The Queen City of the South was roused by a fun and electrifying vibe as it was caught right in the middle of the action-packed second staging of the Vios Cup season 2 held at the Toyota SRP Cebu Street Circuit at the South Road Properties.
The experience saw Cebuanos in a frenzy as local motorsports were driven into newer heights with 6 upcoming Cebuano racers made a total of 44 drivers in the one-make race event.
"The fun never stops. And it continues down south here in Cebu," Toyota Motor Philippines president Michinobu Sugata enthused.
"We're in a different street race course this time outside Luzon. And we have about more than 40 drivers. So expect more thrill and excitement," he adds.
And turbo-charged it was, as the race featured intense 12-lap races in two categories—the promotional and the sporting class.
With the usual number of heats in tow, race one for the sporting class witnessed pole-sitter Andres Calma consistently press and grab the heat with his classic 14:44.255 finish after 12 laps of blistering action. Coming in 7.921 seconds behind was local talent fifteen year-old Daniel Miranda with 14:52.176. Completing the podium was Bobbie Domingo with 14:59.717.
In the promotional class, Paolo Rodriguez snatched first place with a time of 16:14.458, followed by Oscar Suarez's 16:40.658 and the 16.38.094 time of Arthur De Jong in third.
Heat two, meanwhile, still belonged to Andres Calma, who evidently inherited the competitive genes of his father, basketball legend Hector Calma. He topped the promotional class with his impressive 19:24.764 finish. Still eagerly trailing his tail was Daniel Miranda with his 19:28.490 while settling in third place was last year's title contender Allan Uy with 19:34.748.
In the promotional class, consistently steering to top position was again Rodriguez with 15:53.176, while Steve Bicknell (15:53.888) and Ferdinand Dysico (15:55.448) finished second and third, respectively.
Hailed the best celebrity drivers were Sam YG (male) and Phoemela Baranda (female). One of the other sidelights of the fun-filled event was the opportunity to go on a shotgun ride with Drift King Keichi Tsuchiya.
The event was supported by Bridgestone and Rotam in association with Motul, TRD, Brembo, Super Shuttle, Roro Denso, AVT, OMP and Tuason Racing.Text and Photos contributed by: Ronald Delos Reyes
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