La Carrera Panamericana 2007
January 29, 2007
20th La Carrera Panamericana
The Mexican Road Race
Tuxtla Gutierrez to Monterrey
Friday, Oct. 26 - Thursday, Nov. 1
The first annual “Chihuahua Express” - April 20-22, 2007
January 26, 2007
Where else in the world can you open up your performance car on a public highway for 500 miles under the protection of the highway patrol? Viva Mexico!
On April 20-22, 2007 modern and vintage high performance cars will line up in Chihuahua to rip across the county side on closed highways at speeds upwards of 200 MPH. It’s the first annual “Chihuahua Express” — three days of open-road racing very close to the USA.
Chihuahua City is only 220 miles south of El Paso and 140 miles west of Presidio, Texas. The landscape is arid, with rolling hills and canyons. There are good roads and few towns to slow the cars down.
Entries will be divided into several classes — based on displacement, induction, and modifications — for competitive purposes. But the idea is to spend three days driving your car as fast as you want through the twisty canyons of northern Mexico and not be far from the States. Oh yes, you can dispense with your radar detector.
Of course, there will be “duels in the desert,” as old racing buddies square off to capture trophies for class and overall wins and bragging rights.
Veterans of the famous La Carrera Panamericana will use this event as a tune up for their main event in October since the Express will run under the same pro-rally rules. Some of their classic hotrods are capable of sticking with the modern Vettes and Vipers.
A six-point roll cage is required for competition. A few “Tour” cars–without roll cages–will be allowed to run the course at reduced speeds and lower entry fee.
The entry fee for competition is only $750, or $1100 with three nights of luxury hotel rooms at the Soberano Westin included. Where else in the world can you run flat out for three days, over 500 miles, for $250 a day? You may also run one day or two days.
Contact Jerry Churchill (Michigan) @ jerrychurchill@hotmail.com. Mr. Churchill, a long-time ARCA racer, has extensive experience racing in Mexico. Gerie Bledsoe is a NASA HPDE Instructor and races in CMC. He is also the North American Coordinator of La Carrera Panamericana.
A detailed information sheet is available. gbledso@aol.com
eCirkit- Win a ride in the Ferrari P4/5!
January 22, 2007
Our friends at eCirkit are having a promo right now to win a ride in James Glickenhaus’s Ferrari P4/5. Designed by Pininfarina, this one off Ferrari is a wonderful car that we got to see at Pebble Beach last year. Jim is an all around nice guy, and taking a ride with him in this vehicle is sure to be a great time!
All you need to do is go to www.eCirkit.com and register, fill out a profile, then search the P4/5 profile and post a comment about how you want a ride. If you win they will take care of your travel and set you up with an awesome day of driving!
