News No. 1

InsideRACING Magazine, a leading local two-wheel magazine, will be holding its 2nd annual “InsideRACING Bike Festival and Trade Show” on March 8 and 9 at the newly air-conditioned Silver City Automall in Pasig City.

Yamaha Motor Philippines will start their year with the staging of the“Yamaha Evolution 2008”. A nationwide Yamaha motor show featuring the Yamaha’s YZR-M1 MotoGP racbike,YZF-R1,YZR-R6, MT-01, TMAX, Grand Majesty and Maxam. They will also have special events like live Concerts featuring “Bamboo”, a Trial Bike Show and Skunkrice (Yamaha MotoGP Song Artist).

Schedule:
February 16, 2008
Saturday 1 pm
Pulong Buhangin High School Quadrangle
Pulong Buhangin Santa Maria, Bulacan

Are you serious in becoming a better rider and taking your skills to the next level? Then learn from trained experts at the country’s first, all-Filipino, motorcycle track school!

A much bigger and more intense battle for supremacy gathers the most talented Asian supercross champions anew as the Philippines again plays host to the 2008 Motocross Masters of Asia - Puerto Princesa FIM Asian Championships set February 24 , Foundation day week at the Sta. Monica International Racetrack in Puerto Princesa City.

Yamaha Motor Company Ltd. and Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. marked the second year of their MotoGP partnership today, at the official 2008 Fiat Yamaha Team Launch in Turin, Italy. The presentation was hosted by Italian TV star Simona Ventura and took place at the historic Lingotto building, which was Fiat's car factory from 1923 until 1982.

Rizla Suzuki MotoGP is heading to Sepang in Malaysia in an eager mood, to begin this year's testing in readiness for the 2008 MotoGP World Championship.

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY MAYOR Edward S. Hagedorn accepting the hosting of the 2008 FIM Asian Motocross Championships Round 1 for the Philippines from Macky Carapiet, President of the FIM Asian Motocross Commission for the biggest annual motorsports event to be held in the country in Puerto Princesa City on February 24, 2008. The event has over 10 countries participating with ESPN global television coverage packaged with the event and shown to over 540 million households globally, making Puerto Princesa City the Sports Tourism Capital of the Philippines. The Asian tour shall be going to Philippines, Macau, Iran, Singapore, Indonesia and Guam. For more info you may check out www.namssa.org , the launching of the 2008 National Motocross Series shall be on Feb. 3 at the Fast Track Circuit Taguig City.

NAMSSA Year End Awards 2007 recently held at the Fast Track Circuit Clubhouse in Taguig City for individual excellence in two wheel sports disciplines for on and off road NAMSSA sanctioned events. Photo are from L to R: Glenn Aguilar of the KTM Team for Motocross Rider of the Year Award, Dashi Watanabe of the Kawasaki Team for Underbone 115 BRC Series, Macky Carapiet NAMSSA Managing Director and FIM UAM Vice President & President of UAM Off Road Commission, Ken Falco President of NAMSSA, Kenneth San Andres of the JBS Racing Team winner of the On Any Sunday MX Series, Maico Buncio of the YRS Yamaha Racing Team winner of the 125 BRC Underbone & Superbike Rider of the Year and John Lery Enriquez of the Suzuki Team winner of the 150cc Underbone King of the BRC road Race Series. For more info check out www.namssa.org

The Fast Track Circuit in Taguig shall be hosting its first ever off road moto school on January 6, 2008 ( Sunday ). The school shall be hosted by Japanese Veteran Instructor Ken Tabuchi a certified and current instructor from Japan and races with Yamaha Motor Co. The school shall start at 9 am to 5pm and the track shall be closed on this Sunday for the school purposes. Riders are advised to come in complete riding gear and morning session shall be of the seminar type in the Fast Track Clubhouse Suite # 1 lunch will be served and practical riding in the afternoon and registration fee is at PHP 2,000, for more info you may reach Arthur Valdez 0917.847.9785 there shall be limited slots available and few are left so hurry and book now.

Jan 19-20 at the PEO Motorpool, Tabang ,Guiguinto Bulacan

Awards for Motorcycles: Under Bone Category

• Best of Show
• Runner-up Best of Show
• Best in Paint Job
• Best Audio set-up
• Best Presentation
• Crowds Favorite

The City Government of Valenzuela thru the Office of Councilor Jun Santiago in cooperation with the Cycle Riders Association of Valenzuela, Inc. (Cycle RAV) will be holding the 2007 Valenzuela Cycle Riders Summit this coming December 30. This project was started in 2005 with 700 riders and in 2006 attended by more than 1,200 participants. This 2007 Summit, more riders representing different cycle riders club in Valenzuela are expected to join which will surely surpass the number of participants in the previous years due to the increase of motorcycle and bicycle riders and enthusiast. Other cycle clubs are welcome to join the summit.

IRGP News No. 11

The four winning motorcycles will be part of the highlights in the HEATWAVE car and bike show at the SM Megamall starting today , December 6 until Sunday. For those who want to re-live the IRGP experience, a preview of the IRGP video will also be shown and the latest issue of IR will be available on Saturday.

December 2007 – Motorcycle riding has evolved from simply being the preferred means of transport for messengers and tricycle drivers into a more dynamic transportation solution that fits every lifestyle. And this motorcycle riding lifestyle revolution is what Suzuki Philippines Incorporated would want to get across to the Philippine market as it stages the final lap of the 1st Suzuki Nationwide Motor Show at the SM Mall of Asia which will run from 12 December to 16 December 2007.

IRGP News No.12

As part of the effort to promote and glorify the first InsideRACING Grand Prix Presented by Motolite and its winning riders, the four winning racebikes will be on display at the HEATWAVE Motorshow in SM Megamall this coming weekend from Dec 7-9. Show visitors will be able to see the bikes of Team Yamaha's Anthony Roman (Castrol Juniors Trophy), Team Kawasaki's Mark Chua (Shell Advance Masters Trophy), Team Tiger's Dustin Esguerra (Castrol 115GP) and Team Shell Advance-Anchor Sprockets-KSR Performance's Jolet Jao (Shell Advance 130GP).

RGP News No.10

The recently concluded InsideRACING Grand Prix Presented by Motolite Motorcycle Batteries was considered a resounding success by many.

The first 2,000 spectators will receive a special 2008 IRGP Calendar to commemorate the inaugural event.

The finals of the Round 8 of the highly successful NAMSSA National Motocross Series is to be held at the Fast Track Circuit in Taguig City. End of the year awards also to be had during the event with our final awarding ceremonies for the national champions of motocross and road racing shall begin also at 1800 hrs. There will be a Christmas party and those willing to bring pot luck items for the banquet shall be appreciated.

For more info email namssa01@hotmail.com

This shall be the round 4 out of 4 Asian tour of the Asian Nations Road Race Championships Series that has been hosted in Japan, Indonesia ( 2 rounds ) and China. This is an Olympic style event of which each FIM UAM Asian Member nation fields in two riders per country and the top riders of each of the two races score for their nations, accumulative to the winners .

The FIM Asian Supercross Championship resumes in the Pacific Island of Guam on December 1st, 2007 under the lights. Top riders from the Asian Motocross circuit tour of the FIM Asian Union affiliated countries are expected to attend such as Japan, Australia, Philippines, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong and China.