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Oct-07-2019
PETROPERU sponsors Caminos del Inca
State oil company participated in the launch of the most important automobile race in the country.
PETROPERU presented the drivers Fernanda Kanno, Alonso Carrillo, Álvaro Silva and Renzo Lercari, who will wear the colors of the state oil company in the 49th edition of Caminos del Inca (CDI), the most important automobile race in the country; which is sponsored by the Company for more than two decades.
The CDI launch conference was chaired by the president of the Peruvian Automobile Club, Luis Alayza de Lozada and was attended by the Commercial Manager of PETROPERU, Arturo Vargas Romero. They were accompanied by Juan Diego Alegría, Director of the test; Rubén Echave, President of the Peruvian Federation of Car Sports; José Bragayrag, director of the newspaper El Bocón; Juan Carlos Ortecho, Sports Editor of the RPP; among other personalities of this sport.
Arturo Vargas Romero
Commercial Management
In his speech, Vargas Romero said the state oil company "supports carriers, entrepreneurs in the Peruvian automotive industry who are present and support this competition." He also announced that “this year we will be part of the effort and dreams of our pilots Alonso Carrillo and Fernanda Kanno, who was the first Peruvian woman who participated in the Dakar Rally 2018 and showed that dreams come true; Álvaro Silva, who debuted in Caminos del Inca in 2013 and has won triumphs in the Trucks category in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018, while in 2016 he took third place in the general category; and Renzo Lercari, an experienced driver who is linked to automotive sports and also to the world of fuels, which this year is committed to obtaining the podium. ”
The 46 registered runners will cross eight regions of Peru, during a journey of more than 3,000 kilometers. The routes of Lima, Junín, Huancavelica, Ayacucho, Apurímac, Cusco, Arequipa and Ica will be covered. It should be noted that PETROPERU has an affiliated network of more than 640 service stations nationwide, which allows fuels of the best quality to be supplied to the entire Peruvian territory.
The event, organized by the Peruvian Automobile Club (ACP), will take place from October 12 to 20 and will be named Ive Bromberg Dubreuil, in homage to the well-known racing driver, who died earlier this year. This was announced by the president of the ACP, Luis Alayza, who welcomed the support that PETROPERU has provided for decades to this sport.
More information on what this emblematic national car race will be at:
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