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any GTP members here living in the Philippines, particularly in Rizal and Manila?? (although I doubt it) just kidding, i'm serious, really.., anybody?? anybody at all??
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any GTP members here living in the Philippines, particularly in Rizal and Manila?? (although I doubt it) just kidding, i'm serious, really.., anybody?? anybody at all??
From what I hear from my dad, its expensive to own a PS2 even a GBA in certain parts.
What's a PS2?
Laguna here... don't have the equipment with me (my steering wheel and PS3 are being borrowed for a moment), but if you'd like, I could post schedules for Tuason Racing challenge days... JP has said we could borrow the simluator rigs (only enough for 4 player multi on GT4 or 2 player side by side on GT5P, non-LAN) but some of the equipment is in sad shape by now.
I know its old thread, but mga pinoys add mo ako
It's called "Filipino" Steve... He just said all Filipinos should add him...
Incase any of GTPlanet were wondering i'm half English and half Filipeno
Offtopic: I am full blooded Filipino but American born. Though I don't own GTP5P
Glad to hear Filipino LAN Racer's are trying to organize. Although I'm State side in California I'm interested in hearing on whats going on back home let me know how it's coming together I might be able to helpout in some way. Good luck!
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You never askedWTF?! why didn't you say so?!
It's called "Filipino" Steve... He just said all Filipinos should add him...
Wow....I think its called Tagalog... atleast if I say Filipino, my GF usually ends up smacking me and saying its Tagalog...
Possibly...any signs of life here?
any signs of life here?
Like in MW2? I have been rocking the flag ever since Day 1 ! To my belief that there isn't a Filipino Car company..now to my curiosity I am going to search for one.Makes you wonder why GT didn't include the Philippine Flag nor the country for the game.
Like in MW2? I have been rocking the flag ever since Day 1 ! To my belief that there isn't a Filipino Car company..now to my curiosity I am going to search for one.
"Sarao" I think they closed shop thou.
Wow, but we only make jeepneys...sadly to say and it seems that most of them are parts from other car makers like Mitsubishi or JeepsDaniel Dingel
Daniel Dingel, a Filipino inventor, has been claiming since 1969 to have developed technology allowing water to be used as fuel. In 2000, Dingel entered into a business partnership with Formosa Plastics Group to further develop the technology. In 2008, Formosa Plastics successfully sued Dingel for fraud, with the 82-year-old Dingel being sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.[3]
Not few. Just not many in international competition.
The big problem is money. Given that our money is worth bupkis elsewhere, it's hard for a Philippine-trained driver to get enough in terms of local sponsorship money to go out racing.
Hell... most people can't even afford a car around here... racing? SCCA-style club racing may be a middle-class sport in the US, but here, it's reserved for the rich or the insane.
The last time Filipino drivers featured prominently in international competition was in the 60's and 70's, when the economy was actually at par or better than countries like Japan and Singapore. Nowadays, we hardly have the money to run a local touring car series, and attempts at open-seater series like Formula Ford, which help train drivers for more rigorous forms of racing, have yet to bear fruit.
There is some hope... there's a team featuring Gaby Dela Merced that makes the trek to the 25 Hours of Thunderhill every year, and they're doing pretty well in the series they've entered. Of course, the fact that they have a driver who's kind of cute helps in terms of the sponsorships...
That's all there is to it. Money. Without it, we won't even know whether there's a vast pool of untapped talent or if all Filipino racing drivers are hacks.