The most "terrifying" off-road race in Vietnam
Despite the hot weather in Quang Ninh, on June 2 and 3, 21 offroad racing teams gathered at Tuan Chau Island tourist area to participate in the HaLong Challenge 2012 Club Cup offroad racing tournament.
This is the first professional tournament held in Vietnam.
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Assessing the overall quality of the competition, Mr. Nguyen Quang Trung, head of the refereeing committee, said: “This year’s competition was a great success. In general, the teams in this year’s tournament all had good professional quality, and the team members competed fiercely and with all their heart. However, because this was the first time participating in a professional tournament, in some of the tests, the players were still unfamiliar and had low discipline.”
The teams competed in the following vehicle categories: over 3,000cc (over 4 cylinders), 2,000 - 3,000cc (4 cylinders), under 2,000cc (4 cylinders). As an off-road sport, in this year's competition, the teams had to go through 6 tests with many different types of terrain from mud roads, wading, crossing holes, climbing slopes... Each test has a maximum score of 100 and is deducted gradually according to the errors and results that the teams achieved.
Below are photos of the race:
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Final results:First prize: Athlete Do Tuan Khanh (Hanoi Offroad Club) car number 115, second prize: Athlete Tran Manh Hung car number 131 (Hanoi Offroad Club), third prize: Athlete Nguyen Duc Hien car number 125 (Hanoi Offroad Club), consolation prize: Athlete Nguyen Do Trung car number 109 (Saigon Offroad Club). Results in vehicle categories:First prize for vehicles over 3,000cc, athlete Vu Do Hien (vehicle 111); First prize for vehicles from 2,000 - 3,000cc, athlete Do Tuan Khanh (vehicle 115); First prize for electric winch, athlete Do Tuan Khanh (vehicle 115); First prize for mechanical winch, athlete Tran Manh Hung (vehicle 131). |
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