The event was absolutely successful. Many locals, many tourists watched as the qualifiers planted their palms on the car. The conditions are 5 minute breaks once every 6 hours so that contestants can recharge themselves with food and water, dash to the toilet or seek medical attention.
We saw the Philippine team yesterday and they were all wearing striking blue Crocs to identify them from the rest of the group. Wherever they were stationed you would be able to distinguish a Filipino from the way they handle the situation. One can even kid around with the marshal and aanother can even make chismis with a kababayan who's at the other end of the car. His attention was eventually called. Bawal kasi ang magsalita. The others battle the heat by water spritz on the face. For the Filipino, he jokingly raises his arms to showcase his armpits and have it spritzed. O di ba? bibo ang Pinoy! Can you spot them?
Simultaneously, a mini challenge from SPC, a petrol company, took place with kids trying their luck.
Kimi on the other hand tried the challenge on the STI rally car on display. He preferred it more than the WRX. :)
Everybody stood strongly, but as the clock ticked away, a few had given up. One by one the they left the plaza.
The contestants still got a long way to go. We'll be back to see them again. I will update as soon as I can..PS: Incidentally, the rain poured heavily at dusk. I wonder how the contestants were. We'll see..
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