Ten finalists have been determined last Saturday out of 40 hopeful contestants in the Subaru Palm Challenge, held at The Curve in Petaling Jaya. The finalists will represent Malaysia at a regional level, in the ‘MediaCorp Subaru Impreza WRX Challenge -The Asian Face-Off’ on October 31 where a Subaru Impreza S-GT and cash prizes worth up to SGD22,000 (around RM54,300) will be given away.

Organised by Subaru’s sole distributor, Motor Image Sdn Bhd, the palm challenge required endurance, stamina and drive, where contestants were required to place their right palms flat on palm decals on the Subaru Impreza S-GT, while going through endurance tests at regular intervals during the elimination rounds.

“The challenge, which began with 40 contestants at 11.30am, got tougher when participants were asked to perform tasks such as standing on one foot, balancing ping pong balls on spoons in their mouths and blowing off ‘sticky’’ notes pasted on their foreheads,” said Motor Image Malaysia and Indonesia general manager, Jimmy Halim.

He added that the participants were only given a five-minute-break after six hours to eat, drink and use the restrooms.

“After nearly 10 hours of standing under the sun and putting their endurance level to the test, 10 finalists were determined. I would like to commend all contestants for their sporting spirit and hope that one of our 10 finalists from Malaysia will drive home the Subaru Impreza S-GT,” Jimmy said.

The Subaru Palm Challenge is the second to be organised in Malaysia. “We had a fantastic response to our initial Subaru Palm Challenge last year and are very pleased that we are able to bring it back again this year to give Malaysians another opportunity to win this outstanding car,” Jimmy added.

The ‘MediaCorp Subaru Impreza WRX Challenge -The Asian Face-Off’ will involve contestants from seven other countries in the region – Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.

text & pix: Motor Image