By COCOY SEXCION
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (September 4, 2011) – Boat racers from Compostela Valley and Sarangani provinces topped the Tuna Festival edition of Bombo Radyo’s Bancarera 2011 witnessed by a huge crowd Saturday, September 3.
With a total of 40 riders all over Mindanao, riders from Sarangani and Comval made it to the finals and raced off Queen Tuna Park for the ultimate leg.
Rider Argie Atal of Comval province, with a race record of 3 minutes and 13 seconds, bagged the P30,000 and a brand new Honda 13-horse power marine engine for the 1st prize.
Sarangani riders Larvin Macagcalat (1st runner-up) and Arsenio Barit (2nd runner-up) settled for the prizes of P20,000 and a brand new Honda 5.5-horsepower marine engine and P15,000, respectively.
Bancarera is a race of single–manned outrigger boats operated by fishermen-turned-racers speeding up in an oval track race meters away from the shore.
“What made this event draw a huge crowd is because of its relevance to the festival,” said Bombo Radyo area manager for Mindanao Ricky Collado.
Thousands of spectators watched the race as it highlights the ongoing Tuna Festival that will culminate on Monday (September 5). (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
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