TRS-Ford Focus rules RP autocross kickoff

MANILA, Philippines - The Tuason Racing School-Ford Focus team scored another impressive performance when it bagged a championship trophy, a runner-up and a third place finish recently in the kickoff of the Philippine Autocross Championship Series (Luzon leg) at the Clark Expo Open Parking.

New recruits Bjorn Ongtiabok and Stefan Wolf and stalwart Ike Tuason delivered the podium finishes for the TRS-Ford Focus team sponsored by Goodyear, Ford Racing, Aguila Autoglass, Fremuff, SpeedLab, Unichip, K&N, H&R, Starbright Bodykits, Rota, OMP, Dupont, Philippine Auto Club, C! Magazine and Business World.

It was a big feat for the TRS-Ford Focus team going up against a tough field of 152 participants in the event that further proved the Ford Focus can outshine racing performance cars like the Honda Civics, Toyota Corollas and others.

Ongtiabok and Tuason made it a 1-2 finish in the Experienced Stock class. Ongtiabok emerged the champion after clocking 54.57 seconds while Tuason took runner-up honors in 54.90 seconds.

Wolf, on the other hand, marked his big debut in autocross by clinching third place in the Novice Stock in 53.52 seconds.

Completing the TRS-Ford Focus team were Jeremy San Diego, Veli-Matti Kaikkonen and Gerald Garcia in the Novice Stock and John Tyrel Esguerra in the Experienced Stock.