ADVAN-MARK Young racing phenom Iñigo Anton picked up where he left off last year by ruling the first round of the Philippine Autocross Championship Series (PACS) held in Navotas recently.
Anton was able to set the best times in both the overall championship (46.23 seconds) and the open championship (44.53 seconds) in just two runs.
Anton’s team mate Karol Collantes checked in 2nd overall in the open championship with a time of 48.42 seconds while Gen Colina set a time of 48.51 seconds.
“There were over 150 entries so it took a long time for us to line up and wait for our turn to run. I knew I had to make a good clean run since I may not be able to run again because of the number of participants during this round,” Anton said after setting the best times.
“We got lucky that his first two runs were clean and fast enough for the overall wins. I think that’s what separates Iñigo from the rest, he really concentrates and performs at his best under a lot of pressure,” Carlos Anton said of his son.
Iñigo currently leads the legends division in the Race of Champions 2019-2020 organized by MP Turbo after winning the first three rounds and hopes to continue his winning streak in the 4th round to be held at the Clark Global City on January 25 and 26.
The 15–year–old became the youngest ever Philippine Autocross Champion and Open Autocross Champion last year in the sport’s 20 year history.
Anton also took all four rounds of the inaugural Vios Autocross Festival championship in 2019.
With his three championships last year, Anton’s tally of national titles is fast increasing.
Anton has two karting titles, three slalom titles, one race of champions’ title and the Novice Autocross Championship he won in 2018.
Aside from all his racing accolades, this tenth grader from the Baguio Achievers’ Academy also continues to be 1st honor in his academics. The young talented racer proves to be a real genius, garnering a score of 99+ percentile rank in DepEd’s 2019 National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE).
Anton is sponsored by Yokohama, Advan, Mark Young Racing, Cars Unlimited, MPturbo, JSD Autosport, Kilton, Special Stage, Kart Plaza, Parts Pro, Carporn and Sludgenizer. (SunStar Baguio)