The first off-road racing championship in the country, the Ha Long Challenger 2012, will be held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on June 2-3.

The event will draw the participation of 20 teams, including 40 car racers from Ha Noi and HCM City.

Participants will be divided into under 2,000cc, 2,000-3,000cc, and over 3,000cc categories and race over six increasing stages of difficulty.

Luis JA Wee, founder of the Rainforest Challenge in Malaysia, will be technical consultant during the two-day event, according to Tran Manh Hung, chairman of the Ha Noi Off-road Club (HOC) and a member of the event's organising board.

The tournament is co-organised by the Quang Ninh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the HOC. — VNS