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Asian V8 Championship Series

Asian V8 Championship Series
CategoryStock Cars
CountryAsia-Pacific
Inaugural season2014
Official websitewww.asianv8championship.com

The Asian V8 Championship Series (AV8C) was a motorsports competition for stock car race drivers from the Asia-Pacific. The only edition of the racing series took place in 2014, over two events at the Clark International Speedway in Pampanga and the Batangas Racing Circuit in Batangas, both in the Philippines. The tournament was organized by the Philippine Formula Autosports Foundation and was intended to set the Philippines as a hub for NASCAR racing in Asia. The overall winner of the tournament will compete in the NASCAR Whelen Series and in the K&N Pro NASCAR Series.[1][2]

Participants

Rider
Australia Josh Burdon
Japan Kunihiro Iwatsuki
Italy Stefano Marrini
Macau Joe Merszei
United States Don Pastor[nb 1]
Philippines Enzo Pastor[nb 2]

Schedule

No. Track Date
1 Clark International Speedway, Mabalacat, Pampanga April 5
2 April 6
3 Batangas Racing Circuit, Rosario, Batangas June 7
4 June 8

Race winners

No. Race Winning Driver
1 Clark Philippines Enzo Pastor
2 Clark Australia Josh Burdon
3 Batangas Australia Josh Burdon
4 Batangas Philippines Enzo Pastor

References

  1. ^ Don Pastor represented Team USA for this tournament. He has also represented the Philippines in other tournaments[3]
  2. ^ On June 12, Enzo Pastor was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Quezon City on the way to Clark, Pampanga for the final leg of the tournament.[4]