A Story Of Amateur Alfa Romeo Racing Four Decades In The Making
In 1974, Mauricio was a younger man than he is now. More accurately, he was just a kid in the mid-‘70s, and his primary mode of transportation involved a simple bicycle and the streets in the immediate vicinity of his home. Out on his bike one day, Mauricio spotted a then-modern Alfa Romeo crossing the street a few blocks away. The car was a GT 1300 Junior, and Mauricio was in awe. He followed it home that day, discovering to his happy surprise that the car belonged to a man that lived close enough to be considered a neighbor. That Alfa cemented in Mauricio a passion for the brand, and for sports cars in general, that would stay with him ever since. If the fact that such a car lived so close by was a surprise, he would be in for a much bigger one involving the very same car 40 years later.
I had a brief chat with Mauricio to hear the story in his own words. He now campaigns the Alfa in vintage racing series like the San Diego, and enjoys the part of the season held at the Autodromo de Tocancipa especially so. After watching his participation in the series and on this track in particular this year, I was finally able to catch up to him and talk about how it all came to be…
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