Canadian music has the honor this year at Ford Racing Festival on Crescent

The downtown Montreal will demonstrate once again his insatiable appetite for festivals and cars with three days of activities including visiting pilots, exterior shows and exhibition of racing cars.

The 11th edition of the Ford Racing Festival, presented by Bud Light and partnership with Ford Fusion is ready to end a weekend of musical performance, activities and car show 16, 17 and 18 August. The event, which lasts three days, anime Crescent Street 11 ha 23 h between Ste-Catherine and de Maisonneuve and will complete each evening on the electrifying concerts of Canadian musicians on stage Ford Fusion. This is probably the best distribution of the history of Crescent Street. The event, which draws crowds every year, will begin Thursday with a visit to Ford Racing drivers with questions-answers session and autographs.

Throughout the weekend, visitors can also participate in the Competition of the Ford Racing pit stop, or competitors vying speed to change a tire, or simply to admire the products and Ford cars on display. A competition to stop wells media, between representatives of various media, will kick off the official activities on Thursday 16 h 30.

Ford Racing simulator will return this year. Participants straps in a D-box simulator, will play the video game Dirt 3, which depicts the Ford Focus rally car. The autograph sessions and question and answers begin a Ford Racing 18 hours Thursday, August 16 with drivers Ricky Stenhouse the Nationwide Series Jr., Michael Annett and Billy Johnson.

"Team Ford is excited to celebrate the 11th anniversary of Ford Racing Festival with fervent fans on Crescent Street, said Rick Gemin, director of sponsorships and events of Ford Canada. This will be a great weekend of entertainment for the whole family and nightly shows featuring music stars on stage Ford Fusion. "

Six impressive cars Ford Racing will be exposed throughout the weekend. The festival will be photographed with the dimensions of cars in the company of charming hostesses Ford. The adrenaline will be waiting for you anywhere in the Ford area, or a variety of activities will be offered throughout the course of the weekend.

The main sponsor, Bud Light, will offer visitors samples of their new refreshing beverage, the Bud Light Lime Mojito. Another novelty Festival, participation Blackberry ®, which invite the public to test its Bold 9000MC and its Playbook 2.0MC. Race fans can put their reflexes to the test on the last edition of the game Need for Speed Playbook version.

"Coming Entertainment on Crescent Street in Montreal and is concluding holiday beauty," says Steve Siozios, Joint Chairman of the Merchants Association of Crescent Street. "The Montrealers know how to Crescent Street and Ford Racing Festival can offer a weekend anime, perfect for enjoying the last days of vacation. "

No festival Crescent Street would be complete without its high color entertainment and concerts every night. The 2012 edition is no exception. Crescent Street has the reputation of being the ultimate showcase of Canadian music and again, excellent Canadian bands and DJs will perform before huge crowds of the Ford Racing stage. The activities will begin Thursday with DJ Karl B 17 h. After the appearance of Ford Racing drivers, 15 to 18 h, it will be the turn of Young Soul, a Canadian training ignites crowds since the early 1990s. The highlight of the evening will undoubtedly benefit of Montrealers Karl Wolf, a mainstay of the local music scene, which will be presented by Public Mobile.

DJ Skittel'ZZ launch programming on Friday from 17 am paving the way for the autograph session 18 h with 15 drivers participating in the Championship Ford Racing Grand-AM Rolex. John Pew and Ozz Negri will be the number. After which, the festival will no longer have to watch out because four iconic Canadian rock formations occur in the evenings. Stephan McNicoll and GCR launch the ball 19 h, followed by a 21 h 00 Too Many Cooks, submitted by CHOM 97.7, rock station par excellence.

And to top it off, we can expect an atmosphere quite different Saturday night. DJ Roberto Lopez, a reputed Montreal DJ, open the parade of stars in 17 h. Two great rock groups follow: training entirely feminine The Pilots will heat the atmosphere from 19 h, while in 21 h 30, the closing concert will be responsible by Big Wreck, a known group presented by the rock station CHOM 97 , 7. Musicians will get the crowd dancing to the sound of their new success, "Albatross" and "Wolves" and the classic "That Song".

"Will he be a better way to conclude a beautiful summer with such a great fan of performance, activities, car and prompts surprise? "Stated Brian Fogt said Brian Fogt, president of BBF Promotions and Events. We look forward to eyeful for racing fans with this festival. "

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2012 program

Thursday, August 16

11 h 00 Debut of activities on the site

16 h 30 Competition to stop the Ford Racing wells with media

17 h 00 DJ Karl B on stage Ford Fusion

18 h 15 Seance autograph with Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Michael Annett and Billy Johnson, Nationwide drivers championship of Ford Racing stables

19 h 00 Young Soul on stage Ford Fusion

21 h 30 Karl Wolf, presented by Public Mobile on stage Ford Fusion

* Competition from Ford Racing pit stop to the general public until 23 pm

Friday, August 17

11 h 00 Debut of activities on the site