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Army Navy Club200 race list-up slated

The organizing Club 200 is planning to exclude competitive racers currently riding in the National Superbike Series to level the playing field among regular everyday riders and weekend enthusiasts.

DT · Nov 19, 2022, 1:50 AM

Archie Garcia and Karen Kennedy of BMW Motorrad; Manu Sandejas of KTM; Bobby Orbe of Wheeltek; Joy and Toti Alberto of Ducati; and Mike Bondoc and Nicco Antonio of Aprilla grace the registration event backed by Angkas, represented by Jon Corpuz, MerryMart’s Ferdie Sia, Pirelli’s Philip Ang, EVO Helmets’ Jhek Ripay and JuanLife’s Joyce Bautista. | Photograph courtesy of Army Navy Club200

The Philippines' biggest motorsports spectacle for 2023 — the Army Navy Club200 200/50 Endurance Race — has commenced its registration for the race.

Organizers said that each team in the novel motorcycle event — the first of its kind in the Philippines — will be composed of three riders sharing one transponder and riding duties in 50 adrenaline-pumping laps of approximately 200 kilometers.

It blasts off at the Clark International Speedway on 11 February 2023, with a practice run slated on 11 December 2022, in order to allow participants to familiarize themselves with the rules and how the endurance race will play out.

The organizing Club 200 is planning to exclude competitive racers currently riding in the National Superbike Series to level the playing field among regular everyday riders and weekend enthusiasts.

"This means it's a free-for-all out there," said Bobby Unson, president of the Club 200.

The event is limited to 50 teams per race in order to avail of the 11 December 2022 Free Trackday for Demo and Tips in the endurance race presented by SMAC BMW, Pirelli, KTM, Ducati, Angkas, Evo Helmets, APRILIA, Juan Life, Hotel 101 and Merry Mart, and powered by Wheeltek, Triumph, Harley Davidson of Manila and Motoworld.