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Originally Posted by sickmint79

wow - that is awesome! so it is open much of the time, and if you and friends feel like going, you can just show up and drive? definitely not the case in the states. a full day will be 200 $US minimum.

yup, it is open most of the time (except Mondays for Batangas and Clark, not sure about the others, for maintenance). there are contact numbers we usually get in touch just to inquire if the track is open to public. sometimes they close it out for testdrives and such for car companies.

do you have rules about passing to try and keep things safer - like no pass unless someone points you by, passing must be on a straight, etc?

there is, usually by signal light, we point out were the car behind can pass but you can't expect everybody to practice is, unfortunately.

i'm betting that it would be hard/expensive/impossible for me to rent a car nearby to take on the track that is actually fun. is that correct? how often do you go to these tracks? i would like to go as passenger if nothing else. if someone was to let me drive their car i wouldn't mind buying/bringing brake pads or something like that for them.

yes, it will be hard to rent cars that will be used for the track. if you're into drifting thou, there are cars that i know that can be rented out and the drifting area that we have is quite near and within the city. but for track use, i dont think there is any.

do any of these tracks have rental go karts? or go kart schools/experiences you can take?

Clark, Carmona, and Makati has, im not sure about Batangas if they have any for rent.

so far this one seems the only one i can arrive and know for sure i can go drive. and hey being right in makati is nice!

yup, its just a few kilometers away from main district of Makati.

i found a kart place up there - http://www.lakadpilipinas.com/2012/0...kart-city.html
and youtube videos of the actual track but not too much else about it, looks like it just opened.

yup, i think it just opened late last year and the place is still currently being developed. other than the track, i think they have other facilities over there.

thanks, i'm on the page now! sounds like it might even be better to visit out of racing season (more open time to the public?) - i would be looking to go to makati for probably 4-6 weeks starting in january.

i think around January, people are still preparing their cars so tracks may not be busy.

i also stumbled upon this place called boomland, but apparently it is done.
http://www.timeattackmanila.com/inde...t-track-closes

yup, i believe it's already closed. karting is not too big locally because it costs a lot of money for just a couple of minutes. usually, we are charged around 800 pesos (or around $15) for just 15 mins. just to give you an idea, minimum wage here is almost 500 pesos for 8 hours of work so you can really say that karting here is expensive.

i also can't tell if this place still exists or not?
http://www.kartingasia.com/kart_trac...dzone-t84.htmlp/quote]

yup, that's also closed as well. been awhile actually, i think that has closed early to mid 2000.


[qoute]i also found a racing school
http://www.tuasonracing.com/products...-race-training
with lots of programs, although no prices. not sure exactly where events are held either.

you can try looking for Jan Bacosa, he works with TRS (Tuason Racing School) and owns an 86. he might be able to help you out with any questions regarding them.