Marcelo earns third karter of year award

MANILA, Philippines - Stefano Marcelo of Maranello-San Miguel Corporation-Marcelo Racing pulled off a big sweep to capture the Karter of the Year award in the championship round of the 2010 Magnolia Purewater Karting Super Series at the Carmona Racetrack recently.

It was another career milestone for the 18-year-old Ateneo law student who bagged his third Karter of the Year award, equalling the feat of Pepon Marave in this event sanctioned by the Automobile Association Philippines and sponsored by Magnolia Purewater, San Miguel Corp., Petron Corp., Yokohama Tires, Motorstar and Aeromed.

He also wrapped up his campaign with a total of 463 points or nearly 50 points ahead of closest title rival Roby Benito of Ready2Race (413.5 points).

He also copped the ROK Senior crown against Juha Turalba of Ready2Race.