Daniel Dobitsch has finished his fourth season in the ADAC GT Masters but perhaps one of his greatest motorsport adventures ever now lies ahead of him. The Audi driver will contest the legendary Carrera Panamericana in Mexico along with his father (October 17th-23rd). The rally in Mexico originally formed part of the sports car world championship in the 1950s and was re-established a few years ago as a classic rally. Dobitsch will appear in Mexico as Team 90 along with his father Kurt. "My father celebrated his 60th birthday this year, and it was my 30th, so we decided to give ourselves a birthday present and join the Carrera rally, competing as Team 90," said the driver, who races with kfzteile24 APR Motorsport in the ADAC GT Masters.

The father-son team will field a thoroughbred American muscle car in Mexico, a classic Chevrolet Camaro. "We actually wanted to drive a Ford Mustang in the rally, but our team manager recommended that we drive a Camaro which was made eligible to start in the event for the first time just this year." The Camaro is painted dark blue. "As regards the design, we took our cues from the Sunoco Chevrolet Camaro that Mark Donohue once drove in America and adapted it to suit our partners. I'm pleased that our long-standing ADAC GT Masters sponsors kfzteile24 are on board for our Mexican adventure along with Hotel Castel and will be supporting us."

The Mexican adventure will last a fortnight for father and son Dobitsch. "We've got a total of seven days of driving in the rally. The distance covered is about 3,400 km, of which 700 to 800 kilometres are special stages." This is their rallying debut for father and son Dobitsch. "I'll be driving the Camaro, and my father will act as co-driver. For our first rally, we've got some tips from rally drivers and professional co-drivers regarding navigation and about producing pace notes."

The rally debut in Central America is a journey into the unknown for Dobitsch and his father, since neither of them has ever been to Mexico before: "Our goal is to have fun, and if we perhaps do well in the end, then that's an added bonus."