Miranda takes pole post in Vios Cup
CLARK – Daniel Miranda of Obengers took pole position going into today’s Vios Cup Season 4 Round 1 kickoff race after topping the qualifying session of the Super Sporting Class at Clark International Speedway here yesterday.
Miranda submitted a best time of 2:25.088 in the second lap of the QTT to clinch the lead spot in the starting grid of Race 1 of the premier category in the country’s lone one-make race.
Gerard Loy of Team Biskeg logged a second-best 2:25.687 ahead of Allan Uy of Toyota Quezon Ave., the defending overall champion who ranked third in the qualifying trials with a 2:25.889.
Miko Marestela ranked fourth with 2:25.951 followed by 2015 overall titlist Andres Calma with 2:26.150 and Bryan Co with 2:26.266.
Meanwhile, Mark Sy of Toyota San Pablo emerged as a pole sitter in the mid-tier Sporting Class after posting a best lap time of 2:28.210. Tonton Ramos (2:28.277), Aira Medrano (2:28.441), Rhaffy Latorre (2:28.623), Paul Henderson Perez (2:28.669), and Paul Lomax (2:28.675) rounded out the Top 6.
Evelyn Coseteng of Toyota Alabang drove to the No. 1 position in the Promotional and Celebrity Class after clocking 2:28.741 in the sixth lap. She was followed by Don Vic Portugal (2:29.372), Red Diwa (2:29.481), Arbie Jacinto (2:29.594), Roy Bunag (2:29.660) and William Waltheer (2:29.699).
Race 1 gets going today at 11 a.m. while Race 2 starts at 2:30 p.m.
This year’s Vios Cup features innovations like the introduction of Team Awards, and the application of reverse grid for the Top 6 cars in the QTT for each division in Race 2.
Celebrities, both old and new, are joining the grid this year, including Jericho Rosales, Jasmine CurtisSmith, Fabio Ide, Aubrey Miles, Gretchen Ho, Ella Cruz, Dominic Roque and Jake Cuenca.