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Gabriel Lalonde-Cyr Talks Race Cars

like it’s all one big happy family.”
By Molly Kett
While he loves the sport, he does
say that that are some difficulties
ineteen-year-old Gabriel
NLalonde-Cyr grew up in associated with it.
Cornwall, Ontario, and has been “The most difficult part of racing
racing since a very young age. is the ups and downs you can have
throughout a season, it brings your
“I got involved with racing at the
age of five,” says Lalonde-Cyr. “I confidence down,” says Lalonde-
Cyr. “You can be in the top five
started out in the go kart ranks till the for two weeks in a row, then you’ll
age of 12, then I started to pit crew for struggle for a couple weeks. Staying
Billy Cook; someone me and family
consistent throughout the season is
met one Sunday walking through the the most difficult part.”
pits at the Cornwall motor speedway.
Ever since that day, we started helping Throughout the winter months
him and his grandson Thomas Cook to prepare for upcoming seasons,
on their race cars every weekend up Lalonde-Cyr and his team takes apart
until I was 14. Then, Billy asked me the entire car, rebuilding the main
to drive one of his cars for him.” parts of the car and reassembling to
make sure everything is up to par for Photo Submitted
In his first year, Lalonde-Cyr
picked up four rookie sportsman the season ahead.
wins. Two years later, he was still According to Lalonde-Cyr, the NEW
racing for Billy, moving up to the big current season is the best his team
ranks. has had yet. HOME
“We struggled for a couple of “We’ve been very consistent,” says
seasons,” says Lalonde-Cyr. “Last Lalonde-Cyr. “There have been only
year in 2018, me and my dad decided three times this season where we’ve
to put our own car together and race finished a race and we were outside
for ourselves. We did okay for our the top ten. We picked up our first
first year on our own.” career win in the sportsman ranks
two weekends ago at the Brockville
In terms of upcoming races,
Speedway. We’ve gotten many top
Lalonde-Cyr plans on continuing to fives at Cornwall and Brockville and
run every Sunday at the Cornwall
hopefully will continue to have good
Speedway, and partially at the
weekends for the rest of season.”
Brockville Speedway. He says they
also plan on running the Northern Dirt Lalonde-Cyr is looking forward to 100 Emily Jade Cres.
Car Series which consists of one race continued success this season and has in Pinewood Forest
at Airborne Speedway and a 100-lap a few people to thank.
race at the Mohawk speedway. Later
“I’d like to thank all my sponsors:
in the year in October, they plan to Visual Vinyl, JS Flooring, Doggie 1507 Sq Ft, 3 bedroom,
run at Oswego for Super Dirt week 2 storey open concept, 1 1/2
Style Day Spa, Bounce & Bounce,

and the fall nationals at the Brockville Rayco Team Sports, Roma’s bath, Laundry on 2nd floor.
Speedway. All Ceramic and Hardwood
Restaurant, and Trick Race Parts
Flooring, Quartz counter
Lalonde-Cyr says there are many for the great shock package,” says tops, Kitchen & Bath
reasons to love the sport. Lalonde-Cyr. “I’d also like to thank
my crew, my girlfriend Sophia, my $ 00
“My favourite part of the sport is 369,500 HST incl
the adrenaline rush you get once you mom and dad, JP, Steve, my brother,
my grandparents who all put the
strap into the car. Also, the fans and
long hours in, week in and week out,
friends you meet at that the track,” to make sure our car is at top notch dougcampbell5@hotmail.com
says Lalonde. “Everyone gets along
every time we hit the track.”