Derek Shiels has won this years Irish road race championship for the superbike class. Derek has being in great form all year competing for the CD racing team on a ZX10 Kawasaki.
Derek has taken victories this year at the Cork road races and at most recently the Mid Antrim 150 road races where Derek set a new lap record in the grand final race.
Alongside these results Derek has achieved podium finishes this season at the Cookstown 100 road races, Tandragee 100 road races, Walderstown road races, Skerries road races and at the Armoy road races.
Plus this year has seen Derek compete for the first time at the Isle of Man TT where Derek recorded a 23rd place finish in the superstock TT race whilst also setting a personal best lap speed of 122.6 mph.