Allan de la Plante DTM

Photographer, author, keynote speaker

                                                                                                                           Villeneuve!

 The shooter circa 1978.  de la Plante enjoyed the times he had Gilles in his lens and he felt Gilles never failed to produce an exciting experience when you were around him.  If you happened to be a passenger in a vehicle Gilles was in control of the excitment level went through the roof!

 

                                                                                                                     Some favourite shots

The March with a wheel up at Trois Rivieres.  He trounced the field including James Hunt!

The first time in a Ferrari!

The T5. Opposite-lock with the loud pedal to the floor.

Zolder, May 8, 1982.  One lap to go.

The first Villeneuve book.  Released in November 1982.  With over 78,000 of them out there somewhere in both French and English, you can usually find one on eBay.