Malang students win fuel-saving rally

Malang students win fuel-saving rally

JAKARTA (JP): Students from Brawijaya University won the Laga
Pantura 50 fuel-saving rally which finished in Surabaya, East
Surabaya on Saturday.

Anwar Andi Rakhman and Fajar Alam Yudha from the Malang-based
university in East Java took home an Isuzu Panther van, the same
make of car used for the rally, and Rp 10 million in bank
savings.

Both Anwar and Fajar finished the three-day rally in 18 hours,
seven minutes and eight seconds in their modified car which
consumed only 25.24 liters of diesel after penalties.

Widya Aryadi and Winanda Fariyanto from Semarang, Central Java
Diponegoro University clocked the fastest time of 16:19.53 but
they needed 0.97 liters more diesel fuel than their Brawijaya
University opponents. The Central Javanese had to settle for
second place.

Arief Dharmawan and Afandi Edi Widyatmaka of the Brawijaya
Polytechnics, also in Malang, finished third with 18:26.01 and
consumed 28.54 liters.

During the rally, 22 teams from Java selected by the
organizers were provided with 50 liters of fuel for the 770
kilometers of drive along Java's northern coast from Jakarta to
Surabaya.

The three-day rally was flagged off by Minister of Education
and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro in National Monument square here
on Thursday.

The organizers of the biennial rally also provided all
participants with cars.

The next rally will include teams from outside Java,
organizers said. (yan)