Special Features

For many years, Sunshine Television has been staging the STV Auto Rally Corporate Challenge with the advocacy of road safety and friendly motorsport competition within the local auto industry. This year, STV once again brought together sportsmen and the local automotive companies in a whole day of rally sport.

Sunshine Television, together with SocioCom Foundation for Asia, recently staged one of its most-awaited annual events, the STV Auto Rally Corporate Challenge. The "On Time, All the Time" motor sport competition is based on Europe's Tulip Rally, which is locally known as the Sampaguita Rally that reigned supreme in local motorsports during the 60's and 70's. Since its first staging in 2001, the ARCC has remained true to its commitment to promote road safety as well as camaraderie between corporate members of the local auto industry.

Flagged off under the Subic heat in Harbor Point Mall's vastparking area, the Corporate Rally Teams from Audi, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Lexus, MINI, Nissan, Ssangyong, Subaru, and Tata fielded their flashiest brand new models.

The respective rally teams that have been participating, competing and supporting the rally ever since the beginning, came back for this year's ARCC to conquer the challenging route prepared by veteran rally and race driver Georges Ramirez and IT expert Patrick Chua.