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        "id": 1389311,
        "msgid": "crisis-is-a-drag-for-drag-race-organizers-1447893297",
        "date": "1998-03-26 00:00:00",
        "title": "Crisis is a drag for drag race organizers",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Crisis is a drag for drag race organizers JAKARTA (JP): Organizers of the national drag race championship series said yesterday they expected fewer participants in the opening leg April 5 due to the monetary turmoil. Rio Sarwono, director of the Sentul circuit near Bogor, West Java, which will host all the series races, said 200 drivers were expected to participate, a drop from 300 last year. As of yesterday, 150 were registered for the one-day race.",
        "content": "<p>Crisis is a drag for drag race organizers<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): Organizers of the national drag race<br>\nchampionship series said yesterday they expected fewer<br>\nparticipants in the opening leg April 5 due to the monetary<br>\nturmoil.<\/p>\n<p>Rio Sarwono, director of the Sentul circuit near Bogor, West<br>\nJava, which will host all the series races, said 200 drivers were<br>\nexpected to participate, a drop from 300 last year.<\/p>\n<p>As of yesterday, 150 were registered for the one-day race.<\/p>\n<p>Rio added that the financial crunch had also forced the<br>\norganizers to cut the number of events in the series, from seven<br>\nlast year to four this year.<\/p>\n<p>Sentul has been named the host all of the races, canceling out<br>\norganizers' proposal to host two races in South Sulawesi and<br>\nCentral Java.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining races are scheduled for May 31, Oct. 4 and Nov.<br>\n8.<\/p>\n<p>The opening leg will feature a free-for-all, ordinary car drag<br>\n-- including vans and sedans -- and jeep races. The cars' engine<br>\nrange between 1000cc and 2500cc.<\/p>\n<p>Rio said the races would serve as a talent-spotting ground for<br>\nthe national motor sports body in identifying talented dragsters<br>\nwho could represent the country internationally.<\/p>\n<p>\"We also wish to enhance promotion of this sort of automotive<br>\nsport,\" added Rully, a Jakarta official of the motor association.<\/p>\n<p>Rio said organizers had also reached a sponsorship deal with<br>\ncigarette giant Gudang Garam for the drag race series.<\/p>\n<p>The Kediri, East Java-based company will also sponsor<br>\ninternational motor sport events, consisting of three Formula<br>\nAsia Championship series on May 3, June 14 and Aug. 2 and the<br>\nWorld Superbike Championship on Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>Registration for the drag race opener is still open. Fees are<br>\nRp 100,000 for registration between March 16 and March 29, Rp<br>\n150,000 from March 30 to April 3 and Rp 200,000 on the eve of the<br>\nevent. Applications are available at the Sentul circuit in<br>\nCiteureup, Bogor, or at Rally Tama, Jl. Barito No. 7, South<br>\nJakarta. (lnt)<\/p>",
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