September 11, a day that seems merciless with the tragedy, if any fucking day because you could go to many parts of the world and the name this time one comes up with a negative fact. Uruguay is no exception, a day like today but 10 years ago was a great sport, Gonzalo Rodriguez left with the illusion of a country to reach the highest category, but overall it was a person with a if he had won the affection of a nation.
Gonzalo had arrived in Europe in 1992, racing in Formula Ford English (category kick to run in cars of this type) and based on sacrifice and talent (he swept workshops and make a driver in the Rally of Spain to finance his rise) climbed more up to Formula 3000 (current GP2), the category threshold of Formula 1 in 1997. In 1998 came the Astromega or Benetton Junior Team (Current Renault F1), starting to show up at the large national audience after winning in motorsport as 2 cathedrals Spa (Belgium) and Nürburgring (Germany) and end 3 rd in the championship after Juan Pablo Montoya and Nick Heidfeld (2 pilots who raced in F1).
1999 was a year of hope, 3 rd season in the F3000 and ready to go to the assault of the title. The season was Nick Heidfeld as the absolute leader of the tournament and came Gonchi 2 °, leading to Monaco. On the streets of the principality managed to place one-time our flag high, winning the legendary race on the streets of Monte Carlo and so getting the chance to run some races in the CART Penske. He was invited to run in Detroit, a street that is in the midst of a public park (from nice layout, very fast and wide) making creditable 14 th place and getting the chance to race at Laguna Seca.
passed 10 years and still remember clarito the late afternoon of Saturday. I was 9 years old, was fairly small, but the sport was my passion and one of my favorite racing. ESPN The signal was the American category CART (Tournament competition racing toward him to Formula 1) and for me it was a pleasure to see these cars at over 300 km / h hand in hand. Also had the incentive of being able to watch my idol running knowing that 14 th in Detroit had been a great result for a rookie and waiting to see well up in Laguna Seca and that runs on the best team, Team Penske.
SportsCenter I remember looking in the night and saw that Gonzalez had suffered an accident and that he had been brave. The circuit has an increase in speed that ends in an "S", the grueling Corkscrew. In the classification Gonzalo arrived at high speed cornering and the brakes fail was given against the weak defenses of the curve, going around in the air and ending turned on and off track. The next day I woke up with the worst outcome, see the cover of the newspaper, reflecting the crash told of the death of Gonzalo. I can not explain how bad I felt at that time, had no consolation.
The news was widely disseminated in the national press and the course of his coffin to the cemetery showed Gonchi had put the Uruguayans in the heart, beyond the People do not follow racing, I knew it was a great guy and he was leaving the country well-represented.
passed 10 years but still alive his memory, as being, in their values, in that eternal smile on his face that led to winning the hearts of his teammates, rivals and a whole country. But especially in the phrase immortalized and showed with every action you take to get to Formula 1 and Uruguay put the name up high (which is one of my mottos in life and that leads me to now be "the stick" Monday to Sunday trying to get my dream of being a journalist): "FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS."
For all that you taught us, our hopes and the joys you gave us, but you were not personally met you one of the greatest athletes I saw a big man but above all an example to follow, thanks Gonchi, will live forever in the memory of all those behind the wheel (real or virtual, as in my case) or a goal seek the name of Uruguay is known to 4 winds or seek glory.
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