Amazing Race UTP By Sankeri Gopalkrishnan (Business Information System, 2nd Year/2nd Semester)

                                                    Amazing Race UTP
By Sankeri Gopalkrishnan (Business Information System, 2^nd Year/2^nd Semester)

Lumut, 12^th -13^th June 2015-Amazing Race UTP, the most challenging sports event organised by SRCUTP. This would be the second time this event is being executed. The Project Director named Mr.Thinesh Reddy (Mechanical Engineering, 3rd Year/1^st Semester) shared his hardships in organising this event with the help of his committees. One of their main struggles was on finding sponsorship for the event. Amazing Race UTP objectively done to raise fund for charity homes. The organising team of Amazing Race UTP will be visiting and spending time with 3 charitable homes which includes Pusat Penjagaan Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Yatim Rumah Wawasan Perak,Persatuan Kebajikan kanak-Kanak Yatim Rumah VC Ipoh and Pusat Jagaan Pertubuhan Pengurusan Rumah Kebajikan Kanak-kanak Sanatana Ashramam with the funds they have raised from this event. This event has two rounds (10 teams are selected from the first round) with 10 checkpoints each. Basically Amazing Race UTP is similar to the real amazing race that we witness in media but Amazing Race UTP was modified to make it suitable for student participation.15 teams participated in total. Each team was given t-shirts with different colour to make it easier to identify the teams. Interesting and challenging activities awaits the teams at every checkpoint such as fear-factor checkpoint, eat up the ice cream (made of ketchup and other ingredients), car wash, banana boating, kayaking and many more.

The team with the fastest time record was announced as the winners.

CHAMPION 

Nasi Bujang - RM700 cash + Merchandises

1st RUNNER UP

Black Banana - RM200 cash + Merchandises

2nd RUNNER UP

Abam Civil - RM100 cash + Merchandises 

Highlight of this entire activity is having their last checkpoint out of UTP which is at Teluk Batik; Lumut which brought this event to a whole new level. As we asked the participants on their experience in this event, “Tired but I am happy at this moment in my life,” said by Prasshanth (Mechanical Engineering, 3^rd year/1^st Semester). The credit for the event was given to sponsors, committees and the beloved participants for making this event a success. 

Participants taking up the Banana Boating challenge.

Picture credits: Tharavink Prasad(ICT, 2^nd Year/1^st Semester).

Active participation by teams.

Picture credits: Tharavink Prasad(ICT, 2^nd Year/1^st Semester).