Off-road adventure

Off-road adventure
to be held in December

JAKARTA: This year's annual off-road auto competition will be
held in December in Sumatra, starting in Pekanbaru, Riau, and
ending in Padang, West Sumatra,

The Diplomat Challenge of Indonesia 2004, the longest off-road
auto competition in the country, will feature about 50 off-
roaders, according to organizing committee chairman Justinus
Sahlim.

"The time is short and the route is difficult, therefore we
intend to limit the number of participants. But, of course, we
will have an unlimited number of spectators," he said on Sunday,
adding that the registration would close on Nov. 10.

The event itself will run from Dec. 11 through Dec. 19.

The first elimination stage will take place in Gresik for
participants from East Java and Bali. The next elimination stage
will be held in Yogyakarta on Nov. 20 for participants from
Yogyakarta and Central Java, and on Nov. 27 in Bandung for
participants from West Java and Jakarta. --JP