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BORNEO SAFARI 2008 SPONSORS.

FRED LEONG– 23. 9.2008.

 
 

KOTA KINABALU: As days are getting nearer for the upcoming 18th International Borneo Safari 4x4 Challenge (Oct 26 – Nov 2), more foreign sponsors are pouring in through their sole distributor, Borneo 4WD and General Trading Company yesterday.

 

FOR THE BORNEO SAFARI…Michael Stone (3rd from right) handing over his company’s sponsorships to James Wong, while Hiew Min Kiyun, Lim and his wife look on.

 

The company’s proprietor, Lim Tai Yin or better known as Borneo Lim, who has earlier handed over hefty sponsorship items (mostly four wheel drive equipment) to Kinabalu Four Wheel Dive Club (KFWDC) from his overseas principals worth more than RM40,000 has increased the amount to More than RM50,500 as of yesterday.

 

His principal, Fulcrum Suspension Pty Ltd of Queensland, Australia, who has been regular sponsor towards the event through Lim’s company, handed its items at Borneo 4WD outlet,  Towering Industrial Centre, Mile 4, Jalan Penampang.

 

Micheal Stone, the Product/Export Manager for SuperPro was in town to deliver the sponsored items to KFWDC president James Wong and event sponsorship manager Hiew Min Kiyun, witnessed by Lim at the handing over.

 

Fulcrum Suspension Pty Ltd has generously sponsored one complete set of high-quality SuperPro spring bushes (for Land Cruiser), one set of leaf spring bushes (Hilux Vigo) and Toyota bush kit, worth More than RM2, 700.

 

During the handing over, Lim also represented his Australian principals, Lightforce Australia Pty Ltd and PRP Corporation Pty Ltd of Victoria, handed all the sponsorship items to James and Hiew the same day.

 

REPRESENTING HIS PRINCIPAL…Borneo Lim (2nd from left) hands over the sponsorship certificate to James Wong from PRP Corporation Pty Ltd of a FTP Fiberglass Lid Cover for double cabins, witnessed by sponsorship manager Hiew Min Kiyun.

 

The two Aussie companies have dished out a total sum of RM6,000 towards the Borneo Safari that included Lifgtforce RMDL170LDriving light (RM1,520), SL240 Hand held Spot light (RM480) and SL170 hand held spot light (RM420) and one FTP Fiberglass Lid cover for double cabins (RM3,600).

 

Among the other sponsorship items that had been delivered earlier were 32-pieces of German-made Bilstein shock absorbers from Thyssen Krupp Bilstein Tuning GmbH of Germany worth RM11,950 and three complete sets of King springs worth RM6,750 from King Springworks Pty Ltd of Gold Coast, Australia.

 

According to Lim, few more of his principals, who have agreed to sponsor the event are yet to deliver their items namely, from Disc Brake Australia (DBA) Pty Ltd (RM6,600), four Turf Dek Bed Liners from Fully Equipped Limited of New Zealand (RM3,800), two Safari snorkels from Safari Automotive Technologies Pty Ltd of Queensland (RM3,600), three sets of Perma Cool engine oil cooler kit, Auto transmission oil cooler kit and power steering oil cooler kit (RM2,450) and ten sets of QFM high performance brake pads from Queensland Friction material Pty Ltd (RM2,700).

 

After the handing over, James thanked Lim for his continuous support towards the hardcore off-road event and through his business connection, he was able to convince his principals to be among the major sponsors for the event.

 

He said, all sponsorship items that has so far reached more than RM100,000 todate from various strong supporters and regular sponsors of the event, will be evenly and accordingly distributed among the winners of the hardcore competitors as prizes apart from winning attractive cash prizes as well.

 

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