The action adventure of Single Adventuring Trasakti Ruslan Abdulrachman, a member of IMI South Kalimantan, has been completed, exploring three provinces (Borneo, Celebes, Papua). The 1996 BMW sedan which was released directly by the Chairman of IMI South Kalimantan, Ir H Eddy Sudarmadi at the IMI Secretariat of South Kalimantan, Banjarbaru City, Saturday (11/9/2021).
To be precise, on Thursday (14/10/2021), Ruslan’s sedan set foot in Merauke Regency. The team led by Ruslan, a member of the BMWCCI Classic Register with co-driver Alvy Yanoor, managed to complete the journey of approximately 6000 kilometers that they traveled by land and air.
“Thank God, we were able to complete the Single Adventuting Trisakti 2021, reaching the zero kilometer point in Merauke Regency,” he said. Ruslan said, a journey that is very tiring and full of struggle. However, with persistence and support from various parties, from IMI South Kalimantan, colleagues from Java, finally ‘Single Adeventouring Trisakti 2021’ can be done.
“Indeed, everything did not go according to plan, but for me it doesn’t matter, because the most important thing is that we both arrived safely at our destination and were able to visit tourist and historical places in Indonesia,” he said.
By using a 1996 BMW car (series 323i) Ruslan, a member of the BMW Classic Register, IOF South Kalimantan and the Chairman of the IMI South Kalimantan Racing Car Sports Commission, safely traveled from Banjarbaru City, to Batulicin (South Kalimantan) as a crossing point to Makassar City (Sulawesi). South) continues to Mamuju-Palu-Manado-Gorontalo-Poso-Kendari-Makassar to Marauke (Papua).
Scheduled after watching the XX 2021 Papua PON motorcycle racing activities to support South Kalimantan motorcycle racing athletes, they will only return via Surabaya-Banjarmasin with an estimated return to Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan at the end of October 2021.
“Congratulations and success to Ruslan who is also the Chairperson of the IMI South Kalimantan Racing Car Sports Commission on his journey to carry the name of South Kalimantan to tour South Sulawesi, Papua and Surabaya. Hopefully, this option will continue in promoting regional tourism,” said the Chairman of IMI South Kalimantan, Edy Sudarmadi.
Ruslan explained that he traveled by BMW from the city of Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, to Merauke. It also supports the four pillars of nationality (Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution, Bhineka Tunggal Ika, and the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia). “In this case, it helps the government to interpret the four pillars of nationality,” he said Moreover, Indonesia as an archipelagic country rich in natural resources, arts and culture is a gift from God Almighty.
Borneo (Kalimantan), Celebes (Sulawesi) and Papua are big islands with all their potential and uniqueness. Diversity of tribes, ethnicities, cultures and traditions. “All of these are potential assets in Bhineka Tunggal Ika to move towards a Tough Indonesia, an Advanced Indonesia,” he explained.
For touring, he added, had started two years ago. During that time, he had been a flag ambassador to Sabang to Jakarta in August 2020. Then in December 2020 he toured from Jakarta, Lombok and Sumbawa.
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