Shane Alvarez jumps off the finish line in style during round 7 of the 2023 MRA Monster Energy Points race series Sunday at Cowtown Raceway Park.
Corry Pangelinan gets some air as he leads the intermediate class during round 7 of the 2023 MRA Monster Energy Points race series Sunday at Cowtown Raceway Park.
SHANE Alvarez and Vincent Palacios ended the 2023 Marianas Racing Association Monster Energy Points race series on a high note as they topped their respective classes in the seventh and final round Sunday at Cowtown Raceway Park.
Alvarez aimed to solidify his no. 1 rank in the expert class and succeeded. In heat 1, he displayed a near-flawless performance with flashy executions to finish first and earn 25 points. In heat 2, it was Ellery Cruz who initially led the competition, but he lost momentum, allowing Alvarez and Dave Celis to take over the spotlight in the battle for first place.
In the end, it was Celis’s tighter turns that enabled him to cross the finish line first while Alvarez settled for second place with 22 points.
Alvarez’s combined heats, however, were enough to give him the top spot with a total of 47 points.
Celis, who came in second, ruled heat 2 but struggled in heat 1, finishing fourth for 18 points, which gave him a total of 43 points.
Patrick Togawa (22, 20) placed third with a total of 42 points; Ellery Cruz (20, 15) was fourth with 35 points; and Melvin Cepeda was fifth (16, 18) with 34 points.
Novice class
Vincent Palacios secured overall first place in the novice class with a total of 44 points. Thanks to his steady performance, he finished both heats in second place.
Matthew Guerrero, who finished overall second, triumphed in heat 1 but fell to fourth place in heat 2 to earn a total of 43 points.
Charles Cepeda took the spotlight in heat 2 with a first-place finish, but suffered from a setback in heat 1, which gave him a total of 41 points, good enough for overall third place.
In overall fourth place was Christian Camacho (18, 20) with a total of 38 points while Ponce Rasa (20, 16) was fifth overall with a total of 36 points.
Veterans class
Celis, who finished second in the expert class, led the veterans class with a perfect score of 50.
In second place was Melvin Cepeda (22, 22) with a total of 44 points; Charles Cepeda (20, 20) was third with a total of 40 points; Julian Salalila (18, 18) was fourth with a total of 36 points; and Ponce Rasa (16,16) was fifth with a total of 32 points.
Intermediate class
Corry Pangelinan recorded a flawless performance in the intermediate class with 50 points. Aric Cruz (22, 22) was second with 44 points; Melvin Cepeda was third (20, 20) with 40 points; and Ethan Yumul (18, 18) was fourth with 36 points.
