WORKHORSE RACING

The TGR Philippine Cup season wraps up; Tamaraws unleashed

- By Kap Maceda Aguila

FOR THE FIRST time in quite a while, the weather was not just cooperative but almost embarrassingly perfect on race day for the final round of the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Philippine Cup 2025.

It was neither hot nor rainy — two extremes that had seemed to define the previous legs stretching back to the previous season. Given this blessed break, racers, participants, spectators, and yes, even members of the media and content creators had a field day to take in the spectacle of Race Weekend 3 (RW3).

The 11th season of what was once known as the Vios Cup showed that the race has truly gone a long way and today means a lot of things to a lot of people.

The one-make, grassroots racing series has always stood as a sort of low-hanging fruit for those wanting to scratch an itch to race on the track through Toyota's bestselling, ubiquitous, and time-tested sedan - while serving up the action to racing fans of all ages for absolutely free. The most recent iteration has shown it to be much more than a stage for the Vios.