All eyes were on the finale of this year’s Lateral Drift Pro-Am Championship. The 6th and final round was held last August 28-29 in the parking lots in Eastwood, Quezon City.
After failing to advance in the top 8 in the previous round, Pacho Blanco’s powerful S13 was all-out in this round for the battle for 3rd place in the championship. Unfortunately, he retired in this round after suffering from throttle issues.
His car sits cool after advancing the qualifying round, only to know the following day that he’ll suffer from the throttle problems.
Alex Perez looks on as he is determined to win the Pro-division championship. A win here will give him a very high chance of winning the championship even if Pro-division championship leader Gio Rodriguez will finish runner-up in this round.
Atoy Llave in his awesome Merc 190E showed off well in the qualifying round.
He moves sideways, on his way to advancing to the top 16 for Sunday.
The qualifying round had a delay of almost one and a half hour, and everyone was waiting as the round was hot and dry.
Luckily, there were promo girls in the pit area to entertain the crowd’s eyes.
After the event was now underway, everyone was watching the Happy-New-Year Cefiro of Cocoy Dy in the Amateur division. The car gives off frequent popping sounds similar to the fireworks, hence the monicker.
One of the most unforgettable moments this year was Kar Montaner’s win in the Amateur division in the 4th round.
Although the Montaner’s were out of the championship contention, the son showed a lot of promise and finished the round with a bang.
As the event went to the night, Jason Choachuy was steady, as he battles for the 3rd spot in the championship.
Pao Agregado slides during the qualifying round in his AE86 coupe.
Mike Tuason raises his hand, as he is the winner of the Amateur division in Round 6! He wins the championship for the Amateur division for 2010! Bjorn Ongtiabok, who drives the same BT50 as Tuason’s, finishes in the podium in 3rd, and finishes runner-up in the Amateur championship for 2010.
The star of Lady Dada, Ryan Agoncillo, finishes the championship with a bang in 2nd place for the Amateur division.
For the Pro-division, it was a hardly fought battle for the championship, as both the championship contenders made it to the top 4. For the youngster though, he loses out. Gio Rodriguez finishes off in 3rd place, on his way to runner up for the Pro-division this year.
By winning the last round, it proved to be very crucial, as Alex Perez wins in the last round of the Pro-division Championship, on his way to become this year’s Lateral Drift Pro Division champion!
Congratulations Alex Perez for winning this year’s championship!
Hope you had a fun in this year’s Lateral Drift Pro-Am Championship! Hope there’ll be more fireworks for next year!
