Toyota to test Vios racecar at Clark Speedway

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is set to test the Vios racecar model for the first time at the Clark International Speedway this Saturday since the car debuted as a pace car in 2018.

The Japanese carmaker pm Tuesday said it continues the waku-doki of the Vios Racing Festival by taking the race back to its roots at the Clark International Speedway.

Dubbed as the One Make Race (OMR) Vios, Toyota said the new model has been modified for optimum handling and performance the given two different racing formats during the Vios Racing Festival.

The Autocross Challenge will be a timed competition where drivers will have to navigate through an obstacle course one at a time, while the Circuit Championship will have drivers simultaneously competing against each other during laps.

“It’s the first time that the All-New Vios model will be tested at the racetracks since its debut as a pace car in 2018’s Filinvest leg. We made sure that aside from speed, the Vios is also built for precision and safety,” said TMP Vice President Elijah Marcial.

The challenges will take place starting 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, and will have three categories—sporting class, promotional class, and celebrity class.

The OMR was first introduced as a pace car in Filinvest last year.

A pace car is an automobile that leads the field of competitors through a pace lap but does not participate in the race. —Jon Viktor Cabuenas/VDS, GMA News