Provincial Snowmobile Championship comes to Sherbrooke
The City of Sherbrooke will host the Provincial Snowmobile-on-water Championship for the first time on June 16 on the site of the former Saintélie quarry.
The Championship event will be the first of five stages of the Quebec Snowmobiling Circuit (CMEQ) this summer. Promoter André Fortier, expects more than fifty competitors, including a handful from Sherbrooke and the surrounding area, to gather for the occasion.
"This will be the first time in 31 years that we have a snowmobile-on-water event in Sherbrooke and there is a lot of enthusiasm,” Fortier said. “The drivers, like our partners, are excited to participate in a Provincial Championship in Sherbrooke, especially since Estrie is known as the cradle of snowmobiling."
When the Circuit québécois was born in the mid-1980s, several Sherbrooke drivers were already practicing snowmobiling on the water, so the return of the sport to the region is natural with thousands of fans expected to attend, Fortier explained.
Honorary President Steven Marquis
Cookshire-eaton snowmobiler Steven Marquis will act as honorary chair of the new event. Although he specializes in snow racing, Marquis will take part in one of the aquatic events.
In addition to the several racing events, there will be jump competitions, as well as a jetski show presented by local stuntmen.
The Sherbrooke race is the first of the 31st season of the Quebec Snowmobile Circuit. The series will also go to Notredame-des-monts (Charlevoix) on July 7, Victoriaville (Center-du-québec) on July 28, Lavaltrie (Lanaudière) on August 11, and Frampton (Beauce) on September 8.