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[2006] 2 races in a row: Québec-Montréal, Aug 26 + sept 2-3

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:18 pm
by Pierre Gravel
August 26 in Québec city, The Naphte Slalom Race and Slide contest.
I don't have all the details yet but it's supposed to be big with cash prizes.
There may be some big names that are coming for next week's topchallenge race in Montréal.

http://www.naphte.com (no info about this yet on their site)

Sept 2-3 in Montréal, Top Challenge 5th edition, Slalom race with 1500.00$ in Prizes
Plus there is the very fast speedboard race, luge and a slide contest. It's a big event with huge crowds, beer gardens and shows and good racers party.
The slalom race is 80.00$ (can) to enter.

Expect a fast dual hybrid on a good surface, with start ramps.

http://www.topchallenge.ca

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:23 pm
by Mike Cividino
wow, flights to Quebec city are NOT cheap. Best I have found has been 673$ CAN. I really want to come.

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:38 pm
by Pierre Gravel
Maybe you can fly to Montréal and come with one of us to Québec, it's only a 2 hour drive.

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 6:53 pm
by Miguel Marco
Additionnal info on the Quebec race:

It's part of the Naphte Magazine Meeting.

Where: Relais du Lac Beauport (same spot as last year, slight slope, so-so pavement)
Date: August 26 (27 if it's rained out)
Schedule: (to be confirmed. But registration should be around 11am and qualifs around 12:30pm)
Format: A tightish hybrid dual (to be confirmed). Start ramps and Trakmate will be used.
Entree fee: 10$ CAD
Prize money: 300$ - 150$ - 75$
Awards and party: Archibald (to be confirmed) http://www.archibaldmicrobrasserie.com
Other activities: slide contest + clinics + booths

Video from last year's event:
http://www.lebancdecaplans.ca/blog/naph ... ing-05.mov

Call us

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 1:56 pm
by Claude Regnier
Mig or someone all us regarding location. Nothing comes up for the lcation search. We are leaving for camp and are not coming back here before we head to QC.

Mig you have the cell numbers.

Re: Call us

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:52 pm
by Miguel Marco
Claude Regnier wrote:Mig you have the cell numbers.
Done.

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:42 pm
by Miguel Marco
Naphte Meeting Slalom Race.

A Group Results:

1 Pierre "Papounet" Gravel
2 Seb Leger
3 Claude Regnier
4 Miguel "Mig" Marco
5 Pascal "Rookie" Jean
6 Rejean "Reggie Swell" Houle
7 Danilo "The Duke" Percich
8 Boris Firquet
9 Louis Ricard
10 JF Boily
11 Michel Gamache
12 Étienne "E-boy" Salvail


B Group Results:

1 Stephane "Stefou" Fournier
2 Steve "Zoon" Blouin
3 Nic Nadeau
4 Yvon Labarthe
5 AJ Powell
6 Fred Poulin
7 Julie Boulanger
8 Georges Dion
9 Émilie Gascon
10 Rébecca Filion
11 Jeanot "freeheelcarver"

Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:43 pm
by Miguel Marco
A cool vid of the race by Boris Firquet.

MPG version:
http://www.lebancdecaplans.ca/skateordi ... e-2006.mpg
Quicktime 7 version:
http://www.lebancdecaplans.ca/skateordi ... e-2006.mov

Image

Enjoy

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:36 am
by Scott Snow
Great Vid Mig! It's great to see people you know having fun.