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RIPROARING WEEKEND FUN AT THE ENDUROCROSS
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
Fédération des motocyclistes de sentiers du Québec (FMSQ) circuit of motocross and endurocross events. His event was a regular part of the circuit for four years until 2020 when the pandemic put all organized sports on hold. This year marks the return of the Prescott-Russell entry on the FMSQ circuit. Lacroix and his crew of volunteers pre- pared a 12-kilometre track in one area of his 200-acre soybean farm property. He sacrificed a small portion of his crop to provide a dirt lane access to and from the racing site for competitors and also a short pathway to a designated parking area for participants and spectators. Lacroix is determined to see Prescott- Russell’s regional endurocross competition become an annual event. «I’m sure going to try,» he said. Confirmed results from the August 20 to 21 competition may be viewed later in August and September at the FMSQ website at www.fmsq.net.
They came from all over Prescott- Russell and from the rest of Ontario and parts of Québec to roar over hills and gullies, through dust and mud on their motocross bikes. Almost 500 riders arrived at Hubert Lacroix’s soybean farm site near Casselman over the August 20 weekday for the the two- day FMSQ/Valley SuperSport EnduroCross rally. While the majority of riders hailed from Québec and other regions of Ontario, Lacroix estimates at least 100 or more of the participants are homegrown riders from around Prescott-Russell. «It’s all a big family thing,» said Lacroix, who is a great fan of motocross. «I used to race,» he said. «Now it’s my kids who race.» Lacroix still does some dirt bike riding but now his involvement in racing is focused on organizing a regional rally that is part of the
It was a glorious weekend for riders in the FMSQ/Valley SuperSport EnduroX rally in Casselman. Organizer Hubert Lacroix estimated almost 500 competitors from across Ontario and Québec raced up and down the hills and through the gullies of the 12-kilometre track. At least 100 or more of the competitors came from every quarter of the Prescott-Russell region. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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Ce fut un week-end glorieux pour les pilotes du rallye FMSQ/Valley SuperSport EnduroX à Casselman. L’organisateur, Hubert Lacroix, estime que près de 500 concurrents venus de tout l’Ontario et du Québec ont couru sur les collines et dans les ravins de la piste de 12 kilomètres. Au moins 100 des concurrents venaient de tous les coins de la région de Prescott-Russell. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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