Last September 28, 2019, East Time! Mini 4WD Race Tournament successfully concluded their event with more than 300 attendees coming from all over the Philippines exceeding their expected number of participants- one of the biggest gathering of Tamiya enthusiasts in the country.
“We set a pre-registration for this event so we can estimate how many attendees we’ll be expecting but it came as a surprise that with pre-registrants alone, we already hit our target.” Jonathan Cruz, Project Head for the East Time! Mini 4WD Race Tournament happily shared.
Evidently, the Tamiya tournaments at present are very male dominated, when asked about plans on catering to a younger audience, Mr. Cruz revealed that their next event will be dedicated to kids with an objective of making Tamiya racing a family bonding activity. “With our dream of taking these Tamiya tournaments nationwide, we hope to also influence people of all age and gender. As Tamiya continues to introduce new products and technology, it will surely get everyone more interested to the craft.” Cruz said.
The entire Eton Centris Complex was in high-speed mode as racers spent almost 24 hours tinkering and modifying their race cars in the hopes of bagging the P120,000 cash price and the very sought after Tuffcase.
Out of the 300+ competitors and after an all-nighter race, here are the declared winners per category.
Speedtech
Champion: Jan Philip Taeza (Nueva Vizcaya)
1st Runner Up: Orlando Seachon III (Cainta)
2nd Runner Up: Joseph Dominic Salcedo Zamuco (Pangasinan)
Prostock FM
Champion: Leonel Laurente (Makati)
1st Runner Up: JB Avenido (Bulacan)
2nd Runner Up: Leonel Laurente (Makati)
Prostock Non-FM
Champion: Justin Mariano (Cavite)
1st Runner Up: Thirdy Dealca (Quezon City)
2nd Runner Up: Jervin Carino
Super High-speed
3WD Category
Best Time: Derric Recilla Palomares (Muntinlupa)
2nd Best Time: Marvin dela Cruz (Bulacan)
3rd Best Time: John Paul Suba (Caloocan City)
4th Best Time: Mark Jayson Daez (Quezon City)
4WD Category
Best Time: Charles Coyoca (Cavite)
2nd Best Time: Charles Coyoca (Cavite)
3ed Best Time: Eljay Rol (Valenzuela City)
You can catch the full coverage of East Time! Mini 4WD Race Tournament on ABS-CBN Sports and Action next week.
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