Saturday, September 09, 2006
AAP to launch book on car racing history in Cebu today
The young people of Cebu may just be starting to discover car racing, but that does not make motorsports a new hobby for the youth in the city.
Young Cebuanos have been involved in this exhilarating pastime as early as the 1960s. Proof of that is the staging of the first Philippine Grand Prix — which is the first ever circuit race in the country — at the Mactan reclamation area almost 37 years ago.
The Cebu Grand Prix, held on Dec. 14, 1969, and many other interesting bits and pieces on Philippine car racing history will be remembered as the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP) launches the book, Fast Lane, at the Kart Zone Cebu today.
The flag off for the historic Cebu GP is the cover of Fast Lane, a 224-page coffee table book that chronicles the development of Philippine car racing from the 1950s to the present.
The book is a combination of easy-to-read stories and hundreds of never-before published photographs of saloon cars, go-karts, formula cars, rally cars and offroad vehicles.
Pioneers
AAP executive director Mandy Eduque, a rally driver in his youth, is inviting all car racing afficiona-dos particularly those who took part in the 1969 Cebu Grand Prix, including their relatives and friends, to attend Fast Lane’s launch.
“This will be a reunion of sorts for the pioneers of car racing in Cebu,” he said. “It will be great to gather together the pioneers and young race car drivers of the city in one motorsports event.”
The Cebuanos who helped make the Cebu Grand Prix possible include Douglas Marcaida, Gabby Ylanan, Maning Escoton, Mel Tamayo, Saling Araga, Joey Garcia, Jing Garcia, Freddie Madarang, Edward To, Bobby Chong, Edward Neri, and Murray Jurado. Hundreds more assisted by serving as marshals, pit crews, and utility men.
Fast Lane’s launch will coincide with the Cebu leg of the 2006 National Karting Championships to be held this weekend at the Kart Zone. (PR)
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