Motorcycle sports make Phl Nat’l Games anew

MANILA, Philippines - The POC-PSC Philippine National Games unfolds Friday in various venues in the metropolis with 40 sports to be disputed, including motorcycle sports featuring the road race the motocross events.

The National Motorcycle Sports and Safety Association will again stage the on-road and off-road events on May 26 at the Marikina City Hall Parking area with the off-road event (motocross races) set on June 1 at the Speedworld MX Circuit in SM Bicutan, Parañaque City.

The motocross races will serve as the final tune-up for the members of the national motocross team seeing action in Round 2 of the 2013 Asian Motocross Supercross Championship (AMSC) on June 6-8 in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. 

The nine-day meet will formally open with the traditional parade of athletes at 5 p.m. on Friday at Rizal Memorial track and field oval/football stadium.

Motorcycle sports’ entry into the PNG started with a road race event organized by NAMSSA during the games’ maiden season in Negros Occidental in 2011. Motocross was added to the motorcycle sports events the following year.