Drifting

PROLINE DRIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2

Arvin Aviles moved into 3rd place after collecting wins during Round 2 of the Proline Drifting Championships at the Yigo Raceway Sunday with leader Ron Avelino still well ahead of the group despite getting knocked out in the Great Eight.

by
GSPN
July 1, 2015

PRESS RELEASE – Sunday June 28th was a event filled afternoon at the Guam International Raceway in Yigo. Round 6 of the Monster Motocross series was happening along with Triple J Ford’s Mustang Madness & Raptor Meet at the drag strip, and in the oval track was Round 2 of the 2015 Proline Drifting Championships! The Proline Drifting Championships is presented by Monster Energy and Napa Auto Parts / Valvoline with special thanks to IP&E and AclaroFX for the live streaming with the help of IT&E.

Qualifying results (best solo run out of 3)

1. Ron Avelino 195pt
2. Dan Aclaro 170pt
3. Arvin Aviles 150pt
4. Matt Palarca 149pt
5. Don Cabuhat 145pt
6. Olive Epitacio 140pt
7. Laban Duplichan 125pt
8. Rex Deseo 100pt
9. Jaimee Mendiola 50pt
10. Jomarie Sapungan 45pt

Ten Driver Single Elimination Bracket

Event winners Left to Right. Rex Deseo 2nd place, Arvin Aviles 1st place, Dan Aclaro 3rd. (photo by Paul Sacayan)

First round of eliminations:

8. Rex Deseo vs. 9. Jaimee Mendiola = Deseo

7. Laban Duplichan vs. 10. Jomarie Sapungan = Duplichan

Great Eight:

4. Matt Palarca vs. 5. Don Cabuhat = Palarca

1. Ron Avelino vs. Rex Deseo = Deseo

3. Arvin Aviles vs. 6. Olive Epitacio = Aviles

2. Dan Aclaro vs. Laban Duplichan = Aclaro

Final Four:

Rex Deseo vs. Matt Palarca = Deseo

Dan Aclaro vs. Arvin Aviles = Aviles

Fight for 3rd:

Dan Aclaro vs. Matt Palarca = Aclaro

Finals:

Rex Deseo vs. Arvin Aviles = Aviles

Results:

1.) Arvin Aviles
2.) Rex Deseo
3.) Dan Aclaro

Judges:

Tom Akigami
Jim Cruz
Anthony Laygo

PHOTO GALLERY:

Judges in the tower. Left to right. Anthony Laygo, Jim Cruz, Tom Akigami. (photo by Paul Sacayan)
Olive Epitacio running from Arvin Aviles in the chase car. (photo by Paul Sacayan)
The aftermath of Jomarie Sapungan’s 240sx after hitting the guardrail during practice. (photo by Paul Sacayan)
Drivers line up for introduction. (photo by Paul Sacayan)
Jaimee Mendiola in her Purple S13.4 taking the bank. (photos by Myer Basilio)
Laban Duplichan slides his S14. (photos by Myer Basilio)
Dan Aclaro pilots the Cars Plus Genesis during his tandem match against Laban Duplichan during the quarterfinals. Aclaro advanced into the semi’s. (photos by Myer Basilio)
Rex Deseo (left) and Ronald Avelino (right) battle it out door to door during the quarter finals. Deseo advanced into the semi finals. (photos by Myer Basilio)