1st place Jacob Orbe, 2nd Place Patrick Orbe, and 3rd Place Reggie Tandoy.
July 5, 2015. Batangas Racing Circuit. This time it’s a new story for brothers Jacob & Patrick Orbe. This year, they are testing their limits in the track. For 13 years they have being reigning in the dirt using KTM MX riders. Now it’s time to take their legacy in the tarmac!
July 4, 2015. Qualifying for Sundays’ race is a big deal. This will dictate the positions of the riders in the grid, depending on their lap times.
Jacob Orbe with Dudes Lumague.
Jacob Orbe from TEAM GRANSTAR will start the grid first in their class using the KTM RC390, followed by KTM Duke 390 rider Jericho Gesmundo, then also TEAM GRANSTAR new entrant Amarjit Sangher using a stock RC390, and finally from Team GRANSTAR Patrick Orbe sporting the KTM RC390 as well.
Patrick Orbe Ready to RACE!
The first race was action packed as Patrick Orbe with a great start overtaking Amarjit and Jericho before the first corner.
Jacob Orbe still leading until Jericho slithered his way to first position before the first lap ended.
For a good 3 laps Jericho lead the group until Patrick saw the opportunity to snag the lead from Jericho, from then on Patrick and Jericho was the battle to watch, they were really fighting for 1st place then it boiled down to the last few corners. Patrick made an error, Jericho was able to take lead position and finally the race ended with a .3 sec lead by Jericho. 3rd place finisher Amarjit Sanger, 4th place Jacob Orbe. Followed by other brands.
The KTM 390 Series dominated their class with style and flare sporting the ORANGE FLAG.
First Race podium results:
- 1st Place – Jericho Gesmundo
- 2nd Place –Patrick Orbe
- 3rd place – Amarjit Sanger
For the 2nd race, Pole positions are determined from the First race results starting with Jericho Gesmundo, followed by Patrick, Amarjit then Jacoob Orbe.
It started raining before the 2nd race started, it was a very slippery track. Riders quickly changed to their rain tires to cope up with the weather.
For 5 laps all 4 KTM riders were battling head-to-head for position then suddenly Amarjit tried to late brake to gain advantage over Jacob, unfortunately he made an error and slipped outside the track. Also Jericho with a tight error and slipped his 2nd place spot to last. Patrick was leading for 4 laps until Jacob suddenly appeared from nowhere and snagged the lead from his brother Patrick.
Jacob Orbe posing with his RC 390.
Second Race podium results:
- 1st Place – Jacob Orbe
- 2nd Place – Patrick Orbe
- 3rd Place – Reggie Tandoy (KTM Duke 390 Rider)