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As teams pulled into the first service of the day today, the long hours put in by crews overnight had apparently paid off. Many cars were sporting tarmac setups for the all tarmac stages run first, and those who had suffered problems yesterday were now in much better shape.
The 2007 Rallye Defi Ste Agathe started with high hopes all around, and though only 15kms of stages were run, already the event has started to take shape. As expected, Andrew Comrie-Picard and Antoine L'Estage both lept off the start to try to best each other and gain valuable championship points.
Tomorrow marks the start of the 2007 Rallye Defi Ste Agathe. The fourth round of the Canadian Rally Championship, this event could be a decider in one of the closest title battles in recent years. Antoine L’Estage has a slight lead over Andrew Comrie-Picard in the National standings, and fortunes at this event could easily see a swap of positions.
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We stopped in at Rocket Rally today and spotted a new 06/07 style Impreza in the works for shop owner and multi-time Rally America and Canadian Champion, Pat Richard. It will be great to see him return to the stages. The car Pat campaigned for the last few years has been bought by Canadian 2WD veteran, Gord Olsen. With reports of Jon Nichols now running an EVO...perhaps the old Olsen/Nichols rivalry will continue in AWD cars!
This weekend Flatovercrest will have coverage from Rallye Defi-Ste.Agathe, and our daily coverage of the Targa Newfoundland will begin Sunday!
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Andrew Harvey
Warwick Patterson
VIDEO PRODUCER:
Warwick Patterson
RALLY RADIO:
Erik Ockwell
