Ponce is getting ready for AGT Round 7
Ponce, PR (Oct 2, 2007) – Ponce International Speedway Park , El Tuque, is getting ready for the 4th annual Ponce Grand Prix, Round 07 of the 2007 American GT Inter-Americas Challenge. Every one in the staff is working hard to make this year’s event the next one yet. “We know it will not be an easy task to have a better event that last year’s”, said Hugo Umpierre, El Tuque’s General Manager. “How ever with the addition of another International Series competing on the same weekend, this promises to be one to remember.” Umpierre added. He was referring to the Panam GP Series - www.PanamGPSeries.com - formula series that competes in Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ecuador and Colombia. This series will stop in Puerto Rico for the first time ever this year before continuing to Dominican Republic, where it will also share the track and the weekend with AGT.
With several local and international driver confirmed for the event and Larry Beebe Racing competing with two cars one with Tony Ave and the other with Joy Scarallo with two 2007 CO6 Corvette built by Tony Ave Racing. Other confirmed drivers include Hamilton Safe’s Kenny and Jordan Bupp, Foddril Fabrications’ Mark Shaffer, Frank Cioppetini and MuraysAuto.com’s Jon Leavy. Also in the group are Sky Blue’s Stu Hayner – 2006 PGP Winner – Edison LLuch Sr – 2005/2006 Inter-Americas Champ – Edison LLuch Jr, - 2006 Rookie of the Year – Motorcraft’s Roly Falgueras – 2005 PGP Winner - Manem Mendez – 2006 DR race Winner – and Tony Canahuate –Pole sitter and fastest race lap 2006 DR race. And of course all the local drivers from Puerto Rico which will be looking forward to compete in was has become the prime GT racing event of the Caribbean and perhaps, after this year with the addition of the Formula Series, the best overall racing event of the Americas.
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