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Behind the Scenes at the 2019 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières

Louis-Philippe and Jean-François Dumoulin | Photo: Matthew Manor CSCG
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Daniel Rufiange
By a country mile, the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières is the most convivial event of its kind in Canada

Richard Dumoulin

The Dumoulin family is in fact inextricably linked to the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières. 50 years ago, Louis-Philippe and Jean-François’s father Richard Dumoulin raced through the streets of the city at the wheel of a Mini Cooper. This year, it was he led the first warmup lap of the NASCAR Pinty’s race aboard his vintage Mini as a tribute. The smile on the face of the family patriarch says it all...

| Photo: Matthew Manor CSCG

Louis-Philippe and Jean-François Dumoulin

In a denouement worthy of a improbable Hollywood script, the final race of the weekend saw the two local brothers make the podium, with Louis-Philippe taking first place and Jean-François finishing third.

| Photo: Matthew Manor CSCG
Daniel Rufiange
Daniel Rufiange
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