104 drivers brave heavy rain at the 2018 Petron FlatOut Race Series Round 6

Time Attack

Despite the treacherous weather condition, the morning’s Time Attack runs went underway. Rafael la O' established a “business as usual” momentum in Bracket R, which resulted to his 1^st place win with a fastest lap time of 2.18.074. Gabby Sohu would claim 2^nd fastest with his best lap time of 2:21.700.

In Bracket A, la O’ and Sohu led the time sheets again, this time with the latter taking 1^st place. Jero Consing isn’t far behind either in 2rd place. Down in Bracket B, Aaron Lao made an astounding comeback to after a year’s absence to take 1^st place. Gabby Sohu’s brother Raffy, would qualify 2^nd fastest, while Ronn Catindig rounded off the podium in 3^rd. In Bracket C, Douglas Maninding, Paul Santos, and Paul Ongcuangco completed the top 3 fastest drivers in that order.

Errol Panganiban kept a strong pace to win 1^st in Bracket D, followed by Robert Tan in 2^nd, and Avin Villaseñor in 3^rd. As for Bracket E, Michael Anthony Ocampo, Royce Sarmiento, and Sherwin Bargos would become its fastest top three. Bracket F, meanwhile, saw JC Alberto establishing a commanding lead on the time sheets, followed by Allen Escoto in 2^nd and Anthony Raymond Santos in 3^rd. For Bracket G, the top 3 fastest drivers were Raymond 'Powee' Base, Alexis Khan Lavapie, and Ken Malang.

The round also featured time trial runs for the specialized Supercar Class. For this, Marbel Bayombong and his Nissan GT-R battled the elements to become the fastest. As for the 86 Class, Raffy Rabe dominated the field, while lady driver Gaby Dela Merced took control of the Asian V8 Championship.

Grid Race

By mid day, the rain caused by the southwest monsoon (habagat) didn’t show any signs of letting up. But this didn’t stop the combined Staunch Performance Grid D and SmartFuels 2 Race Grid E races from happening.

In Grid D, Paul Ongcuangco and Errol Panganiban had a blast, swapping places every now and then. But Ongcuangco would take the upper hand to claim 1^st place. Adrian Lampano, meanwhile, settled for 3^rd. Down in Bracket E, Felix Chua, Kody Ng, and JC Alberto were locked on a 3-way battle. In the end, the 3 drivers crossed the line in that order.

With the rain intensifying by the minute, the stewards deemed it too dangerous to hold the remaining grid races. As a result, Grids A, B, and C, were moved to the 7^th round of the Petron FlatOut Race Series to be held on September 15, 2018 at the Batangas Racing Circuit.

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