Three Things For Fans To Know: “I moved to the United States from the Philippines when I was 4 years old, and I didn’t know how to speak English.” “I was on the cover of Model Aviation magazine when I was 9 years old for flying an RC turbine jet at Florida Jets.” “If I’m not racing or going to car events on the weekend, I’ll be playing 18-36 holes of golf – both Saturday and Sunday.” Any Pikes Peak Heroes: “I would have to say Millen for the Pikes Peak Celica, and Paul Dallenbach for his Dallenbach Specials.” Any mentors this year? “Our good friend Larry Chen was an invaluable advisor with tips and pointers in preparation and during the week.” Any pre-race rituals? “I recently started a new pre-race ritual of playing a game of catch with one of the guys just to stay loose, relaxed, and get the nerves firing.” What is your favorite corner? “There are so many good turns to choose from, but if I had to choose one, it would have to be 16 Mile. Seeing all the spectators lined up against the mountain as I approached that corner was such a nice feeling. It gave me a burst of energy after completing all the switchbacks and got me pumped up for Devils Playground and the rest of the top section.” What corner challenged you most? “The steep double apex and decreasing radius of Tin Barn. Not only is it mostly blind, it’s one of those turns which has that look to it that makes you want to push it faster, but then it suddenly gets very tight. Once it tightens up if you slow down too much the steepness of the turn punishes you by losing more speed than what you probably were thinking, and trying to accelerate up and out of it is even harder.” Favorite track? “For track layout, it has to be Sonoma Raceway. For memories and nostalgia, it has to be Buttonwillow Raceway which is what I consider our home track.” Daily driver? “The Supra used to be my daily driver, but now I’m driving a souped up BMW G82 M4.” | 
