Los Angeles, CA (January 29, 2010) – The West Coast was hit with heavy rain leading up to the first round of the Gatorz Challenge of Americas, but the weather would clear just in time for the start of the event.  13 year-old Raquel Martinez returned to Rotax competition after taking the last two years to focus on IKF, WKA, and CKI events.  With limited testing under her belt, she was looking forward to rebounding from a disappointing start of the 2010 season in Daytona.