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After taking his 10th career victory in the streets of Trois-Rivières during Friday night's Canadian Touring Car Championship (CTCC) round, Marc-Antoine Camirand (No. 96 BMW 330i) added an 11th to his record Saturday during the series' second round of the weekend.
"It was no easy race this time," Camirand admitted. "[Sasha] Anis stayed close to me pretty much the whole race, so the slightest mistake could have costed me the win. But I managed to keep him behind."
Anis, aboard his No. 14 Hyundai Genesis came home second, a result good enough to preserve his lead in the championship over Benjamin Distaulo (Honda Civic Si No. 6), third in the race.
Everybody was expecting Mathieu Audette (No. 12 Acura RSX) to join the fight for the three podium spots, but instead of going home with trophies, Audette left Trois-Rivières empty handed with two DNFs, caused by electrical failures, on his record.
"The problem is that since there is no practice time after the qualifying session, nor between the two races, we were never able to find out if our changes resolved the issue," revealed Audette.
"We were eventually never able to fix it."
"It was no easy race this time," Camirand admitted. "[Sasha] Anis stayed close to me pretty much the whole race, so the slightest mistake could have costed me the win. But I managed to keep him behind."
Anis, aboard his No. 14 Hyundai Genesis came home second, a result good enough to preserve his lead in the championship over Benjamin Distaulo (Honda Civic Si No. 6), third in the race.
Everybody was expecting Mathieu Audette (No. 12 Acura RSX) to join the fight for the three podium spots, but instead of going home with trophies, Audette left Trois-Rivières empty handed with two DNFs, caused by electrical failures, on his record.
"The problem is that since there is no practice time after the qualifying session, nor between the two races, we were never able to find out if our changes resolved the issue," revealed Audette.
"We were eventually never able to fix it."