L’Estage and Richard win Gilles Villeneuve Award

Driving a pair of Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII, Simon Losier with co-driver Brian Maxwell, and Maxime Losier partnered with Philippe Poirier, finished in the top five at the Rallye Perce-Neige, the first round of the Canadian Rally Championship (CRC) held last weekend near Maniwaki in the Upper Gatineau area.

















Reigning Canadian and North American champions, Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage (of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu) and co-driver Nathalie Richard (of Halifax, Nova Scotia) kicked off the 2012 season this past weekend with a solid performance, finishing in second place at Michigan’s SnoDrift Rally, Round 1 of the Rally America series. At the wheel of their brand new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, the Rockstar Energy Drink duo earned valuable championship points in the United States and are ready for the start of the Canadian Rally Championship this coming weekend.



Subaru Rally Team Canada driver Patrick Richard and co-driver Alan Ockwell claimed second place in the Rocky Mountain Rally held this past weekend near Calgary, Alberta. First place was taken by Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard of Mitsubishi. After two events Subaru and Mitsubishi are tied for first in the Canadian Manufacturer’s Championship. 
Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), will participate in this coming weekend’s Rocky Mountain Rally, the second round of the 2010 Canadian Rally Championship. The Rockstar Energy Drink Royal Group team, who is currently leading the North American Rally Cup as well as the Rally America series, has been on the podium for four of the five rallies so far this season on both sides of the border.
Mathieu L’Estage and co-driver Yanick Napert in their Mitsubishi Evolution V had their best outing ever in the Canadian Rally Championship with a superb second place overall finish in the Rallye Perce-Neige held last weekend in Maniwaki, Quebec.
Today, Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage and his co-driver Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), announced a 2010 program that once again includes participation in the full Canadian Rally Championship at the wheel of their Rockstar Royal Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X.