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GT Title within Torres’ Reach

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FRONT-RUNNING Willie Torres of W Autosport Racing scored another big sweep that moved his title aspiration within his reach recently in the fifth leg of the 2015 Yokohama Philippine Grand Touring Car Championships Series at the Batangas Racing Circuit.

With defending champion Dondon Portugal missing action again, Torres enjoyed a smooth, pressure-free run as he went almost full-throttle all the way, hitting a fast laptime of 1:51.969 to capture the  GT300 crown in both the Sprint and GT Main Race of this event sanctioned by the Automobile Association Philippines and sponsored by Yokohama, the official tires and Sparco. 

Willie Torres and his trusted racing machine

The victory fortified his grip on solo leadership in the GT300 class with a total of 230 points.

But for  the overall Yokohama GT Driver of the Year plum, Portugal is behind by 11 points, holding a total of 140 points against Richmond dela Rosa, who tallied 151 points following his own sweep of both Sprint and GT Main races that further stretched his lead in the GT200 division.

Dela Rosa leads defending champion Paolo Mantolino, who continued to be hounded by a series of miseries.

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Spectators were looking forward to an intense showdown with Dela Rosa’s return, but unfortunate events spoiled it all as Mantolino was bugged by transmission problems just before the Sprint race started.

Later in the afternoon’s GT Main Race, Mantolino busted his engine on the fourth lap and forced his early exit.  

Also pulling off their respective sweeps were Patrick dela Rosa over NR Joaquin in the GT150 class and Ivan Diaz over Joginder King Sin in the GT100 division.

Dexter Daquigan of Delta Star Transformer/ VW Santa Monica prevailed anew in the Classic Aspirated Cup, claiming the VW Modified crown by a sheer 0.630 of a second ahead of runner-up Francis Villafranca.

Arvir Gervacio checked in third to bag the Toyota Class crown over Robert Macapagal while Von Lehi Libid emerged the VW 1800 champion over Peter James Stubley and Armand Hipolito.

With the win, Daquigan moved closer to a historic feat as the pioneer champion of the Classic Aspirated Cup as he now holds a total of 167 points. 

The final leg is set today at the Clark International Speedway. 

For more info, interested parties may contact the 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 the event on Facebook, www.facebook.com/ Batangas Racing Circuit or check out our website www.batangasracingcircuit.org.

 

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