Thursday, October 9, 2008

Mexico’s newest star

While Sports Car ace Memo Rojas, is currently basking in the afterglow of his just collected Grand Am title, there have been several other Mexicali piloto’s to come before him, with the likes of the Rodriguez Brothers of Formula One fame, followed later by such talents as Adrian Fernandez, Michele Jourdain Jr. and Mario “Boom Boom” Dominguez, to name just a few...

And there now appears to be another rising star on the horizon, as 17yr old Monterey, Mexico native Esteban Gutierrez has exploded onto the motor racing scene, storming the Formula BMW (European) series with twelve podiums and seven wins enroute to capturing this year’s title, along with being named Rookie of the Year (2007) in the Formula BMW America’s division.

If Gutierrez can go on to claim victory at the Formula BMW World Championship to be held at Mexico City’s Hermanos Rodriquez circuito, (12/05-07) then Gutierrez will be awarded a test drive aboard a BMW Sauber F1 racing car...