Petron sponsors Rainforest Challenge 2018 in M’sia

Petron sponsors Rainforest Challenge 2018 in M’sia

Fuel retailer Petron was once again the official fuel and engine oil sponsor of the Rainforest Challenge (RFC) Grand Finale in Malaysia, the 2018 edition of which concluded on December 4. The company provided fuel for over 150 4×4 vehicles, as 300 off-road enthusiasts from 30 countries braved Malaysia’s tropical rainforest starting from November 24.

The Malaysia leg was the finale event of the RFC Global Series (RFCGS), a worldwide off-road racing circuit with 45 events across 22 nations. This year, participants went from Kota Bharu to Gua Musang, via Tanah Merah and Kuala Krai. The Predator, Terminator and Twilight Zone stages featured steep downhill and uphill sections, narrow bridges, tropical swamps, mud pools and crossings of Sungai Bering.

Flagged off at Dataran Redha in Kota Bahru, the convoy was escorted by local police to the first overnight campsite at Tumpat Pantai Sri Tujuh. After refuelling at a Petron petrol station in Belimbing, Tanah Merah, participants entered the pitstops at Air Naga, Gua Harimau and Bering.

All race and support vehicles were required to carry enough fuel to last the whole event, due to the long off-road section far away from other towns and villages. The teams reached their sixth and final campsite in Pos Gob, a deep aborigines settlement in Kelantan, before proceeding to Kuala Betis, refuelling for the final time at another Petron station in Gua Musang.

“Petron is proud to be a partner of this super league of extreme 4×4 motor sports as its official fuel partner for the third year. This year, we introduced our engine oil Petron Rev-X Engine Oil to complement the Turbo Diesel Euro 5 in this legendary race for an even better performance and excellent engine cleaning action,” said Petron Malaysia head of retail business Choong Kum Choy.

Rainforest Challenge founder and RFC Global Series creator Luis J.A. Wee added, “RFC is, indeed, proud to have Petron as our fuel and engine oil partner especially as we face tough conditions during the monsoon season. This year, we faced the longest off-road sector under monsoon conditions but we were very confident that the fuel and engine oil from Petron [would] enable us to finish the race.”

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  • Leonardo on Dec 18, 2018 at 9:50 am

    While Luis Wee and Petron are organizing this event during the Monsoon season to test the competitors and machines to the limit, least we forget the impact it brings to the environment and its inhabitants, especially to the Orang Asli.
    And while Petron may want to use this event to create brand awareness, it will also be perceived as Petron the company that is bashing and destroying the natural environment and its inhabitants.
    In the heat of competition, running repairs to the vehicles are done in the jungle campsites. And in the process damaged parts and engine fluids such as engine oil, transmission oil, brake fluids, engine coolants are dumped. And sooner or later will find its way into the rivers. This in turn will pollute the water source downstream which is used by the numerous Orang Asli villages as as well as other jungle animals.
    It would be better for Petron to advertise their brand in activities to reflect a company that is promoting a Greener environment, rather than a Destroyer in an already fragile environment.

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  • I am not sure about you guys but I have seen some of their video and it is really saddening to see them bulldoze and destroy the serene rive and quite jungle tracks in their so call expedition. They literally just roll over plants(maybe small animal too), kick up dirt and just plain pollute the environment.

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  • Guys. U knowlor Petron is by who. So what if it kills the environment just for the sake of advertisement & publicity. His Bapak did more harm.

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