Comments on: Fast and furious: La Carerra Panamericana http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/race/sports-cars/fast-and-furious-la-carerra-panamericana/ The original motor racing magazine Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:44:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: rob widdows http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/race/sports-cars/fast-and-furious-la-carerra-panamericana/comment-page-1/#comment-13464 rob widdows Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:06:10 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=1739#comment-13464 Three days to go, and the big,powerful Studebakers are 1-2-3 at the front of the 2008 Carrera Panamericana. Reaching nearly 300 kph on the long straights of yesterday's stages, the ground-shaking American monsters look like making a clean sweep of this year's race across Southern Mexico. In the lead is Jorge Zardain, less than a minute ahead of Bill Beilharz, and completing the top three is former world rally champion Stig Blomqvist, all in the very rapid Studebakers. Volvo remain first and second in the Historica 'A' class with Richard Bailey/Nate Wilson leading from Jo Ramirez/Alberto Cruz as they head into the fourth day of this great adventure. We have new pictures from Ramirez and we will try to get these onto our pages today, as the local hero, and former McLaren team manager, fights for a class victory in the toughest road race of them all. RW Three days to go, and the big,powerful Studebakers are 1-2-3 at the front of the 2008 Carrera Panamericana. Reaching nearly 300 kph on the long straights of yesterday’s stages, the ground-shaking American monsters look like making a clean sweep of this year’s race across Southern Mexico.
In the lead is Jorge Zardain, less than a minute ahead of Bill Beilharz, and completing the top three is former world rally champion Stig Blomqvist, all in the very rapid Studebakers.
Volvo remain first and second in the Historica ‘A’ class with Richard Bailey/Nate Wilson leading from Jo Ramirez/Alberto Cruz as they head into the fourth day of this great adventure.
We have new pictures from Ramirez and we will try to get these onto our pages today, as the local hero, and former McLaren team manager, fights for a class victory in the toughest road race of them all.
RW

]]> By: rob widdows http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/race/sports-cars/fast-and-furious-la-carerra-panamericana/comment-page-1/#comment-13164 rob widdows Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:02:38 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=1739#comment-13164 Good news from Mexico. Jo Ramirez is runing second in his class, and so far the battle for honours in 'Historica A' class has been an all-Volvo battle. Of course Ramirez and his co-driver Alberto Cruz will not think this is such good news. Last year they won their class and fully intend to do so again this time. The battle of the Volvos will go all the way to the finish of this week-long road race next Friday. Yesterday the cars were welcomed to Tehuacan with a huge street party, thousands of fans lining the roads as the cars roared into town. Mexicans need little encouragement to turn a race into a party. Today,Sunday, the race took off from Mexico City en route to Queretaro. Tomorrow they make their way to San Luis Potosi. Stamina is needed now - it's hot, the pace is fast, and not surprisingly former World Rally Champion Stig Blomqvist is running up at the front. Should be some news from the Ramirez/Cruz Volvo tomorrow. They will be pushing hard for a repeat of their 2007 victory. RW Good news from Mexico.
Jo Ramirez is runing second in his class, and so far the battle for honours in ‘Historica A’ class has been an all-Volvo battle.
Of course Ramirez and his co-driver Alberto Cruz will not think this is such good news. Last year they won their class and fully intend to do so again this time. The battle of the Volvos will go all the way to the finish of this week-long road race next Friday.
Yesterday the cars were welcomed to Tehuacan with a huge street party, thousands of fans lining the roads as the cars roared into town. Mexicans need little encouragement to turn a race into a party.
Today,Sunday, the race took off from Mexico City en route to Queretaro. Tomorrow they make their way to San Luis Potosi. Stamina is needed now – it’s hot, the pace is fast, and not surprisingly former World Rally Champion Stig Blomqvist is running up at the front.
Should be some news from the Ramirez/Cruz Volvo tomorrow. They will be pushing hard for a repeat of their 2007 victory.
RW

]]> By: rob widdows http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/race/sports-cars/fast-and-furious-la-carerra-panamericana/comment-page-1/#comment-12827 rob widdows Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:23:03 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=1739#comment-12827 The second day of the great race across southern Mexico starts from Oaxaca later this morning. After six tough stages yesterday, from Tuxtla to Oaxaca, the pace is "fast & furious" as Ramirez and Cruz had predicted. There were plenty of incidents along the way too, but thankfully nobody was injured. There will be a few less cars on the startline today however, after some skirmishes with the scenery. La Carrera is a challenge, for both man and machine. Early leaders are Jorge Pedrero and Marco Antonio Torres in their Studebaker, followed by Gabriel Perez Torres and Horacio Chausal in a Ford and Doug Mockett with Angelica Fuentes in an Oldsmobile. Today they race from Oaxaca to Mexico City, finishing the day with a sprint around the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. There will be a huge, and noisy, crowd as ever. RW The second day of the great race across southern Mexico starts from Oaxaca later this morning.
After six tough stages yesterday, from Tuxtla to Oaxaca, the pace is “fast & furious” as Ramirez and Cruz had predicted. There were plenty of incidents along the way too, but thankfully nobody was injured. There will be a few less cars on the startline today however, after some skirmishes with the scenery. La Carrera is a challenge, for both man and machine.
Early leaders are Jorge Pedrero and Marco Antonio Torres in their Studebaker, followed by Gabriel Perez Torres and Horacio Chausal in a Ford and Doug Mockett with Angelica Fuentes in an Oldsmobile.
Today they race from Oaxaca to Mexico City, finishing the day with a sprint around the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. There will be a huge, and noisy, crowd as ever.
RW

]]> By: rob widdows http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/race/sports-cars/fast-and-furious-la-carerra-panamericana/comment-page-1/#comment-12809 rob widdows Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:11:59 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=1739#comment-12809 Great to hear from Mexico! Yes, I am not likely to forget watching Pedro at Brands that day, or his many other spectacular drives, especially in the big sport cars. Sadly,I was invited to write about La Carrera by Mr Leon, the chief organiser, but I am stuck at home in England as I have just had some surgery on my right hand. But I am in touch with Jo Ramirez and we have organised some photos for next week. I hope to be there next year! I have always wanted to travel in Mexico. For now, Brazil is next on the agenda, and then to Wales for the Rally of Great Britain where I am supposed to be talking to the amazing Monsieur Loeb. More news from La Carrera next week. RW Great to hear from Mexico! Yes, I am not likely to forget watching Pedro at Brands that day, or his many other spectacular drives, especially in the big sport cars.
Sadly,I was invited to write about La Carrera by Mr Leon, the chief organiser, but I am stuck at home in England as I have just had some surgery on my right hand. But I am in touch with Jo Ramirez and we have organised some photos for next week. I hope to be there next year! I have always wanted to travel in Mexico.
For now, Brazil is next on the agenda, and then to Wales for the Rally of Great Britain where I am supposed to be talking to the amazing Monsieur Loeb.
More news from La Carrera next week.
RW

]]> By: Santiago Fernández http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/race/sports-cars/fast-and-furious-la-carerra-panamericana/comment-page-1/#comment-12564 Santiago Fernández Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:45:53 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=1739#comment-12564 As a Mexican, I am very happy a magazine like Motorsport is covering what is the great racing event in our country, as I'm also happy that the Rodriguez brothers are still very much remembered (especially Pedro's drive at Brands). I hope the event exceeds your expectations, and hope you have some time off racing to see the "Día de los Muertos" celebrations that happen in the first 2 days of November. A very magical time to visit México for sure. Diviértase mucho. As a Mexican, I am very happy a magazine like Motorsport is covering what is the great racing event in our country, as I’m also happy that the Rodriguez brothers are still very much remembered (especially Pedro’s drive at Brands).

I hope the event exceeds your expectations, and hope you have some time off racing to see the “Día de los Muertos” celebrations that happen in the first 2 days of November. A very magical time to visit México for sure.

Diviértase mucho.

]]> By: rob widdows http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/race/sports-cars/fast-and-furious-la-carerra-panamericana/comment-page-1/#comment-12536 rob widdows Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:02:10 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=1739#comment-12536 As I write, it is ten o'clock in the morning in Tuxtla and the first stage of the Carrera is underway. Former world rally champion Stig Blomqvist started third and was one of a select group of drivers honoured for their contribution to the sport in a ceremony before the cars ventured out onto the first stage. Jo Ramirez, pleaased with his Volvo after final practice, was also honoured for his part in putting Mexico on the world map of motor racing. More news on Monday. Meanwhile, for those who like a bit of old-fashioned road racing and some great historic cars, there is plenty of news on the La Carrera Panamericana website. There is a button for translation into English. Among the early leaders expect to find Blomqvist, Jan Lammers, Ramirez and the young Sebastien Bleekemolen as well as the wily Mexican drivers who know each and every twist and turn along the way. RW As I write, it is ten o’clock in the morning in Tuxtla and the first stage of the Carrera is underway.
Former world rally champion Stig Blomqvist started third and was one of a select group of drivers honoured for their contribution to the sport in a ceremony before the cars ventured out onto the first stage.
Jo Ramirez, pleaased with his Volvo after final practice, was also honoured for his part in putting Mexico on the world map of motor racing.
More news on Monday. Meanwhile, for those who like a bit of old-fashioned road racing and some great historic cars, there is plenty of news on the La Carrera Panamericana website. There is a button for translation into English.
Among the early leaders expect to find Blomqvist, Jan Lammers, Ramirez and the young Sebastien Bleekemolen as well as the wily Mexican drivers who know each and every twist and turn along the way.
RW

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