Last Ditch Racing overcame significant adversity to finish Rallye Defi, round four of the 2011 Canadian Rally Championship. Driver John Cassidy and Co-Driver Jennifer Daly started Friday’s stages with a failing front differential and an elusive oil leak near the turbocharger, which continued to cause considerable smoke in, and around, [...]
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 [...]
Invincible in a Full Year of the Canadian Rally Championship… Leaders of the Canadian Rally Championship and the North American Rally Cup heading into this weekend’s Rallye Defi, Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage (of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) and his co-driver Nathalie Richard (of Halifax, NS) had a problem-free performance, which was capped [...]
The Canadian Rally Championship shifts into its second half this weekend with the fourth round on the calendar, Rallye Defi, being held over the Quebec Laurentians forest roads. The Mitsubishi Brigade will be represented by nine teams out of the 35-car starting grid. Perfect so far with three wins in [...]
Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage (of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) and his co-driver Nathalie Richard (of Halifax, NS) will return to competition this weekend, after an eight-week pause in the North American rally calendar. Contesting the Rallye Defi, the fourth of six rounds in the 2011 Canadian Rally Championship, L’Estage and Richard will [...]
4th round of the 2010 Canadian Rally Championship The 4th round of the Canadian Rally Championship was exactly the turntable the Mitsubishi Brigade drivers expected last weekend when Antoine L’Estage and codriver Nathalie Richard from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC never put a wheel wrong in their Mitsubishi Evolution and took the outright [...]
Maine’s Last Ditch Racing, consisting of Driver John Cassidy and Co-Driver Dave Getchell, overcame significant adversity to crack the top 10 at the Rallye Defi in St. Agathe, Quebec Canada this past weekend. Finishing 10th of 36 starters was not as easy a task as they had initially hoped. The [...]
Having had a mixed 2010 season that saw a return to form at the New England Forest Rally in July, Driver John Cassidy and Co-Driver Dave Getchell arenxious to get back to Canada. “We’ve always enjoyed competing in Canada, and given our geographic location here in Maine, it feels more [...]
After a two-month break in the Canadian Rally Championship calendar, that was put to good use by Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard as they became the 2010 Rally America Champions and won a bronze medal at the popular ESPN Summer X Games, the Rockstar Energy Drink Royal Group team will [...]
Rally Driver Andrew Comrie-Picard and his NOS Energy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX will make a return to U.S. rally competition this coming weekend, following a tough event in Canada. Comrie-Picard is in a tight battle for the top three in the 2009 Rally America championship as the series winds up. [...]
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 [...]
This past weekend, reigning North American Rally Champions Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Qc), won the Rallye Defi, the fourth of six rounds in the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship. This was a particularly important win for the Quebec team and their Rockstar Royal Group Mitsubishi Evo X [...]
Just past the halfway mark in the 2009 season, Canada’s top rally teams descend on the Mont Tremblant region of Quebec, September 11-12, to resume an exciting points battle in the Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru and supported by Yokohama. Defending Canadian champions Pat Richard (Squamish, B.C.) and co-driver [...]
Next weekend, Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage, co-driven by Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), will contest the Rallye Defi, a key event in the Canadian and North American rally championships. Reigning North American champions, the L’Estage/Richard duo’s plan is to finish this competition with their Rockstar Royal Group Mitsubishi Evo [...]
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