Three days of your life for a car. Worth it?

After 75 hours without sleep, food or water, 46-year-old Aloysius Lim walks away as the winner of this year's Mediacorp Subaru Impreza Challenge

By Charlene Fang 3 November, 2010

Some people are attached to their cars. Aloysius Lim, a 46-year-old Singaporean technician, was so attached to one particular Subaru Impreza WRX, they decided to give it to him.

Lim was one of the 400 contestants taking part in this year's MediaCorp Subaru Impreza Challenge. They had to stand with their right hand on the car with no sleep, water, food or shelter, except for a five-minute break every six hours.

The last person to remain connected to the brand new Subaru Impreza 2.5 MT Sedan gets to drive it home. After a sleep and a good feed, no doubt.

Lim lasted 75 hours and 17 minutes to clinch the prize yesterday evening, November 2. He didn't say whether it was his super-human powers of endurance or sheer stubborn folly that got him to the end.

The first to drop out was 48-year-old Ho Ma Lee, with two others joining her before the end of the first hour.

After more than 75 hours, 46-year-old Aloysius Lim (right) walks away the winner of a brand new Subaru Impreza 2.5 MT Sedan.

"This task is different type of endurance," says Lim. "It's a mental endurance. It's not running a marathon where you have a final destination. But this one is stretched. It keeps on stretching."

Standing still for that many hours, Lim admits to feeling fatigue and even hallucinating.

"I was hallucinating about contestants getting into the car!"

For the record, Lim's time is six hours and 15 minutes shy of the 2008 record set by Singaporean George Lee, who lasted 81 hours and 32 minutes.

Here's a look at all the (non-)action that unfolded over the course of three days.

An overview of the contest area at Ngee Ann City where 400 contestants from all over the region put their right hand out for the challenge.

A supporter tries his hand at the task. Contestant's hands have to remain within the decal or risk being disqualified.

For many, the heat and humidity of Singapore was too much.

Streeetccchhhh ... contestants making the most of their five-minute break.

Eventual winner Aloysius Lim looking strong at the end of the first six hours.

Relax, revive, survive: A contestant gets a massage while fueling up.

If you're going to be standing for that long, you might as well have cheerful footwear to look down at.

A kiss to keep going.

Behind every strong man is a woman, Aloysius Lim dedicates his win to his wife who encouraged him to join the contest.

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