Sentul circuit hosts SEA Tour Car Zone Challenge
Sentul circuit hosts SEA Tour Car Zone Challenge
JAKARTA (JP): Today and tomorrow, Sentul circuit will be home
to the Gudang Garam Southeast Asia Touring Car Zone Challenge,
the second in the series.
The best Southeast Asian International circuit will see
twenty-six special cars competing in the challenge race, with 22
motorcycles 250cc competing in the Mesran Suzuki One Make Race, a
circuit official said.
Sentul was selected as the best circuit in Southeast Asia last
year at the end of the challenge's tours in China, Thailand,
Malaysia and the Philippines.
The famed race track, located in the highlands of Bogor, some
45 kilometers to the south of Jakarta, will feature other races
apart from the two main events. These are the superbike, BMW One
Brand, Mobil Supercar and Group N races, Richard Herdarmo, who
heads the racing committee, said.
Giant cigarette manufacturer Gudang Garam, state-owned Bank
Negara Indonesia and state oil company Pertamina are regular
sponsors of the numerous race events.
Off-road race
Six seasoned pairs of Indonesian off-roaders will go to
Australia on Sept. 14 for an international off-road adventure
championship slated for Sept. 16 in Perth.
The pairs, all belonging to the Djarum Super Off-road team,
are driver Yuma Wiranatakusuma and his navigator Yoppy, Maman
Sulaiman and Firman, Yoyo and Medy, Ronald and Tony, Ronny Kusuma
and Sigit, as well as Harry Sanusi and Handojo.
"They have vowed that they are mentally prepared to confront
the unfriendly nature of the Australian wilderness and the
possibility of encounters with crocodiles and snakes," Handoyo
Suparmo, the team's manager, said.
The Djarum team, named after the giant cigarette producer
which sponsors it, recorded top position at the five-leg Djarum
Super Independence Adventure Off-road'95 which ended on Aug. 27
in Bali.
The Tranka team came in second place with 62 points. The
Suzuki Sport team finished third with 55 points, followed by the
Amphibia team and the Tranka-1 team.
Although accumulating the highest score of 65 points in the
five-leg race, the Djarum Super team's performance in each leg
was marked with ups and downs. However, the team managed to enter
the top five in each leg.
"We owed our Bali victory to the controlling of our emotions
and team solidity. Besides, the odds were for us," said Yuma, the
team's captain. (arf)