Many changes in the Petrolimex KOK 2023 off-road racing competition
On July 20, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Organizing Committee of the Petrolimex Knock-Uot the King 2023 off-road racing tournament held a press conference to inform about the tournament.
Scene of the press conference.
Nhan Dan Newspaper and Dan Tri Newspaper are the information sponsors for this tournament.
Accordingly, the tournament will be held on July 29 and 30 at Novaword Ho Tram Tourist Area, Xuyen Moc District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. In its 5th edition, the tournament has many new and exciting features.
The Petrolimex Knock-out The King 2023 (Petrolimex KOK 2023) tournament is licensed by the People's Committee of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province with the support of clubs with many years of experience in organizing and competing such as Hanoi Offroad Club, Vietnam Offroad Pickup Club - PVC, Hanoi Enduro Cross, Vietnam Offroad Community...
The tournament aims to find the best athletes to aim for Asian races, marking the strong development, getting closer to the international level of the sport of car and off-road motorcycle racing in Vietnam.
The unique feature of the tournament is the combination of the speed characteristics of the world's rally racing with the skills of driving over difficult terrain that is popular in the country.
The tournament format is pair racing, considered a specialty of KOK, which will also bring excitement and high competitiveness to racers and spectators.
A racing car in this year's tournament.
In addition to the qualifying round to select the best teams to advance to the next round, the losing teams are also allowed to challenge each other in the spirit of "Even the king can be brought down".
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai, Head of the Organizing Committee and also a veteran racer since the tournament's inception, said that KOK wants to create a professional playground so that athletes can get acquainted and approach regional and world racing competitions.
The racing cars and tournament format are designed to be similar to prestigious international tournaments such as Dakar Rally... to help domestic athletes have a "common language" with the outside community.
The special thing about the 5th edition is the change in terrain. Instead of racing on normal dirt tracks, athletes will have to accept a new challenge on sand.
This change also entails a series of solutions in track design to ensure safety. The route is designed with high-speed segments as well as segments that require terrain skills.
In addition, during the two days of the tournament, not only racing, athletes and visitors will also be immersed in the excitement of music with the participation of the rock band Buc Tuong to turn this into not only a simple sporting event but also a cultural event. Thereby, it will help the tournament to be closer to the public.
The total prize money of the tournament is 300 million VND. The winning team will receive 70 million VND along with many gifts and will also be supported with funding to participate in international tournaments.
