Test Yourself in IPAR 2 and Win P1 Million

Thursday, December 01, 2005

If you are 18 years old and above, competitive, and physically and mentally fit for a nine-day back-breaking race from Manila to exotic places in Southern Luzon and the Visayas, here’s your chance to put yourself to a test and win P 1 million this Christmas.

According to DOT Undersecretary Oscar P. Palabyab, Chairman of the Island Paradise Adventure Race, the Department has finalized the details for the Visayas leg of the race (IPAR-2), slated on December 10-18, 2005.

Designed for “backpackers” and travel enthusiasts, the race will highlight the culture, traditions, and tourism spots of the different regions, featuring activities such as trail running sections, trekking, paddling, traditional games and a few other surprises.

This second run of IPAR is a follow-up of IPAR-1 held last May, which featured motorcar adventure racers who traveled through several tourist spots in Northern Luzon.

In a bid to open IPAR to more adventure enthusiasts, the DOT decided to make IPAR-2 a race of two-man teams, who will use public utility vehicles such as RO-ROs, ferries, jeepneys, buses, and tricycles to reach their designated destinations. They will be required to hurdle challenges in mandatory checkpoints and sections in Laguna, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, aklan, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental and Oriental, Bohol and Cebu.

The race course shall consist of several stages or control points between the start of the race. Or race leg, and pit stop. Each leg, which is equivalent to one day, shall have a flag off and finish line at the pit stop. The overall scores for the teams shall be determined by the accumulated time throughout the whole race.

At stake are cash prizes of P1-million top prize for the winner; P300,000 and P100,000 for the second and third placers, respectively.

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