Despite mechanical problems, Antoine L'Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard (Mitsubishi EVO) won last weekend's edition of the Baie-des-Chaleurs Rally in the Canadian Rally Championship.
"This was a roller coaster ride of emotions, one I’d rather not repeat!" said L'Estage.
Leaders most of the day on Friday, they momentarily had to let it go to fix a rear differential problem before retaking the lead on Saturday.
Despite a penalty for leaving the service zone late after changing their gearbox before the last stage of the rally, the couple's gap was still unattainable for their rivals who had to settle for second.
Patrick Richard and co-driver Leanne Junnila finished some 20 seconds behind the winners who increase their lead in the series' championship and in the North-American Rally Cup.
Crazy Leo and Martin Brady completed the podium of this 34th edition of the rally.
The heavy rain that fell on the region in the days leading to the rally made the roads muddy and slippery. The long rally saw a lot of teams experiencing mechanical problems.
"This was a roller coaster ride of emotions, one I’d rather not repeat!" said L'Estage.
Leaders most of the day on Friday, they momentarily had to let it go to fix a rear differential problem before retaking the lead on Saturday.
Despite a penalty for leaving the service zone late after changing their gearbox before the last stage of the rally, the couple's gap was still unattainable for their rivals who had to settle for second.
Patrick Richard and co-driver Leanne Junnila finished some 20 seconds behind the winners who increase their lead in the series' championship and in the North-American Rally Cup.
Crazy Leo and Martin Brady completed the podium of this 34th edition of the rally.
The heavy rain that fell on the region in the days leading to the rally made the roads muddy and slippery. The long rally saw a lot of teams experiencing mechanical problems.