Champions of the Future kicks off Sunday

MANILA, Philippines - After the series of karting clinics, qualified young racing wannabes plunge into actual competition as the three-leg 2012 Castrol Champions of the Future Series kicks off Sunday at the Carmona Racetrack.

Seven new faces chosen from this year’s five karting clinics and five cadet expert karters from last year’s pioneer batch of Castrol Champions of the Future discoveries will initially see action to dispute the titles at stake.

Seven-year-old Bobby Redpath, son of champion GT driver Sean Redpath, leads the cast of fresh young potentials that includes eight-year-old Jelly Ann Knapp, 12-year-old Mark Tanlu, 11-year-old Julia delos Angeles, 10-year-old Jacob Paolo Ang, eight-year-old Eduardo Coseteng, and 10-year-old Julian Raymund Yu as they battle each other for the crown in the Novice division.

Last year’s COF products AT Tuason, Wills Casequin, Tiger Espino, Xedrei Dacuigan and Flynn Jackes complete the field as they clash for the crown in the Expert class.

Registration starts at 8 a.m. before these participants get the feel of the track during the open practice at 9. Qualifying time trials are set at 11 p.m. while the pre-final and final races are slated in the afternoon.

The winner of the said series will be given a scholarship package to run in the National Karting Series from AAP under the tutelage of multi-awarded race car drivers and champion makers JP and Mike Tuason.

The event is powered by Castrol, Tuason Racing School, AAP, BMW, AUTS Racing, Standard Insurance, PIKA, OMP, Industria, Lifeline Ambulance, Carmona Race Track, The Philippine Star, Hastravel.com, Kzone, 99.5 RT, Timezone.

Details: www.championsofthefutureph.com or TRS secretariat (Aileen Urgelles and Abi) at 820-4203.