MAHABANG panahon na rin ang pagkaantala ng mga karera sa local motorsports. Ngunit, hindi dahilan ang COVID-19 pandemic upang mapigilan ang pagharurot ng Tuason Racing – kahit man lang sa online platform.
Tulad ng ibang sports na unti-unti na ring bumabagon mula sa mahigit tatlong buwang lockdown bunsod nang ipinapatupad na community quarantine, itinuon ng Tuason Racing ang atensiyon sa pagsasagawa ng ‘virtual races’.
“We knew we wanted to be in the digital space as early as 2019. So we pushed forward all our digital events such as the young driver program online with a skew to help our frontliners. What was very interesting was this pivot to online racing was done while in lockdown without even one physical meeting with our team,” pahayag ni JP Tuason, founder and CEO ng Tuason Racing.
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Itinodo na ng Tuason Racing ang work-from-home scheme hanggang sa pagtatapos ng 2020 at magsasagawa na lamg ng ‘reassessment’ sa pagp[asok ng bagong taon.
Sa ngayon, kontento na muna ang lahat sa Sim Racing (virtual racing).
“There has been a continuous surge for online games during the lockdown. More and more people are doing games since there are limited live activities to do. In the US all gaming stocks are on a high showing that this is really the future,” ssambit ni Tuason.
Kumpiyansa si Tuason na sa pamamagitang ng Sim Racing, mapapanatili ang kagustuhan ng Pinoy na mapaunlad ang kakayahan sa motorsports at mabigyan nang alternatibong paraanb ang mga motorsports enthusiast.
Bukod sa isinagawang Race for Frontliners, may bagong programa na inihanda ang Tuason Racing na ilulunsad sa social media.
“We have decided that the whole 2020 will be work-from-home. We have moved to the digital arena by creating online race series. We have finished race for frontliners, Toyota has just launched their esports program The GR Supra GT Cup which we are helping organize and in August we are launching another online league on a PC platform along with a complimentary spectators program where they can make their own teams and win prizes. Aside from this we are creating weekly content for race enthusiasts called Riding shotgun conversations with TRS,” pahayag ni Tuason.
“It will recover as mentioned. Companies are evolving. It won’t be called car companies but mobility companies…they will surely find new ways. There will be some casualties but life goes on and those that will survive will thrive but probably not the same way we have seen in the past,” aniya.
