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Q1. |
Who is eligible to participate?
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The Challenge is open to all Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 18 years and above.
Participants must be 18 years old (as of 1 January 2009).
This year’s Challenge will also be open to regional contestants from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, China, Taiwan and Indonesia.
The qualifying rounds for regional contestants will be conducted by Motor Image Enterprise in the respective regions.
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How do Singaporeans and Permanent Residents qualify for this Challenge?
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You have to undergo two qualifying rounds. For the First Qualifying Round,
you have to call in during the qualifying period (21st Sept 2009 – 23 Oct 2009) to any of the three stations (Gold 90.5FM,
Class 95FM and 987FM) when you hear the invitation to call.
The first 2 callers of each call-in segment will enter the Second Qualifying Round,
which will take place on Saturday, 31st Oct 2009. All contestants will have to register at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza at 7 am.
All qualifying contestants will be required to place a non-refundable registration fee of S$10 (cash) each.
The Draw for all contestants who got through the First Qualifying Round will take place at 11am. Out of this group,
320 contestants will move on to take part in the Challenge with the 10 cars on-site (40 contestants per car).
A briefing on the rules and regulations will also be held on-site for these contestants at 12pm.
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Q3. |
What are the mechanisms of this challenge?
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This year’s contestants include Singaporeans/PRs and regional participants from Hong Kong,
Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, China and Taiwan. For those selected through a lucky draw, they will be assigned to a car. All
contestants will have to place their right hands on their assigned car and keep it there until one last contestant is left standing.
The longest-standing contestant will win a Subaru Impreza Sedan WRX 2.5MT worth $81,000 (before road tax and COE).
Please note that the car does not include COE, road tax, insurance, IU unit, radio license and registration fee.
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How many cars will be available on-site?
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There will be 10 cars on-site.
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Q5. |
Are the contestants given any breaks?
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They are entitled to a 5-minutes break once every six hours. The timings are at 1pm,
7pm, 1am and 7am each day. During the family break (7pm), ONE family member (above 12 years old) of the participant is allowed to enter the arena.
Family members can pick up their Family Passes on Saturday, 31 Oct 2009, at 5pm only.
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Q6. |
How does a contestant get disqualified?
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Contestants will be disqualified immediately if the following scenarios happen:
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If they are caught showering, bathing or shaving on site.
If they are caught using any personal hygiene / cleaning devices such as wet wipes, tissues,
talcum powder, etc.
If they are caught in any physical violence (e.g. punching, slapping) or any sort of unruly
behavior between any of the teams at any point.
If they are caught relieving themselves (e.g. urinating) in their clothes during the Challenge.
If their palms were entirely out of their designated palm decals.
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However, each contestant is permitted a total of 3 warnings (for minor offences only) before being
disqualified from the Challenge. A contestant is disqualified immediately once all 3 warnings have
been served.
The Marshalls are empowered to disqualify contestants who are caught breaking the rules.
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Q7. |
Important point to note.
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The contestants of the Mediacorp Subaru Impreza WRX Challenge - The Asian Faceoff will be
subject to temperature checks. The organisers reserve the right to disqualify contestants from the
registration process or the challenge itself should their body temperature register anything higher
than 38 degrees celsius.
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