RC Racers Gear Up For Brunei Open 2007
By Mohammad Abdullah

Bandar Seri Begawan - While everyone is busy with the 23rd National Day celebrations, PEMKAR officials are busy with the upcoming "1/10 Nitro Brunei Open Championship 2007" that will be held on the same day as the celebrations in the capital.

The Taman Jubilee in the capital will be the venue of the race. The event will begin at 1 pm.

To date, there has been considerable hype among international racers who had initially intended to compete in the Brunei Open race, which is organised by PEMKAR (Remote Control Cars and Boats Association) and co-organised by the Municipal Board Department in conjunction with the ongoing celebration of the "100 years transition of Kg Ayer to Bandar".

However, only a handful of international RC drivers will be attending the "1/10 Nitro Brunei Open Championship 2007", as a result of the constant changes in the schedule and due to the Chinese New Year celebrations.

"At first, the race was scheduled to be held in late December, but then it was moved to January," said one of the event's organisers. "Then it was postponed again by the authorities until the scheduled date on February 24.

"Initially, the international participants who were ready to race in Brunei numbered more than 30. But due to the clash with Chinese New Year celebrations most of the participants pulled out, as a large number of them are Chinese," he added.

However, top drivers such as top Malaysian-sponsored driver Azri Amri, ' Maulana from Kuching Sarawak, Badrul Hisham, winner of the last Kyosho Open, and Fayakhun, one of the top drivers from Indonesia, will be competing in the Brunei Open.

The race will be held for two days on February 24 and 25. Despite the relatively low level of participation from the international drivers, local drivers expressed their eagerness to race in the Brunei Open.

"The international drivers are staunch supporters of Brunei's racers, and have been eager to test the mettle of the Brunei drivers in their home turf," said the organiser.

The Brunei Open race promises participants a look at the international drivers and their standard of driving, thereby serving as a platform that would help locals to improve and compete in the international competitions in the future. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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