Philippine Touring Car Championship
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The Philippine Touring Car Championships (PTCC), formerly the Philippine National Touring Car Championships, is the only touring car series running under the banner of the Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP).
Race Fans Incorporated, a private enterprise, has undertaken organizing, promotion, and marketing activities of this event after being granted exclusive permission in a memorandum of agreement with the AAP.
PTCC races run both at the Subic International Raceway
(owned and operated by Philippine racing legend Pocholo Ramirez
) and the Batangas Racing Circuit
(owned and operated by Johnny Tan).
Touring car races in the Philippines has not yet reached the levels of popularity enjoyed by other motoring sports such as karting
, drag racing
and open wheel racing. However, the growing number of entries in the PTCC grid has grown from 24 cars in its 2005 season to 34 cars in its 2006 season.
The Philippine Touring Car Championships (PTCC), formerly the Philippine National Touring Car Championships, is the only touring car series running under the banner of the Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP).
Race Fans Incorporated, a private enterprise, has undertaken organizing, promoting, and marketing activities of this event after being granted exclusive permission in a memorandum of agreement with the AAP.
Race Fans Incorporated, a private enterprise, has undertaken organizing, promotion, and marketing activities of this event after being granted exclusive permission in a memorandum of agreement with the AAP.
PTCC races run both at the Subic International Raceway
Subic International Raceway
Subic International Raceway is a racing circuit in the Philippines, built in 1994 on the site of a US naval base destroyed by eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Established through the efforts of famed race car driver Pocholo Ramirez, the site was bought by Sport Values Inc.The racing circuit is built...
(owned and operated by Philippine racing legend Pocholo Ramirez
Pocholo Ramirez
Pocholo Ramirez was a Filipino race car driver and television host. Also known as "Tito Poch", Ramirez was hailed as a racing legend in the Philippines, with a career in racing that spanned 45 years.-Racing career:...
) and the Batangas Racing Circuit
Batangas Racing Circuit
Batangas Racing Circuit is a permanent circuit in Barrio Maligaya, Rosario, Batangas, Philippines. The circuit is 3.4km long and held a round of Formula Toyota, Toyota Corolla Cup, National Touring Car, Circuit Showdown, Motorcycle Road Racing in Philippines....
(owned and operated by Johnny Tan).
Touring car races in the Philippines has not yet reached the levels of popularity enjoyed by other motoring sports such as karting
Kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...
, drag racing
Drag racing
Drag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track....
and open wheel racing. However, the growing number of entries in the PTCC grid has grown from 24 cars in its 2005 season to 34 cars in its 2006 season.
The Philippine Touring Car Championships (PTCC), formerly the Philippine National Touring Car Championships, is the only touring car series running under the banner of the Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP).
Race Fans Incorporated, a private enterprise, has undertaken organizing, promoting, and marketing activities of this event after being granted exclusive permission in a memorandum of agreement with the AAP.