The C! Top Driver Challenge is on!  this time we are looking for Chicks with Brains, beauty and speed.  Open to female drivers ages

18 and above, knows how to drive manual transmission and has no professional circuit car racing experience.  To join, please like our page in Facebook, post your name, age and why you should be the next female racing superstar.  email us at marketing@tuasonracing.com or register online (click here).  Attend the optional practice round at cable car on September 17 or go straight to the Semi Final round on Sept 22 at Resorts World Plaza for the Video Game Challenge.  Top 6 Participant will move to the Finals on Oct 2, at Clark International Speedway.  The C! Top Driver Challenge: Racer Chick Edition winner will win a full weekend scholarship* to race the TRS CUP powered by the FORD FIESTA and exciting prizes from Oakley, OMP, Bed head etc.  They also get a 2 page feature in C! Magazine.

So What are you girls waiting for?  Its time for Girl POWER!!

MANILA—Following his big win in Batangas, Tuason Racing protégé Basti Escalante hopes to wrest solo leadership in the Formula SL Novice as he guns for a back-to-back in the third leg of the 2011 National Karting Super Series today at the Boomland Kart Track of the CCP Complex. His impressive Batangas triumph put him back in the spotlight from a disappointing kickoff stint as he now moved up second overall with the big support of Tuason Racing School. Basti now holds a total of 104 points, 26 points behind current leader Sacha Feliciano. A big sweep could install him on top. But the narrow, high speed course of the Boomland track will be a big challenge. Escalante said he will just have to maximize the power of his engine to contend for the crown. “The pressure is on me. This is just my first year in this class and there are a lot of other talented guys also raring to shine. I’ll focus on my race and with right strategy at the right time, hopefully I’ll pull through,” said Escalante. In the last race, he started 10th on the grid but with determination and prodding from Tuason Racing president JP Tuason, he managed to pull off the amazing victory. The TRS-Racing Career Management Program is aimed at helping young racers achieve a successful career path in motorsports. For further details on the TRS-Racing Career Management Program, interested parties may e-mail info@tuasonracing.com or visit www.tuasonracing.com or call 8204203.

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It all started with a father’s dream: to develop motorsports as a career of choice for Filipinos. And now, twelve years later, the Tuason Racing School is doing just that. Founded by the sons of legendary Filipino racer Arthur Tuason in 1999, Tuason Racing School is the country’s first and longest running professional racing school. And now, Tuason Racing School, or as it’s often called, TRS is showing that the best is yet to come.

With brothers JP and Mike Tuason at the helm along with their respective wives, Jeanette and Brenda, TRS has modeled itself after internationally acclaimed and respected driving schools. Over the years, the tightly knit team has undergone research and training from top racing schools such as Skip Barber, Richard Petty, Michael Andretti and Bob Bondurant. At the same time, the Tuason Brothers have become well-renowned in the racing field as well, boasting an extensive CV covering everything from karting to touring cars to rallying and even Formula 3 racing.

Over the years, TRS has slowly built a reputation for developing a crop of new Philippine motorsports talents. In 2010 alone, TRS has garnered 6 championship accolades in different categories: Philippine Production Car Championships (PPPC), Philippine Grand Touring Car Championships (PGTCC) GT 125 and GT 300 class, Pro-AM Drift Championships and Karting Super Series Mini ROK Class.

For the Philippine Production Car Championships and Philippine Grand Touring Car Championship GT 125, TRS has solidified their partnership with Ford by using the new Focus 1.8L Race Car in May of last year. 2010 marked TRS’s eighth year of collaboration with the American carmaker which started all the way back with the Lynx Racing Car. The new Focus 1.8L Race Car is certainly a step up from the previous year’s Focus which raced with a 1.6-liter engine. With its Ford GT40-inspired livery, TRS dominated the PPPC and PGTCC GT125, winning 8 out of 11 races in the PPPC alone.

The Ford Focus 1.8L Race Car was tuned by Speedlab and outfitted with K&N Performance Air Filters, Rota Wheels, Goodyear Tires, Ultra Racing Strut Bars, OMP Racing Seats, Starbright Bodykits, Runstop Brake Rotors, Freemuff Exhaust and lubricated by Castrol. The team was supported by Standard Insurance, Discovery Suites, DC Shoes, Coke Zero, Oakley, Aguila Auto Glass, 3M, C! Magazine and Dupont.

While Ford provided support in the PPPC and PGTCC GT125, TRS raced two Mazda vehicles for the PGTCC GT300 and Pro-AM Drift Championships. Though underpowered next to the likes of the Nissan Sylvia and Honda Civic Type-R, the TRS Mazda RX-7 took top honors even with only 260 horsepower on tap. Its efforts in the PGTCC GT300 class was supported by Castrol, Mazda Philippines, Goodyear Philippines, Coke Zero, Speedlab, Rota Wheels, Starbright Bodykits, Weapon R, Discovery Suites, Fremuff, OMP, Oakley, Toptul and C! Magazine.

Perhaps the biggest surprise though comes from the Pro-AM Drift Championship where the Mazda BT-50 was transformed from a workhorse of a pick-up to a championship winning drift machine. The 170 wheel horsepower BT-50 was supported throughout the series by Castrol, Goodyear, K&N Air Filters, Oakley, Rota Wheels, Starbright Bodykits, Ultra Racing, OMP, Aguila Auto Glass, OMP, Dupont, Runstop Brakes, C! Magazine and BusinessWorld.

Aside from competing in various forms of motorsport, TRS, as its name implies, offers instruction in go-karts, circuit car racing, formula car and drifting. It’s the only school that offers race training complete with professional instructors, state-of-the-art equipment, race-prepared vehicles and a scientific teaching curriculum.

So what can people expect from TRS in 2011? Aside from continuing with its motorsports activities, TRS has teamed up with Castrol to search for future Filipino racing talent with its “Champions of the Future” program.

With over 61 years of experience in Formula One, Castrol is now looking at Asia to develop future Formula One talent and has tapped TRS in carrying out a program for young racing wannabes aged 7 to 13 years old. Joining Castrol in this endeavor are the Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP), Alaska, Pena Motorsports, AUTS Racing, Bridgestone, PUMA, OMP, Jaguar, Lifeline, Carmona Racing Track, The Philippine Star, 99.5RTfm, Trapik.com, KZone, Top Gear Philippines and Timezone.

“Champions of the Future” is currently ongoing. Currently, TRS is offering karting clinics at the Carmona Racetrack on January 30 and March 6 as well as one in Boomland Kart Track in Pasay on February 13. Participants must join at least one clinic, after which they will battle it out in actual races slated March 13 at Boomland, March 20 at the Carmona Racetrack, April 10 at Boomland and April 24 at the Carmona Racetrack. The winner of the four-leg race series will be given a scholarship package to run the National Karting Series from AAP under the mentorship of JP and Mike Tuason.

For further details, interested parties may email info@tuasonracing.com or visit http://www.tuasonracing.com/ or call 817.7795 for inquiries.

The Team composed of British National Sean Redpath, Singaporean Marcus Wong, Executive Bobby Horrigan & Champion Drifter  & Sunday Pole sitter,Bjorn Ongtiabok, Top Driver Challenge Winner and Saturday Pole sitter Alvin Ng.  Wong won race 9 and 11 while Redpath won race 10. The team did not come out unscathed, Series points leader Sean Redpath was taken out on race 11, after the black flagged Dean Joson, on his pit in lap, bumped him out of the race. On the other hand, Alvin Ng was forced to retire by Stefan Ramirez after he lost his brakes on his Honda Race Car.

After the Dramatic turn of events on race 11 of the PPCC, the Automobile Association of the Philippines decided to cancel race 12 due to dangerous driving & numerous crashes that included the much hyped and documented Chevy-Honda crash.  Ford Focus-TRS driver, Marcus Wong and Sean Redpath took the Champion and the first runner up crown respectively.

“2010 has been such a good year for TRS racing team for winning the karting, Drifting, GT and now PPCC crown.  We are very thankful for all the blessings and support given to us by all our partners and our team which consist of Mike Tuason,  Jose Gabriel, Jimmy Magat, Jason Bautista, Rey, Jun Jun Delos Reyes

,quipped JP Tuason, multi-awarded race car driver & Founder of Tuason Racing School. “We really worked hard in preparing for all the races.  We wanted to make sure that we deserved the win, by abiding with all the rules, made sure our cars are in their best fighting form and provided world class training for our racers.”  He added.

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The Ford Focus –TRS Racing Team eyes another monumental feat as it guns for the overall crown in the third and final leg of the Philippine Production Car Championship set January 8-9 at the Clark International Speedway in Angeles City.

Aiming to start the year with a bang, the team will be fielding six drivers to complete the title-clinching milestone powered by by Ford Racing, Castrol, Goodyear Racing, Standard Insurance, OMP, Discovery Suite, Coke Zero, Oakley, Aguila Auto Glass, DC, 3M, BusinessWorld, C! Magazine, Fremuff, Dupont, Starbright Bodykits, Ultra Racing, Speedlab, Toptul, Rota Wheels, K &N, Runstop, Unichip, and Weapon R.

The Ford Focus-TRS Racing Team currently holds the 1-3 positions in the points ladder and will be banking on Marcus Wong, Sean Redpath, Alvin Ng, Bjorn Ongtiabok, Bobby Horrigan and Manger Calderon to deliver the finishing touches to its quest for the plum.

From being a new player in Philippine motorsports, the Ford Focus 1.8 sedan has evolved into a powerful racing machine – living up to Ford’s renown championship heritage.

Likewise, Ford Group Philippines has been one of the staunchest supporters to the growth of Philippine motorsports and its partnership with Tuason Racing School for the past nine years brought forth the rise of today’s racing superstars.

Last year, the Ford Focus hugged the limelight after claiming the overall 1-2-3 finish in the GT 125 series behind Sean Redpath, Ding Dizon and Singaporean Marcus Wong.

Wong and Redpath are aiming for a repeat as they currently hold the first and third positions in the overall standing of Philippine Production Car Championship.

They look forward to another successful stint in the last three races together with Top Driver Challenge winner Alvin Ng who ruled Race 5 in the last leg.

“The competition will be a lot tougher and challenging going into the last three races of the series.  But we’re confident our drivers will again put up a good fight and deliver the laurels for the team,” said TRS president JP Tuason.

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The Team faced tougher rivals this leg with several leader changes on race 5, Ng was able to overtake on the last lap to claim the top prize.  On Race 6 Wong took top spot, followed by Sean Redpath in another Ford Focus.

Coming from their GT championship win, the team aims to finish on the top spot of the PPCC when It concludes in January 2011. “We had a fantastic year with the new car and our driver roster, we have basically won almost all of the competitions we joined this year including the lateral Drift competition and in the Karting Super Series.  Winning the PPCC will be such a blessing and tribute to the performance of the Team and the Ford Focus 1.8” quipped JP Tuason, the multi-awarded race car driver and founder of Tuason Racing School

Ford Group Philippines, has been one of the staunchest supporters in the growth of motorsports in the country by pioneering the support in for both a Racing School and Racing Team.  Their partnership with Tuason Racing School now almost 9 years has produced most of the racing superstars today.

For further details, interested parties may email info@tuasonracing.com or visit http://www.tuasonracing.com or call 817.7795 for inquiries.

Basti, son of famed gourmet restaurateurs, Chef Tony Boy and Agnes Escalante, aims to deliver the laurels for the country as he vies for the Mini-ROK crown with the big support of Tuason Racing School, Ready2Race, OMP and his individual sponsors Audi, Transnational Diversified Group, Werdenberg International Corp.,Bridgestone, Puma, Coke Zero, Castrol, Bank of Commerce, Emcor, KServico, Washington Watches and Philippine Star

The Grade 6 De La Salle-Zobel student will be going up against the bests from the Southeast Asian region including James William Christopher Wei Pull of Malaysia and Maximilian Fewtrell, the top two title contenders holding 72 and 68 points respectively.

Missing action in the Macau and Indonesian legs of this prestigious event, Escalante hopes to put up a competitive quality performance banking in the lessons learned from the TRS-Racing Career Management Program (TRS-RCMP) that helped boost his campaign in the local series.

He currently lead the Mini-ROK title race with a total of 389 points or a 10-point margin over Aira Medrano going into the championship round later this month at the Carmona Circuit Philippines.

“I’ll give it my best.  This is one of the rare opportunities to fight for our flag and despite our lean five-man Philippine Team, we want to show that Filipinos are equally competitive up against the world’s best,” said Escalante.

Basti will be accompanied by TRS Vice president of Operations and personal coach Mike Tuason who supervised his strict physical and racing regimen under the TRS-RCMP which was patterned after training programs used by F1 Drivers.

“The local series proved how far Basti has improved.  He has shown the heart, the determinations and the competitive skills in the past races so we’re confident Basti will make a good impression in the event,” said Tuason.

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Wong, a Tuason Racing School graduate and a product of the Ford Focus Cup, captured the GT125 crown in both the Sprint and Final races while Redpath, who joined the TRS Racing Family only this year, displayed marked improvement finishing third in both divisions through the big support of Castrol, Ford Philippines, Goodyear, Coke Zero, Speedlab, Rota Wheels, Starbright Bodykits,Weapon R, Discovery Suites, Fremuff, OMP,Oakley, Toptul, Business World and C! Magazine.

As multi-titled racing champ Mike Tuason failed to show up in the race after experiencing backpains during practice, Wong stepped up for the team as he rallies from ninth place at the start.

He went up seventh on the second lap and took fifth place on the next lap. From there, consistent aggressive driving kept him on the same spot from thereon.

Wong clocked 37 minutes and 10.162 seconds in the 18-lap race to turn back newcomer Arnel Carlos while Redpath, who stayed most of the time behind Wong, took third.

With the feat, Wong moved up second overall behind Stuart Donald in a tie with teammate Bobby Noriega holding 54 points apiece while Redpath is third overall in the GT125 with 49.

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Multi-titled racing champ Mike Tuason will spearhead the campaign as he will be joined by Bobby Noriega, Sean Redpath and Marcus Wong in Ford Focus-TRS Racing’s quest for honors powered by Castrol, Goodyear, Ford, Coke Zero, Speedlab, Rota Wheels, Starbright Bodykits,Weapon R, Discovery Suites, Fremuff, OMP,Oakley, Toptul, Business World and C! Magazine.

All four will be using the new 1.8 Ford Focus race cars which has proven its racing championship tradition in Philippine motorsports for several years. The Ford Focus –TRS partnership has won the national touring car championship and other motor sports discipline for the past three years.

After clinching the Amateur crown in Lateral drifting, Tuason is now focusing his sights on the GT crown.  He faces a must-win situation to even up the score against William Tan and beef up his bid for the GT Driver of the Year award.

He currently holds a total of 192 points or 23 points behind Tan’s 215 as he also eyes for the GT300 crown against Leo San Juan .

Noriega, Redpath and Wong will all be gunning for the title in the GT125 division.

Noriega is currently second overall in the GT125 division behind teammate Stuart MacDonald with 53 points.

Redpath is fourth overall in the same class with 37 points as he looks forward to a big win in the Sprint race after finishing second in the last leg while Wong is fifth overall in the title race.

In the last race at Clark , the team hauled a total of eight trophies.

“The superior technology and performance in the last leg only proves the racing heritage of the Ford Focus.  And with the capabilities of our racers, Ford’s partnership with Tuason Racing School is headed to a new chapter of championship tradition,” said Ford Group Philippines VP for Marketing Dino Obias.

For further details, interested parties may email info@tuasonracing.com or visit http://www.tuasonracing.com or call 817.7795 for inquiries.