to be declared the winner in his very first AM class start. Beaudoin and Duncan rounded out the podium, as Hooper’s performance had the paddock buzzing.

To conclude his fantastic performance, Hooper also took the Novice win ahead of Craig Fraser and Mario Dumas.

Beaudoin seemed to be in prime position to win in Heavyweight Sportbike, however, in an attempt to pass race leader Wes Barnes, Beaudoin crashed in turn five allowing Marco Sousa to squeeze on through. With two laps to go, Sousa ran off track handing the lead back to Barnes. Barnes eagerly took the win ahead of Sousa and Albert Diguer.

Daccache doubled up in Sprint Cup, with Hidvegi dominating Lightweight Sportbike.

Finally in AM Superbike, Beaudoin got his revenge and won his third Superbike race of the year. Duncan and first-time podium sitter Glenn Brown completed the top three.

Sunday saw more thrills, but a fair share of spills.

In Pro Superbike, Daccache seemed poised to take home another win. However, after a low side coming out of turn 6, Michael Leon inherited the lead and eventually the race win.  Marco Sousa and Eros Mukja completed the podium.

Lightweight Sportsman saw Hidvegi and Schroeder go at it once again for the win. This time around, the result was reversed. Using lapped traffic to his advantage, Schroeder held off Hidvegi and Andrea Purdy to take the win.

Pro Sportbike saw Rob Massicotte pick up his long awaited first Pro level victory on the No.50 Yamaha R6. Outdueling Wes Barnes and Kana Matsumoto, all Massicotte had to say about the win was “finally!”

AM Sportbike saw a return of the Beaudoin regime, as he thundered off into the race lead early on. Following a red flag due to a crash involving Colin Duncan, the race resumed with the No.46 taking the win ahead of Scott Szollos and Matt Hooper.

Hooper doubled down in Novice, while Barnes doubled up in Heavyweight Sportbike. Elie Daccache got his redemption to win Sprint Cup, and Istvan Hidvegi went back-to-back in Lightweight Sportbike.

To end the day, Beaudoin held off hard charges from Martin Perrault and Kevin St. Germain to take a commanding win in the AM Superbike finale.

The series’ Round Four will be on August 2-4 where the competitors will take on the Long track for the second and last time this season.