Marc LaLonde's Final Full-Time Season: Cornwall Champion Prepares for Last Title Defense
Marc LaLonde, three-time track champion and reigning Cornwall Motor Speedway champion, is preparing for his final full-time racing season. With recent success at Port Royal Speedway despite a flat tire setback, LaLonde maintains his competitive edge as he enters 2025.
Couple posing with dirt track racecar
This season, LaLonde plans to defend his Cornwall Motor Speedway title while racing weekly at Mohawk on Friday nights. He'll also pursue the Pro-Stock Dirt Series and select Farnham Ale & Lager Series races, scheduling permitting.
Dirt track sprint cars racing together
January 2025 marks 20 years of the No. 8 Racing Car Project, an innovative educational program at École Secondaire Catholique de Plantagenet. The initiative combines hands-on experience with technical theory, successfully bridging classroom learning with practical application since its inception in 1990.
Sprint cars racing on dirt
The program's success led to creating one of the Northeast's premier Pro-Stock race teams. Their annual fundraising spaghetti dinner and silent auction has become a community staple, with this year's final event already sold out. Sponsors and donations are still welcome via [email protected] or 613-673-5124, ext. 228.
Smiling dirt track racer Lalonde
While the program's future remains uncertain, LaLonde hopes another teacher will continue his legacy. He remains open to providing guidance and support to ensure its continuation.
Despite running an older car, LaLonde's team remains highly competitive and focused on winning. After retirement next spring, Marc and Josee Lalonde plan to travel and maintain a selective involvement in racing, marking the end of their full-time racing career at Cornwall Speedway.
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