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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 689095 [Title] => Team Seaoil Extreme 97 takes 1st runner-up [Summary] =>The Seaoil Extreme 97 – DarkSide Racing Team took to the Batangas Racing Circuit to compete for the first time in the most recent leg of the Philippine National Drag Racing Championship.
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Topping the list of participating teams were ATI Racing, Gaspeed, MSF Autoworks, Matonetics, Bagspeed, Racing Zone and Wheels Auto Performance.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Motoring [SectionUrl] => motoring [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 134825 [Title] => The Fast and the Furious [Summary] => I was cruising along C5, enjoying the Mitsubishi Lancer MXs sequential-shift Sport Mode gearbox when I saw the headlights in my rear view mirror. It was 2 p.m. and the sun was blazing. This guy must have left his lights on or probably has daytime running lights, I thought to myself.
But the lights grew stronger and bigger much sooner than I had expected. Before I knew it, the car an imported late-model Honda Civic hatchback was alongside me and blew past in an impressive display of mechanical fury and sheer speed.
[DatePublished] => 2001-09-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1486156 [AuthorName] => Manny N. de los Reyes [SectionName] => Motoring [SectionUrl] => motoring [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109712 [Title] => Go first Filipino to break 11 [Summary] => Raymond Go of Team Autoplus made history Saturday at the Manila Harbour Centre Super Dragway when he kissed goodbye to the 11s to become the first Filipino to land in the 10-second drag time zone.
The "Fastest Car" national record, set at the Phil. Drag Racing Familysports (PDRF) Battle by the Bay, now stands at 10.869 seconds at 135.13 mph in the quarter-mile. Go backed the much-awaited record run with a 10.920 at 134.72 mph.
[DatePublished] => 2001-03-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109632 [Title] => Montecillo rules Prospeed drag race [Summary] => The Prospeed Quarter Mile 2000 Championship Drag Racing Series recently concluded at the Manila Harbour Centre. Dondi Montecillo led the professional (F.I.A.) class. Other winners include Adelbert Ayroso, Michael dela Cruz, John Dionisio, Boboy Rabe, Toby Sta. Cruz, Rhamier Chavez, Dustin Yu, Dexter Laxamana, Mark Chan, Jeffrey Cristobal, and Jay Cortez.
[DatePublished] => 2001-02-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas team captain Jia de Guzman has tempered expectations on their chances against a heavily favored Vietnam and in the FIVB Challenger Cup that came off the wraps at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday.
But deep inside the soft-spoken and courageous skipper and the rest of Nationals, they all dream of the same big dream – a ticket straight to the Women’s Volleyball Nations League main group next year.
And their quest begins tonight when they square off with the Vietnamese at 6:30 p.m.
The home bet is the underdog versus the Vietnamese side that swept and dominated last month’s AVC Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Filipinas snatched a historic bronze there.
“Well, alam naman po namin na mas malakas ang kalaban and we know our team is young. All we can ask the girls is to do its best while not putting pressure on the team that much,” said the charismatic Alas team leader.
The team lost power spiker Eya Laure and libero Jen Nierva and were replaced by Creamline’s Jema Galanza and National University’s Bella Belen.
Belen’s teammate, Alyssa Solomon, and Galanza’s fellow Creamline star, Tots Carlos, were enlisted into the pool but will not be able to join due to undisclosed reasons.
“It’s great to have new reinforcements in the pool. Experience-wise, marami ang mako-contribute nila sa team,” said De Guzman of Galanza and Belen.
Intriguingly, Nierva’s last-minute withdrawal left the squad with one legitimate libero in Dawn Catindig.
Cherry Nunag was listed as the team’s second libero although she’s known as a natural middle blocker.
The other members of the team are Faith Nisperos, Fifi Sharma, Vannie Gandler, Julia Coronel, Angel Canino, Dell Palomata, Arah Panique, Thea Gagate and Sisi Rondina.
The trek to that VNL dream is long and arduous though as Alas Pilipinas would need to win all its games against Vietnam, the semis and eventually the finals, assuming it could make it that far, to realize it.
In the opener of the meet, Puerto Rico turned back a feisty Kenya 25-20, 25-19, 27-25, to advance to the semis.
Teenage sensation Grace Mar Lopez Villanueva went on attack mode and fired 19 points including 18 on kills while Diana Reyes scattered 10 hits.
Pamella Adhiambo Owino tried to put up a fight for the Kenyans by unloading a match-best 22 points. most of which came in the third set when they tried
to put up a fight and steal the set before eventually falling short in the end.
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