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2007 Supercross de Montreal
Olympic Stadium
Montreal, Quebec
September 29, 2007
Photos
By: Yanick
Dery
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The Texan, Cody Miller,
claims Victory for the USA at Montreal
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Montreal, Quebec -The 30th anniversary
of the Parts Canada/Thor Coors Light Montreal Supercross
was held on September 29th and provided plenty of
thrills and spills for the 50,000+ fans in attendance.
USA’s Cody Miller worked hard to get out in
front of the rest of the pack to take 1st place
on the podium, while Canadians Greg Gee and Richard
Pelchat, grabbed 2nd and 3rd.
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#10 Greg
Gee (left) & #49 Sage (Right) both
signed with CanAm for 2008 with Epic Racing,
and the duo made their debut at the Montreal
Supercross on the all new 2008 CanAm DS450,
and based on the rumor mill, we will be
seeing alot of racers making the switch
to CanAm DS450 for 2008 from coast to
coast
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The Montreal Supercross is an annual event that
began in 1977 as a dirtbike event. As word of
this event spread, attendance at the race began
to grow each year. As time went on, more classes
were added and in 1986, quads were included in
the line up. The Montreal Supercross draws racers
from all over the U.S. and Canada. It offers many
different vehicle classes including quads, dirtbikes,
and even buggies. The variety of racing attracts
thousands of spectators each year and as always
the quads put on an awesome show for the fans
by roosting around corners and skying out on the
jumps just as impressively as the dirtbikes. The
fans eagerly reciprocate their appreciation of
the racers as well. “The fans were awesome.
Every time you hit a big jump or passed each other,
you could hear a huge uproar; they were loud.
It was cool!” Said winner, Cody Miller.
Besides having a huge fan base, another aspect
of this event that appeals to the racers, is the
track layout. “It was a lot more technical
this year.” Said Yamaha’s Cody Miller,
in comparison to when he raced the event in 2005.
The track has always had some challenging areas,
but the design seems to get a little more technical
each year. “The track was pretty good. It
had a some big jumps and a couple of triples”.
Stated Epic/Can-Am’s Greg Gee. Greg, who
recently signed on with the Epic/Can-Am team was
pretty happy with how his new ride is performing
despite those big jumps. “We’ve been
doing a lot of testing and trying to dial in the
shocks. They still need a little fine tuning,
but overall it worked really good.” Said
Greg.
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#91 Jasmin
Plante grabbed the Holeshot and lead for
the 1st lap before casing the triple,
which sidelined him for the remainder
of the race
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When the gate dropped, Jasmin Plante was first
out of the hole followed by Greg Gee and Richard
Pelchat. A pile up in the first corner slowed
up fellow racers Sage Baker, Hunter Miller and
Joe Haavisto. Cody Miller had somewhat of a mediocre
start that landed him in 6th out of the hole,
but Cody didn’t waste any time picking off
riders until he was in fourth place.
Meanwhile, Plante was doing a great job in the
lead, despite pressure from Pelchat, until he
came upon a menacing triple with a tricky landing.
Plante cased the jump and injured his knee badly
enough for him to pull off the track, ending things
early for him. That same triple claimed seven
more victims throughout the course of the ATV
race including Pelchat. “I was leading the
race and I came up about three inches short on
that triple and got bucked off and over the bars.”
He said remorsefully.
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#1 Richard
Pelchat held a significant lead by the
4th lap, but a dismount on the triple,
which claimed several riders through the
event, sent Pelchat back to 5th Place
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Pelchat’s unexpected dismount allowed Gee,
Cody Miller, Casey Martin, and Aaron Meyer to
slip by. With Pelchat back in 5th place, it set
the scene for an intense battle for 1st place
between Greg Gee and Cody Miller who exchanged
positions several times, much to the delight of
the screaming fans. “Greg and I were battling
it out for first and second for probably four
laps. We passed each other back and forth several
times over a triple jump in the back, and then
one lap I took a different line than he was anticipating
and passed him over the triple jump.” Miller
explained.
While Miller and Gee were busy vying for position,
Pelchat was busy trying to work his way back up
to the front, and soon over took Martin and Meyer.
Richard, who had the fastest lap time during practice,
was gaining on Gee and Miller, but unfortunately
wasn’t able to catch them in time. “I
was catching up on the leaders, but finished a
few seconds behind. I was fast and I finally got
a podium there.” Stated the French-Canadian
racer. Pelchat went on to claim 3rd place, under
2nd place Gee and 1st place Miller. Ohio racer
Aaron Meyer took 4th place while Hunter Miller
made a strong showing in 5th place.
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Pro ATV Podum
(left to right)
Greg Gee, Cody Miller, Richard Pelchat
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The Montreal Supercross is one of the few supercross
events that let quads participate. The races are
held every September in Montreal Canada. If you
would like information about this event, you can
visit
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