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Hyundai Motor Company Annual Report 2006Open Road
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The top class players of Korean ’Click Speed Festival’ and Spain ’ Getz
CRDi cup’ visited each other’s countries to enjoy friendly competition.
16 teams attended 2006 World Mini Football Competition held by HMC in Germany
and the South African team who emerged victorious.
To mark this new and exciting sponsorship five Hyundai vehicles (Sonata and Tucson models) were on display at
Triple-A Baseball’s 25 ballparks and featured interactive car displays and a chance to win a Hyundai Sonata
through the “Hyundai Home Run Challenge”.
Rally car racing is an international sport which combines elite motoring with sports adrenaline. Dating back more
than 100 years, rallies are organized in stages and are based on straightforward speed over roads which are
closed to other traffic. These roads can be asphalt mountain passes to ice and snow or desert sand, challenging
car and crew to master myriad driving conditions.
In 2006 Hyundai was prominent on world rally stages, participating in the first ever X-Games Rally in August. Inside
a Hyundai Tiburon were eight-time US champion driver Paul Choiniere and co-driver Jeffrey Becker, pitting their
skills and their vehicle against the likes of World Rally Champion veteran Colin McRae and 2005 Rally America
Champion Pat Richard.
To ensure a presence in rally racing on both sides of the Atlantic, Hyundai also sponsored the transcontinental
classic Amsterdam-Beijing Rally through our Netherlands distributor Greenib Car, providing support vehicles for
the more than 100 participating drivers. The Amsterdam-Beijing Rally is for classic cars only with each
participating vehicle required to be at least 30 years old.
In New Zealand, the Hyundai National Surfing Championships were again a successful event for both tournament
organizers and the Hyundai brand. In sponsoring the event for the second year, Hyundai continues to be committed
to sports and lifestyle activities in every global region.