AMIGOS,

Here is the official list of teams that competed this past Feb 28 - Mar 2 in the FIA WRC http://www.wrc.com We were the first team to ever be allowed to compete from Guanajuato, GTO (one of the host cities of the wrc rally), we were also the only mexican rock racing and rock crawling team to compete in rally racing in mexico. This type of gravel driving is not new since we live here in guanajuato and know the trails. We, GTOROCKS® RACING TEAM, raced this rally in as a tribute in memory of my little brother.

Click here to see Entry List:
OFFICIAL FIA WRC 2008 TEAMS 42 VEHICLES IN TOTAL (INCLUDING 2 SOLBERG TEAMS,3 FINLAND TEAMS, 2 SWEDISH TEAMS) KEN BLOCK AND TRAVIS DID NOT COME THIS YEAR TO REPRESENT THE USA DUE TO ANOTHER RACE THEY HAD TO ATTEND TO. ONLY 29 TEAMS FINISHED. :evil:

[B]GTOROCKS® RACING TEAM #79 (Representing MXRRA® and the city of GTO)
Competing in CLASS A6 (17 VEHICLES IN TOTAL)
Jose Manuel PONCE - Pilot
Juan Sebastian AVILA - Copilot
Sponsored by por TECATE Beer!

RALLY VIDEO:
RALLY JUMPS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD

GUANAJUATO IS THE SAME PLACE WHERE MXRRA IS HELD EVERY NOV. The airport code to fly into is BJX. More info at www.rallymexico.com

WE SPORTED A PIRATE4x4.COM & PIRATE4x4.NO® DECALS ALONG WITH A MEXICAN, USA & NORWAY FLAG ON THE PEUGEOT 206!

Thanx for your support. SEE YOU ALL AGAIN THIS SUMMER! AT PRO ROCK FARMINGTON AND XRRA COLORADO.

SALUDOS = GREETINGS
Ponce[/B]
GTOROCKS® RACING TEAM

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THANX AMIGOS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

WE RACED HARD AND MADE PLENTY OF NOISE!!! THIS WAS OUR FIRST RALLY EVER AND THE FIRST TIME A ROCK RACING TEAM EVER COMPETES. THIS WRC RALLY IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST COURSES DURING THE YEAR BUT WE MANAGED TO FINISH ALL THE GATES.

DURING THE FIRST DAY OF RACING WE MANAGED TO PULL AHEAD WITH THE FASTEST SECOND TIME WITHIN THE 9 PEUGEOT 206's, PUTTING US IN 10th PLACE IN THE WHOLE CLASS A6. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 17 TEAMS RACING IN A6. (8 Super 1600cc with Turbo at 250hp and 9 Peugeot with 125hp). WHEN WE SHOWED UP TO THE PITS AT THE END OF THE DAY WE SWAPPED OUT A FRONT TIRE SINCE IT HAD TAKEN SOME DAMAGE ON THE SIDEWALL. WE ONLY HAD 5 TIRES SO THIS MEANT WE HAD TO RACE THE FIRST LEG THE NEXT DAY WITH ONLY 4 TIRES.

LATE AFTERNOON DURING THE SECOND DAY WE HAD SOME BAD LUCK ON GATE 2 AND DROPPED BACK DOWN 11TH. OUR CAR HAD TAKEN A BEATING AND THE CLUTCH AND REAR WHEEL BEARING WERE HURTING. SURPRISING TO MANY OUR TIRES 4 WERE STILL GOOD. AT THE END OF THE DAY ONLY 13 TEAMS SURVIVED. THIS WAS THE DAY WERE WE ALSO MANAGED TO DO AN AWESOME JUMP THAT WAS LATER SHOWED ON ESPN AND OTHER LOCAL TV NEWS.

WE NOW HAD OUR SPARE TIRE AND SWAPPED OUT THE TRANNY OIL WITH SOME LUCAS OIL, WE FELT MORE CONFORTABLE NOW AND IT WAS BACK TO SKINNY PEDAL TIME!! SHAKE AND BAKE! THE SECOND GATE WAS CANCELLED DUE TO OVER CROWDING OF FANS, THERE WERE OVER 50,000 FANS THERE AND IT WAS TO DANGEROUS TO PASS BY AT HIGH SPEEDS. WE BASCIALLY CRUZED IT FROM HERE WHEN OUR CREW CHIEF INFORMED US WE WERE BACK IN 9TH PLACE (SECOND FASTEST TIME OVERALL THE PEUGEOTS).

WE ARRIVED AT THE FINISH AND OUR NEW COLORADO FRIENDS FROMGO FAST HANDED US A CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE. WHEN WE REACHED THE PODIUMS THE FANS WENT CRAZY, WE WERE EXHAUSTED AND AMAZED THAT WE HAD ACTUALLY FINISHED.

THAT NIGHT AT THE TEAM AFTER PARTY, PLENTY ASKED WHAT WERE WE THINKING. WE REPLIED SHAKE AND BAKE!

CLICK HERE TO SEE OFFICIAL WRC RESULTS

CONGRATS TO ALL THE MEXICO PEUGEOT TEAMS! HERE IS THE LIST OF THE TOP 4 TEAMS THAT RECEIVED TROPHIES:
#72 RAUL DE ALCAZAR Y EDGAR BUDILLA - MORELIA , MICH
#79 GTOTOCKS RACING TEAM GTO, GTO
#70 JUAN CARLOS SARMIENTO Y ARMANDO ZAPATA - OAXACA
#76 LUIS ORDUNA Y LUIS ORDUNA JR. SAN LUIS DE LA PAZ, GTO

WE WOULD LIKE TO ESPECIALLY THANK NOE, MARIO, RAFA APRIL FROM TECATE, TEAM AGENTS JORGE CAMPOS AND LALO DIAZ, TEAM MANAGERS LUIS ARCIGA AND ALEX MARTINEZ , PIT CREW JOHNNY DESPAIN, JIMMY GARZA & HUGO BUSTOS, OTHON MARTINEZ FROM THE TECATE ROCK RACING TEAM, NORTH STAR MOTORSPORTS, GO FAST SPORTS, NORWEIGEN CHEERLEADERS, & TECATE MODELS. THIS RACE WAS DEDICATED TO LOUIE PONCE AND HIS SURVING FAMILY.

TAKE CARE AND SEE YOU ALL IN PRO ROCK AND XRRA IN JULY!
THE "MAGIC MAN" AND "EL DIABLO"

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THIS IS THE SAME PLACE WHERE THE MXRRA ROCK RACING RALLY IS HELD OLD SCHOOL COLONIAL GUANAJUATO, GTO MEXICO

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RECORD BREAKING ATENDANCE OF 290,000 FANS CAME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO WATCH THE ACTION!
CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION IN GUANAJUATO (SAME PLACE WHERE MXRRA IS DONE)

SHAKEDOWN WITH NEIL COLE FROM ESPN EURO

LEG 1 - DAY 1

LEG 2 - DAY 2

LEG 3 - DAY 3

MISC. PICS

PODIUM FINISH PICS

GTOROCKS TEAM WITH SUBARU CREW AND NEIL COLE FROM ESPN AND THE www.theneilcoleshow.com
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