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Tremblin' at Tremblant

DER leadfoots try out rebuilt Canadian circuit

Story & photos by  Rodd Carr

When the DER Driver Ed contingent headed up the Canada’s newly rebuilt Circuit Mont Tremblant,on July 19-22nd, it was supposed to be a simple four-day trip. It turned out be a full four-day adventure.

The track wasn’t quite finished yet, which led to considerable confusion about where to park trailers and service vehicles. For the first two days, we were restricted to about half the course, on a short and tight section.

Turbo esses: McGilvery lays fresh rubber on virgin Tremblant tarmac .

The new track surface felt great—once the first few cars slithered around and swept the sand off, that is. The edges were still unfinished, and there was a bit of concern that if you went off the pavement, you’d bog down in the mud. Fortunately there were no major incidents, with a few off-track excursions that just kicked up great clouds of dust.

FSTWMN strikes again: Sally Sprafka blasts thru esses: note ski area behind.

For the second two days, the entire course opened up, and things were much, much better. Many of the concrete walls sported fresh piles of brand-new Firestone tires, thanks to the recent massive recall of SUV tires. It made the walls a lot less intimidating!

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