Greetings! After a long and exciting racing season, we are now getting ready for the holidays!

Last week was my final race of the season, Round 11 of the Pick Up’s. It was a tough race as I had a brake failure on Lap 2 that got worse lap after lap. Despite having a nearly undriveable truck, I managed to salvage a 4th place finish in a race that had a huge rate of attrition, as brake issues affected most of the field.

It was a great season for me! It was fun to combine racing in two very different series. I managed to finish in the Top 10 in the NASCAR T4 Series, and I finished 3rd in the Pick Up’s, taking the Rookie of the Year title.

My best race of the season was at Puebla, where I scored my first podium – hopefully the first of many! I love that track! (No wonder why the WTCC goes there every year). But ultimately, it was consistency what finally paid off. Despite finishing in the podium only once, I finished 4th and 5th several times, which helped me climb to the third spot in the standings.

Now it’s time to start thinking about next year. The T4 Series will cease to exist, as it will be replaced with a brand-new series called “Mini Stock Series”, which will feature new cars with a new chassis built specifically for NASCAR-style oval racing. We are expecting to get our cars in January to begin testing!

Being present in the NASCAR Mexico awards banquet this year represented a great motivation for me. Next year I want to be on stage to pick up a trophy!

But the T4 cars will also be put to good use, as another promoter (the same that organizes the Pick Up series) immediately jumped in to build an affordable touring car series using those cars. We still have not decided whether we will run that series, but it definitely should be fun, so we will try to get some sponsors (not an easy task the way the economy is going!) to run there as well.

It will certainly be a tough year, but I can’t wait to start the new season! Yes, despite it has been only one week since the end of the season . I look forward to keep improving, and hopefully climb to the top of the podium next year!

Best wishes for these holidays, and Happy New Year!
Rodrigo