Hello to all car enthusiasts! Welcome to round 4 of the 2010 Lateral Drift Pro-Am Championship! It was wet and wild for this round so this round was a bit special. After negotiating with the weather, Alex Perez of Team Yellowcab in his S13 won this round after a fierce battle with Jason Choachuy.
For the Saturday qualifying session, it was a dry one. Sixteen drivers each from the amateur and pro division went through to battle it out for the race on Sunday. One of the best looking cars out there was the Mazda RX-7 of Tuason Racing School.
Raymond Ronquillo makes it through qualifying, as he prepares his car for the Sunday race.
Atoy Llave qualifies too for the 4th round. His car, though it looks like a R34 Skyline, is a modified Cefiro. Nice one Atoy!
The drivers who were able to qualify proceeded to the Sunday race. There were dark clouds in the horizon and that gave a hint that it will turn out to be an interesting one. The amateur division drivers were lucky because rain had not yet proceeded in their turn.
The yellow R33 Skyline of Norman Agojo was one of the nice cars in the competition. Unfortunately, he ends up only in the top 8.
For the Filipino celebrity Ryan Agoncillo in the Team Yellowcab Nissan S13, he went well until he was dispatched by Bjorn Ongtiabok in the diesel-powered Mazda BT50.
The overall winner for the Amateur division for Round 4 was Kar Montaner! Just 19 years of age, he slugged it out to the drivers who were a lot older than him. Here he is on the Toyota Corona.
Bjorn Ongtiabok of Tuason Racing School finished runner-up to Montaner.
Overall, the top 4 for the Amateur division for round 4 were
1. Kar Montaner
2. Bjorn Ongtiabok
3. Alvin Dayrit
4. Mike Tuason
Rain poured down just minutes after the drivers’ introduction in the Pro division. There were a lot of drivers who ended up only in the top 8.
For Audel Sison in his Mercedes-Benz, he managed to slip into the top 8, before succumbing to Raymond Ronquillo.
Unlucky for Pacho Blanco, the Colombian Drag Lord, he commited a mistake during his battle with Jason Choachuy. He finished too in the top 8.
Same is the case for Gio Rodriguez in the A-toy Bodykits / Falken Tires A31 Cefiro with Skyline fascia. He wasn’t able to advance to the top 4 battle as he committed an error on his run.
For the pro division, it was all Alex Perez in his S13 in this round. He managed to slide his way to victory after the runner-up, Jason Choachuy, spinned in their tough battle.
Kevin Tayao of Team Yellowcab in the Toyota AE86 Corolla finished on the podium.
Finally, Raymond Ronquillo rounds up the top 4.
Overall, the top 4 for the Amateur division for round 4 were
1. Alex Perez
2. Jason Choachuy
3. Kevin Tayao
4. Raymond Ronquillo
After sealing the victory, Perez now leads the Pro division championship. It’s still all to play for with just two rounds remaining! See you for the next rounds!
