Toyota Vios cup revs up on Subic track

With the mountains and the sea as an enchanting backdrop, 47 amateur racers battled it out for podium honors in the fourth and final leg of the 2015 Toyota Vios Cup at the tarmac of the Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA) here on Sunday.

The much-awaited showdown brought the racers and winners in the previous three legs for deciding matches in the promotional, sporting and celebrity classes.

Thousands of racing fans crowded the makeshift galleries set up in front of the SBIA terminal, as the drivers gunned for official practice and qualifiers on Saturday, and for the official races the next day.

The action on the tarmac revved up on Sunday when Race 7 of the sporting class fired off at half past noon. It was immediately followed by Race 7 of the promotional/celebrity class at 1:50 p.m., with fans rooting for celebrity drivers like actors Derek Ramsay and Jasmine Smith-Curtis, DJ and TV personality Sam YG and model-actress-news caster Phoemela Baranda.

In the final race for the sporting class, actor-racer Dominic Ochoa (No. 25) took the lead in the first few laps until a detached rear bumper snagged a wheel, sending him weaving crazily at the track during a crucial turn. That cost Ochoa precious seconds, and Toyota Avenue teammate Allan Uy (No. 26), who was waiting on the wings, immediately capitalized to take the first spot.

The finals for the promotional/celebrity class saw Sam YG (No. 6) taking off at a fast clip and not looking back until the last lap.

The awarding rites began at nightfall after the celebrity drivers gave some time for fans—signing autographs and posing for group selfies. The provisional results had Sam YG on top of the celebrity class by taking both Race 7 and Race 8. He was also named the Best Male Celebrity Driver.

Baranda and sports-show host Jinno Rufino, meanwhile, took turns at the second and third places: Rufino placing second and Baranda third in Race 7 and exchanging positions in Race 8.

Baranda also snagged the Best Female Celebrity Driver title, while Ramsay received the Most Improved Celebrity Driver award.

In the sporting class, Allay Uy was declared champion and won P75,000. He was named Driver of the Day.

Toyota Motors Philippines head Michinobo Sugata, who also joined the races, was on hand to award the prizes, along with representatives of sponsors Bridgestone and Rota and supporters Motul, TRD, Brembo, Denso, AVT, OMP and Tuason Racing. (Henry Empeño, BusinessMirror)

PHOTOS:

[1] Racers burn rubber at the SBIA tarmac.

[2]After the exciting action at the tarmac of the Subic Bay International Airport, the participants whoop it up during the awards ceremony.

Image Credits: Henry Empeño

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Vios Cup 2 drivers rev up for Subic final clash

The Vios Cup Season 2 gears up for an explosive finish with 50 racers all primed up for the final leg of the track-hopping circuit on Nov. 28-29 at the Subic Bay International Airport.

Eight celebrity racers will join the 42 individual drivers battling it out for top honors in the Sporting, Promotional and Celebrity class categories of the event put up by Toyota Motor Philippines.

The official qualifying race is set from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. with the Toyota Car Club Track Day from 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. and the race proper from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. The awards rites will start at 6 p.m.

“This final race in Subic will be the widest and longest out-of-circuit track that the Vios Cup will ever see. Creating a racetrack at the famed Subic Bay International Airport definitely puts an edge to this motorsports event,” said Toyota Motor Philippines president Michinoby Sugata. “I personally look forward to this fourth and final leg because aside from it being an all-new track which will really bring out the best in our racers, we now have a total of 50 racers present making this undeniably more exciting.”

Motorsports fans and spectators will also be treated to waku-doki experience and a day-long show driving prowess from celebrity racing pioneers, including reigning Vios Cup champion DJ Sam YG, Phoemela Baranda, Derek Ramsey, and Jasmine Curtis.

The 2015 Vios Cup is held in partnership with Bridgestone and Rota, supported by Motul, TRD, Brembo, Denso, AVT, OMP and Tuason Racing. (Philippine Star)

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