Hello! Hope everybody is having a happy and prosperous 2009!!
The past few days have been awesome for me. Last Friday I received my trophies for finishing 3rd and Rookie of the Year in the Mexican Pick-ups championship. It was not without some drama, however 
The official awards dinner for the series was held two weeks ago, but for some reason my trophy was mistakenly engraved with another driver’s name, and it ended up being given to him.
I was left scratching my head for a little while, and at the end of the dinner I went to ask what was going on. It turned out that there was a mistake in the calculation of the points, and that I was indeed the third place finisher. So they told me they were going to stage a special ceremony for me the following week, in which they would give me my awards.
Unintentionally, it ended up being better for me! The organizers of the championship staged a very nice ceremony for me, and they even invited the media! As a result, the event got a lot of coverage in some of the most important racing websites and magazines in the country.
My mom, my team owner, and my engineer went with me to receive the awards, and it was a special moment for all of us. As you know, racing is a team sport and it was nice to see our effort being recognized.
In another story, we now have our 2009 schedule nearly figured out. The idea is to run in the new NASCAR Mexico “Mini Stock” division, and also do some races in the Pick-ups and the T4 Series (which will no longer be a NASCAR-sanctioned division, and will run only in road courses). If things go our way, we want to run one race in the NASCAR Corona Series, the top series in the country, towards the end of the year.
The racing season starts on February 22!! Will keep you posted.
Best regards,
Rodrigo
