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Filipino racer Luis Gono enters battle mode to win the V1 Championship in Japan

By Randy
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November 16, 2018

The results are in. Luis Gono of team Clean Fuel Racing was crowed the very first overall champion of the inaugural GiTi Formula V1 Race Challenge. This came after his consistent, hard-charging efforts to come out on top, especially during the series’ climactic final round last October.

But the challenge for Gono is not over yet. He’s now on a mission to carry the Philippine flag in Japan to dominate the V1 Championship on November 16 to 17 at the Fuji International Speedway. In the said regional racing event, the 19 year old Filipino ace driver will be sharing the grid with a handful of seasoned V1 racers, most of whom are older than him.

In review, the Formula V1 is slated as the next level in the racing ladder. For Filipino racers like Gono, it’s a step above such grassroots racing events as the FlatOut Race Series and the Toyota Vios Cup.

The Philippines’ version of the Formula V1 was made possible via the collaborative efforts of Tuason Racing School and West racing Cars Japan. Drivers use open cockpit single-seat racing machines powered by 1.5L engines. Each machine is also made safer with a tubular steel frame chassis under a composite body.

The successful benchmark set by the inaugural GiTi Formula V1 Race Challenge prompted Tuason Racing School to hold similar events in years to come, including Formula V1 races in ASEAN countries.

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Randolph de Leon
Randy is a person with disability (PWD), a partially-blinded person with only his left eye functioning. Since childhood, the automobile has always been his passion, and is able to express it through photography and most recently, through writing as well. Outside the motoring beat, Randy spends time manning the media aspect of his business which he co-founded with his sister/college classmate. It's called Dragonlight Wellness and Solutions, a multi-business venture centering on improving peoples' lives through earning.