Racing With Legends

I wasn't around in the 50s, 60s or 70s. And for most of the 80s, I lived abroad. So names like Dodjie Laurel,  Dante Silverio, or Pocholo Ramirez didn't mean much to me growing up. Yet it's on the exploits of men like these - and many more - that Philippine motorsport was built on.

Thanks to this effort by motorsport enthusiasts Martin Galan, Steven Flor and Mark Laccay, the younger generations (and the ignorant like me) will get to see, through the eyes of the legends themselves, what it was like in what the film's producers call "The Golden Age of Philippine racing". "Racing With Legends" is a documentary, in which local racing heroes Paco Ventura, Dante Silverio, Louie Camus, Mandy Eduque and Johnny Angeles take us back to the genesis of our motorsport heritage. The stories these men tell take us on a trip back in time, to the glory days of the Greenhills Grand Prix, the Manila Grand Prix, to the birth of the fabled Cam Wreckers, the tragic death of Dodjie Laurel in the Macau Grand Prix in 1967, and much more. 

Picture taken from the Racing With Legends  Facebook page

Filipino racers are starting to recapture some of the old magic both locally in internationally, with young talents like Marlon Stockinger and Stefano Marcelo (nephew of the late great Jovy Marcelo), but their success was made possible by people like Arthur Tuason, Butch Viola, or Joey Bundalian.

Picture taken from the Racing With Legends  Facebook page

The film recently had its pre-launch in the Manila Auto Salon, with pre-selling activities and promotional appearances by the film's racing legends themselves. Fans can also support this projec tby visiting the "Racing With Legends" artisteconnect page. There, you can pre-order your copy and show your love for our country's racing heritage. When this film comes out in January 2013, it will automatically be a must-see for all true Pinoy Petrolheads.