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                    [Title] => Tyson aims for sweep, crown on home track
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Tyson Sy is convinced the Batangas Racing Circuit is his ‘track’‚ He’s more convinced he can still pull the rug from under Briton James Winslow in the final four rounds of the Asian Formula Three Series this weekend.


"There’s still a good chance of me seizing the title. I’m more than 40 points behind, not that close, but not that far," Sy declared yesterday during a special session of the PSA Forum at the Pantalan Restaurant in Manila.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 359148 [Title] => Peña 2nd fastest in practice [Summary] => BOGOR, Indonesia — Putting his misfortunes in China behind, Pinoy star Dado Peña clocked the second fastest time in practice Wednesday and looked ready to take charge in Rounds 10-15 of the Asian Formula Three series at the Sentul International Circuit here.

"Everything’s fine. The engine is good, the set-up of the car is close to perfect. Now, all we need is to pull off in the actual race," said the 19-year-old Pena of Team Goddard, who clocked 1:26.912, just a tad slower than his clocking in practice Tuesday.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 347260 [Title] => Peña, Sy launch AF3 offensive [Summary] => A hectic weekend awaits Filipino racing stars Dado Peña and Tyson Sy who are bidding to pull away from the field in the Asian Formula Three Series, which visits the Zhuhai International Circuit in Guangdong, China, for the second time this year.

Four races make up this week’s latest challenge, including Round 6 that was called off last month after heavy rains flooded certain portions of the 4.3-kilometer Zhuhai track.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 347088 [Title] => Tyson, Briton fined for AF3 race infractions [Summary] => Asian Formula Three star Tyson Sy’s death-defying crash in the last round of the series last month at the Zhuhai International Circuit in China continues to haunt him.

Aside from coughing up nearly P2 million, not P1 million as earlier reported, to rebuild his Dallara 304 nearly smashed to pieces when he slammed into Speedtech Asia teammate Gaby dela Merced’s stalled car, Sy will have to shell out an additional $2,000 as fine for "disregarding the double yellow flag" in effect during lap 8 of the 12-lap race.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 346916 [Title] => Peña, Sy expect tough challenge from Irish ace [Summary] => They’re not saying it out loud but everybody is casting a wary glance at Ali Jackson, the 17-year-old driver of Ireland’s Aran Racing who sped away to victory in the last round of the Asian Formula Three Series at the Zhuhai International Circuit in China last month and is looking formidable going into Rounds 6 to 9 this weekend.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 342485 [Title] => Peña, Sy finish 1-2 in AF3 race in Guangdong [Summary] => GUANGDONG – They were not the fastest in qualifying but Dado Peña and Tyson Sy proved quickest when it mattered most Saturday, completing a sterling 1-2 finish for the Philippines in the fourth round of the Asian Formula Three Series at the Zhuhai International Circuit here.

The two even figured in a one-upmanship show in the final lap of the 12-lap race, grabbing and losing the lead from each other in dangerous maneuvers before Peña, of Team Goddard, floored the pedal for one final surge en route to victory in 19 minutes and 26.400 seconds.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 342332 [Title] => Confident Pena sees great run In Zhuhai [Summary] => GUANGDONG – Everything fell into place for Dado Pena Friday as he blazed through the Zhuhai International Circuit aboard his new Dallara 304 car, going faster than Tyson Sy in the last official practice run and boosting his confidence going into the fourth round of the Asian Formula Three series here.

Driving with new tires, Pena negotiated the 4.3-kilometer Zhuhai Circuit in 1 minute, 36.527 seconds that stood as the best for the day until Irishman Ali Jackson of Aran Racing, driving for an extra lap, returned to the pit faster by two-tenths of a second.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 335231 [Title] => Sy, Peña sustain big runs in AF3 [Summary] => ROSARIO, Batangas — Tyson Sy and Dado Peña continued to show the way in practice runs Friday, raising hopes a Filipino driver would score a big victory in the opening round of the 2006 Asian Formula Three series beginning today at the Batangas Racing Circuit here.

For the second straight day, Sy logged the fastest lap time of one minute 28.182 at the 3.4-kilometer circuit, with Peña, of Team Goddard, not far behind at 1:28.226.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 335055 [Title] => Sy, Peña submit fastest times in practice [Summary] => ROSARIO, Batangas – Tyson Sy and Dado Peña recorded the fastest times in practice Thursday as they revved up for the opening three rounds of this year’s Asian Formula Three series this weekend at the Batangas Racing Circuit here.

Sy clocked the best lap time of one minute, 27.8 seconds at the 3.4-kilometer circuit, a shade ahead of Pena who had a best time of 1:28.0.

Although the two did not push themselves to the limit in anticipation of the time practice runs Friday, it was clear they were out to make a statement.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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