AAP CONFIRMS EXCITING MOTOR SPORT DEMOS TO BE HELD AT FIA SPORT CONFERENCE 2018

Felipe Massa, who re­tired from For­mula One rac­ing in 2017, will par­tic­i­pate in the e-kart­ing demo at the FIA Sport Con­fer­ence.
Ex­cit­ing mo­tor sport demon­stra­tions will take place on June 5 and 6 at the FIA Sport Con­fer­ence 2018 to be hosted by the Au­to­mo­bile As­so­ci­a­tion Philip­pines (AAP) with the sup­port of the Depart­ment of Tourism.
Ex­cit­ing mo­tor sport demon­stra­tions will take place on June 5 and 6 at the FIA Sport Con­fer­ence 2018 to be hosted by the Au­to­mo­bile As­so­ci­a­tion Philip­pines (AAP) with the sup­port of the Depart­ment of Tourism.

The FIA, for­mally known as the Fed­er­a­tion In­ter­na­tionale de l’Au­to­mo­bile, is the Paris­based gov­ern­ing body of all four-wheel mo­tor sport world­wide, in­clud­ing For­mula One, the World Rally Cham­pi­onship and 24 Hours at Le Mans.

The AAP, with the back­ing of the DOT, won the in­ter­na­tional bid in 2017 to host the FIA Sport Con­fer­ence 2018.

This will be the first time that the FIA Sport Con­fer­ence will be held in an Asian city, since the first five edi­tions of the Con­fer­ence took place in Good­wood (United King­dom), Mu­nich, Mex­ico City, Turin, and Geneva.

AAP trustee and mo­tor sport depart­ment chair­man Mandy Eduque, who co-chairs the Na­tional Or­ga­niz­ing Com­mit­tee Pri­vate Sec­tor with fel­low AAP trustee Mina Ga­bor, con­firmed that drift­ing, e-kart­ing, auto gymkhana, and cross car demon­stra­tions will be held at the SM Mall of Asia grounds in Pasay City.

The e-kart­ing event will be high­lighted by the par­tic­i­pa­tion of for­mer For­mula One driver Felipe Massa, who will bench­mark an of­fi­cial time that lo­cal karters and se­lected guest driv­ers will try to beat.

Aside from e-kart­ing, a drift­ing demo will be held pit­ting the best Filipino drift­ing tal­ents such as David Feli­ciano, Luis Gono, and Atoy Llave against in­ter­na­tional drifters from Ja­pan, Thai­land and Malaysia.

Aside from e-kart­ing, a drift­ing demo will be held pit­ting the best Filipino drift­ing tal­ents such as David Feli­ciano, Luis Gono, and Atoy Llave against in­ter­na­tional drifters from Ja­pan, Thai­land and Malaysia.

Eduque said that the drift­ing demo was in­cluded in the FIA Sport Con­fer­ence 2018 sched­ule af­ter the FIA of­fi­cially rec­og­nized drift­ing as a mo­tor sport dis­ci­pline in 2017 with its own set of uni­fied world reg­u­la­tions.

He added that the fi­nal­ists of AAP’s Mo­tor Sport Devel­op­ment Pro­gram (MSDP), a na­tion­wide grass­roots train­ing course for young driv­ers ages 16 to 19, will par­tic­i­pate in the auto gymkhana demo at the Con­fer­ence. MSDP grad­u­ates are fa­mil­iar with auto gymkhana since they com­pete in an AAP-or­ga­nized gymkhana event af- ter the class­room lec­tures and hands-on train­ing.

AAP trustee Mina Ga­bor, who heads the auto club’s tourism and travel depart­ment, said that around 400 rep­re­sen­ta­tives of 245 FIA mem­ber or­ga­ni­za­tions in 143 coun­tries are ex­pected for the Con­fer­ence.

AAP trustee Mina Ga­bor, who heads the auto club’s tourism and travel depart­ment, said that around 400 rep­re­sen­ta­tives of 245 FIA mem­ber or­ga­ni­za­tions in 143 coun­tries are ex­pected for the Con­fer­ence.

She in­di­cated that the Con­fer­ence will put the Philip­pines on the world map as an at­trac­tive new tourism, con­fer­ence, busi­ness and in­vest­ment des­ti­na­tion.

Mean­while, FIA pres­i­dent Jean Todt said in his let­ter to FIA mem­ber clubs that the FIA Sport Con­fer­ence 2018 in Pasay City,

Philip­pines will fo­cus on cre­at­ing a mo­tor sport cul­ture in new mar­kets, at­tract­ing an in­creas­ingly busy young au­di­ence in a fast-chang­ing world, and in­volv­ing the next gen­er­a­tion in the fu- ture of mo­tor sport, both as fans and par­tic­i­pants.

Philip­pines will fo­cus on cre­at­ing a mo­tor sport cul­ture in new mar­kets, at­tract­ing an in­creas­ingly busy young au­di­ence in a fast-chang­ing world, and in­volv­ing the next gen­er­a­tion in the fu- ture of mo­tor sport, both as fans and par­tic­i­pants.

The Con­fer­ence, Todt said, will ex­am­ine sub­jects that af­fect the FIA’s na­tional sport­ing au­thor­i­ties and mo­bil­ity clubs, mo­tor sport pro­mot­ers, spon­sors and driv­ers world­wide.

Aside from the mo­tor sport demon­stra­tions, the FIA Sport Mo­torEx will be held, an in­dus­try-themed show­case and plat- form for the anal­y­sis of fu­ture trends and op­por­tu­ni­ties in mo­tor sport.

The FIA Sport Mo­torEx will fea­ture more than 30 com­pa­nies and stake­hold­ers from the global mo­tor sport in­dus­try who will present their in­no­va­tive prod­ucts and new ser­vices.

AAP is the or­ga­nizer/host club of the FIA Sport Con­fer­ence 2018 with the DOT, San Miguel Cor­po­ra­tion, and Philip­pine Air­lines as co-pre­sen­tors, and Petron Cor­po­ra­tion, BMW Philip­pines and Hyundai Asia Re­sources, Inc. as ma­jor part­ners.

AAP is the or­ga­nizer/host club of the FIA Sport Con­fer­ence 2018 with the DOT, San Miguel Cor­po­ra­tion, and Philip­pine Air­lines as co-pre­sen­tors, and Petron Cor­po­ra­tion, BMW Philip­pines and Hyundai Asia Re­sources, Inc. as ma­jor part­ners.

AAP CONFIRMS EXCITING MOTOR SPORT DEMOS TO BE HELD AT FIA SPORT CONFERENCE 2018
Philippine Daily Inquirer20 Apr 2018

Felipe Massa, who retired from Formula One racing in 2017, will participate in the e-karting demo at the FIA Sport Conference.
Exciting motor sport demonstrations will take place on June 5 and 6 at the FIA Sport Conference 2018 to be hosted by the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP) with the support of the Department of Tourism.

The FIA, formally known as the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, is the Parisbased governing body of all four-wheel motor sport worldwide, including Formula One, the World Rally Championship and 24 Hours at Le Mans.

The AAP, with the backing of the DOT, won the international bid in 2017 to host the FIA Sport Conference 2018.

This will be the first time that the FIA Sport Conference will be held in an Asian city, since the first five editions of the Conference took place in Goodwood (United Kingdom), Munich, Mexico City, Turin, and Geneva.

AAP trustee and motor sport department chairman Mandy Eduque, who co-chairs the National Organizing Committee Private Sector with fellow AAP trustee Mina Gabor, confirmed that drifting, e-karting, auto gymkhana, and cross car demonstrations will be held at the SM Mall of Asia grounds in Pasay City.

The e-karting event will be highlighted by the participation of former Formula One driver Felipe Massa, who will benchmark an official time that local karters and selected guest drivers will try to beat.

Aside from e-karting, a drifting demo will be held pitting the best Filipino drifting talents such as David Feliciano, Luis Gono, and Atoy Llave against international drifters from Japan, Thailand and Malaysia.

Eduque said that the drifting demo was included in the FIA Sport Conference 2018 schedule after the FIA officially recognized drifting as a motor sport discipline in 2017 with its own set of unified world regulations.

He added that the finalists of AAP’s Motor Sport Development Program (MSDP), a nationwide grassroots training course for young drivers ages 16 to 19, will participate in the auto gymkhana demo at the Conference. MSDP graduates are familiar with auto gymkhana since they compete in an AAP-organized gymkhana event af- ter the classroom lectures and hands-on training.

AAP trustee Mina Gabor, who heads the auto club’s tourism and travel department, said that around 400 representatives of 245 FIA member organizations in 143 countries are expected for the Conference.

She indicated that the Conference will put the Philippines on the world map as an attractive new tourism, conference, business and investment destination.

Meanwhile, FIA president Jean Todt said in his letter to FIA member clubs that the FIA Sport Conference 2018 in Pasay City,

Philippines will focus on creating a motor sport culture in new markets, attracting an increasingly busy young audience in a fast-changing world, and involving the next generation in the fu- ture of motor sport, both as fans and participants.

The Conference, Todt said, will examine subjects that affect the FIA’s national sporting authorities and mobility clubs, motor sport promoters, sponsors and drivers worldwide.

Aside from the motor sport demonstrations, the FIA Sport MotorEx will be held, an industry-themed showcase and plat- form for the analysis of future trends and opportunities in motor sport.

The FIA Sport MotorEx will feature more than 30 companies and stakeholders from the global motor sport industry who will present their innovative products and new services.

AAP is the organizer/host club of the FIA Sport Conference 2018 with the DOT, San Miguel Corporation, and Philippine Airlines as co-presentors, and Petron Corporation, BMW Philippines and Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. as major partners.