Military to host Bali car rally

Military to host Bali car rally

JAKARTA (JP): About 125 drivers are expected to compete in the
two-day Bali Wisata Rally from March 29.

Korem 163 Wirastya, a district military command in Bali, is
holding the rally to celebrate its anniversary.

The Indonesia Motor Association's Bali chapter, AGS Club and
Rally Tama Group will help run the event with sponsorship from
Gudang Garam.

The drivers, from Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java
and Bali, will race around a 600-kilometer circuit of the island
to win a Suzuki motorcycle.

The rally starts in front of the military command's
headquarters on Jl. Jend. Sudirman at 1 p.m. on March 29 and ends
at the Denpasar Hotel Radisson at 8 a.m. the following day.

The rally is split into four stages. The first stage is
Denpasar-Gianyar-Klungkung-Amlepura Besakih-Kintamani, the second
stage is Kintamani-Bangli-Gianyar-Denpasar, the third stage is
Denpasar-Kuta-Sempidi-Tanah Lot-Tabanan-Bedugul and the fourth
stage is Bedugul-Sangeh-Mambal-Ubung-Denpasar.

People can enter at Rally Tama Group on Jl. Barito I/7, South
Jakarta, and AGS Club on Jl. Melati No. 35, Denpasar.

It costs Rp 50,000 to enter a driver and navigator. Entries
close March 26. Late entries cost Rp 75,000 on March 27 and Rp
100,000 on March 28. Passengers must pay Rp 20,000 each. (lnt)