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Moto Mondial '99, 
Canadian Motorcycle Festival in Pictures
Lawrence Peters - Pictures by Parker-Peters 
 
The Gilles Villeneuve Circuit in Montreal, Quebec, was the site for this year's Moto Mondial (Motor World) Festival, and, with over 25,000 motorcycles showing up for the event, it is certainly one of the biggest festivals in the northeast corner of the North American continent. 

This historic track, named after one of the greatest Formula One drivers in the world, had it all. Motocross bikers getting big air; dragracer Yves Giard demonstrating his art of launching; stuntrider A. C. Farias, '98's champ of the show, showing off his winning performance with his trademark hands-behind-his-head wheelies, stoppies, and combos of both, sometimes with his girlfriend on board sitting in unusual places. There was also a custom bike show that had outrageous Harleys, R1s, and even a pimped-out Jeep. 

The festival started off with a street ride from the Molson's Brewery in Montreal, through the city's streets, then off to the circuit. The action from thereon at the event was continuous with everything happening over and over again, every hour or so. Always something to see, all at once.

Nearly every manufacturer was present with demo fleets giving motorcyclists the chance to sample the roads and even part of the race course. At the Yamaha trailer there was a trio of R6 racebikes with Canadian racer Benoit Pilon, fifth in Canadian Superbike series, signing posters. 

Montreal is bilingual, so it's not a problem being understood: everything's in English and French. With its continuous blend of everything happening at once, the event is a sensory overload. And for its $10 dollar Canadian (about $6.75 US), it must be the cheapest kind of thrill of its kind.


To most riders, this is an accident. To a trials rider it's just an average maneuver.

A. C. Farias dragging his tail.

Heh, um, like, cool.

Getting the big air.

Big air has big dirt below.

Stuntriding the jumps.

Trust. 

Stuntrider Antonio Carlos Farias.

Yeah, sure, but can he sing?

Antonio Carlos Farias shows his stuff.

Farias's stoppie style.

Stuntrider Farias on the line.

Another of Farias's various stoppie styles.

Trials riders demonstrated wild antics that proved to be total showstoppers.

Farias and his beloved girlfriend.
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