2025 Novus Automotive Rally of the Tall Pines,
Bancroft, ON - Recap
Another incredible Tall Pines rally! The weather was great
for spectators but provided a real challenge for the
competition. Snow in the forest, hard-packed surfaces on the
main roads - again, tire choice would make the difference.
Coming into the rally, the top three teams in the Canadian
Rally Championship points standings were all in contention.
With Jean-Sebastien Besner sitting this one out (due to car
damage at Rallye de Charlevoix), it was Simon Vincent and
Hubert Gaudreau going head-to-head with Ricardo Cordero and
Marco Hernandez.
When the rally finished, it was Cordero / Hernandez who came
out on top in their Citroen C-3, with Vincent / Gaudreau
second, and Jonathan Drake and Ian Lantz coming third (just
4 seconds behind!).
In 2 Wheel Drive, Charles L’Estage and Juliette L’Estage in
their Ford Fiesta held off Mikael Arsenault and Matt
Belhascene in their Peugeot. Dan Galipeau and Sam Roxon
rounded out the top three 2WD in another Fiesta.
Many thanks to the 200 volunteers, the thousands of spectators, the teams who rose to the challenge, and to the teams that maybe pushed the challenge a bit too far (6 DNF’s).
Of course, we couldn’t put this rally on without the support of the Town of Bancroft, the surrounding municipalities, and the Ministry of Natural Resources, but especially our sponsors – Novus Automotive, ArcDroid, Kawartha Metals, Pirelli, and the many other sponsors (see sidebar).
See you next year! November 21, 2026 – save the date!
Results at https://rallyscoring.com/results/2024/TallPines/index.htm
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