Sports: Motorsports: Big Rig uphill drag racing in logger-land Northern Quebec

You'll be amazed by this slice of Quebec culture, a northern Quebec sports-culture, based on the logging workers and their trucks.



But what you've just seen is the cabs without their full loads, the heavy duty competitions with typical log-loads in the annual drag racing in Notre Dame du Nord, Quebec. Here's the real deal:



Another take:



Happy Birthday to Ben, 37, who will be going to Notre Dame du Nord with his brother, a Big Rig drag racer, seeking the $25,000 prize there every year.