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From press release
Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc. will support reigning Canadian Rally Championship (CRC) driver Antoine L'Estage for the 2015 Canadian Rally Championship season, which kicks off the weekend of February 6 in Maniwaki, Quebec — the 50th anniversary of the event.
L'Estage is coming off an amazing 2014 season, which saw him win all CRC events to comfortably capture the overall driver's championship with co-pilot Alan Ockwell, who joined him after the first event of the campaign.
“It's unbelievable, to win all the rallies in one year has never been done before,” said L'Estage after the season ending Rally of the Tall Pines in Bancroft, Ontario. “Thank you to Yokohama who stepped in to help with this season. We wouldn't be here without them.”
For the 2015 season, L'Estage will be looking to defend his 2014 title aboard a Subaru WRX STI for Subaru Rally Team Canada (SRTC) and Rocket Rally Racing.
The 2015 campaign marks a long-standing sponsorship between Yokohama Tire (Canada) and L'Estage, with all his major rally titles having been won on the performance tires.
“I've been racing on Yokohama tires since 2004,” says the native of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
“We've won seven Canadian Rally Championships together, including back to back titles as we head into 2015 and I'm looking forward to another successful campaign.”
Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc. will support reigning Canadian Rally Championship (CRC) driver Antoine L'Estage for the 2015 Canadian Rally Championship season, which kicks off the weekend of February 6 in Maniwaki, Quebec — the 50th anniversary of the event.
L'Estage is coming off an amazing 2014 season, which saw him win all CRC events to comfortably capture the overall driver's championship with co-pilot Alan Ockwell, who joined him after the first event of the campaign.
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| Antoine L'Estage, Rallye Defi 2014 (Photo: René Fagnan) |
“It's unbelievable, to win all the rallies in one year has never been done before,” said L'Estage after the season ending Rally of the Tall Pines in Bancroft, Ontario. “Thank you to Yokohama who stepped in to help with this season. We wouldn't be here without them.”
For the 2015 season, L'Estage will be looking to defend his 2014 title aboard a Subaru WRX STI for Subaru Rally Team Canada (SRTC) and Rocket Rally Racing.
The 2015 campaign marks a long-standing sponsorship between Yokohama Tire (Canada) and L'Estage, with all his major rally titles having been won on the performance tires.
“I've been racing on Yokohama tires since 2004,” says the native of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
“We've won seven Canadian Rally Championships together, including back to back titles as we head into 2015 and I'm looking forward to another successful campaign.”