Oscar Raúl ''El Puma'' Aventín (born December 26, 1946, in Morón) is a retired

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from Argentina. He competed in the

Turismo Carretera Turismo Carretera (Road racing, lit., ''Road Touring'') is a popular stock car racing series in Argentina, and the oldest auto racing series still active in the world. The series is organized by Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. The ...

(TC) series together with his brother

Antonio Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

. After taking part in some zonal races, Aventín started racing in Turismo Carretera in 1977, first with his brother Antonio (''Tony''), who was TC Champion 1980–1981 at the wheel of a

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. Oscar was triple vice-champion from 1979 to 1982 and won eight races. As of 1983, he switched to a Ford, although he made brief comebacks in his Dodge until 1988. He clinched the 1991 and 1992 Championships at the wheel of a Ford Falcon. He announced his retirement in 1993, but returned from 1994 onwards driving for Dodge and then for

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. He officially retired from car racing in 1997 and became president of the ACTC board, over which he presided from 2002 to 2013. Oscar and Antonio are the only brothers who managed to emulate

Óscar Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer" ...

and Juan Gálvez as TC Champions. Oscar's son, Diego is an active Turismo Carretera driver.

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1946 births Sportspeople from Morón Partido Argentine racing drivers Turismo Carretera drivers TC 2000 Championship drivers Living people {{Argentina-autoracing-bio-stub