Archive for August, 2008

Giving back to the society

giving-back-to-the-society-19222Greetings from sunny Mexico! It’s been a few weeks since I last blogged, so this time I will tell you a little bit about what we have done away from the track.

When we raced in the NASCAR event at Guadalajara, I was invited to visit a rehabilitation center for children with disabilities. It was a very rewarding experience to be able to spend a couple of hours with those kids, who for some reason have not been as fortunate as us. We are really blessed to be healthy and to be able to do what we enjoy, which is racing cars, so seeing those kids do their best to improve their life condition was a real eye-opener.

It was very satisfying to be able to share a moment of happiness with the kids. They were very impressed with the visit from the drivers, and for a few moments they paid more attention to us than their doctors. In the end, I learned a lot from them.

The result in the race was not what I had hoped for, especially after I had finished a career-best 6th in the previous race, but the visit to the therapy center was an experience that really made the weekend worthwhile.

I am happy that I have improved a lot since the start of the season. After a slow start in the first four races, I have managed to finish in the Top 12 in the last 3 races, which has moved me up to 14th in the standings, which is not bad considering the difficulty of the series. I?m looking forward to keeping this momentum going for the rest of the season!

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