The Philippine Autocross Championship Series finally started its season for this 2013 (July 28). The first round was held of the Luzon leg was held in Bradco Avenue, Paranaque City, Metro Manila.
The track layout was fast and had flowing chicanes. It was easy to get a rhythm except for the tight exits to “break” the speed coming from fast stretches of the track. There was a lot of loose dirt in the course which eventually laid a clean line after several competitors had made their runs. The track though became unforgiving if any of the car’s tires would be place on the pile dirt that outlined the track.
The successful stock Honda City would still be the weapon of choice for this year. The experience learned and gained using this car will still prove to be invaluable in the long run.
I was very pleased with the performance of the car. Yet, I was still hesitant in pushing the car as I could easily over drive it. There are still more to fine tune in my driving style with the car’s behavior in this kind of event and the many months of not having done a proper motorsport activity with the car.
Next PACS event is in SM Novaliches on the 11th of August.
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