Press Release - June 30 - 2024.
Mikael Arsenault/Amélie Bélanger - Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs 2024
Crédit photo : © Danny Bujold / poleposition.ca
Victorious Return for Mikael Arsenault and Amélie Bélanger, Winners of the Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs!
June 30, 2024.- Highly regarded as one of the most popular and appreciated rallies by North American competitors and fans alike, the Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs, was presented this past weekend in New Richmond, in the Gaspé region of Quebec. The event also marked the 2024 Eastern Canadian Rally Championship midway point. Always a tough and tricky weekend, by the end of Saturday’s stages that counted towards the ECRC, the rally victory was claimed by Mikael Arsenault and co-driver Amélie Bélanger in a Subaru WRX STI.
Returning to competition after taking a two-season break, Mikael Arsenault and Amélie Bélanger spent the first special stages in the wake of the young Vincent Lalande, co-driven by Matthieu Toupin (Subaru WRX STI), winners of two of the first four rounds of the year. Lalande’s crash opened the door for a new leader as of the fourth stage but Arsenault still had to fight off pressure from other teams hungry for the win. On the Baie-des-Chaleurs gravel roads, Arsenault/Bélanger, were able to manage their lead in front of their local fans, and finished with a small margin of 10.9 seconds ahead of Vincent Trudel and Michelle Miller, also in a Subaru STI.