Champ Car at Mont Tremblant!

coyote9999 · 25 Sep 2006, 12:57 (Ref:1719266)

Two different radio stations have been announcing this mourning that a tentative deal has been reached between a promoter and Champ Car officials that a race be held on the Canada Day week-end (July 1st) at Mont Tremblant thus undercutting the Busch series race which will take over from Champ Car in early august. The confirmation is supposed to be announced the day after the Busch series is to be announced. I am sooooo pleased with this information as the Tremblant circuit is a lovely one with reasonable distance to Montreal.

coyote9999 · 25 Sep 2006, 13:01 (Ref:1719270)

It is now on the Internet on a french web-site. It also states we should have 17 differnt races next season.

http://www.rds.ca/cart/chroniques/213684.html

Bodysnatcher · 25 Sep 2006, 13:03 (Ref:1719272)

add (spotted it 3 hours ago via Yahoo I think)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...ts/OtherSports

Now, how do I persuade her indoors to let me go?

icemachine · 25 Sep 2006, 14:38 (Ref:1719339)

Awesome

paul-collins · 25 Sep 2006, 15:05 (Ref:1719367)

It would be an excellent venue, but I find the story to be a bit unbelieveable from a business perspective. I guess we shall see.

norman-normal · 25 Sep 2006, 16:05 (Ref:1719413)

Sounds great! it's nice that they are thinking obout a summer race this time.

luke · 25 Sep 2006, 17:33 (Ref:1719493)

Great news. it's a great circuit. i guess the schedule is 99.9% complete and expected in a matter of hours...

racerkeke · 26 Sep 2006, 15:36 (Ref:1720438)

Anybody remember the last time Champ cars (sorta) were at Tremblant? Somewhere around 2002, I think.

And before you all tell me I'm an idiot, watch Driven again (if you can stand it). Tremblant stands in for Germany.

cheers,
keke

Fogelhund · 26 Sep 2006, 19:57 (Ref:1720657)

I wonder if they'll allow fans.

paul-collins · 26 Sep 2006, 20:12 (Ref:1720669)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fogelhund

I wonder if they'll allow fans.

I'll go, particularly if they *don't* let the riffraff in.

Purist · 26 Sep 2006, 20:40 (Ref:1720692)

Racerkeke, for "Driven", they used Montreal and a test facility in Quebec (not an actual racing circuit) to create the Germany track. So no, Champ Cars have not been to St. Jovite since 1968.

okeefe · 27 Sep 2006, 14:06 (Ref:1721243)

I've heard that is one nice track. Do they have it secured for the next few years, does anyone know?

coyote9999 · 27 Sep 2006, 18:46 (Ref:1721419)

There is no mention right now for the years to come. All that has been said so far is some investment will have to be done in order to assure the viability of the venue in the future. This info I got from the radio.

djb · 28 Sep 2006, 13:45 (Ref:1722088)

as far as I can tell, there is no official announcement, but while I'm glad they (may) be coming to Tremblant, it definately is far away from Montreal and so the crowd will surely be down just because of the location and travelling time.

Time will tell as per official confirmation, then we can discuss it properly.

luke · 28 Sep 2006, 15:02 (Ref:1722140)

I thought being on the schedule is as official as it gets?

djb · 29 Sep 2006, 01:38 (Ref:1722534)

Quote:

Originally Posted by luke

I thought being on the schedule is as official as it gets?

err, yup it does....just saw that.

Ac. · 6 Oct 2006, 12:29 (Ref:1729903)

If you are thinking of going to the race, book your accomodations now. Mont Tremblant is a popular summer resort and a quick search for rooms found many of the best hotels already booked for the July 1st weekend.

July 1st is Canada day (a national holiday), and the traditional beginning of summer holidays for schools and businesses so it will be busy.

paul-collins · 16 Oct 2006, 15:02 (Ref:1739407)

Co promoter revealed - Normand Legault.

http://rds.ca/cart/chroniques/214982.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by babelfish

Legault would have concluded an agreement, verbal for the moment, with Lawrence Stoll, the owner of the circuit of Mount-Trembling and promoter of the test, with an aim of setting up a company whose function would be to organize the race.

It also mentions Marcel Aubut as being, if I understand correctly, the long term promoter?

Excellent. Aubut is the guy who turned the Quebec Nordiques into the Colorado Rockies.

2112 · 16 Oct 2006, 16:58 (Ref:1739487)

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul-collins

Co promoter revealed - Normand Legault.

http://rds.ca/cart/chroniques/214982.html

It also mentions Marcel Aubut as being, if I understand correctly, the long term promoter?

Excellent. Aubut is the guy who turned the Quebec Nordiques into the Colorado Rockies.

You mean the Avalanche

paul-collins · 16 Oct 2006, 18:02 (Ref:1739525)

er, ah, right.

coyote9999 · 16 Oct 2006, 21:36 (Ref:1739676)

Hello Paul,

Actually Aubut is a lawyer who will be looking into the business aspects of the transactions. It does not say he will be a promoter. People in the Province have been stunned to hear Legeault is involved again.

paul-collins · 17 Oct 2006, 12:34 (Ref:1740186)

Thanks, coyote. Keep us up to date on how the reaction develops, please.

coyote9999 · 17 Oct 2006, 16:21 (Ref:1740351)

Actually it passed on RDS (sport netweok) yesterday and no one knows what to make of it. I wonder how Newman will react to the knews?

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