Seven titles staked in road race finale

MANILA, Philippines - With the titles in seven of the series’ eight official categories still within reach by the leading contenders, road racing fans are in for an action-packed fifth and final round of the 2011 Repsol Road Race Championship (2011 Namssa Road Race Development Program) at the SM Sucat Supermall in Parañaque Sunday.

The Repsol Road Race Championship is organized by Sonic Boom Motorsports and sanctioned by the National Motorcycle Sports and Safety Association (NAMSSA), the national sporting authority for motorcycle sports in the Philippines.

The protagonists are expected to go flat out in their final bid for the National Underbone Rider of Year and Underbone Rookie of the Year titles.

The final leg of the Repsol Road Race Championship will also showcase Supermoto races that will decide the 2011 National Supermoto Rider of the Year who will represent the country in the 2012 FIM Asia Supermoto Championship, a continental motorcycle sport event that will stage one of its legs in the Philippines. The three categories for the Supermoto races are Open Production, Imported Enduro and Local Enduro.

The coming weekend will favor not only road racing enthusiasts but off-roaders as well.  

The series’ major sponsor is Gold Rush Distribution Corporation Philippines, the official distributor of Repsol Oil in the Philippines. The series is also supported by SM Sucat Supermall, the official venue of the five-leg street race series recognized by the Philippine Sports Commission.

On Saturday, December 3, NAMSSA will be staging Round 9 of the 2011 NAMSSA Motocross Development Program in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija. The motocross races will be part of the activities prepared by the City Government of Palayan City headed by Mayor Romeo Capinpin to celebrate their 46th Foundation Day.

As in years past, the motocross races are expected to draw hordes of motorcycle sports aficionados from Palayan’s  neighboring towns and provinces on raceday.  The motocross races will be spiced up by ATV (all terrain vehicle) and UTV (utility vehicle) races, off-road racing disciplines that have been a growing interest and following across the country in recent years.

The scheduled on-road and off-road events are all part of NAMSSA’s programs to promote and develop motorcycle sports and safety in the country in line with its mandate.  For other information regarding the Repsol Road Race Championship, the Mayor Romeo Capinpin –Palayan City Foundation Day Motocross Championship and other NAMSSA events and activities, log-on to www.namssa.org <http://www.namssa.org/>.