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Get to know more about the Giti Formula V1 Challenge through this new mini series

By Randy
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September 20, 2019

To those following the local motorsports scene over the past two years, you will have familiarized yourselves with the Giti Formula V1 Challenge. Sure, you know that it’s organized by Tuason Racing, and that it’s the historic return of single seat racing in the Philippines, and that it’s now considered as the highest form of motorsport available in the country today.

But did you know that the Formula V1 racecar itself can go toe-to-toe with some of the fastest supercars around the 4.2 km long Clark International Speedway (CIS) in Pampanga? And did you know that in the hands of a skilled driver, the machine can tackle CIS with an average speed in excess of 200 km/h and an average lap time of 2 minutes and eleven seconds

These are just a couple of tech facts not many know about the V1 racing machine, and these are some of the things experienced first-hand by a grid full of brave racers who took part in the recently concluded Giti Formula V1Level Up Challenge, a weekend of fun, excitement, and testing of how fast can the V1 machine really go and how committed the participants are to push the machine to its limits.

Aside from its go-factor on the track, the real main highlight of the V1 race machine is its truly analog nature, with no driver aids, that puts the emphasis on individual skill–and this raw driving feel is what a trio of stars experienced firsthand in the first ever Giti-Formula V1 Level Up Challenge!

With P50,000 to be donated to their charity of choice on the line, TV host Jinno Rufino, actress and presenter Phoemela Baranda, and radio personality Sam YG took to CIS to see who would be the fastest in the Formula V1.

Being Vios Cup veterans, the trio would be following the path of drivers in the one-make series who have also leveled up into the highest form of Philippine racing. To guide them, current Formula V1 racers Dominic Roque and Gaby Dela Merced served as coaches: Dominic for Jinno and Phoem, while Gaby paired up with Sam.

To share this experience and tons of “did you know” moments to a wider audience, Tuason racing has partnered with ESPN 5 to document the Level Up Challenge. Case in point, the said media network will air the first of many episodes of a miniseries called “Giti Formula V1 Level Up Challenge”, with its Episode 1 ready to roll today, September 20, at exactly 6:00 pm. You can watch it on ESPN 5’s Sportscenter Philippines program. Below are the complete episode schedules.

• September 20 – Episode 1

• September 21 – Episode 2

• September 22 – Episode 3

• September 27 – Episode 4

• September 28 – Episode 5

• September 29 – Episode 6

• October 4 – Episode 7

• October 5 – Episode 8

“We’ll also be releasing the episodes right here on the brand- new tuasonracing.com alongside all our Formula V1 news, racer lifestyle stories, tech tips, and other content! So even if you can’t catch it live on TV, you’ll still be able to watch to find out who was the best at trash talking! And more importantly: who pulled off the best time in the slalom to be crowned the Level Up Challenge winner!”  shared JP Tuason, President  and CEO of Tuason Racing.

About the Author

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.