Team: Stream Racing

Driver: Enrico “Rico” Bouchard 
Co-driver: Patrick “Pat” Levesque
Vehicle: 1968 BMW 1600ti
Division: Targa 2
Country: Canada

Stream Racing’s Pat Levesque and Enrico Bouchard celebrate a podium finish in the Canadian Rally Championship (CRC). (Photo: Clement Tavernier)

Proven rally winners ready to take on Targa

Taking on the challenge of Targa Newfoundland has been a longtime dream of the Quebec-based rally team of Enrico “Rico” Bouchard and Patrick “Pat” Levesque.

“Not long after we started rallying together with the vintage BMW it became our goal to make it to Targa,” says Enrico. “It’s the ultimate race for a vintage car in North America.”

Pat and Enrico – Stream Racing

In both business and rallying, Enrico does everything without compromise “with a tasteful and distinctive touch of class.” As a car enthusiast, he shares the love of German cars with co-driver Pat Levesque and their crew, Nico and Éric. Enrico is an experienced driver but a licenced racer only since 2023. As a rookie driver he managed to win the Vintage class in the Canadian Rally Championship (CRC) with Pat as co-driver in the same BMW 1600ti they will race at Targa. There is never a dull moment when Rico is around.

Stream Racing in action in the BMW 1600ti. (Photo: Clement Tavernier)

Pat has been a co-driver in the Canadian Rally Championship since 2008 and has competed in the World Rally Championship (WRC). He was the first Canadian co-driver to ever finish Tour de Corse WRC (2016) and Rallye Monte Carlo WRC (2017). He was also a navigator in a Trophy truck race in the United States. Working with different teams at different levels, Pat developed a broad network of contacts bringing interesting opportunities such as testing (as a co-driver) the car Antoine L’Estage is racing in CRC for the CAS Competition team or private test days with Vermont Sportscar. Pat just added his name on the Marcel-Paul Raymond Trophy in 2024. This award is for Rallye Sport Quebec’s top co-driver. 

The pair met in Charlevoix while fellow competitors were testing a Porsche 911 rally car. When Enrico revealed he planned to enter a vintage BMW in rally, Pat replied: “If you’re crazy enough to race such car I will co-drive for you!”

Enrico imported the 1600ti from France in 2023 to compete in the Canadian Rally Championship. Despite winning their class, Enrico and crew chief Nico were not satisfied with the BMW and after the season ended, they started a total restoration through the following year. “We can’t wait to show this car to Newfoundland race fans,” he says.

You can follow Pat Levesque on Facebook. If Targa goes their way, the other teams will be following Stream Racing across Newfoundland.