Carrera Finish in Nuevo Laredo and a class win for Andy and Richard

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Day 7 report
Sorry that this report is a little late. It was a very interesting day that started at 8am in Zacatecas and ended 700km and 8 hours later in Nuevo Laredo.
It's now 4.15am and I have just got back from celebrating an unexpected class win. The car that finished ahead of us failed the post race  technical inspection
and was disqualified.
That's it for another year. I will post a roundup including results when I return the the UK - a journey that will start in around 3 hours!!
Andy

La Carrera Day Four

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Fourth day - San Luis Potosi
Confirmation of yesterdays performance was a class win and 13th overall for the day.
Today went well and we ran fast in very good stages that again took their toll on the field. There were at least 4 crashes before the service stop this morning.
We know that the only way we can win our class is if the car leading has a problem. We are over half way now with three days left and we will continue to push hard. As we know from past experience anything can happen and it probably will before the end.
Now the crew has another long evening servicing the car. - they did not finish until 1am yesterday as we had tp replace the brake master cylinder. Hopefully they will finish earlier tonight.
Another report from Guadalajara tomorrow (if we make it)
Andy

La Carrera Panamericana

7 more days and the 2009 La Carrera Panamericana is off to a start in Tuxtla Gutierrez.

Born as a celebratory event in the 1950's to mark the inauguration of the highway that would span the American continent the best drivers in the sport where in attendance.  An opportunity to race beautiful cars on public roads in an exotic setting was lost on none.  Sadly, after four consecutive years and several tragic accidents safety became an issue and the Carrera was cancelled.

In 1988 the event was resurrected with original cars of the era and a modicum of modern safety gear.  Once again the sirens call was heard and few could resist.  After 21 uninterrupted editions the Carrera has drawn passionate collectors and vintage car racers alike.  Such petrol heads as Alistair Caldwell, Alain de Cadenet, Guy Edwards, Nick Mason & David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Mark Knopfler, and Renato Bicciato among others,  have competed.

This year we are fortunate enough to have Andy Prill providing a bit of inside coverage.  Andy won the 2 litre class in 2008 and will be competing in his 10th consecutive Carrera.  Watch for Andy in his Porsche number 152.  For more info on Andy and his spectacular shop have a look at maxted-pageandprill.  We wish him good luck and hope to hear from him soon.