Monday, 13 May 2013 09:40
2013 GT-Radial Circuit Showdown Leg 3: Rafael La 'O makes it a hat trick
Photos by Veans Saint
The 2013 GT-Radial Circuit Showdown returned to the Batagas Racing Circuit (BRC) last May 4 to host Leg 3 in this year's championship. And now that they're well into the eight-race season, it's easy to predict which drivers will end up fighting for the title by the year's end.
Circuit Showdown managed to achieve a great turnout in this leg despite clashing with the Lotus F1-Manila Speed Show that happened on the same weekend. As a matter of fact, we counted around 100 entries in the Grid and Time Trial race combined.
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Wednesday, 27 March 2013 14:26
2013 Circuit Showdown Leg 1: Tanseco untouchable in his R35 GTR
Photos by Lester Shih
The country's fastest-growing trackday event kicked off its 2013 season last March 2, 2013 at the Batangas Racing Circuit (BRC). Over 120 registered racers joined the first leg of Circuit Showdown, making it one of the biggest turnout in the series' history. The weather might be scorching hot, but at least the track was dry throughout the day.
The usual suspects were once again topping the time sheets. Nino Garcia returns with his Subaru Impreza STI as well as Rafael LaO with his lime green Honda Civic EK hatchback. Meanwhile, Joby Tanseco has a new toy to play with this year. Replacing his exotic Lamborghini Gallardo is a tuned Nissan R35 GTR. The blazing Carlos Anton and his green Mark Young Racing Honda CRX, however, was a no-show in this leg.
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Circuit
Friday, 22 February 2013 09:48
TRS now accepting enrollees for their 1-day Basic Circuit Racing Class
Want to learn how to race cars the right way? Here's your chance. Tuason Racing School (TRS) is once again accepting enrollees for their 1-day Basic Circuit Racing Class this coming April. They'll teach you the basics on threshold braking, downshifting, racing line, and track lapping under the guidance of none-other-than multi-titled racing champion, JP Tuason.
All you need to have is a valid driver's license, ability to drive a manual transmission car, and P18,000 for the course fee. But for those who are underage and have no license, TRS is willing to make an exception. Just get a written consent and certification from either a parent or guardian stating that the enrollee knows how to drive.
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Wednesday, 26 September 2012 08:41
Bridgestone Cup Round 1: Pushing the Potenza S001 to the limit
Words by Ronnie Trinidad | Photos by Christopher Kho
The Potenza S001 is currently Bridgestone's flagship high performance sports driving tire. Designed to provide optimum grip in both wet and dry conditions, improved traction and braking performance, and quiet high speed cruising, this makes it the perfect choice for some the world's fastest supercars. It's the same factory-fitted tires on the Ferrari 458 Italia, Aston Martin Rapide, and the Lexus LF-A. But that doesn't mean we need to buy a supercar just to experience the Potenza S001.
Philippine Allied Enterprises Corp. (PAEC), Bridgestone Tires' official distributor in the country, recently launched the Bridgestone Cup - a three part invitational race series where we put their best tires to the test, in terms of track performance, off road abilities, and fuel economy savings.
The first round was a performance challenge held at the Batangas Racing Circuit (BRC) last August. Organized by Tuason Racing School (TRS), it was the perfect chance for us to push their new Potenza S001 to the limits even if we can't afford a supercar. And what best way to do so than in a brand new Toyota 86 and BMW 118d Sport Line.
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Circuit
Tuesday, 18 September 2012 08:13
2012 Circuit Showdown Leg 7: Nino Garcia back on top
Blessed with perfect weather, the 7th leg of the 2012 GT Radial Circuit Showdown was held last September 1, 2012 at the Batangas Racing Circuit (BRC). And because this is the second to the last leg before this season comes to an end, over 80 entrants took to the tracks to keep their championship hopes alive.
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Wednesday, 25 July 2012 12:32
2012 Circuit Showdown Leg 5: Marcelo breaks Anton’s reign
With over 60 entrants for the Time Trial event and 25 cars in the main Grid Race hailing from as far as Cebu and Davao City, the fifth leg of the 2012 GT Radial - Circuit Showdown kicked off last July 7, 2012 at the Batangas Racing Circuit (BRC). Once again, all eyes were on Carlos Anton who was aiming for his fifth consecutive win in the Time Trial Open Class. But, series newcomer Stephano Marcelo in his Mitsubishi EVO VII rose up to the challenge and broke Anton's reign.
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Friday, 25 May 2012 02:01
2012 Circuit Showdown Leg 3: Anton untouchable, Garcia back-to-back win
Familiar faces were once again topping the time sheets at the 3rd leg of the GT Radial - Circuit Showdown 2012. Held at the Batangas Racing Circuit (BRC) last May 5, Nino Garcia took his second win of the season in Grid A while Carlos Anton makes it three in row in Bracket A. The 91 entrants in the Time Trial and Grid race also had to contend with mixed weather conditions, making driving on the limit even more challenging. Adding to the excitement were the several supercars that competed in the Time Trial event, which made the show even better for the spectators.
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Thursday, 15 March 2012 14:54
2012 Circuit Showdown Leg 1: Mantolino tops Grid A, Anton the fastest
Circuit Showdown, the Philippines' largest motorsports gathering, officially kicked off the 2012 season with its first leg at the Batangas Racing Circuit (BRC), last March 3, 2012. Sponsored by GT Radial, over 70 entrants competed in the Time Trial event, while 25 cars went head-to-head for the feature Grid race, with participants coming from as far as Cebu and Davao. There were even a few supercars in attendance, a yellow Ferrari F430 Scuderia and a white Lamborghini Gallardo, that competed in the Time Trails and hyped up the excitement.
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Saturday, 18 February 2012 08:50
2011 TRS Cup Leg 3: Horrigan crowned champion! (w/ video)
Words and photos by Christopher Kho | Video by Jade Lu
With a mere one point lead against closest-rival Bobby Horrigan, it was all or nothing for championship leader Charlie Cojuanco during the third and final leg of the 2011 TRS Cup powered by the Ford Fiesta last January 29, 2012 at the Batangas Racing Circuit. The race weekend also saw some new faces lining up on the grid: Mike Lagman was in the MCGP Fiesta vacated by Benjo Bernabe, while Korean Mickey Kim drove his brand-spanking new Team Auto Access Fiesta.
Things were looking good from the very beginning for Bobby Horrigan, having qualified for pole position with a lap time of 2:07.799. Mickey Kim also surprised spectators on his debut outing, qualifying in second. Conjuanco, on the other hand, had a lot of ground to make up in the race with his 2:09.250 lap, which was only good enough for fifth place.
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 11:03
AAP publishes comprehensive 2012 Philippine motorsports calendar
The Automobile Association Philippines (AAP), the country's motorsports authority, has just published the complete Philippine motorsports calendar for 2012 covering almost anything and everything on four wheels. Under its affiliated clubs, AAP sanctions all motorsport competitions in six disciplines: circuit racing, karting, slalom, car rally, rally cross, and 4WD off-rod racing.
Big races in store for this year are the Philippine GT, Philippine Touring Car Championship (PTCC), RMSC's National Slalom Series, Hillclimb Series, RallyEKross, National Karting Series, and Asian Karting Open Championship (AKOC). These championshipo will visit the country's premier race tracks such as the Clark International Speedway (CIS), Batangas Racing Circuit (BRC), and Carmona Race Track (CRT).
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