MANILA, Philippines - Philippine karting goes a step higher with the staging of the 2009 Philippine KF2 and KF3 Series Feb. 22 at the Carmona Circuit Philippines.
The eight-round, four-leg event is geared at further developing and training the country’s young talented karters by making them more adept with more powerful engines in the KF2 and KF3 races which are fast becoming a top favorite in international competitions, particularly in Europe.
Stefano Marcelo’s feat as the first Filipino directly acquired by world-renowned factory team TonyKart further convinced RP Motorsports godfather Johnny Tan that Filipinos have great potentials of making it in the international scene.
“The 2009 Philippine KF2 and KF3 Series is the next best avenue for our young talented Filipino karters to elevate their game a step higher and eventually mold them into world caliber drivers. It’s a big investment, but definitely it’s worth it because Filipino drivers are now going places,” explained Tan.
The KF3 class, which runs on 24-hp, 125-cc. engines, is open to karters aged 12-15 years old as of Jan. 1, 2009 while the KF2 division, which will be parading faster engines running on 32 horsepowers and 15,000 rpms, is open to all karters who are at least 15 years old at the start of the year.
Seven Filipino karters have initially confirmed their participation in the event where they will be facing five Japanese karters from Kuwayama Racing Team and two Indonesians - ace junior karter Senna Sulaiman Noor and Andhika Sasabone who will be competing in the KF3 class.