Tiu heads drag racefest

MANILA, Philippines - The 2014 Petronas Philippine Drag Racing Championship fires off tomorrow with defending champion Jonathan Tiu leading the big field vying for top honors in various divisions at the Clark International Speedway in Pampanga.

Tiu of JCT-Blanche Racing leads some 120 drivers slugging it out for titles in the Quick 8, M&H Super Pro Class, M&H Pro, Yokohama Expert, Sportsman and the GT Radial Hotstreet classes.

The event serves as the kick off leg of a four-stage Northern series with another four-leg set at the Batangas Racing Circuit for the Southern series.

Also featured in the series, sanctioned by the Automobile Association Philippines and sponsored by Petronas, M&H Tires and media partner Racing Beat at Wave 89.1, are the American V8 muscle cars of Angeles City Hot Rod Association (AHRA)-Garage Power led by former US servicemen John Ryzia, Steve Caldwell, Christopher Sheaves and 2012 M&H Super Pro champ William Hand.