Spend your Christmas holidays jingle-belling, or rather, safely speeding, your way around the country’s newest race circuit, the Clark International Speedway (CIS)* inside the Clark Economic Zone in Angeles City, Pampanga, during the National Racing Association’s (NRA) fourth-quarter Track Day on 13 December 2009, Sunday!
The 2009 NRA Track Days are presented by Bridgestone Tires.
Shake-off all that stress that usually comes with the rush of the yuletide season and let your inner speed “angel” (and not your “inner demon” — remember, it’s Christmas!) to give you a different kind of rush on the track.
The popularity of motorcycle Track Days have been on the rise ever since these two-wheeled machines, big and small, have become a major, if not the number one, mode of transportation in the country today. But many riders nowadays are also becoming more aware of the safety aspects of motor biking, and have taken to fulfilling their “need for speed” in a more secure and controlled environment, such as the track.
But what’s cool about the NRA’s Track Days is that it’s got a lot of the rider in mind – which accounts for the presence of a full staff of track and ride marshals, ambulance stand-by services with medics and a medical doctor, a trained staff and crew to make every participant’s day worry-free, as well as other incidentals such as ready fire extinguishers, on-track fuel for easy petrol purchases, meals and drinks that come with your registration fee, and all those other nitty-gritty details that we don’t want the participants to fuss about.
So, for all that, registration fee is only Php 1,300 for big bikes and Php 700 for small bikes!
All you guys have to do is come with a track-ready machine (T-CLOCS it please! Tires, oil, spark plugs, etc.) and complete gear, and you’re ready to go and enjoy your day at the track!
Riders will be grouped and color coded into the following groups (check which group you belong to, so you’ll know when you arrive at the track):
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Group
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Rider Level
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Group Restrictions
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A
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EXPERT TRACK RIDERS AND RACERS |
STANDARD RACE TRACK RULES APPLY. |
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B
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EXPERIENCED TRACK RIDERS |
NO PASSING IN STRAIGHTS AND TURNS. |
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C
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NOVICE TRACK RIDERS |
NO PASSING IN TURNS. STRAIGHTS ONLY. |
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D
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FIRST TIME TRACK RIDERS |
NO PASSING. PERIOD. |
| SB (Small Bikes) |
UNDERBONE and SCOOTER RIDERS |
NO PASSING w/in 6 FT. OF ANOTHER RIDER. |
For gear, only full leathers will do for Class A riders. All the other groups may use full leathers or its textile equivalent, complete with armor (shoulders, elbows, and knees) and back protector. Round it up with a full face helmet (no open face, half face, or three quarters), leather gloves, and riding boots.
We’ve also got something special “chestnuts-a-roasting and a-brewing on the open fire” this Track Day.
Ortiz Motorsports Corporation (OMC), under the helm of former Superbike racer, and now rider impresario Randy Ortiz, will be sponsoring two exciting and fun club races during the day, so watch out for that!
You can also bump into today’s popular racers in Philippine motor sports. NRA Track Day regulars have been Toti Alberto, Glenn Aguilar, Miguel Bichara, Ryan Medina, Dashi Watanabe, Joby Tanseco, John Defensor, and racing’s future stars Brandel Ortiz and Mokoy Ancheta.
For more information and participation fees, please call the National Racing Association at tel. no. (02) 725 3949 and mobile no. (917) 820 2391. Please look for Rose.
NRA Track Days are also sponsored by Teknic Leathers, Aeromed Ambulance Transport, Easy Trailer, together with media partners Inside Racing Magazine, Mo2rista Magazine, and www.motorcyclephilippines.com.
*To get to the Clark International Speedway, take Balintawak into the North Luzon Expressway, and there are several exits you can take going to the Clark Ecozone: San Fernando Exit, Magalang / Angeles City Exit, Mabalacat Exit, or Dau Exit. Refer to map to get inside the Clark Ecozone. CIS is located right across the Centennial Expo. Travel time from Manila is approximately 45 minutes to one (1) hour.
