Motorsports fans need not travel far down south to Batangas or up north in Subic or Angeles City for racing action with the construction of a five-hectare fenced off-road race track, the Fast Track Motorsports Park, in Upper Bicutan, Taguig City.

Taguig City Mayor Freddie Tinga given his valuable support to the construction of the said facility eyed as one of the Taguig City’s centerpiece sports arena in the city council’s bid to boost their sports program.

The Fast Track Motorsports Park will launch on December 29, 2006 as a free motocross track day of which the facility is at near completion and will be a walled-in area furnished with a 5-star fully air conditioned clubhouse with suites and function hall owned and operated by Xtreme Worx Philipines.This race circuit shall be approved for safety standards by the National Motorcycle Safety and Sports Association or NAMSSA, the governing body of motorcycle sports in the Philippines today and together with the Federation Internationale de Motocycliste.

To test its conformity, NAMSSA will stage the NAMSSA Year End Awards and the 1st EcoFuel Underbone Bike of the Year Competition , supported by Petron 4T Sprint on December 29. The NAMSSA Yearend Awards, to be graced by Mayor Freddie Tinga and Congressman Jack Enrile as presenters, will fete the Philippine champions in the Off-Road and On-Road events, and will be highlighted by the awarding of the prestigious 2006 Fuel Economy Bike of the Year in the evening banquet.

Right at the heart of Metro Manila, The FTMP is intended as a multi purpose track not only for motocross or supercross but for different events such as 4×4, rally cross, mountain bike, racing/ riding / driving schools, kartcross as well as product demo for pick ups & SUV and other corporate events with rental machines available and media events with the beauty of being all within the city center.

There is also a “Ride under the lights portion” of the race track for night time events. The clubhouse is composed of a seminar/function hall with wide screen projector, three air conditioned suites with baths in full view circuit, washing area facilities, public toilets & drivers pit area.

The NAMSSA year end awards are as follows: 2006 Philippine Rider of the Year are Glenn Aguilar - Motocross, Jolet Jao - Superbike & BJ Mendoza - Underbone Rider of the Year, other motocross class champions are 50 cc - 7yrs old BELOW - MCLEAN AGUILAR, 50 cc- 9 yrs old BELOW - JACOB ORBE, 65cc PATRICK ORBE, 85cc JENZEN MANUEL, EXECUTIVE - HERMIS BANTOC, VETERANS - JUN JUN SAN ANDRES, NOVICE ENDURO- FRANCYL BARRIDO, NOVICE PRODUCTION - HERES JUN SURESCA, INTERMEDIATE - ALVIN BEECH

For further details, interested parties may get in touch with Xtreme Worx at 0917 622 1765 or NAMSSA at 0917 8992363, or check out www.namssa.org for more info.