The harsh reality of a TC runner-up: “We are going to see race by race”

The driver Gabriel Ponce de León, with a Ford, acknowledged that he will not participate this weekend in the inaugural competition of the Road Tourism (TC) championship. scheduled for the El Calafate racetrack, due to a budgetary issue.

“I didn’t come up with the budget. It’s all very complicated. “We are going to see race by race” The 44-year-old from Junín admitted about his absence in the test in Santa Cruz territory, which will begin the 2024 tournament.

“It will depend a little on what appears, the financial support and what I can gather before each race”held Ponce de Leonin statements to the site ‘Sólo TC’.

Despite what has been pointed out, the presence of the runner-up of T.C. in the 2010 season it is not guaranteed for the second requirement in Viedma, scheduled for March.

“The idea is to be in Viedma, but today it is all uncertainty. Until at least a week before the race I won’t be able to say if I will be there. The idea is to go, because the expenses are much lower than going to El Calafate, whose logistics costs are very high,” he described.

The also three-time champion of the TC 2000 in the 2001, 2003 and 2005 editions intervenes with a machine he owns, with his own motor.

Last season, Ponce de León raced in 11 of the 15 races contested, with a ninth place in Posadas as the best result.

For the initial competition in El Calafate, scheduled for Sunday the 25th, five brands are scheduled to perform (Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, Torino and Toyota), with ten different models.

The thing is ford will have Mustang type cars; the Chevy will have the Camaro; Dodge with a Challenger model; Torino with a renewed format and Toyota with a Camry, with a new body.