31-man NAMSSA team vies in Asia Supercross

MANILA, Philippines - A record 31-man NAMSSA Philippine motocross team will be attending the third leg of the 2011 FIM Asia Supercross Championships scheduled on July 15-16 in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.

The riders from the NAMSSA Philippine motocross team will dispute titles in the MX2 and MX85 against top riders from Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Mongolia, India, Sri Lanka, Iran, Australia, and Singapore.

The NAMSSA Philippine motocross Team competing in the FIM Asia Supercross Championship is the brainchild of the HRH Agong Mizan Zainal Abidin, the reigning King of Malaysia and NAMSSA president Macky Carapiet who concurrently heads FIM Asia, the continental union and Asian body of the FIM.

“We are grateful to HRH King Mizan for agreeing to host this momentous motorcycle sport event in Kuala Terengganu,” said Carapiet. “We believe that this event could serve as a catalyst for bigger things for Asian motorcycle sports in the near future and possible bilateral sports agreements between Malaysia and the Philippines,” he added.

The races will be covered by a UK-based television production outfit and telecast to a potential 500 million global audience over the ESPN and Star Sports networks. The Philippine contingent is the biggest ever national delegation to take part in an international motorcycle sports event held abroad since 2005.

The Philippine motocross team will be fielding Kenneth San Andres, Jolet Jao, siblings Migi and Miko Tolentino, Chadwick Garcia, Jean Erick Mitra, Zeraj Omar Aman, Cheaster Hinayo, Mark Anthony Gonzales, Norman Moreno and Abdulsamie Kallahal in the MX2 division. Brothers Ralph and Christian Ramento, Radzie Kallahal, Mark Reggie Flores and Gabriel Symon Macaso will be carrying the tri-color in the MX85 category.

NAMSSA is duly recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) as the national sporting authority for motorcycle sports in the Philippines and is the sole local federation affiliated with the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), the world governing body for motorcycle sports The NAMSSA Philippine motocross team is also supported by Partas Transportation Company, Inc. and Ilocos Sur Governor Luis “Chavit” Singson and TV Director of ABS-CBNs Showtime and NAMSSA consultant Bobet Vidanes.

For more information on the FIM Asia Kuala Terengganu Supercross Championship and other NAMSSA events and activities, please visit www.namssa.org.