LRTA to hold Amazing Rails Challenge

The Light Rail Transit Authority is set to hold the Amazing Rails challenge on July 10, 2010, as one of its 30th Anniversary highlights.

The Amazing Rails consist of endurance and speed challenges, which will combine two eco-friendly modes of transportation – the train and the folding bike – as a mode of moving through the series of control points in the race.

Around 30 pairs have already registered to join the race. Each pair will use their folding bikes and ride the LRT trains like ordinary commuters to get to the race destinations and will have to accomplish tasks to get clues and instructions that will lead them to designated control points in the race.

The team that finishes the race first by going through all the control points and is first to arrive at the final control point shall win the competition.

The winners will be awarded the following prizes: First Prize – P30,000.00 plus 2 units of Dahon Vitesse D7 folding bikes, Second Prize – P20,000.00 plus 2 units Dahon Eco 3 folding bikes, and

Third Prize – P15,000.00 plus 2 units Ecosmo (Dahon-Licensed) Metro folding bikes.

The contest is in partnership with the Media Planners and Advertising Solutions (MPAS), Junni Industries, Inc., Eastern Communications, Chef d’ Angelo, Spectrum Communications, Harbour Square, Gez Purified Water, Victory Central Mall and the City Government of Manila.

The Amazing Rails aims to further popularize the Bike on, Bike Off (BO²) Project, which the LRTA launched in November last year.

The BO² Project encourages car users to leave their vehicles at home and use the train, bringing along their foldable bikes, and biking off towards their workplace and other destinations. These eco-friendly modes of transportation pushes for the reduction of the traffic congestion and carbon emission, at the same time change the way car owners and commuters get around places, while promoting a healthy lifestyle.

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