Mangulabnan grabs Superbikes lead
Defending champion Marvin Mangulabnan swept the pre-final and final races to seize the overall lead in the 2017 Pirelli Superbikes Series at Batangas Racing Circuit recently. Mangulabnan of BMW Motorad Racing grabbed the lead from Troy Alberto in the sixth lap of the 10-lap race and held on from there. JC Villanueva bagged the Novice crown while 10-time Superbikes champion Jolet Jao made it three straight in the Masters division. —STEVE SILVA, CONTRIBUTOR
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