Autódromo Santiago "Yaco" Guarnieri

The Autódromo Santiago "Yaco" Guarnieri, is a circuit of motor sports competitions, located on the outskirts of the city of Resistencia, Province of Chaco, Argentina. The same circuit is 2695 meters which is generally used for travel clockwise for all skills developed there.

The circuit is located in the northern part of the City of Resistance, 1 kilometer from the intersection of National Route 16 with National Route 11. Due to its strategic location, close to the city of Corrientes and the side of the road to cities Formosa (Route 11) and President Roque Saenz Peña (Route 16), is regarded nationally as the Autódromo Regional del Nordeste (Northeast Regional Speedway). Currently, this racetrack receives national categories as the TC 2000, the Top Race or Championship Argentine Championship. In 2005, he had the opportunity to host the 4000 Argentine national category Tourism, which has similar performance cars of the "Turismo Carretera" category is barred from visiting this race track because of its short mileage and your drawing, considered by many as very grip.

However, one of its weaknesses is the terrain on which it is located, which was the center of many reviews, because it is located in a swampy area, which is hit by floods on rainy days. So much so that facilities remain under water circuit, preventing the normal development of the activities. An example of this was the suspension of the date 13 of the Top Race Championship 2009, because of the heavy rainfall on Friday and water logging of hits the racetrack

In mid-2009, was introduced a project extension and widening of the road course, which is studied to this day, in order to receive the most important categories of national motorsport. From factibilizarse this work, the Autódromo Santiago Iacchus Guarnieri, happen to possess four different paths mileage, being the greatest of all of approximately 4659 meters.

History
In the mid '70s, a group of enthusiastic fans of motorsports, created the first representative body of motor sport Chaco: Chaco Automoto Club. Through this entity, this group of fans begins carving the idea to create a dedicated circuit for the Province and the Region, with the idea of being able to prepare its first national representatives and also to receive in this way the main categories of motor sport in the country. Finally, the idea took shape, thanks to the intervention of the Provincial Government, through their full trust agency: Chaco Lottery. So in 1974, end up being opened "Northeast Regional Speedway" which would take a few years later the name of "James 'Iacchus' Guarnieri" one of the most prominent figures Chaco motor sports nationwide.

The baptism of the "Yaco" nationwide, took place in 1980, when on July 14 of that year, was presented for the first time one of the most important categories of national motorsport: The TC 2000. At that time, the race was won by the rider Jorge Omar Del Rio, who ultimately end up devoting champion that year.

Over the years, other categories were participants in this scenario, as Mechanical Argentina Formula 1, Formula 3 South American or Argentine Championship Championship. At the same time, began to develop the first zonal motorsports activities, organized by the Federation of Automobile Chaco, nucleating entity that was created to Chaco Automoto Club with other institutions in the interior province. Among the many figures that were presented in these categories began to emerge of who would be today's most important racing pilot Chaco: Juan Manuel Silva, Formula Renault champion Argentina (1993), TC 2000 (1999) and Turismo Carretera (2005).

However, not all were good for this race track, because conflicts were also part of its history. The most memorable were the Chaco conflict Automoto maintained by the Club, the Automobile Club of Argentina in 1996 and Chaco Automobile Federation in 2004. In the first, the provincial agency refused to comply with some observations made by the national body, to improve the safety of the circuit, which is why the Chaco remained for six years without being able to see again racing class. While in the second, the regulator had received hands racetrack as Chaco Lottery loan for 30 years. Having expired the same, CHAC authorities sought to regain the same, they answer Lottery negative, intended to deliver to the Federation Chaco, so you end up creating another conflict that would leave the Chaco without racing.

Fortunately, all these facts were overcome, being also enlarged the auto schedule the path with the arrival of the category Top Race and Tourism Argentine 4000, which would enhance the level of quality of this road course. Currently, its administration is borne by Chaco Lottery, being under study the possibility of extending the circuit, in order to receive greater potential categories such as the Turismo Carretera.