There is less and less before IndyCar arrives in Termas de Río Hondo to realize the great exhibition of the Dallara-Chevy of Juncos Hollinger Racing at the Autodromo Internacional. After 51 years, after that distant race of Rafaela’s 300 Miglia, in 1971, a car of the American category tramples on Argentine soil. And the best racetrack in Argentina could not miss the appointment. With multiple champion Agustín Canapino at the wheel and the entire team of 15 engineers and mechanics arrived with Argentine Ricardo Juncos from Indianapolis, the IndyCar car will be the main attraction of a super-action Wednesday afternoon in Termas.
Canapino will complete about 15 laps, make stops for tire changes and accelerate the vehicle of the category that annually completes the Indianapolis 500 to 300 km / h.
The governor of Santiago del Estero, Gerardo Zamora, will be the main guest of the exhibition. Passionate about motorsports, he first made contact with the category in May of this year when he traveled to Indianapolis for the 500 Mile. Thanks to the friendship with Ricardo Juncos and the meetings with Roger Penske, president and owner of the category, this long-awaited dream for all Argentine motorsport fans has come true.
The first JHR exhibition was held in Buenos Aires, in the special National Touring Race, with 200 drivers on the track. There, Canapino toured on Saturday and Sunday for the amusement of some 50,000 fans, who filled the stands of the Buenos Aires hippodrome. Then, Dallara and the thousands of kilos of equipment, fuel, tires and machinery used to start the vehicle, were prepared for the trip to Termas.
Everything will focus on Wednesday afternoon. The doors will open and fans will enter the event at 2pm. The Fan Zone will be active, in the best MotoGP style, with artistic activities, DJs, gastronomic area, stands, race simulators and brand promotions.
On the screens will continue the videos of IndyCar and its history, of the passion experienced in the Indianapolis 500 and the achievements of Juncos Hollinger Racing in the United States. While on stage the dancers and the rhythm of the classical violinists of Santiago del Estero, the presentation on the stage of the Dallara-Chevy is scheduled at 4.15 pm. Ricardo Juncos will take the stage a few minutes later to tell his story and encourage local fans and entrepreneurs with an inspiring speech.
Before the activity of the IndyCar car and its more than 750 HP on the asphalt of Termas, the show on the track will be incredible. A Turismo Carretera car will be one of the attractions, with Canapino himself taking the fans to the right place. There will also be a Top Race show car, with all its power, which will bring people in the public to experience. Marcos Ligato and his rally car will also be on the track. The Cordovan, multiple champion of the Argentine rally, will drive the fans crazy with his particular control and drift.
The public will be in the stands to hear the first official start of the IndyCar engine at Termas de Río Hondo at 5:30 pm. At 5:50 pm, Agustín Canapino is expected to hit the track to accelerate to nearly 300 km / h, completing seven laps of the Termas de Río Hondo international circuit. The driver from Arrecifes, four-time Carretera Tourism champion, has already completed 30 laps at the Buenos Aires Autodrome, in three outings on the track between Saturday and Sunday.
The top speed in Gálvez was 290 km / h, but it is expected that in Termas it will exceed that threshold of 10 km / h. Agustín will greet the public in an interview that will be heard throughout the circuit, after the first session, and at 18:30 he will make the second start, with pit stops for the tire change. There will also be seven rounds.
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Source: Clarin
