The Quebecois Antoine L'Estage dominates the North American Rally Cup
It is in the northeastern United States that took place most of the action in motorsport at any international level at least, the last weekend. Eighth of the twelve tests of the North American Rally Cup performance, the New England Forest Rally is undoubtedly one of the most popular in the United States rallies. It has also become over the years the preserve of driver quebecois Antoine L'Estage (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.X) who, with his co-driver Nathalie Richard, won for the third year in a row the event.
In fact, it was the fourth gain in less than two months to L'Estage and Richard, already winners of the previous round in the United States and two rallies in Canada. With this success in Maine, they position themselves already and already to unhook a new continental title. In fact, from now with thirty to six wins, Antoine L'Estage is the master of this discipline in North America for several years.
Britain's David Higgins and promising young quebecois Desgreniers Ugo, both Subaru Impreza WRX have the full podium of the New England Forest Rally 2012.
Two hours south of Mount Washington, the New Hampshire Motor Speedway hosted the most mediatic event of the weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Before bleachers quite busy, the race was actually exciting without being strategic. Kasey Kahne (Chevrolet) prevails before Denny Hamlin (Toyota), Clint Bowyer (Toyota), Dale Earnhardt Jr (Chevrolet) and Brad Keselowski (Dodge). With Kahne and Earnhardt, but the sixth and seventh final places Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon, Hendrick Motorsports Team up four cars in the top seven.
The Nationwide Series NASCAR also produced on the oval at Loudon New Hampshire. After a great duel with Kevin Harvick, driver of the Penske Brad Keselowski (Dodge) has managed to establish itself before Harvick, Austin Dillon (Chevrolet) and teammate Keselowski, Sam Hornish Jr. In the championship, Elliott Sadler always leads to Dillon, his teammate (and recruit) in the Richard Childress Racing. Danica Patrick holds the ninth row, despite a difficult race in New Hampshire, being hit by Travis Pastrana from the start, then hitting the wall a few laps of the term. She finished fourteenth.
The series vans NASCAR Camping World Trucks activity was she a Newton, Iowa. The victory went to Timothy Peters (Toyota), who, thanks to this gain, rose to the forefront of the championship.
Finally, the DTM series presented a non-championship at the Olympic Stadium in Munich (Bavaria) event. Inspired from the principle of the Race of Champions with qualifying rounds or drivers compete in pairs on a parallel track, this test show saw the Swede Mattias Ekstrom victory (Audi), before Jamie Green (Mercedes) and tied for third rank Gary Paffett (Mercedes) and Bruno Spengler (BMW).
