Nine riders vie for coveted ROY award of Motosuit Motocross Series

CEBU, Philippines - Nine riders are vying for the coveted ‘Rider of the Year’ accolade in the 4th Motosuit Motocross Series, which tallied a record 17 legs in 2009.

They are reigning ROY awardee Seigfred Ornopia, Jon-Jon Adlawan, Juvenile Abellar, John Flores, Donkey Sanchez, Jun Enriquez, Felipe Montejo, BJ Pepito and Brylle Ornopia.

They have been named candidates for the so-called ‘mother of all awards’ of Motosuit for emerging as overall champion in their respective classes.

Ornopia nailed back-to-back titles in the executive A with 613 points, while his son Brylle is the winningest in the mini class with 561 points.

Adlawan dominated the expert division with 490 points, while Abellar, Adlawan’s teammate at Power Sports Racing (PSR), topped thed intermediate open production with 448 points.

Sanchez lorded it over in three divisions, the beginners open production, local enduro and open enduro.

Flores, on the other hand, ruled the novice open production with 489 point, while Enriquez is the overall winner of the executive B, Felipe Montejo in the executive C and BJ Pepito in the peewee category.

MS Motosuit top honcho Lou Ornopia, the man behind the event, said a different criteria will be applied this time for the selection of ROY awardee. 60 percent will be based on the rider’s overall performance in the entire series and 40 percent for his behavior and how he deals with the officials and fans in general.

“Riders are being looked up to by their fans so it is best that the Rider of the Year be based upon his overall performance and his character. Grabe kaayo ang pag-idol sa mga tawo nila, unya sila di kabalo mo-handle sa ilang isig ka rider, sa mga fans, sa organizer. So, maayo nga apilon nato ang ila bevahior sa pag-pili og kinsay best,” said Ornopia.

The annual awards of the MS Motosuit Motocross Series is set late this month with no confirmed venue.—Caecent No-ot Magsumbol    (FREEMAN NEWS)