From the Canadian Rally Championship
Antoine L'Estage and Nathalie Richard started the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship with a win at the legendary Rallye Perce Neige. After almost 200kms of competition, the reigning North American Rally Champions had a winning margin of just four seconds.
Second place went to Sylvain and Philip Erickson who had pulled into the lead in the afternoon, but slipped to their final podium position behind L'Estage after encountering engine trouble and pace note problems.
Third place goes to Peter Thomson of Toronto, and American Rod Hendricksen. The two were able to stay clean the entire event and finish up on the podium.
Former Canadian Rally Champion Frank Sprongl took the early lead and won nearly every stage. A time penalty was assessed in the early afternoon and Sprongl was fighting to make up the time but crashed late in the day, ending his rally.
Defending Canadian Rally Champions, Subaru Rally Team Canada's Pat Richard and Alan Ockwell were leading the event when their engine blew near the end of the rally.
Brothers Jan and Jody Zedril, from Winnipeg, were the fastest two-wheel drive car, finishing 14th overall. The duo run in the Group 2 class, reserved for modified two wheel drive cars.
The Rallye Perce-Neige Maniwaki included a gruelling 195 kilometres of fast competitive stages over ice and snow. The Canadian Rally Championship moves west for the next round of the championship, the Rocky Mountain Rally, May 29-30 in Calgary, Alberta.
Rallye Perce Neige Maniwaki Final Results (full results at www.rallyscoring.com)
1) Antoine L'Estage - Nathalie Richard (Mitsubishi EVO X) - 1 hours 59 min. 17 sec.
2) Sylvain Erickson - Philip Erickson (Subaru Impreza STI) - 1:59:21
3) Peter Thomson - Rod Hendricksen (Mitsubishi EVO IX) - 2:03:26
4) Bruno Carre - Yvan Joyal (Subaru Impreza STI) - 2:04:26
5) Jean-Sebastien Besner - Jacques Besner (Mitsubishi EVO VIII) - 2:12:03
6) Craig Henderson - Lyne Murphy (Subaru Impreza STI) - 2:12:37
7) Rejean Losier - Francois Morin (Mitsubishi EVO VIII) - 2:13:35
8) Martin Losier - Patrick Losier (Mitsubishi EVO V) - 2:13:41
9) Chris Martin - Phil Narini (Subaru Impreza) - 2:16:23
10) Andrew Wallbank - Robin Fleguel (Subaru Impreza STI) - 2:18:09
Antoine L'Estage and Nathalie Richard started the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship with a win at the legendary Rallye Perce Neige. After almost 200kms of competition, the reigning North American Rally Champions had a winning margin of just four seconds.
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Second place went to Sylvain and Philip Erickson who had pulled into the lead in the afternoon, but slipped to their final podium position behind L'Estage after encountering engine trouble and pace note problems.
Third place goes to Peter Thomson of Toronto, and American Rod Hendricksen. The two were able to stay clean the entire event and finish up on the podium.
Former Canadian Rally Champion Frank Sprongl took the early lead and won nearly every stage. A time penalty was assessed in the early afternoon and Sprongl was fighting to make up the time but crashed late in the day, ending his rally.
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| Winner Antoine L'Estage |
Defending Canadian Rally Champions, Subaru Rally Team Canada's Pat Richard and Alan Ockwell were leading the event when their engine blew near the end of the rally.
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| Jan Zedril, winner in the Group 2 class. |
Brothers Jan and Jody Zedril, from Winnipeg, were the fastest two-wheel drive car, finishing 14th overall. The duo run in the Group 2 class, reserved for modified two wheel drive cars.
The Rallye Perce-Neige Maniwaki included a gruelling 195 kilometres of fast competitive stages over ice and snow. The Canadian Rally Championship moves west for the next round of the championship, the Rocky Mountain Rally, May 29-30 in Calgary, Alberta.
Rallye Perce Neige Maniwaki Final Results (full results at www.rallyscoring.com)
1) Antoine L'Estage - Nathalie Richard (Mitsubishi EVO X) - 1 hours 59 min. 17 sec.
2) Sylvain Erickson - Philip Erickson (Subaru Impreza STI) - 1:59:21
3) Peter Thomson - Rod Hendricksen (Mitsubishi EVO IX) - 2:03:26
4) Bruno Carre - Yvan Joyal (Subaru Impreza STI) - 2:04:26
5) Jean-Sebastien Besner - Jacques Besner (Mitsubishi EVO VIII) - 2:12:03
6) Craig Henderson - Lyne Murphy (Subaru Impreza STI) - 2:12:37
7) Rejean Losier - Francois Morin (Mitsubishi EVO VIII) - 2:13:35
8) Martin Losier - Patrick Losier (Mitsubishi EVO V) - 2:13:41
9) Chris Martin - Phil Narini (Subaru Impreza) - 2:16:23
10) Andrew Wallbank - Robin Fleguel (Subaru Impreza STI) - 2:18:09