| For Immediate Release (Re-issued Dec. 7, 2012) |
| Final round of the Canadian Rally Championship |
| L’Estage, Dowell and Mitsubishi, Canadian Champions |
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| Bancroft,
ON, November 26, 2012 – Driving their Mitsubishi Evolution, Antoine
L’Estage from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. and co-driver Nathalie Richard
from Halifax finished second in the final round of the Canadian Rally
Championship this weekend. A tire puncture in the closing stages of the
Rally of the Tall Pines relegated the duo to second place although the
pair were already crowned 2012 Canadian Rally Champions with a
spectacular run of four victories and two second places this season,
earning Mitsubishi another manufacturer’s title. |
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| Among
the Top Ten finishers, Rally West champions Hardy Schmidtke and John
Hall from Alberta finished seventh in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
VII while Michelle Laframboise partnered with co-driver Dean Hopkins in
their Evolution IX to take ninth place in this demanding event.
Attrition was high due to very icy roads and only half the starting
field completed the rally. |
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| “Congratulations
to the rally teams that drove their Mitsubishi cars to victory during
the 2012 season. In their Mitsubishi Evolution, L’Estage and Richard are
without a doubt the best crew in Canada and a class win by Dowell and
Klostranec in a base Mitsubishi Lancer is also a tribute to our cars,”
said Tony Laframboise, vice president of sales and marketing, Mitsubishi
Motor Sales of Canada. |
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| 2013: Rallye Perce-Neige and a new calendar |
| The
curtain falls on 55th Canadian Rally Championship but the next season
is only two months away. Rally teams will reconvene in Maniwaki, Quebec,
150 km north of Ottawa for the 48th running of Rallye Perce-Neige. |
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| The
2013 calendar will feature six events but the complexion changes with
the second event, Rocky Mountain Rally heading to Invermere,
British-Columbia and now being staged in November instead of May. |
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| For more information, please visit the event web site at www.rallyeperceneige.com or the governing body at www.carsrally.com. |
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| For more information, visit our password free media website at www.mitsubishi-motors-pr.ca |
| Media contact : |
| John Arnone, Manager, Public Relations |
| jarnone@mmcan.ca Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada |
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| Canadian Rally Championship 2013 Calendar |
| Date, Event, Venue |
| February 1 – 3, RALLYE PERCE-NEIGE, Maniwaki, Quebec |
| June 28 – 30, RALLYE BAIE DES CHALEURS, New Richmond, Quebec |
| September 5 – 7, RALLYE DEFI, Ste-Agathe, Quebec |
| October 10 – 12, PACIFIC FOREST RALLY, Merritt, British Columbia |
| November 1 – 2, ROCKY MOUNTAIN RALLY, Invermere, British Columbia |
| November 28 – 30, RALLY OF THE TALL PINES, Bancroft, Ontario |
