The mayor of Ilopango, José Chicas, reported on networks that in a few days the municipality will receive Sebastian Melrose, a Salvadoran racing driver with a long history in international races.
Melrose has participated in competitions in England, Scotland and Germany; He has earned many awards such as SMRC Single Seater Young Driver in 2016, David Leslie Trophy in 2017 and has been ranked among the first places in competitions from 2018 to the present year.
In 2022, Sebastian joined the Bitcoin Racing team who had expressed interest in fielding a Salvadoran driver in the 2022 Nankang Tire Cup Championship, organized by the British Racing and Sports Car Club. In April 2022, Bitcoin Racing received authorization to use the El Salvador flag on 4 cars during the Championship to promote Bitcoin and the country as a tourist destination. The last race of the Championship took place on October 16 at the Silverstone circuit, one of the most important in the United Kingdom, where the team obtained second place.
Recently, he participated in the fourth season of the British-American reality show “Too Hot to Handle” released in December 2022 on Netflix, coming in second in the contest along with Kayla Richart.