Personal

Name:

Daniel Guirro Sala  

Age:

28  

Marital status:

Married  

Children:

None 

Occupation:

Quality Manager in a Chemical Industry 

Place of birth: 

Barcelona

Country or county where you live:

Catalonia, Spain 

Does your spouse / partner like rallying?

No  

Any other hobbies?

Sailing, traveling 

Your opinions

Favourite food:

Sushi 

Favourite drink:

Beer 

Favourite motorsport paper / magazine:

Rally XS 

Favourite film star:

Sean Connery 

Favourite holiday destination:

Bali 

Which TV sports programmes do you watch?

Motors TV 

Starting out

How did you start out?

Just to help a friend  

First driver you sat with:  

Alex Juaneda

First event:

Rally Sprint de St. Grau 1997 

Rallying background

Type of licence held:

Spanish Statal Licence 

Which motor club do you belong to?

Gamace Comp. 

Do you contribute towards your rallying?

No 

Have you ever driven on a rally?

Never 

Did you ever marshal on events?  When and where?

No 

How many events do you get to watch?  (e.g. per year)

10 per year 

How many rallies do you take part in?  (e.g. per year)

14 per year 

Have you competed abroad? Where and when?

Yes in France 

Rallye des Fenouilledes 2001

Your opinions (rallying)

Favourite rally car:

Peugeot 206 

Favourite rally driver:

Dani Sola 

Favourite rally co-driver:

Luis Moya

Favourite bit of road or forest:

La Trona ( Catalunya-Costa brava Rally) 

Do you prefer pace notes or map reading events?

Pace notes    

Things you dislike about rallying?

We do not have enough TV support 

Who do you think will win the World Rally Championship in 2003?

Marcus Gronholm again

Rallying history

Drivers you have sat with:

5 

Best driver you have ever sat with?  

Alex Juaneda 

Best result:

Winner of 2000 Catalonia’s Peugeot Challenge  

Worst result:

Several abandons due to mechanical reasons 

Championships contested:

3 Catalan Championship and 3 Spanish Championships 

Best Championship result:

Winner of 2000 Catalonia’s Peugeot Challenge

Best rally memory:

Rally de la Ceramica 2000 

Strangest incident on a rally:

A black horse in a night stage.  We avoided it! 

Biggest accident:

Criterium Bergueda 1999 

Achievements gained from rallying:

4^th Classified Catalan Championship 1998 , 1999

Winner of  Catalan Peugeot Challenge 2000

5^th classified Spanish Peugeot Supercup 2001

7^th  classified Spanish Peugeot Supercup 2002 

Your current performance

Your current driver(s) and events or Championships being contested in 2003 

Spanish Asphalt Championship

Spanish Ground Championship

How could you improve your ‘own’ current performance?

Maybe rallying abroad.  

How could you improve your current driver’s performance?

Working harder with our pace notes.  

If you had £50,000 to spend on rallying, what would you do?  

World Rally championship.

Your future in rallying

Where would you most like to compete (in the world): 

New Zealand

Which rally would you most like to compete in? 

New Zealand rally

Which driver(s) would you most like to co-drive for?

Dani Solà, Marcus Gronholm, Carlos Sainz  

Ambition in rallying for the future:

Rallying in the WR Championship 

The future of rallying

Which up-and-coming rally driver can you recommend?

Dani Solà  

Which up-and-coming rally co-driver can you recommend?

Myself p.e.  

What would be the best tip you could give to other co-drivers?

Look to the road as minimum as possible and relax yourself. 

Any other comments

 You could find me in www.alexjuaneda.com

More information in a few days. At the moment we are trying to get our British licenses.

Dani Guirro
4/2/03