Illustrative image (Photo: organising board) Athletes from more than 30 teams will compete in the two-day event. They willcompete head-to-head to vie for berths in the finals.
The competing time in the final round will be 20 minutes, giving driversopportunities to show off their talents and also creating challenges for themboth in terms of endurance and technique.
The tournament's play-off rule will allow teams to correct their mistakes inthe qualification. The winner of the play-off will advance to the finals wherethey can knock out the king.
According to head of the organising board Nguyen Thanh Hai, in the KOK23,racers will drive in a selected area with racing tracks designed to have moredifficulties.
In the qualification, athletes will have different races so the more they drivethe better result they can hope to get. It will help them show their skills andpush up their speed to the highest to earn berths in the finals, Hai said.
There is also a category for Enduro racing at the Petrolimex KoK23 with theparticipation of more than 50 competitors.
The competition aims to get racers familiar with professional events andgradually access regional and international rally events, said Hai.
A timekeeping system with an accuracy of up to 1/1000s will be used to ensurethe accuracy of race results.
Teams will vie for a total prize pool of 300 million VND (12,700 USD) in whichthe winner will enjoy 70 million VND along with other gifts./.
VNA
