Gono thanks supporters for championship

After a grueling and tense season of the 2014 Toyota Vios Cup, the grid’s youngest competitor Luis Gono emerged as the first overall champion of the country’s most prestigious and highly publicized motorsports event.

In formal awarding ceremonies held recently at 71 Gramercy in Makati City, the valiant efforts of the young hot shoe from San Juan was recognized by Michinobu Sugata, President of Toyota Motors Philippines by awarding the young driver with a specially designed championship trophy and a key to a brand new Vios car.

“I am very happy with the turnout of this year’s Vios Cup and to have a young driver like Luis, which best represents the future of motorsports to win this championship. It also reflects the durability and performance characteristics of the country’s best-selling car, the Toyota Vios,” said Sugata. Luis Gono traded paint and worked his way up the points ladder against seasoned veterans, showbiz celebrities and hardened media personalities racing alongside him. The young driver banked on his karting experience and driver training to clinch this year’s title.

“This season was definitely a huge learning experience for me. It is a good feeling to win the Vios Cup. It feels special because winning the championship is a culmination of the time and effort my Dad and I spent practicing on weekends, and weekdays. My Dad and I really sacrificed a lot for this event and I dedicate this win to my family, Cosco Oben of Toyota North EDSA for believing in me, Mike Anton, Jody Coseteng and Edgen Dy-Liaco for training me and lastly to God for being there with me inside the cockpit,” said Gono.