Title races mark end of racing season

MANILA, Philippines - Three championship races – 2010 Yokohama Philippine Grand Touring (GT) Championships, 2010 Philippine Underbone King Championship and the 2010 Enersel Forte Philippine Superbikes Championship Series – provide a fitting climax to the 2010 Motorsports Racing Season Grand Finale this weekend at the Clark International Speedway.

Defending champion Maico Buncio of YRS-Elf Moto Oil-Yamaha Racing is set to go all out to gain a four-peat feat in the 2010 Enersel Forte Philippine Superbikes Championship Series. Buncio paces the field with a 244-point total, 42 points ahead of Glenn Aguilar of Enersel Forte-Ducati Racing.

Dashi Watanabe and former 10-time Superbikes champ Jolet Jao are in third and fourth places with 182 and 112 points, respectively.

Aguilar is keen on bagging the Motard Expert crown where he holds a perfect season score of 250 points against Enersel Forte-Ducati Racing teammate Toti Alberto, Allan Suansing and Mario Nino Garcia.

Watanabe, on the other hand, also eyes the Superbikes Intermediate plum with 222 points against John Defensor, Mario Nino Garcia and Raniel Resuello.

Gunning for the other titles in the event sponsored by Enersel Forte, Pagcor Sports, MTRT, Aeromed, Inside Racing Magazine and Stoplight TV are Dennis Fajardo in the Superbikes Novice, Inigo Bilbao in the Superbikes Beginners and the Motard Novice, Nikky Roman in the 400cc Novice, and Aries Padiernos in the 400cc Unlimited.

Also on tap is the 2010 Philippine Underbone King Championship sponsored by MTRT and Pagcor Sports and supported by Enercel Forte, Aeromed, Stoplight TV and Inside Racing Magazine where former champ Jaime Barcial seeks his second career Underbone King title up against Buncio and Suzuki riders Johnlery Enriquez and Paul Mark Doblada.

The other events are the 2010 Vitz Cup, the Honda Beat Cup Race, the booth displays, and the acoustic band show courtesy of Honda Phil. Inc. set Saturday night starting at 7 p.m.

Also favored are Marvin Mangulabnan in the 115cc Superstock, Maico Buncio in the 115cc Open, Ivan Santiago in the MTRT 180cc Automatic Scooter, and Ralph Kenneth Torres in the MTRT 160cc Automatic Scooter.