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My Wonderful Waku-Doki Weekend at the Vios Racing Festival

The last weekend of August 2019 proved to be my most exciting weekend yet. On the early morning of Friday the 30th, my wife Shawie and I pointed our borrowed TRD-accessorized 2019 Toyota Hilux Conquest pickup truck north to the Clark International Speedway (CIS) in Pampanga for the 3rd leg of the 2019 Vios Racing Festival, that covers the 2nd ...

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One-Two Finish for Porsche at the 24 Hours of Spa

The GPX Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (#20) driven by the current FIA World Endurance Car (WEC) Sportscar World Champions KévinEstre, Michael Christensen, and Austria’s Richard Lietz finished first at the 24 Hours of Spa 2019, the Belgian long-distance endurance race classic, securing for Porsche the seventh overall success in the most important GT3 event of the FIA calendar. The German ...

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Cleanfuel-Motul Racing Team Wins Anew In Round 2 Of The Formula V1 Series

The intermittent weather during the weekend failed to whet the eagerness of the drivers of Cleanfuel-Motul Racing Team. This after Japanese ace driver Ryo Yamada and Dominic Roque bagged their respective trophies at the second round of 2019 Formula V1 Challenge. Pro Class driver Yamada—a constant podium finisher—took second in the division, split second distance from Stefan Ramirez. During Race 4, ...

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Ferrari Shines at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019

Ferrari put on another remarkable display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, held from the 4th to the 7th of July 2019. The Prancing Horse debuted three Special Project cars at the event, including the Ferrari P80/C, the Ferrari SP3JC and the Ferrari Monza SP2. This is the first time that Maranello has shown three Special Project cars to the ...

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Ferrari Triumphs in the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans

Ferrari has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the 36th time. The win was taken by the 488 GTE fielded by AF Corse and driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Daniel Serra. The victory is the 27th class win for the Prancing Horse, in addition to nine outright wins, the first one clinched 70 years ago ...

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2019 Auto Rally Corporate Challenge: On Time, All The Time

It was our third or fourth time to join the Auto Rally Corporate Challenge (ARCC) organized by Sunshine Television (STV), which is headed by the “dean” of Philippine motoring journalism, Ray Butch Gamboa. On an early Saturday morning (June 15, 2019), my wife Shawie and I found ourselves steering our assigned 2019 GAC Motor GS4 compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) ...

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2019 Vios Autocross Challenge Round 2: Waku-Doki Times Two

It’s a fact skillfully concealed by seasoned organizers but truth be told, a car race is a show, no matter its scale. The race track provides a safe venue for a driver to show his skills at speed; the race car is a modified version to show its capabilities at the limit; the race itself is a show to entertain and ...

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Toyota Banks on Hybrid Technology to Promote Electric Vehicles in the Philippines

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a naturally occurring greenhouse gas, along with water vapor, methane and nitrous oxide (NOx). These greenhouse gases help keep the Earth warm by absorbing the sun’s energy and by redirecting energy back to the Earth’s surface. However, an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide creates an overabundance of greenhouse gases that trap additional heat in ...

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5 Lucky Toyota Owners Will Race The Toyota Vios At Clark On Saturday June 8, 2019

Share your thoughts online and get a chance to drive a race-ready all-new Toyota Vios during the Toyota Vios Racing Festival this weekend. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) continues to promote waku-doki by taking the races back to the Clark International Speedway. Catch the action this weekend as celebrities, car club members, Toyota owners, and motoring media personalities take it pedal-to-the-metal in two exciting formats: the ...

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1st UTRIP Rebuilt Truck Show Generates Awareness for Unheralded Industry

In an effort to generate the much needed attention to their unheralded industry, the Used Trucks Rebuilders and Importers Association of the Philippines (UTRIP) mounted the very first UTRIP Rebuilt Truck Show at the Metrotent in Metrowalk, Ortigas Center, Pasig last May 17 to 18, 2019. The show displayed more than 30 rebuilt trucks including work machines from  G-Technica, GLC, Solid ...

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