Wie Wie wins 2nd stage drag race

Wie Wie wins 2nd stage drag race

JAKARTA (JP): Local driver Wie Wie Rianto won the Pro Stock
category in the second stage of the Gudang Garam national drag
race at Sentul circuit, near Bogor, on Sunday.

Wie Wie, driving a Ford Capri, clocked 9.671 seconds. He
failed to better his record in the first stage on March 19 where
his time was 9.575.

Hery Agung (Nissan Fair Lady) was in second place with a time
of 9.871 and Budi Tohir (Corvette Stingray) came in third with
10.248.

The one-day drag race on Sunday was followed by races in the
sedan, minivan, jeep, Volkswagen (VW) and pick up categories.

Meanwhile, the Sentul circuit will be the venue for the Sprint
and Wisata Rallies on May 21.

The circuit's director, Rio Sarwono, said on Sunday the two
rallies were being held to commemorate National Awakening Day on
May 20, while at the same time celebrating Tinton Suprapto's 55th
birthday.

"The Sprint Rally will consist of two special stages with each
stage of a distance of seven kilometers. The Wisata Rally will
start and finish at the Sentul circuit. The drivers will visit
historical sites in Bogor and Jakarta," Rio said. (lnt)