Edelweiss Speedway honours its champs

GATINEAU, QC - Even though a large quantity of snow is still on the ground of the Outaouais region, it was a night of celebration on Saturday when Edelweiss Speedway had is annual banquet. A great night as the best drivers was crowned.
 
In the modified category, Laurent Ladouceur was the big winner with the top spot in the point's title and the mini-series sponsored by Fondations BRL. His son Lee finished second in both championships. A good battle throughout the season between both of them as veteran Dave Heaslip finished third, followed by Eric Gauvreau in fourth and a great fifth place par Denis Larocque. Pierre Dagenais had finished third in the Fondations BRL mini-series.
 
Dave Bissonnette imitated Laurent in the Pro-Stock category as he finished on top in the track championship and also the Service de Pneus Capital mini-series. Joey Ladouceur finished second in both series, followed by Denis Gauvreau in third in each competition. Nicolas Vaillant and Stéphane Lebrun finished fourth and fifth respectively.
 
In the Semi-Pro, Bruno Boivin won both the track title and the Toiture Marcel Raymond mini-series; he was followed by Marc Lalonde who was second in both series. Richard Brady completed the podium in the point's title and Mark Trudeau finished third in the mini-series.
 
Martin Lagacé had a great season in the 4 cylinders category and won the championship followed by Gabriel Mercier and Yannick Raymond in third.
 
The rookies of year received a nice plaque for their performance as Ghyslain Valade in Pro-Stock, Benoit Dubois in Semi-Pro and Jean-Marc Larose in 4 cylinders won the honours.
 
The president's cup which is given to people who contribute to the sport went to Yvan Dubois and Guy Pinard for their Modified Pace-Car project.
 
A few major announcements were made during the evening. Edelweiss will be involved with 2 foundations and will have 2 special nights, on July 4th, the Heart and Stroke foundations and on August 15, the Cancer Foundation will be represented. A press conference will be held on April 26 in Gatineau. More details to follow in the next few weeks.
 
Congratulations to all the winners and the 2008 season is approaching really quickly and many great things will happen at the track during the next summer.

From Edelweiss Speedway