Daquigan celebrates birthday with back-to-back MORAC wins

MANILA, Philippines — Proving that he is one the country’s best young racers on two wheels, Team Sharp Philippines/Honda Philippines Inc.’s Alfonsi Rei Santos-Daquigan pulled off back-to-back wins in Round 5 of the 2022 Petron National Motorcycle Racing Championships’ (MORAC) SuperSport 155 category at the Batangas Racing Circuit right on his 13th birthday on Oct 2.

Coming off a similar romp in Round 4, Daquigan emerged overall back-to-back champion of Races 1 and 2 with impressive wins over runner-up Joseph Dominique Purino and third placer Justine Bethany Tolentino.

“This Round 5 win was very special for me because it was my birthday. It was another big boost for me and I would say this was my favorite out of all of the past wins, ” said the Golden Values School-Novaliches student, whose best lap time was 2:01.095.

Daquigan, who is backed by Sharp Philippines, Honda Philippines Inc., Gulf Oil Philippines, KCT sprockets, Pocari Sweat PH, Zeneos PH, Don’t Blame the Kids Apparel Co. and Light Vision Films, is a living proof that most of racing champions are born.

The four-time TRS champion Daquigan, son of a former racer, was already a many-time champion at a young age.