THE TEAM being briefed on the cars at the Charlotte Speedway complex.
On May 11, the INQUIRER.net, the online arm of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, carried a story filed by Inquirer motoring reporter Tessa Salazar detailing problems encountered by the Philippine team that was supposed to participate in the Nascar Racing Experience in North Carolina.
The Inquirer was one of the few media outlets invited to cover the event and Salazar eventually became the only reporter in the trip. Most of Salazar’s expenses for the trip were shouldered by the event organizer himself, Paul Monozca.
The story, titled “PH racers may have been ‘taken for a ride’” (http://business.inquirer.net/121347/ph-racers-may-have-been-taken-for-a-ride, Inquirer.net, 05/11/13), went viral and drew wild reactions from the racing community with Monozca suffering the ignominy of being pictured as a scammer.
Monozca e-mailed Inquirer Motoring Editor Jong Arcano defending himself from allegations of mischief. Here’s Monozca’s e-mail in full:
The Monozca Foundation prides itself in providing assistance to various athletes for education, training and competition since 2003. We have done this numerous times in basketball, golf, soccer and now racing.
Nascar RaceEx organizer Paul Monozca: No scam, actual race rescheduled
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