There was no shortage of action during Round 2 of the 2025 SEAOIL Radical Challenge Philippines when the country’s fastest racing series headed to the Batangas Racing Circuit (BRC) over the weekend. The skies stayed dry throughout the three-day event, but looming clouds mirrored the tension on track—especially between top runners in both the SR1 and SR3 Challenge Cups.
Fueled by race-engineered SEAOIL Extreme-97 fuel, Qualifying on Saturday saw Mikey Jordan of Jordan Racing x Autoholic Garage set the early pace in SR3, clocking a 1:37.364 lap to claim pole position. But the spotlight quickly shifted to Juha Turalba, who surprised the field by qualifying P2 overall—outpacing several SR3 machines in his SR1 and beating the next SR1 driver by over six-tenths of a second.
Unfortunately, Jordan’s weekend got off to a rocky start when a clutch issue sidelined his neon-green #23 SR3 before Race 1 even began. As the lights went out, Turalba led a three-wide sprint into Turn 1 against Jamal Almario and Miguel Quiñones. He held position while Quiñones and Almario battled for P2. On Lap 5, Quiñones finally found a way through, but by then Turalba had already built a commanding lead. Turalba took a lights-to-flag victory in SR1 with a 5.174 sec margin over Quiñones in 2nd, with Almario rounding out the podium in 3rd. In SR3, Rafa Caceres of C&C Motorsport capitalized on Jordan’s absence to claim the class win with a clean, consistent drive.
On Sunday, Jordan returned to action with a spare SR3, starting from the back of the grid. But it didn’t take long for the championship leader to charge through the field—taking the lead by Turn 1 and never looking back. Behind him, the battle in SR1 was heating up. It was another three-way fight between Almario, Turalba, and Quiñones with Almario leading the way. Turalba’s spirited charge into Turn 8 unfortunately ended with contact against the barriers, resulting in a red flag for Race 2.
Jordan secured his first win of the weekend in SR3, followed by Caceres in 2nd. With classifications reverted to the last completed lap, Almario was awarded the class win in SR1, Turalba 2nd, and Quiñones 3rd. Though his #44 machine was heavily damaged, Turalba fortunately sustained only minor injuries and is expected to make a full recovery.
The final race of the weekend saw Almario briefly take the lead after a sluggish getaway from Jordan. But the SR3 driver quickly reclaimed P1 and went on to take another dominant victory. Quiñones later passed Almario on Lap 2 for the SR1 lead. Almario attempted to strike back but spun under braking into Turn 1, allowing Quiñones to cruise to his first win of the 2025 season.
After Round 2, Mikey Jordan extends his lead in the SR3 Challenge Cup standings, with Rafa Caceres now up to 2nd and Andre Rodrigues holding 3rd. In the SR1 Challenge Cup, Juha Turalba retains the points lead, but his participation in Round 3 remains uncertain. Miguel Quiñones climbs to 2nd, with Jamal Almario close behind in 3rd.
With Official Operations Partner Petromax, the championship resumes on October 17–19 at Clark International Speedway (CIS) for Round 3 as the season passes its halfway mark.
The 2025 SEAOIL Radical Challenge Philippines is sponsored by SEAOIL Philippines, Inc., Bank of the Philippine Islands, Petromax, Dove Men, Axe, The AutoComplex, Second Skin Industries, Tieline, and John Barbers.
