“Crazy” Leo Urlichich (Thornhill, ON) and co-driver Martin Brady (Meath, Ireland) beat a record breaking number of entries at the 2011 Rally of the Tall Pines, their first win at a Canadian Rally Championship event. Competition was extremely strong, with main CRC rivals Pat Richard (Squamish, BC) and Antoine L’Estage [...]
The 4th round of the Canadian Rally Championship, Rallye Defi, was held last weekend in the Quebec Laurentians. The Mitsubishi Brigade crews came out victorious on all counts in the overall and class standings. Already vice-champions in the Rally America series, Antoine L’Estage from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC and co-driver Nathalie Richard [...]
Antoine L’Estage (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) and Nathalie Richard (Halifax) knew that the 2011 Rallye Defi would be won on the first two stages of the event. “That’s what happened last year,” said L’Estage. “We took maybe 45 seconds lead there last year and managed that to the end.” This year, the [...]
Rallye Baie Des Chaleurs features some of the fastest stages in the Canadian Rally Championship. A challenging combination of rough roads and slippery conditions demands respect from rally teams. By meeting these challenges and overcoming mechanical gremlins, Antoine L’Estage (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) and Nathalie Richard (Halifax) won the Rallye Baie Des [...]
The first round of the Canadian Rally Championship was run last weekend out of Maniwaki, Quebec, capital city of the Upper Ottawa Valley and the three winning teams of the Mitsubishi Brigade in 2010 started where they had left, with victories. Hail to the victors first, Triple Crown winners Antoine [...]
Antoine L’Estage (Ste-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) and Nathalie Richard (Halifax) of the Rockstar Mitsubishi team opened the 2011 Canadian Rally Championship with a definitive win at the Rallye Perce Neige. Canada’s only true winter rally, the Rallye Perce Neige is also one of the longest, with more than 200kms of competitive stages [...]
Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard (Ste-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) charged to an early lead at the 2010 Rocky Mountain Rally, and continued to build their lead to the finish despite harrowing conditions that forced organisers to change the schedule for Saturday’s stages. The Calgary based Rocky Mountain Rally is the second [...]
Icy conditions and mechanical issues took their toll on the field of 54 entrants at the 2010 Rallye Perce Neige on Saturday. Only 36 cars made it to the finish of the first round of the 2010 Canadian Rally Championship, presented by Subaru and supported by Yokohama. Calculated and cautious [...]
The first round of the Canadian Rally Championship will be held this weekend in Maniwaki, Quebec, capital city of the Upper Ottawa Valley. Standings will be reset for the fifty-six entries that will take to the harsh logging roads that this event is famous for. Mitsubishi will have ten teams [...]
The sixth and final round of the Canadian Rally Championship was held this weekend out of Bancroft, Ontario. Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, in their 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, were minutes away from becoming national champions when they encountered mechanical problems (clutch) in the last speed [...]
BC based team overcomes adversity to claim 2009 Canadian Rally Championship title, and claim manufacturer’s championship for Subaru Canada Subaru Rally Team Canada driver Patrick Richard and his co-driver Alan Ockwell are the new 2009 Canadian Rally Champions, by virtue of their win at the Rally of the Tall Pines [...]
In a dramatic season finale, Pat Richard (Squamish, B.C.) and Alan Ockwell (Toronto) won the Rally of the Tall Pines in Bancroft, Ontario to clinch the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship, presented by Subaru and supported by Yokohama. “It’s fantastic to repeat as champions,” said Richard, who in winning the event, [...]
The Subaru Rally Team Canada pairing of Pat Richard (Squamish, B.C.) and Alan Ockwell (Toronto) won the 2009 Pacific Forest Rally, the fifth round of the Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru and supported by Yokohama. Mixed conditions in the hills surrounding the Nicola Valley took a toll on both [...]
Teams competing in the Canadian Rally Championship, presented by Subaru and supported by Yokohama Tire, will be heading west to Merritt, British Columbia for the fifth event in its six round series. For some, it could be the last chance to mount a challenge for the championship title. Antoine L’Estage [...]
Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard (St Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que.) steered clear of danger to win the 2009 Rallye Defi, the fourth round of the Canadian Rally Championship, presented by Subaru and supported by Yokohama. With the win, the pair also move into the points lead for the 2009 championship. “We’re very [...]
Rally driver Andrew Comrie-Picard overcame failing brakes throughout the Baie des Chaleurs Rally to finish fifth overall, clawing back from 11th overall after the first night. “From almost the first corner of the rally it was apparent the braking system wasn’t up to handing the weight of the car on [...]
Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage, co-driven by Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Quebec), earned twelve critical championship points at this weekend’s Rallye Baies-des-Chaleurs and remain among the top contenders for the overall 2009 Canadian Rally Championship title. Reigning North American champions, Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard competed in this extremely popular [...]
Richard sets all-time victory record while Block crashes out Subaru Rally Team Canada driver Patrick Richard took a hard-fought victory at the Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, held this past weekend near New Richmond, QC, beating the entire field of 48 cars and solidifying his overall lead in the 2009 Canadian [...]
With a dominating win at the 2009 Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs, Pat Richard (Squamish, B.C.) and Alan Ockwell (Toronto, Ont.) of Subaru Rally Team Canada leap into the lead of the Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru and supported by Yokohama. Richard and Ockwell came into the event fresh from a win [...]
A close championship battle will be contested by a deep field at the 2009 Rallye Baie-Des-Chaleurs in New Richmond, Que., third round of the Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru and supported by Yokohama. Just six points separate the top four teams, with a win earning 22 points. Every move [...]
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