Elka Suspension's
Dustin Nelson 12 Hours of La Tuque Race Report
10th Annual 12 Hours Endurance
Race of La Tuque
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Elka
Suspension's Dusin Nelson aboard his Yamaha
YFZ450R ATV |
Quebec, Canada (5/26/2011) -Last
weekend was held the tenth edition of the now famous
12 Hours Endurance Race of La Tuque, named after
the host town located in Northern East of Canada
in the Province of Quebec. The event was a great
success on all aspects with about 15 000 visitors
were there to cheer not only their local riders,
but also American, French and German riders who
put on quite a show. Despite all this talent, it
was local rider Marc-Antoine Auger who managed to
get the fastest lap time of the weekend, proving
to all that the local riders have what it takes
to race along the best international riders.
This difficult, action-filled and unpredictable
race is becoming known as one of the “most
difficult race” and poised to deserve a
place amongst the other famous ATV events on the
planet such as the SCORE Baja Series, the 12 Hours
of Pont-De-Vaux and other great challenges. The
racers enjoy the event which demonstrates every
year a fine-tuned, first-class organization, thanks
to the numerous volunteers and experienced leaders.
The track is also quite a challenge for the riders
and their machines. In fact, mechanical problems
played a huge role in the results this year as
several favorite teams suffered from breakdowns,
forcing them to do emergency repairs.
Such an epic race requires a thorough preparation
combined with a solid and efficient team, that’s
why we have paired international racers with local
teams from Quebec. Therefore, Dustin Nelson (2010
ITP QuadCross Champion, USA) shared his experience
with Jean-Philippe Leblanc and Marc-Antoine Auger
on team Yamaha/G-Force/Elka who prepared quite
a race machine for them. Young german rider Maximilian
Freund (German GNCC Champion) was racing on team
Can-Am Performance NC Elka with local Eric Lamontagne
and Jean-Sébastien Côté. This
pairing experience had proved beneficial for both
local teams and their guest riders, which leads
us to repeat the experience next year. Teams interested
to be paired as well as available riders can contact
Elka Suspension’s marketing department as
soon as possible, as opportunities are limited.
Elka Suspension Inc. is a proud partner of this
major event. We challenge you to come next year
and measure your talent and dedication against
the best teams and riders from all over the world
to make 2012 an ever more epic edition.
Elka Suspension Inc. est fière d’être
un partenaire de cet événement important
et vous lance le défi de venir vous mesurer
aux meilleures équipes et coureurs l’an
prochain pour une édition 2012 encore plus
grandiose.
Sincerely,
Martin Lamoureux, President
www.elkasuspension.com
1585-M, De Coulomb
Boucherville, Quebec, Canada, J4B 8J7
(800) 557-0552
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