The event paid tribute to the biggest names from the Philippines’ automobile and motorsports industry, among them, the 2006 Motorsports awardees: Jody Coseteng (circuit racing), Michelle Bumgarner (karting), Alex Perez (rallycross), Dante Dungca (4x4), Daryl Flores (slalom), and Leo Joel Cordero (drag racing).

Special "Hall of Fame" awards were also given to the following for their valuable contribution to motorsports: Racing legend Jose Pocholo Ramirez; former AAP president and racer, the late Atty. Conrado "Dodo" Ayuyao; and the late Arsenio "Dodjie" Laurel, who won a back to back title for the prestigious Macau Grand Prix from 1962-63.

Winners of the AAP Diamond Jubilee motorsports competitions were also acknowledged during the party. Awardees for Autocross event were: Niño Sarte of Cabanatuan City for best novice driver; Arthur Pasao of Cavite for fastest rearwheel drive; Ivan Isada for fastest car club entry; Kunio Otaka of Japan for fastest car club entry; and Noel Rivera for fastest overall driver.

In the 4x4 challenge, the winners were: Cocoy Ramos (1st place, 4 Cylinder class), Alain Lo (2nd), Bernie Feliciano (3rd), Jo Justiniano (4th), and Nicky Lacson (5th).

For the 6-cylinder class, the victors were Gibo Maningas (1st), Hirrian Mendiola (2nd), Atoy Jamilla (3rd), Boy Catameo (4th), and Noel Bartolome Jr. (5th).

For the production class (diesel category) the top five were: 1st — Devor Andres, 2nd — Rody Consunji, 3rd — Ishi Marocom, 4th — Miguel Alberto, and Kelly Go on 5th. For the gas category, winners were: 1st — Rissa Katigbak, 2nd — Jun Nocum, 3rd — Mj Mendoza, 4th — Bong Linao, and 5th — Benny Orevillo.

The Denso Karting Championship was also held earlier at the Kartrak at Boom na Boom, CCP Complex. There were three categories for the said event: The AAP Fun Kart Run – a competition among car clubs and AAP exhibitors/officer; Formula SL – a contest among those in the professional karters in the Beginners Class (ages 20 and up), and the Mini Rok, also called the Cadet class. This is a competition among professional racers ages 12-15.

AAP’s 75th year celebration was also highlighted by other events such as an alternative fuels conference with DoE and CAMPI held at the Philippine Plaza Hotel, and an invitational golf tournament.

Another big event was the 1st AAP Auto Show, which was supported by major players in the car industry such as Honda Cars Phils , Mitsubishi, Toyota Motor Phils, Hyundai, and Mazda. Isuzu was represented by Inteco, while Ford Motor Co. was represented by Ford Libis.

Some of the highlights of the show were the AAP Memorabilia lane where rally cars, racing suits, helmets, photos of well-known race/rally drivers were displayed. There was also the AAP Motorsports History Gallery, where photos of AAP and Motorsports legends from the 1930s were exhibited.

AAP also launched the first book on Philippine motor sports – "The Fast Lane" written by former sports writer and motoring journalist, Junep Ocampo. The 224-page coffee table book chronicles the development of Philippine motor sports from the drag racing in the 1950s to the present era of Asian Formula 3 racing.

As the Philippine affiliate of the Federation Internationale de l’ Automobile (FIA), the worldwide governing body for Motor Sports including the Formula One (FI) and the World Rally Championship (WRC) series, AAP issues racing licenses and inspects racing tracks for compliance with FIA standards.

The club’s 75th anniversary celebration was held to promote and create further awareness on AAP and their services to the motoring public.