Manila Motorsport Carnivale 2023 opens
Manila Motorsport Carnivale 2023 opens
Transcript
00:00 Young Filipinos have always felt the need for speed and adventure on the roads.
00:05 And even way back in the 60s, stock car or drag racing has been fair game to Filipinos who love to race and get behind the wheel.
00:12 On Sunday, some 300 auto racers will get the chance to showcase their driving skills in an array of race competitions that Gabi Natividad sums up in this report.
00:22 Car racing is not yet a recognized sport in the country.
00:28 Because of this, some racers resort to underground racing that's often illegal or unregistered.
00:33 Despite this, a handful of racers have been thriving in their considerable modest circles since the 1960s.
00:39 But now they are eyeing to place car racing into the mainstream as the biggest motorsport in the country kicked off yesterday.
00:46 Dubbed the Manila Motorsport Carnival 2023.
00:49 [Filipino language]
01:14 It's time to wake up the sleeping giant which is Philippine motorsport.
01:19 [Filipino language]
01:30 Andre, John Marie Ileana's son, who's now a racer, takes after his father after witnessing his passion for the sport first hand.
01:38 [Filipino language]
01:59 More than 300 racers will compete in the said event that will last until August 6.
02:04 Despite the monsoon season, racers in the competition do not see this as a hindrance as they intend to showcase their competence in racing.
02:12 They will battle it out on the track of the seaside drive of Okada in Paranaque City to the province of Tarlac.
02:18 The awarding ceremony will take place on August 6.
02:22 Gabi Natividad, for the nation.