PNP probing sports angle in slay of car racer

MANILA, Philippines - With no clues or leads so far, the police are looking into the possibility that conflicts related to racing could have led to the killing of Ferdinand “Enzo” Pastor last Thursday.

Senior Inspector Maricar Taqueban, spokesperson of the Quezon City Police District, said investigators have yet to establish the motive in order to identify the killer.

Police investigators led by Inspector Elmer Monsalve yesterday went to the wake of the slain car racer in an attempt to get additional details from the family.

Pastor, 32, was driving a truck towing his race car when the gunman on a motorcycle stopped alongside and shot the victim repeatedly at close range.

Paolo Salazar, the victim’s assistant, was hit in the abdomen but survived.

Pastor and Salazar were on their way to Clark, Pampanga when the shooting occurred at the intersection of Visayas and Congressional avenues in Quezon City late Thursday.

Police investigators are looking into the possibility that the attack could have been related to his career as a race car driver.

Pastor was the first Filipino to participate in the NASCAR Whelen Euroseries Open Championship race circuit.

At the time of the ambush, Pastor was going to Clark to prepare for the final leg of the 2014 Asian V8 Championship Series.

The family told police investigators that Pastor had no known enemies and did not receive death threats before he was killed.