YOKOHAMA-Castrol-Mark Young driver Carlos Anton copped his fifth triumph in Round 6 of the 2012 Circuit Showdown recently at Batangas Racing Circuit.
With the tailend of typhoon Gener giving the drivers the hardest of conditions, Anton prevailed anew aboard his Mark Young-Hornitex prepared CRX over 50 racers and a host of 4-wheel-drive super cars.
With the win, Anton sealed the overall Top Bracket A Time Attack plum through the support of Mark Young Racing, Castrol, Yokohama, Hornitex flooring, Special Stage, Cars Unlimited, Home Outlet, Autoshack and Richmond Auto Parts.
Even with two races to spare in the Circuit Showdown series, it is now improbable for anybody to catch up with him in the point standings.
He clocked the day’s best time of 1 min 34.822, three seconds clear of runner-up Mato Tan (1:37.859) and third placer Nino Garcia (1:38.981).
“I’m very pleased we already bagged the Circuit Showdown title this early in the series. It has been a good year since we also captured the Hillclimb Championship last May. We have won so far 12 of the 13 races we joined in 2012. Our only hiccup was when our transmission failed after my first timed lap in Round 5 of the Circuit Showdown,” Anton said.
Anton adds this CS-Time Attack title to his over 20 championships in Philippine Motorsports over the past 23 years, including Hillclimb racing (6), Circuit Racing-touring cars (7), Formula Toyota (1), Karting (2), Slalom (3), Autocross (1) and Rallycross/Dirt Trials (1).