The Coast2Coast Rally concluded on Friday after more than 1,600 km of racing with a grueling last stage that started in San José del Pacífico and took racers from 2,500 meters above sea level to a mere 10 in Puerto Escondido.
The victor in the Rally Pro category, Oswaldo Lara, told RIOaxaca that throughout the rally his team had “collected thousands of daily experiences, but in the end it is simply joy. I had a great time and I’m happy to be at the finish line, I never thought my family would be with me . . . It is the best event I have raced.”
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He added that he is ready for next year’s edition of the Coast2Coast rally, a competition that started on the Malecón de Coatzacoalcos, on the Gulf of Mexico, taking racers along a route that visited over 100 locations in Veracruz, Puebla and Oaxaca, all meeting at the finish line set up on Zicatela Beach.
Of the 60 racers that started the competition, 34 made it all the way through to Puerto Escondido where, on Friday night, more than 200 people witnessed their arrival, and the ensuing award ceremony.
The results of the rally were, in the Rally Pro Category:
- 1st Oswaldo Lara, from Baja California
- 2nd Willem Avenant, South Africa
- 3rd Mauricio Santana, Mexico
In Rally Category l:
- 1st Donhsie Nyguen, Thailand
- 2nd Mario Mendoza, Mexico
- 3rd Nicolás Franco, Mexico
Maxi Rally Category:
- 1st Mauricio Varela, Mexico
- 2nd Leonardo Padilla, Mexico
- 3rd Javier Bolado, Mexico
QUAD Category:
- 1st Sergio Padilla, Mexico
- 2nd Mauricio Segura, Mexico (DNF)
UTV Pro Category:
- 1st Arturo Garza, Mexico
- 2nd Juan Vázquez, Mexico
UTV Stock Category:
- 1st Ángel Pérez, Mexico
- 2nd Manolo de la Concha, Mexico
- 3rd Juan Díaz, Mexico
Rally Experience Category:
- 1st Vicente Ros, Mexico
- 2nd Mauricio Reyes, Mexico
- 3rd Juan Medina, Mexico
With reports by RIOaxaca
