CALASIAO—Legal drag racing came to Pangasinan with the holding of the first Vice Mayor Ramon Guico III Invitational Open Drag Race recently at the Binalonan Airfield in Binalonan town.

Guico, a licensed pilot and a captain, owns the Binalonan Airfield.
The invitational drag race participated in by some 200 car and motorcycle drivers, was sponsored by the Autolimits Pangasinan Auto Group Inc. headed by Rafael de Vera with Patrick Catama as race director.

De Vera said the drag race is a kind of motor sports that involves the contest on acceleration, held in various parts of the country, especially Cebu, Batangas, Subic and Clark.

The theme of the event is “No to drugs, yes to drag”.

De Vera said they are promoting drag racing in Pangasinan for the first time although in the past, they noted the holding of illegal drag racing which did not have permits at all from concerned government agencies.

The invitational drag race last Saturday was sanctioned by Automotive Association of the Philippines (AAP), the governing body of all motor sports in Philippines.

The participants came from Batangas, Cavite, Manila, Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Isabela, La Union, Bagiuo and Tarlac.
They competed in the four-wheel category and the two-wheel (motorbike category).

The four-wheel riders saw action in the Sportsman Pro Class, Hotstreet Class, StreetStock Class and Quick 8 Class.

The motorcycle riders will race in the 110 cc Stock Modified Class, 110 cc Open Class, 125 cc Stock Modified Class, 125 cc Open Class, 150 cc Stock Modified Class (4-valve)