Rodriguez, Calma rule Cebu races

Newcomer Paolo Rodriguez of Mekeni Racing and Andres Calma of Alabang Motorsports dominated their respective divisions in the Cebu leg of the 2015 Vios Cup recently.

Rodriguez topped both heats in the promotional division while Calma swept the sporting class of the races held over a street circuit at South Road Property in Cebu City.

Host and DJ Sam YG ruled the two heats in the celebrity division, besting Derek Ramsay and 2014 champion Phoemela Baranda before a huge crowd of 10,000.

Adding excitement to the races was a drift exhibition by Japanese Keiichi Tsuchiya who drove a Toyota 86.

Rodriguez came through with an impressive performance in his first race of the season, topping a form-idable field that included Oscar Suarez of Team Toyota Cebu and Briton Steve Bicknell. Suarez finished second in the first heat, a feat duplicated by Bicknell in the second.

Arthur De Jong of TBP Motorsports and Ferdinand Dysico of Mekeni Racing settled for third in the first and second heats, respectively.

Calma ruled the first heat ahead of 18-year-old Daniel Miranda of TBK Obengers. Bobby Domingo of Alabang Motorsports finished third. It was almost the same order in the second heat, save for Allan Uy of Team TQA coming in third this time. Cedelf P. Tupas