Day 1 - Oaxaca to Tehuachan

We could not have asked for a more exciting start to the race. We began this morning at 8 am by leaving the starting arch in the Oaxaca Zoloco (town center). You can view the route here: http://www.lacarrerapanamericana.com.mx/ruta2.asp



Five speed sections on twisty roads left 8 cars crashed or out of service. The Bag of Nails is now in 4th place over all and 13 seconds out of 3rd place and they are leading the Historic C class. The Gypsy Wind is running in 20th place. A couple of major crashes have helped the Bag of Nails move up on the rankings.

After the race the town held a huge fiesta for the racers in their zocolo. There must have been several thousand people that turned out to welcome the drivers and crews.



Tomorrow we race from Tehuachan to Puebla.