MGR Racing Moves to ASC Unlimited for 2007 Season

Phoenix, AZ, January 27, 2007. With just a few days before the 2007 season starts at PIR, Team MGR Racing is ready to start campaigning the #27 Ford Taurus in the newly created ASC Unlimited Class.

"The timing of this new class is great for us," says Manuel Gil del Real. "We had our engine building program focused on finishing the new 408 ci Ford engine that Michael Everett and I started building a few months back. Unfortunately, when Michael passed away after his long battle with cancer, he couldn't see it finished. I promised him that I would complete our project for him and race it as soon as it was built. With the help of Paul Duarte, the engine is now ready to run for the first time at PIR. What a great place to break it in since Michael and I had started our partnership at the same track twelve years ago!"

The "new" ASC will showcase the traditional crate-engine based ASC Class as well as the new ASC Unlimited Class, providing a great venue for all stockcar teams to bring their cars and race them in a competitive environment without the need to alter them to comply with any class rules.

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MGR Visits Spain in the Off Season

Phoenix, AZ, January 2, 2007. Manuel Gil del Real took advantage of the off season to spend the holidays in his native Spain with his family.

Of course, when racing is in your blood, you take any chance available to get back to it. And with the majority of Formula 1 teams testing in Spain during the Winter, Manuel stopped at Valencia's racetrack to check out how McLaren, Williams, Renault, and Toyota fine tune their machines for the 2007 F1 World Championship.

"I've been following Formula 1 since I was a little boy growing up in Spain... it's an amazing experience to see these cars evolve over the years and hear their engines rev up to around 20,000 rpm!!" says Gil del Real.

Fellow Spaniard and two time F1 Champion was on hand testing his new McLaren ride for the first time (see photo) and surely inspired Manuel Gil del Real with his precise driving technique.

Very much like Formula 1, ASC Racing is facing a few administrative changes that will take place with the start of the season at Phoenix International Raceway on February 3, 2007.

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