MANILA, Philippines - Red Diwa of Isabela Extreme conquered Clark Freeport’s extreme terrain in a show of strategy and precision driving to emerge overall champion in the 2012 Philippine Tough Truck Challenge XII and solidify his bid for the coveted Driver of the Year award.
Diwa, the 2009 Driver of the Year, submitted the fastest accumulated time in all three challenging tracks and captured the top plum of this flagship event organized by the National Association of Filipino Off-Roaders (NAsFOR) under new president Ramon To-ong.
Based on the tabulation using Casio timers, he clocked 20 minutes, 18.47 seconds to clinch the crown of the event serving as the culminating race of the 14-leg 2012 National 4x4 Extreme Series also supported by Makna Marketing, Motul, Dupont car paints, Fox Racing, the provincial government of Pampanga, Gerry’s Grill, Clark International Airport Corp., Air Asia, Laus Group of Companies, VHT112 LC House and LCA General Merchandising.
The event is presented by 199 Off-Road House and sponsored by Colt 45, RaceTech Suspensions, Profender Thailand, Maxxis Tires, Casio Pro-Trek (official timer), Ride Off-Road, TJM, Clark International Speedway, SMART Communications, Grantrail Cycles, Bilstein Shocks, Motolite, Frabelle Yummy Hotdogs, Air Asia and media partners Monster Radio RX 93.1, Autoindustriya.com and TV-5.
It was close battle for the title as he was just nearly a minute ahead of another strong contender and former Driver of the Year Roger Peyra of Bicol Offroad Club who chipped in 21:16.34 seconds for the runner-up trophy.
Boyie Doblada of Binangonan Rizal OffRoaders (BRO) claimed third place with 21:54.31.