92 local drivers tackle BSD rally

92 local drivers tackle BSD rally

JAKARTA (JP): About 92 local rally drivers and their
navigators will take part in the BSD Sprint Rally at Bumi Serpong
Damai, Tangerang on Oct. 5.

The rally is one of the events on the calender of the West
Java chapter of the Indonesian Motor Association (IMI).

This year's rally will be at Tachno Park circuit and will be
the eighth held by the West Java IMI.

The drivers will compete in two special stages covering a
total distance of 11.5 kilometers.

Among the local drivers in the BSD Rally will be Reza Pribadi,
Dandy Rukmana, Roy Nirwan, Danny Rukmana, Irvan Gading Yaldy,
Rifat Sungkar, Akbar Hadianto, Agus Budianto, Eka Djanaka and M.
Bintang, Nieko Messa Yudha. They aim to become leading national
rally drivers.

Niko will be driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV, the same car
use by Rifat.

Rifat, Akbar, Agus and Eka Djanaka are among the local racers
who took part in the Gudang Garam World Rally Championship in
Medan last Sunday.

In the Medan rally, Rifat with navigator W. Danardana scored
40 points; Yaldy/Harry 30 points; Akbar/Rino S. 24; and Agus/Rudi
Susanto and Eka/Anjar Rachmanto Suganda scored 15 points in the
national ranking.

Carlos Sainz with co-driver Luis Moya in a Ford Escort won the
Medan rally.

The Bumi Serpong Damai township management is always ready to
help make the event a success. It is expected that the BSD rally
will be followed by other townships in Jakarta.

The rally is open both for men and women. For those who want
to take part in the one-day rally, registration is still open
until Sept. 30 at Trendy Promo Mandiri, Jl. Kesehatan 2 No. 5,
Bintaro. The registration fee is Rp 150,000 per person.

The organizer expects the rally will attract young racers as
well as many onlookers. (lnt)