Subaru Canada's Pat Richard and his new co-driver Brit Rob Fagg have made the most out of Antoine L'Estage early retirement at the Perce-Neige rally, opening up the season with a win in Maniwaki, Québec.
All Richard had to do was stay out of trouble, as the two other contenders for the win, L'Estage and Leo Urlichich, retired.
L'Estage's day ended when the crankshaft under the hood of his Mitsubishi Evo X failed, on stage 3.
Urlichich lasted longer, until the night. But eventually, his old "Crazy" self peered through. He went off the road, pushing a shock absorber right up the hood is Subaru.
Steeve Hobbs and co-driver Jean-Mathieu Tremblay (Subaru Impreza WRX), and Ugo Desgreniers and co-driver Érik Kirby (Subaru Impreza WRX) finished second and third respectively.
Paul Hartl and Chuck Storry won the two-wheel-drive class in their Volkswagen.
Final results Rally Perce-Neige Maniwaki 2013
1) Patrick Richard - Robert Fagg (Subaru Impreza WRX) - 2h12'19,5"
2) Steeve Hobbs - Jean-Mathieu Tremblay (Subaru Impreza WRX) - 2h14'21,6"
3) Ugo Desgreniers - Érik Kirby (Subaru Impreza WRX) - 2h16'17,8"
4) Simon Losier - Brian Maxwell (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.8) - 2h18'49,1"
5) Maxime Losier - Philippe Poirier (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.8) - 2h19'11,0"
6) Alexandre Béland - Lyne Murphy (Subaru Impreza WRX) - 2h19'19,5"
7) Max Riddle - Aaron Neumann (Subaru Impreza WRX) - 2h24'18,4"
8) Jeremy Norris - David Coles (Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS) - 2h27'41,6"
9) Alexandre R. Ouellette - Nicholas R. Ouellette (Subaru Impreza WRX) - 2h30'48,2"
10) Hardy Schmidtke - John Hall (Mitsubishi RKT Evo.9) - 2h32'49,8"
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All Richard had to do was stay out of trouble, as the two other contenders for the win, L'Estage and Leo Urlichich, retired.
L'Estage's day ended when the crankshaft under the hood of his Mitsubishi Evo X failed, on stage 3.
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| Pat Richard carving his path (Photo: Keith Morison/CARS) |
Urlichich lasted longer, until the night. But eventually, his old "Crazy" self peered through. He went off the road, pushing a shock absorber right up the hood is Subaru.
Steeve Hobbs and co-driver Jean-Mathieu Tremblay (Subaru Impreza WRX), and Ugo Desgreniers and co-driver Érik Kirby (Subaru Impreza WRX) finished second and third respectively.
Paul Hartl and Chuck Storry won the two-wheel-drive class in their Volkswagen.
Final results Rally Perce-Neige Maniwaki 2013
1) Patrick Richard - Robert Fagg (Subaru Impreza WRX) - 2h12'19,5"
2) Steeve Hobbs - Jean-Mathieu Tremblay (Subaru Impreza WRX) - 2h14'21,6"
3) Ugo Desgreniers - Érik Kirby (Subaru Impreza WRX) - 2h16'17,8"
4) Simon Losier - Brian Maxwell (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.8) - 2h18'49,1"
5) Maxime Losier - Philippe Poirier (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.8) - 2h19'11,0"
6) Alexandre Béland - Lyne Murphy (Subaru Impreza WRX) - 2h19'19,5"
7) Max Riddle - Aaron Neumann (Subaru Impreza WRX) - 2h24'18,4"
8) Jeremy Norris - David Coles (Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS) - 2h27'41,6"
9) Alexandre R. Ouellette - Nicholas R. Ouellette (Subaru Impreza WRX) - 2h30'48,2"
10) Hardy Schmidtke - John Hall (Mitsubishi RKT Evo.9) - 2h32'49,8"
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