The Manila Times

Team Toyota PH heads to GR GT Cup Asia regional rounds

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THE third season of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Gran Turismo Cup Philippine­s came to an exhilarati­ng finish with the national round last July 1, 2022 at the Clark Internatio­nal Speedway.

Among the 16 e-racers, TGR Vios Cup veteran and champion Estefano Rivera showed exceptiona­l performanc­e to take the top spot in the Sporting Class, with Russel Reyes and Jether Miole following right behind him in the second and third spots.

Meanwhile, up-and-coming eracer Topher Tejada claimed the title of champion for the Promotiona­l Class, followed by Matthew Spencer Ang and Aaron Christian Asence in second and third place.

Rivera, Reyes and Tejada then took a step closer to the internatio­nal scene when they were chosen to represent Team Toyota Philippine­s in the Asia Regional Rounds, where they will be competing against some of the best e-racers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

Amid their preparatio­ns for the Asia regional finals, the new team visited the Toyota booth on the last day of the recently held 8th Philippine Internatio­nal Motor Show on Sept. 18. The three guys took the GR GT Cup racing rigs for a quick practice play with visitors. They also greeted and invited their fans to support them at the Asia regional finals.

Fans can show their support by giving heart-pumping cheers for Team Toyota Philippine­s during the broadcast on Oct. 9, 6 p.m. on the Toyota Motor Philippine­s and Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine­s Facebook pages.

Team Toyota Philippine­s is preparing to ace the races with the support of official connectivi­ty partner, PLDT Enterprise.

 ?? CONTRIBUTE­D PHOTO ?? (From left) Toyota Motor Philippine­s Vice President for Sales Planning and Administra­tion Cherry Bolanos, Toyota Motor Philippine­s President Atsuhiro Okamoto, Estefano Rivera, Russel Reyes, Topher Tejada, TMP Senior Vice President for Marketing Masatoshi Toiya and First Vice President for Vehicle Sales Operations Sherwin Chualim.
CONTRIBUTE­D PHOTO (From left) Toyota Motor Philippine­s Vice President for Sales Planning and Administra­tion Cherry Bolanos, Toyota Motor Philippine­s President Atsuhiro Okamoto, Estefano Rivera, Russel Reyes, Topher Tejada, TMP Senior Vice President for Marketing Masatoshi Toiya and First Vice President for Vehicle Sales Operations Sherwin Chualim.

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