2023-11-09 19:24:29
Víctor López made history last August by becoming the first Spanish driver to win the Manx Grand Prix Manx, winning the Junior ManxGP on the handlebars of his Patton S1R. Now, the man from Madrid will close the season by participating in the Cain Road Race, the best-known urban race in Mexico, and he will do so at the handlebars of a powerful Kawasaki ZX10-RR from November 17 to 19.
The Cain Road Race is a timed section of 78 kilometers that goes from the city of Durango to the vicinity of Mazatlán, starting at the top of the mountain and going down to the coast, along the winding Mazatlán highway, in the upper part of the mountain, until reaching Durango through an increasingly open and fast section where superbikes reach more than 300 km/h on Mexican roads.
Organized for the first time in November 2015, the Cain Road Race runs along the road named The Devil’s backbonewith more than 500 curves packed with thousands of fans in its ditches.
This 2023 its eighth edition will be held. In previous seasons Leading TT riders such as Gary Johnson have already participated. The organization of the race is closely linked to the organization of the Tourist Trophy itself, with the idea of having a race with a similar concept on the American continent, being the only one of its kind that is held in all of South America.
In this edition they will have as European drivers Víctor López, winner of the Junior Manx GP along with his teammate in ILR Racing, the Italian Mauricio Bottalicowho was third in the same race, and Joe Yeardsleywinner of the 2023 Senior Manx GP, as well as eight-time TTm winner Chris Palmer.
“3 years ago I found out about the Cain Road Race and since then it caught my attention”, Victor says before heading to Mexico. “During this year I have been in contact with Mr. Jorge Quiñones, the president of the organization and finally this year I will be able to compete in Mexico.”
The Madrid native says he is “I’m really excited, I really want to live the experience. I fly on Sunday, toYes, that week I will try to get to know the section as much as possibleit will be a week of work and study of the continuous route to reach the racing weekend with speed and, above all, safety.”
Regarding the race, the one from Majadahonda reveals that “I like those types of roads, it’s not the extreme speed of the Isle of Man. It will be flowing and being agile with the motorcycle, being clear about the most complicated points and enjoying flying through the Mexican mountains. “There is a level and my own ILR teammates will be there too, so we will work and fight as always in search of a good result.”
Finally, López wants to give “Thank you to the organization for the invitation and also to promote this race that is born from passion, the same one we have thousands of km away.”
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Between the very fast European drivers who race on the Isle of Man and the already experienced local drivers from previous years, Without a doubt, a high level and an unprecedented spectacle on American soil are expected.
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