Millet upsets older rivals in drag racing series kickoff

MANILA, Philippines - Arvin Jay Millet of TEMZ humbled his older, more experienced rivals and fashioned out a pair of upset victories in the kickoff leg of the 2013 Petronas Philippine Drag Racing Championship Southern Series at the Batangas Racing Circuit in Rosario, Batangas recently.

Millet, 20, turned back two ace drivers from the fancied JCT-Blanche Racing squad to capture both the M&H Pro and the Yokohama Expert crowns in the event sanctioned by the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP).

The Tarlac pride flashed superb riding skill and style to beat the early title contenders and post his second straight win in the M&H Pro, which holds the highest percentage in determining the coveted Drag Racing Driver of the Year plum.

Millet upstaged Rommel Dural of JCT-Blanche in the first round then turned back another JCT-Blanche Racing stalwart Jayson Ong.  The two figured in a double-breakout but Millet won the crown outright with a time of 12.099 seconds.

Mark Joseph Manalo of RSL Motorsports, who bounced back from the losers’ circle and beat defending champion Jonathan Tiu, also of JCT-Blanche Racing, settled for third after losing his semifinal match with Ong.

Millet further impressed fellow competitors and spectators with his near-impossible feat in the Yokohama Expert division of the event sponsored by Petronas, Yokohama, GT Radials, M&H Tires and media partner Racing Beat at Wave 89.1.

He was booted out early by Jonathan Young of JCT-Blanche Racing but worked his way up to win the wild card slot from the losers side and gain a crack at the crown against Young.

Millet then poured it all out in the final to defeat Young and clinch the Yokohama Expert crown with a time of 13.101 seconds.

Millet’s cousin, Jannery Millet lost to Young in the semis and ended up third.

For details, contact Batangas Racing Circuit c/o Nelson Gayola or Rodini Rivera at (632) 729-72 41-42, 729-5365 or fax 844-7766, Mobile # 0922 8858410 or like us on Facebook, www.facebook.com Batangas Racing Circuit.