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JEAN-SÉBASTIEN ROY TO GIVE FINAL SALUTE TO HIS MONTRÉAL FANS AT THE 2008 MONTRÉAL SUPERCROSS

Montréal, July 9, 2008 - Québec's most accomplished motocross rider ever, Jean-Sébastien Roy, will give his army of Montréal fans a final salute as he participates in the 31st Edition of the Montréal Supercross at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday September 20th 2008.  The 34-year-old from Acton Vale (QC) will turn his last laps in the Olympic Stadium in front of a home crowd that saw him win four times since 1995. To mark this historic occasion, the organizers of the Supercross will honor the five-time Canadian Motocross Champion with a special tribute.

"Jean-Sébastien has had an illustrious career," stated Pierre Corbeil - Executive Producer of the event. "After September 20th, Jean-Sébastien Roy's name should be added to the short list of other Québec motorsport greats such as the Villeneuve's and the likes of Duhamel, Cabana and Carpentier.  Since the middle of the 1990's he has showed his greatness to the thousands of fans that came to cheer him on at the Supercross.  He deserves the very special tribute we intend to offer him in his last professional race in Montréal this September."

Roy's finest moments, referenced by Pierre Corbeil, include the eight podium finishes earned in Montréal, including four victories between 1995 and 2004.  Last year, after a one-year sabbatical, the Acton Vale rider finished sixth at the Montréal Supercross - the best Canadian result that night behind four American riders and a Frenchman.  With a career total of 29 wins and five Canadian titles, Roy has also made it twice to the World Finals held in Europe. He will no doubt come to the Olympic Stadium determined as ever to add to his win total.

"I really owe it to my fans to make a final professional run at home," explained Roy who has spent most of this season coaching his Toyota/Yamaha Blackfoot Fox Racing team-mates.  "The Olympic Stadium has always felt like home and I feel the support of the crowd there at every turn and every jump when I'm out competing. I've been training hard with my team-mates since the start of the season and competing in the Québec Championship races since early spring.  All I'll say is, you better believe that I'm coming to the Montréal Supercross with one aim - going home with a win at my final Montréal event!"
The organizers of the Montréal Supercross will unveil later on this summer the full details of the special tribute to Jean-Sébastien Roy planned for his final major race on Saturday 20th September.
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The ever-popular Autocross class, one of the support race events on the Montréal Supercross schedule, kicked off the 2008 Québec Championship season at Rivière Rouge in the Laurentian town of Sainte-Véronique on Saturday 21st June.  Autocross fans are well aware of the long-standing rivalry between Montrealer Richard Lacroix and Daniel Gagné from Asbestos (QC). In the opening round of the schedule both riders went at it again and this time, Mad Max Lacroix won ahead of Gagné - the 2007 Montréal Supercross C10 class winner.  Laval, Québec resident Rénald Vaillancourt finished third. Next stop, July 19 in Saint-Thècle, north of Shawinigan, QC.
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Unlike the Autocross riders who are at the start of their schedule, the Québec CMRC ATV Pro season is already in full swing. In Round 4, held July 4-5 at the Pro-X track located northwest of Mont-Laurier, Jasmin Plante of Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil rode his Yamaha to first place followed by Can-Am rider Michael Ouellette of Tingwick (QC). Suzuki quad rider Dave Larochelle of Saint-Prosper, QC finished third. Following last weekend's event, Ouellette leads the Pro 450 standings with 153 points, 20 ahead of Can-Am rider Richard Pelchat of Saint-Romuald, QC. Plante is third with 128 points. Last year's Montréal Supercross winner, Cody Miller (Can-Am) from Greenville, Texas is currently 11th overall in the highly competitive AMA/ATVA Pro Championship. Last April, Québec rider Jasmin Plante finished second in Round 3 of the AMA/ATVA Pro schedule held in Bowling Green, Kentucky, while Richard Pelchat finished ninth. In June, Pelchat went one better by finishing eighth in Round 7 at Unadilla, NY, and Plante 13th. Most on these ATV Pro riders are expected to take part in the Montréal Supercross on September 20th.
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The Montréal Supercross, presented by Coors and Parts Canada, is one of Québec's major summer sporting events at the Olympic Stadium with over 50,000 fans coming from all parts of Québec and Ontario flocking to the site. More than 150 riders from Canada, the USA and Europe are invited each year by the organizers to showcase their riding skills and title ambitions to an audience of young and old, families and friends.

Tickets are on sale and can be ordered online at www.admission.com, or by telephone by calling 514 790-1245 or 1 800 361-4595.  Alternatively tickets can be purchased directly at the Olympic Stadium ticket office and at participating motorcycle dealers.  Prices range from $12.50, $18.50, $26.50 to $36.50.