Datuk Masidi Manjun, Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister, flagged off the 20th International Borneo Safari 4x4 Challenge at 9:30am 24 October,2010 at the Sabah Tourism Board Office situated on Jalan Gaya in Kota Kinabalu.
The theme of this year's challenge is "Conservation in Adventure".
Registration manager, Anthony Foo disclosed that there are 169 registrations totalling 450 people, not including participants from overseas, Sarawak, Brunei, China, Indonesia and foreign media and Malaysian journalists. This is a new record of number of registrations for the Safari. As a result, the Kota Kinabalu Traffic Police has requested the Kota Kinabalu Four Wheel Drive Club (KFWDC) to limit the number to 60, which will be escorted by outriders to Bukit Vor in Putatan for the first two special stages.
The rest of the vehicles will form a separate convoy to Keningau and then to Kampung Ansip for the first night's campsite.
This year's Borneo Safari has also received overwhelming sponsorship which includes :
- Pacific Transmission Sdn Bhd
- Singapore Petroleum Company Ltd (SPC)
- Robert Bosch Sdn Bhd
- Nihon Corporation Sdn Bhd
- NES Oil Seal Sdn Bhd
- Yi Loong Air-Con (Sabah) Sdn Bhd
The above companies have agreed to sponsor four-wheel drive equipment, accessories, lubricants, batteries, shock absorbers and steering components.
Programme
| Date | Activity | ||
| Oct 24 |
Flag off at STB Building,Jalan Gaya,Kotakinabalu Two special Stages at Bukit Vor, Putatan Overnight in Camp Ansip, Keningau |
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| Oct 25-26 | Overnight in Camp Maliau Basin | ||
| Oct 27 | Overnight in Camp Ikea | ||
| Oct 28-29 | Overnight in Camp Marimba | ||
| Oct 30 | Overnight in Camp Luasong | ||
| Oct 31 | Closing ceremony at Sekolah Yuk Ching, Tawau |
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