Four-time champ Stefano Marcelo of Marcelo Racing and VJ Suba of Eagle Cement banked on their experience to claim separate victories recently in Rounds 5 and 6 of the 2012 KF2-KF3 Cup Series at Carmona Racetrack.
Though he already announced his retirement from karting, Marcelo returned to the tracks and proved he’s still in top form as he captured the KF2 crown in Round 5 of this event sanctioned by the Automobile Association Philippines.
Suba, who bagged the top crown in the Asian Karting third leg, bagged the KF2 title in Round 6.
The KF3 division saw Estefano Rivera of Fern-C Racing sweep both rounds to boost his bid for the overall KF3 plum this season.
Marcelo wrested the front seat from Milo Rivera on the second lap and pulled ahead to win with a seven-second margin over Rivera.
Bobby Domingo of Industria Racing checked in third while Suba and CJ Tsui also of Industria Racing wound up fourth and fifth, respectively.
Adjustments in his set-up pivoted Suba’s big show in Round 6 where he grabbed the lead from Rivera on the fourth lap and controlled the tempo the rest of the way for his first KF3 title this season.