MANILA, Philippines - Four top Filipino riders will banner the National Motorcycle Sports and Safety Association (NAMMSA) bid in the FIM MX of Nations race to be held in Thundervalley MX Track in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Denver, Colorado from Sept. 24-26.
Named to the team are Kenneth San Andres, Jolet Jao, Ralph Alvarez and Migui Tolentino who qualified for the event after impressive results in NAMSSA Philippine National Motocross Series.
Their campaign is part of NAMSSA’s grassroots racing program, developing national riders for FIM world-class competitions in Asia, Europe and now USA.
The team is supported by Philippines Sports Commission (PSC), NAMSSA (www.namssa.org), Motoworks, Adidas, motorcyclephilippines.com, Oakley, ZLT, Chatterbox USA, SDG, YRS and No Fear.
“The team is currently testing in California for exhaust and bike set up on suspensions and will join tune-up races to acclimatize themselves to the tough conditions in the Rocky Mountains. In fact, last Saturday Kenneth San Andres came in first at Starwest California night races,” said Macky Carapiet, president of NAMSSA and CEO of FIM Asia
The Filipino riders are also supported by Jehan Tetangco of Motoworks USA, Arthur Valdez, Gimo Gonzales , GR Alvarez and Jun San Andres.
NAMSSA is the authorized safety body of motorcycle sports in the country today.
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