{"id":376686,"date":"2022-09-28T06:06:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T20:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=376686"},"modified":"2022-09-28T06:06:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T20:06:14","slug":"97-honda-civic-dx-rocks-island-summer-auto-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/97-honda-civic-dx-rocks-island-summer-auto-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201897 Honda Civic DX rocks Island Summer Auto-Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mark Caacbay\u2019s modified \u201897 Honda Civic stole the show as he won three categories: Best of Show, Best Brand Award from Joeten Motors, and topped the two-door category in the 2022 Island Summer Auto-Fest. (LEIGH GASES)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Good things come in threes as 27-year-old car enthusiast Mark Caacbay won three categories in his third Island Summer Auto-Fest competition at the Marianas Business Plaza last Saturday.<\/p>\n

His \u201897 Honda Civic DX won the Best in Show Award, the Best Brand Award from Joeten Motors, and first place in the two-door category.<\/p>\n

His car drew crowds of auto enthusiasts, as they looked on and appreciated Caacbay\u2019s build\u2014with his car sporting the only transparent hood in the competition, along with his many one-of-a-kind modifications.<\/p>\n

He told Saipan Tribune that he has been building modified cars for a \u201clong time\u201d and about his win, he said \u201cI worked hard for it. I got some really rare parts\u2014really hard to get. But at the same time, I\u2019m humble, I worked everything on my own, one by one, with my own hands. It\u2019s unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The competition categories include two-door, four-door, trucks, 4×4, cafe bike, cruiser bike, VIP style, classics, scooter\/moped, sound off, and burnout.<\/p>\n

The two-door competition\u2019s second place winner was Henry Xiong\u2019s 2017 Nissan and third place was Richard Angeles\u2019 2012 Nissan.<\/p>\n

The Best Brand Award from Triple J was Christopher Meyers\u2019 Hyundai Genesis and the Best Brand Award from Atkins Kroll went to David Lizama\u2019s Toyota Tacoma.<\/p>\n

The four-door contest\u2019s first place winner was Casey Huliganga\u2019s 2018 Honda Civic, which was second place in the 2021 show. Second place was the 2018 Mazda 3 of Rich Ramos and Kloney Virrey, and the 1998 Honda Civic of Jerome M. Ortiguerra took third place.<\/p>\n

In the 4×4 category, Jesse Jack Salas\u2019 2008 Jeep Wrangler won first place, Robert Cruz\u2019s 2018 Toyota Tacoma was second, and David Lizama\u2019s 2019 Toyota Tacoma was third.<\/p>\n

The truck category first place winner was Roman Reyes\u2019 1991 Toyota, Gino Dela Cruz\u2019s 1973 Datsun 620 took second place, and Jordan N. Basa\u2019s 1992 Toyota Hilux placed third.<\/p>\n

J.T. Ada\u2019s 2008 Scion XB was first place in the VIP style category, while Manny Ada\u2019s 2002 Lexus GS300 was second, and Christopher Q. Meyers\u2019 2021 Genesis G80 was third.<\/p>\n

Justine Zapanta\u2019s 2010 Toyota 4Runnner sounded off its way to first place in the sound off contest, Jhun Echaure\u2019s 2017 Hyundai Tucson was second place, and Gerard Indalecio\u2019s 2008 Scion XB was third place.<\/p>\n

In the cruise bike category, Juan Pocaigue\u2019s 1997 Harley Davidson won first place, Mark Borja\u2019s 2007 Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe won second place, and Nathaniel Torres\u2019 2020 Harley Davidson was third place.<\/p>\n

In the scooter category, JT Ada\u2019s 2004 Honda Ruckus won first place, while Russell Hocog\u2019s 2018 Honda Grom came in second.<\/p>\n

Mark Louie Oria\u2019s 2016 Motoguzzi U7 Special was the only competitor, and winner in the cafe bike category.<\/p>\n

Winner of the first burn-out competition hosted by NMTech was James Salalila.<\/p>\n