The Thunderhill Pro-Am runs after all races are cap the regular season was perfect timing for a run in 2012 that saw Nunez 17 years to become the youngest champion in the sports world, winning 10 of 14 races IMSA Lites Prototype the series, after he went to England as part of the American team to win the Walter Hayes Trophy, defeating the world's best racers in Formula Ford.
Lead in Grand Am Rolex 51 at Daytona 24 is the ideal medium for Nunez to start 2013 season in the competition.
The boy went to Florida to go karting on a round-the-clock endurance race pro-am in just six years. He then took three weeks to spend a good entertainment pro-am at the Rolex 24 internationally renowned competition leading professional participation in which is the top of the career of many drivers.
Nunez not only carried out in one of the most prestigious endurance events in the world, has a tower plant. It was recorded by Mazda North American motorsports competition director John Doonan to co-direct a new company entries GX, the SKYACTIV-D diesel Mazda6.
Nunez spoke as he arrived, leaving Mazda in the garage at Daytona International Speedway during the Roar Before the Rolex 24.
"When I was in England during the race for the U.S. team, John Doonan from Mazda finished at Brands Hatch watching the race," said Núñez. "I realized ... one of my best, not as good as Silverstone, however, but he saw me win races and two heat he saw me go through the Prototype Lites championship together and saw that I was very good and we were very well connected. He asked me if I wanted to drive at 24, then ... How could I refuse such an offer? '
It's hard to explain how this is a huge accomplishment for the young Nunez. At 17, he was chosen to lead one of the three most important endurance race in North America, and lead a team to the factory. Nunez will be driving one of three Mazda6 went into partnership with Rolex SpeedSource Racing, who won a championship in the Rolex GT Mazda RX8, Mazda is synonymous SpeedSource road race victory.
The magnitude of the step size above is not lost for the young driver. "Just look at the past, RX8, and be able to start a new development with the new clean diesel Mazda6 SKYACTIV is an honor. This is my debut in a professional event, so it's only a big deal around. No words can describe what I feel right now, "he said.
So if the youngest world champion sporting look to the future with SpeedSource and Mazda? Hard to say. The agreement Rolex was an isolated case, but there may be seats available during the series of Replica Rolex sports car regular season.
"Let's see if anything happens to the team, I did not turn it off. Simply work with the guys this weekend until today I stuck with them and so I would like to work for them in the future."
However, his first desire was stronger and the race of the American Le Mans Series and Le Mans, finally. After winning the title IMSA Lites Performance Tech Motorsports, the teenager hopes quickly set foot car LMPC team.
"I'm always open to sign the contract LMPC," he said. "That's what I wanted to do from the beginning., But I can not refuse such an offer.'s An honor. Lets see what happens in the coming months there .... All the doors are always open. Lets see."
Anyway eventually lead, in 2013, one thing is certain: Tristan Nunez will drive as fast as he can go.
The 51 Grand-Am Rolex 24 at Daytona starts at 15:30 Saturday, January 26 and took the checkered flag Sunday afternoon. Tickets are available through the Grand-Am.com.
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