MOTORSHOW INT'L REVS UP FOR MANILA, CEBU LEGS

Motorshow International Manila, the longest running auto and cycle show in the Philippines, is back to gather car enthusiasts, warming up with activities in Manila in September and going full blast with the Motorshow Cebu International at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in Mandaue City, Cebu, on Oct. 16-21.

The 8th Motorshow International in Cebu promises to surpass its previous track record by being more than a car show.

''It has transcended just being a show to display cars which we have been doing for the past 15 years. Motorshow international is a lifestyle expo, a total motoring extravaganza jampacked with special activities. It is also a forum for a more extensive understanding of an industry that is committed to adapt to the needs of the ecology while still providing excitement and fuel to a never-ending need for speed,'' explains Marissa D. Nallana, president of organizer Motorshow International Inc.

Slated at the 8th Motorshow Cebu are the first ever Motorshow Treasure Seekers (an adventure race), the Annual Car Clubs Meet, Motorshow Cebu Grand Slalom, the Motorshow In Scale, the always exciting Best in Show Competition and the Outlast Autocross, and more.

Exhibitors include car/SUV/RUV and motorcycle assemblers and manufacturers, petroleum products, oil companies, truck/bus assembler and dealers, automotive parts, accessories and gadgets sellers, car care products, maintenance and service equipment, car conditioning, cycling gears, automotive associations both local and international and allied industries and services.

Special activities, awards and car and bike club meets are set to wow local and foreign attendees.

The much-anticipated Annual Motorshow Cebu Best in Show competition (open class competition) will showcase vintage and classic cars, restored to its original state going head to head for the plum title. There will also be a showcase of contemporary cars (European/ Japanese made) with modifications varying from low, medium and heavy, depending on the add-ons/ accessories installed on the body and engine of the cars.

An expected crowd-drawer is the ''Motorshow In Scale'' which will showcase static miniature replicas of cars, trucks, jeeps and motorcycles meticulously and intricately assembled and made of plastic, metal or wood.

Corporate sponsors for the event include Petron Corporation, Cebu Unique Trade, Outlast Battery, Ambi-Pur, and PS Bank, with Cebu Daily News, Sunstar, Freeman, Y101, DYRF, NU 107, Crossover 105.1 as media partners.

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Land Transportation Office (LTO), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Province of Cebu, European Chamber of Commerce (ECCP), Cebu Association of Travel Operators (CATO) and Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP) are the cooperating agencies for the said event.