By GABRIEL GONZALEZ
Herald-Argus Staff Writer
La PORTE — Though it has been a bumpy ride, tunnel boat racer Ruben Ascencio is now looking to experience smooth sailing in and out of the water.
Ascencio is participating in the 2nd annual Maple City Grand Prix this weekend in La Porte and even though he has multiple sclerosis, he will be persevering to finish first.
He heard about the Maple Grand Prix from other drivers who were at last year’s event.
“They all said the fans were great and it was a lot of fun,” said Ascencio.
It was over the course of many years before Ascencio was officially diagnosed. He said the doctors would diagnose him with inner ear syndrome when he had vertigo and carpal tunnel when his hands tingled.
He said the first symptoms started when he was 16 and became dormant before resurfacing in college and then frequently as he grew older and became a husband and father.
