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The master of the North American rally Quebecois!

Last weekend was present in Quebec Rally Challenge, an event of the championship but also the North American Rally Cup. And, for the sixth time in his career, the driver quebecois Antoine L'Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard, which is required, allowing the duo to get their hands on the title North American 2011.

In fact, Antoine L'Estage was in head first to the last kilometer of the ordeal, mastering to perfection his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Open class (the most powerful rally cars in North America).

Driver Team Rockstar both Canada and the United States, L'Estage, who resides in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, became the new master of the rally in North America. After the reign of the American John Buffum in the 1980s, the discipline had never truly is a continental champion with equal panache, other Canadian or American laureates who defile Buffum merely generally since the tests in their country.

With its four North American titles (2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011), three National Championships (2006, 2007 and 2010), an American (2010) and thirty-one wins all-categories in Canada and the United States, Antoine L'Estage is invincible at this time, who just won seven consecutive rallies last year in Canada. As for his co-driver Nathalie Richard currently holds six championships (Canada and USA) all-categories thirty-seven national success on both sides of the border and seven North American titles (2004, 2005 and 2007 2011).

Compete for the World Championship (WRC) is however not in the plans of the duet. Too expensive, simply. Unless an energy drink or an automaker decided one day to get involved in such a project ...

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