Carting meet at Sentul

JAKARTA (JP): A Five-leg carting championship will be held at a newly built carting circuit of international standards in Sentul, West Java, Trendypromo Mandira announced yesterday.

The championship, which is being promoted by Trendypromo Mandira, will feature six classes and offer Rp 8 million (US$3,415.8) in prize money for each leg. The first leg will begin on July 28, the second on Sept. 22, the third on Oct. 6, the fourth on Nov. 10, and the fifth and final leg on Dec. 1.

Tinton Suprapto, the circuit director, said the championship was intended to scout talent for Formula Asia and later for Formula One racing. "Many top F-1 racers in the world were born from carting races. Our present Formula Asia racers -- such as Roy Haryanto, Ananda Mikola and Bagus Hermanto -- also started their careers from carting," Tinton said. (arf)