As he predicted, that was how his Supercar race turned out.  Starting from 6th, Angelo was able to outbrake two cars and climbed to 4th position.  The Corolla Atlantic was in the lead, followed by the two SiRs.  The three lead cars were clearly much more powerful, as the Type R was left behind in the long straights.  However, Angelo was able to gain back some ground in the corners, where he was able to cut a cleaner and faster racing line.  The Corolla Atlantic engine seemed to prove too much for the drivetrain to handle, and it retired.  Angelo was able to decisively overtake the second of the SiRs to finish second.

The centerpiece event of the weekend was the Formula Toyota races, part of the ongoing series at the Batangas Racing Circuit (BRC).  Indeed, this weekend was also organized by the BRC. Graduates from the country's karting series such as Norman Arteficio and Pepon Marave were the drivers tapped to pilot these cars.  The Formula Toyotas looked quite odd racing along the narrow straights and corners of the Corporate City, but no more so than 800-bhp F1 cars blasting past Monaco's St-Devote Church.  Mike Tuason shrugged off his earlier accident to win the Formula race, followed by drivers Silverio and Jele. 

Despite the roar and the power of the Formula cars, the most exciting racing of the afternoon in our view belonged to the Corolla Cup and Supercar series.  The Corolla cup in particular was a close battle with any of the competitors a potential winner.  One thing is for certain: we'll never look at Corollas and Civics the same way again!

Special thanks to : Angelo Barretto, Kiko Oreta and Joby Oreta of Soundbase.

Whoever said that Civics are just your typical family car? Redline Racing and Soundbase proves that with the right equiptment, it could be so much fun.
Pure handling joy made the underpowered Civic Type-R of Angelo Barretto place second in the Supercup Division. Take note though, that in this category, underpowered means 190 bhp.
This may not look like Monaco, but its the damnest thing that comes close. A worthy side note is that Formula Toyota, despite being so different from a road car actually uses the Corolla's 4A-FE engine.