Singh leads Medan Rally

Singh leads Medan Rally

MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Malaysian racer and top seed
Karamjit Singh and navigator Allen Eoh are still leading in the
2000 World Gudang Garam Rally here as of the fourth special stage
(SS) on Saturday evening.

Singh, who received blessings from Malaysian Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohammad for participating in the rally, finished first
in the 35.21-kilometer-long course in the SS1 and SS2 on Friday
by clocking 00:25:38.1.

In the SS3 at the 23.11km Sei Merah coconut plantation, the
Malaysian pair, driving a Proton Pert car, clocked 00:43:20.9. At
SS4 in the 12.10km Batu Lokong area, they finished in 00:08:36.6.

Indonesian senior racer Chandra Alim, who partnered with
Prihatin Kasiman in a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO-III, trailed in
second place after finishing 00:44:39.2 in the SS3 and 00:08:53.9
in the SS4.

Only 20 of the initial 25 racers still survived in the second
day of the world championship.

Five racers tumbled on the first day, including national
racing pairs Tinton Soeprapto/Rio Sarwono, Abdi Arif Harahap/Tony
Sudana, Ismail Widjaya/Faisal, Tanda Sirait/Urmansyah and Ronni
Krisnawan/Andre Nasution.

The SS5 will take place in Bagerpang area (16.43km) and SS6 in
Batu Gingging area (11.10km). Racers will return to the service
park before continuing the SS7 in Sei Merah and SS8 in Bagerpang,
before they reach the finish line in the parking lot of Tiara
Hotel Convention Hall. (39)