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Car rally to commemorate 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary
New Delhi, 1 Feb 2019: A Motor Rally to commemorate 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary is being organised by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
The rally will travel through places historically associated with Gandhiji, both in India, as well as in Bangladesh and Myanmar. It will connect the places of significance in Gandhiji’s life, and simultaneously take up advocacy on Road Safety concerns. This is part of the yearlong celebrations to commemorate the 150th year of Mahatma Gandhi in India and across the globe, initiated by the Government of India on 2nd October last year.
The Car Rally will commence on the 4th of February from Rajghat in Delhi which will also mark the launch of National Road Safety Week. The Rally will pass through Sabarmati, Porbandar, Dandi, Yerwada, Sewagram, Jabalpur, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Chauri Chaura, Champaran, Shantiniketan and Kolkata in India before travelling to Dhaka in Bangladesh. It will conclude at Yangon in Myanmar on the 24th of February. The motor rally will cover around 7250 km to reach Yangon.
One of the highlights of the rally would be the crossing of the Gulf of Khambat by Ro-Ro vessels. The event is supported by the Ministries of External Affairs, Culture, etc. Receptions and Flagging off Ceremony and people to people interaction events will be held at various places in different states, through which the rally will pass.
The aim of the event is to spread the great values of Mahatma Gandhi throughout its route. It will be a ‘Drive for Peace’ while remembering the great son of India in Bangladesh and Myanmar. It will also promote the message of safe driving on roads.
Route plan of the Motor Rally
Itinerary of the Motor Rally
Day Date From / Departure Time
To / Arrival Time
Distance in Km. / (Driving time) Activity 1 04-02-2019 Monday Rajghat, New Delhi 10.30 am
Ajmer, Rajasthan 7.00 pm
398 7 Hours
- Event Flag Off from Rajghat, New Delhi
- Night Halt at Ajmer
2 05-02-2019 Tuesday Ajmer 8.00 am
Ahmedabad 8.00 pm
529 Km 9 Hours
- Ceremonial Flag Off
- Night halt at Ahmedabad
3 06-02-2019 Wednesday Ahmedabad 9.00 am
Por Bandar, Gujrat 6.00 pm
394 7 Hours
- Morning prayers at Sabarmati Ashram
- Ceremonial Flag Off
- Visit to Birth place of Gandhiji at Porbandar
- Night halt at Porbandar
4 07-02-2019 Thursday Porbandar, Gujrat 8.00 am
Ghogha 321 Km 6 Hours
- Cross over to Dahej by ferry service and proceed to Bharuch
Ferry Service from Ghogha to Dahej
31 Km 1 Hour
- Motor cars to be ferried through Ro-Ro service from Ghogha to Dahej reducing distance by about 200 Km.
Dahej Bharuch 6.00 Pm
53 Km 1 Hour
- Night Halt at Bharuch
5 08-02-2019 Friday Bharuch 7.00 am
Pune 8.00 pm
391 Km 9 Hours
- Enroute visit to Dandi Beach
- Night halt at Pune
6 09-02-2019 Saturday Rest Day at Pune - Visit to Yeravda Jail / Aga Khan Palace
- Night halt at Pune
7 10-02-2019 Sunday Pune 6.00 am
Wardha 8.00 pm
631 Km 12 Hours
- Ceremonial Flag Off
- Night halt at Wardha
8 11-02-2019 Monday Wardha 9.00 am
Jabalpur 5.00 pm
353 Km 8 Hours
- Visit Sevagram in Wardha
- Night halt at Jabalpur
9 12-2-2019 Tuesday Jabalpur 6.00 am
Lucknow 8.00 pm
531 Km 12 Hours
- Ceremonial Flag Off
- Night halt at Lucknow
10 13-02-2019 Wednesday Lucknow 9.00 am
Chauri Chaura Gorakhpur,
4.00 pm
320 Km 7 Hours
- Ceremonial Flag Off
- Visit to Chauri Chaura enroute
- Night halt at Gorakhpur
11 14-02-2019 Thursday Gorakhpur Patna 365 Km 8 Hours
- Visit to Champaran enroute
- Night halt at Patna
12 15-02-2019 Friday Patna 9.00 am
Dhanbad 6.00 pm
328 Km 7 Hours
- Ceremonial Flag Off
- Night halt at Dhanbad
13 16-02-2019 Saturday Dhanbad 9.00 am
Kolkata 7.00 pm
321 Km 7.30 Hours
- Ceremonial Flag Off
- Rally to proceed via Shantiniketan
- Night halt at Kolkata
14 17-02-2019 Sunday Kolkata 7.00 am
Dhaka, Bangladesh 9.00 pm
316 Km 11 Hours
- Ceremonial Flag Off
- Border crossing via Petropole
15 18-02-2019 Monday Itinerary as suggested by MEA 16 19-02-2019 Tuesday Dhaka 9.00 am
Agartala 4.00 pm
157 Km 4 Hours
- Ceremonial Flag Off
- Border crossing
17 20-02-2019 Wednesday Agartala 9.00 am
Silchar 5.00 pm
286 Km 9 Hours
- Ceremonial Flag Off
18 21-02-2019 Thursday Silchar 8.00 am
Imphal 6.00 pm
254 Km 9 Hours
- Night halt at Imphal
19 22-02-2019 Friday Imphal 8.00 am
Kalewa, Myanmar 258 Km 7 Hours
- Ceremonial Flag Off
- Border crossing at Moreh
- Night halt at Kalewa, Myanmar
20 23-02-2019 Saturday Kalewa, Myanmar 8.00 am
Mandalay, Myanmar 6.00 pm
326 Km 8 hours
- Night halt at Mandalay
21 24-02-2019 Sunday Mandalay 8.00 am
Yangon 6.00 pm
625 Km 8 Hours
- Night halt at Yangon
22 25-02-2019 Monday Itinerary as suggested by MEA 23 26-02-2019 Rally participants return back -
TVS Racing invites aspiring women racers for TVS Ladies Championship 2019; 1st trial at Bengaluru
File photo from Team TVS Racing Bangalore, 28 Jan 2019: TVS Racing, the factory racing arm of TVS Motor Company, is inviting aspiring women racers to participate in the 2019 edition of the Ladies One Make Championship. The selection rounds will be held in Bangalore and Mumbai on February 9th and February 23rd respectively. These sessions will include a full day training school conducted by national champions of TVS Racing to ensure riders are familiarized with their race tuned TVS Apache RTR 200 4V Race Edition 2.0.
Based on their best lap timings, physical fitness and racing abilities, top 15 riders will be selected from each city. The final round of selection will take place in Chennai at the Madras Motor Race Track (MMRT) on May 4th, 2019. The Bangalore selection round will be held at Meco Kartopia in Hennur and the Mumbai round at Island Sports Gokart Track in Wadala. Interested women candidates can register on the link below: https://www.tvsracing.com/tvs-womens-one-make-racing.aspx
Commenting on this occasion, B Selvaraj, Team Manager, TVS Racing said, “We are the only manufacturer in India committed to women racing with 4 consecutive seasons of the TVS Ladies One Make Championship. We introduced this initiative to train and equip talented women riders to enter the mainstream racing arena. With each passing year, I am delighted to see the increasing number of participants, which is a testimony to our effort of creating a gender-neutral space for motorsports in India. I wish all the women participants the very best and hope to see them excited about professional racing.”
The team will compete in 5 rounds for the championship astride the race tuned TVS Apache RTR 200 4V Race Edition 2.0. Post the final selection round in Chennai, the racers will undergo specific training under the aegis of the national champion riders from TVS Racing to improve physical fitness and hone their racing skills before the Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship begins in June, 2019.
Please find below the details:
Bangalore
- Date – 9th February, 2019
- Venue – Meco Kartopia, Hennur
- Reporting Time – 8 am
- Entry Fee – Rs 1000
- Documents – Riding Licenses ( DL )
- Trainers – Harry Sylvester, K.Jagan Kumar, KY.Ahamed & Aishwarya Pissay
- Safety (Mandatory) – Full face Helmet with visor & Double D ring strap with DOT & ECE certification. Limited racing suits available on first come basis.
Mumbai
- Date – 23rd February, 2019
- Venue – Island Sports Gokart Track, Wadala,
- Reporting Time – 8 am
- Entry Fee – Rs 1000
- Documents – Riding Licenses ( DL )
- Trainers – Harry Sylvester, K.Jagan Kumar, KY.Ahamed & Aishwarya Pissay
- Safety (Mandatory) – Full face Helmet with visor & Double D ring strap with DOT & ECE certification. Limited racing suits available on first come basis.
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Rain master Alonso leads wet, wild Rolex 24 win for Konica Minolta Cadillac
Daytona, 28 Jan 2019: There have been plenty of wild finishes in the 57 editions of the iconic Rolex 24 At Daytona. But arguably none have been wetter than Sunday’s rain-shortened conclusion of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opener, in which the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R team, with its all-star driver lineup of Jordan Taylor, Renger van der Zande, Kamui Kobayashi and Fernando Alonso, weathered treacherous conditions to score its second victory in the last three events at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.
One of those wild Rolex 24 finishes came just two years ago, when Taylor’s older brother and then co-driver Ricky Taylor won a furious battle in the closing minutes to earn the Taylor brothers their first career Rolex 24 victory alongside third and fourth drivers Max “The Ax” Angelelli and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon.
This year, the younger Taylor brother was joined by 2018 full-time co-driver van der Zande alongside former Formula One and current World Endurance Championship regular Kobayashi, and two-time Formula One world champion Alonso. And the fearsome foursome turned a highly anticipated Rolex 24 victory into reality with their driving consistency and ability to stay out of trouble through all hours of the day and night, in conditions that ranged from fast and dry to chilly and extremely wet.
Together, they led a race-high 249 of 593 laps around the 12-turn, 3.56-mile superspeedway road circuit from the sixth qualifying position earned Thursday by Taylor, who equaled the two career Rolex 24 victories earned by his three-time sportscar-racing-champion father and team owner Wayne Taylor, and helped his teammates each earn his first career Rolex 24 win. Alonso, in fact, became just the third Formula One world champion to win a Rolex 24, joining Phil Hill and Mario Andretti. The Spaniard also scored a first career victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans last June.
“I’m disappointed because, now, Jordan’s won as many Rolex 24s as I have, and I never wanted that day to happen (joking),” Wayne Taylor said. “But I can’t even put into words how great this win is for us. I want to thank Rick Taylor, Michael Mathe, everyone at Konica Minolta, Mark Reuss at GM, Steve Carlisle at Cadillac, all our commercial partners for believing in us and making all of this possible. Everything has to come together to win one of these, on and off the track. And to do it with this particular group of guys, it’s going to be a racing memory I will never forget.”
After struggling to crack the top-five all through practice and qualifying in lead-up to Saturday and Sunday’s twice-around-the-clock endurance marathon, it took little time for the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R to find its way to the lead. Taylor’s ultra conservative opening stint yielded just one lap led during a round of green-flag pit stops. But once Alonso got behind the wheel for his first race stint just shy of the two-hour mark, the sleek, black racecar found itself in and out of the lead for the remainder of the event. Alonso promptly raced his way into the lead, and logged 44 laps led before turning the car over to van der Zande just past the four-hour, 30-minute mark.
The 32-year-old Dutchman, who most recently brought home a thrilling win for the team on the last turn of the last lap of last year’s season-ending Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, played it relatively conservatively during his opening stint and led 18 laps before handing the car back to Taylor in the wee hours of Sunday morning. The racecar remained strong through Taylor’s second stint, in which he led 45 laps before turning things over to Alonso just short of the 15th hour of the race.
But, shortly after Alonso took over, expected rain showers finally arrived, and varying degrees of precipitation would remain through the rest of the day. He led 49 laps in all during the mostly wet stint, which included an almost two-hour red-flag period for extreme wet conditions through the track at the 16-hour, 43-minute mark.
Alonso continued for a short time after the race resumed at the 18-hour, 31-minute mark, leading several more laps before handing the car back to Taylor just short of the 19-hour mark. Taylor’s final stint of the weekend netted 17 of 43 laps led through very wet conditions. It featured a powerful pass of the No. 31 Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R of Pipo Derani at the 19-hour, 20-minute mark, then a remarkable maneuver to avoid a spinning GT-class car ahead of him under heavy braking into turn one.
Then came the final stint for Alonso, who resumed in third place and carefully bided his time before positioning himself to take advantage when Derani’s teammate Felipe Nasr ventured off course in turn one and giving the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R the lead for good at the 21-hour, 54-minute mark.
The race was red-flagged three laps later as Alonso and most of the rest of the field reported near zero visibility under heavy rains just short of the 22-hour mark.
Officials waited for a chance to restart the race until the 23-hour, 49-minute mark before waving the checkered flag, and celebration ensued in the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R camp.
“I think it was an interesting race with the conditions changing, very tough, but I think, like everyone else says, everyone did their job,” said Taylor, who scored his 21st career victory. “All four drivers led in their own right and drove to the lead, different parts of the race, and it was all about survival. You saw a lot of guys taking a lot of risk early in the race, but we waited with the game plan of running our own race and not getting caught up in anyone else’s battles. I think it was the right game plan. We stayed out of trouble, no car damage, no one went off the track. That’s the way you win these 24‑hour races, and we kind of came into the grid thinking almost every single car can win the race, and you see guys making little mistakes here and there, and this team has now done six out of seven years finishing on the podium without issues. I think it’s a huge testament to Wayne Taylor Racing.”
“I’m super happy,” said van der Zande, who scored his 12th career victory. “Fantastic. I think I said before the weekend, I think to the team, Wayne and Max (Angelelli, team owner), fantastic that they put such little pieces together. It’s a big puzzle and it comes together in this victory here right now. Thanks a lot to my teammates, the whole team, and I’m very happy to bring home a (Rolex) watch and a lot of victory feelings. What more to say?”
“I’m so happy to be here, and obviously I think. like the 24‑hour race, it’s never easy even when you have a good car or whatever because you have so many issues, problems,” Kobayashi said. “I think today we had really extremely difficult conditions. I think all the team guys, the drivers, did a great job. I think the team did a really, really good job, and obviously the car was really good.”
“I’m very, very proud of the job that we achieved today, but it was not a one‑day job, it was a one‑month job,” Alonso said. “For me, in December we started preparing for the race and receiving all the documents, how the Cadillac works and how Wayne Taylor Racing works, some procedures that maybe are different compared with other teams. We tried to have a quick integration, Kamui and myself, trying to learn as much as we could from the team in the Roar (Before the 24 test days) and then, on the race itself, it was very, very difficult. Conditions were changing all the time.”
Round two of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is the 67th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday, March 16, at Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway, where newly announced third driver Matthieu Vaxiviere of France will join Taylor and van der Zande behind the wheel of the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R. Live television coverage begins on CNBC at 10:30 a.m. EST and concludes on NBCSN 3:30 to 11 p.m.
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Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-VR team looks to rekindle magic with added firepower from Alonso
Daytona Beach (Florida) 21 Jan 2019: The driver names on the racecar have changed, for the most part, since the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R team pulled out a thrilling and long-awaited victory in the 2017 Rolex 24 At Daytona. But the mission remains every bit the same this weekend when the sleek, black racecar returns to the 3.56-mile, 12-turn Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway road course for the 57th renewal of America’s most iconic endurance race.
Full-time co-drivers Jordan Taylor and Renger van der Zande will be joined by two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso and former Formula One and current FIA World Endurance Championship regular Kamui Kobayashi as the team looks to rebound from an uncharacteristic DNF in last year’s Rolex 24 and rekindle the magic of its 2017 Daytona win at the hands of Taylor, his older brother Ricky, veteran Italian Max “The Ax” Angelelli, and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon.
Star power never seems to be in short supply when it comes to the Rolex 24 over its almost six decades of existence, and the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R team has featured its fair share. Some of the most recognizable names in racing not just in the U.S. but worldwide have strapped into its cockpit in search of a highly coveted victory at Daytona. Gordon first joined the team for a podium finish in the 2007 edition of the twice-around-the-clock event before returning 10 years later to score one of the most memorable race wins of his career. IndyCar Series champion and Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay co-drove the No. 10 to a runner-up finish at Daytona in 2013 before last year’s disappointing turn of events. Former Formula One star Rubens Barrichello co-drove with the Taylor brothers and Angelelli to a runner-up finish in 2016.
Alonso and Kobayashi hope to be the latest on its growing list of elite guest drivers to help bring success to the Konica Minolta Cadillac team in the Rolex 24. If their ability to instantly mesh with Taylor and van der Zande and the rest of the team during the three-day Roar Before the 24 test days at Daytona earlier this month is any indication, it could turn out to be another magical weekend. The four drivers logged virtually identical lap times with each taking his turn at or near the top of the timesheets during the three-day test three weekends ago. And as productive and helpful the four drivers were with each other and the team’s technical staff between on-track sessions, they were also as lighthearted and playful throughout the weekend as if the four had been friends all their lives. By weekend’s end, the team chemistry was incredible.
Considering the remarkable consistency exhibited at Daytona by the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R camp over the years, those positive vibes exhibited at the Roar stand to go a long way toward generating another positive result when the checkered flag flies Sunday afternoon. Before last year’s retirement during the 17th hours of the race, the team scored five consecutive podium finishes from 2013 through its victorious run in 2017. In those five consecutive Rolex 24s, the No. 10 Prototype led 963 of 3,359 laps – 27.2 percent, the last three showing race-high totals of 265 laps in 2015, 152 in 2016, and 263 in 2017, preceded by 227 laps led in 2014 that was second-highest for that race. Even though the team’s third-place finish in 2015 was voided five days later due to a maximum drivetime violation, the team has certainly shown its ability to be in the hunt for a race win in the closing hours of this grueling event on a regular basis.
Alonso, the 37-year-old Spaniard, and winner of 32 F1 races and back-to-back championships in 2005 and 2006, will be making just his second career Rolex 24 start, having debuted last year in the United Autosports LMP2 car that finished 13th with mechanical issues. Despite his relative inexperience in closed-cockpit racecars, he laid claim to victory in his first career 24 Hours of Le Mans last summer with Toyota Gazoo Racing and has another win and a pair of runner-up finishes with the team, which leads the 2018-19 FIA WEC super season standings. Kobayashi, the 32-year-old from Japan, has been a regular with Toyota Gazoo Racing on the WEC circuit the past three seasons after his Formula One run from 2009 through 2014. He is recognized as one of the consistently fastest drivers in sportscar racing.
As the racing world casts its eyes on Daytona this weekend, the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R team certainly looks ready to bring back that winning feeling from just two short years ago.
Practice for the 57th Rolex 24 At Daytona begins Thursday morning with DPi-class qualifying set for 4:25 p.m. EST. Race time is 2:35 p.m. Saturday with new broadcast partner NBCSN kicking off live television coverage at 2 p.m. Thursday’s live, two-hour qualifying show on NBCSN begins at 3 p.m., preceded by a one-hour season preview show at 2 p.m. Live timing and scoring during all on-track sessions is available at IMSA.com and via the IMSA smartphone app.
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Geetha Wadhwa starts favourite in 2nd edition of Divas on Wheels all-woman rally
he second edition of Divas on Wheels was flagged off from Fairfield by Marriot in Bengaluru on Thursday. A Motorsports Inc image Bengaluru, 17 Jan 2019: Defending champion Geetha Wadhwa will look to reclaim her crown in the popular Divas on Wheels all-woman car rally over the next two days.
The ceremonial start of the rally, an FMSCI approved event, took place here on Thursday, with as many as 100 ladies lining up for glory. They will be flagged off from Bengaluru on Friday morning and will traverse through the beautiful landscapes of Chikmagalur and Coorg on January 18 and 19.After the success of the inaugural year, the all-women championship has only grown bigger and better with the 100 participants enthusiastically preparing for this exciting but demanding rally.The Time, Speed, Distance (TSD) Rally will cover a total distance of around 750 km. Day One will see participants drive from Bengaluru to Chikmagalur, covering 350 km. After a night’s halt, the women drivers will then travel from Chikmagalur to the finishing point at Coorg Pollibetta over a distance of 300 km.Shivani Pruthvi, who won the last edition of Times Women’s Drive, Ashima Duggal and Amrita Shergill (runners-up at the Times Women’s Drive) are the other notable names in the field, besides holder Geetha.Participants will showcase their skills and acumen in the TSD format, which is a slow speed rally and relies a lot on navigation. Calculations are made purely in terms of time and the routes are not disclosed to the drivers. The team with the least number of penalties is declared the winner.The ceremonial flag-off took place at Fairfield by Marriott Rajajinagar at 4.30 pm. -
About IARC and Nazir Hoosein
A Brief HistoryThe Daily Express 1968 London-Sydney Marathon rekindled the motor sport spark for enthusiasts in Bombay (now Mumbai). Leading long-distance drivers of the world at that time were taking part, and the overland run from London ended at Bombay, from where the cars were shipped to Perth, Australia. This gave the participants (who were also the Carnet Holders for the cars) three full days in the city prior to their departure. The inevitable interactions and dinners followed, which were memorable.File photo of Asian Auto Gymkhana organised by IARC in 2018. A direct result of this interaction was the coming together of some Indian motor sport stalwarts of that time to form a club that would begin the promotion of motor sport in Bombay. These included Ajaypat Singhania, His Highness the Maharaja of Gondal, Nazir Hoosein, Mohinder Lalwani and Kishan Rao to name a few. The IARC was then formed as a Section 25 non-profit Public Limited Company limited by guarantee.
With the support of Ajaypat and the ground availability of JK Gram in Thane, numerous gymkhanas for cars and scrambles for motorcycles followed. Hill climbs were held in quarries where the quarry owner was happy to smoothen the road and join in the fun of a Sunday morning excursion. Hill Climbs extended far and wide and the Sinhagad Fort climb near Pune became an annual feature, which was always extremely well attended. Since it was possible to close the roads in that era, it made for a memorable and superb event.Serious navigation rallies were also a feature at that time. One of the members, Ravi Kumar, owned a restaurant called the Bullock Cart at Kala Ghoda. He would provide a dinner for the participating members after which, at around midnight the event started. It was a complicated navigational rally within the city of Bombay with participants returning in the morning for breakfast.There soon arose a need for an all-India body and the IARC played its part as one of the founding members of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), which later became the ASN (representative organization) of the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile – the world body for motorsport and mobility) in India and is so today.Unfortunately, as the years passed, the holding of events became more difficult in and around the city of Bombay and consequently, the number of events began to dwindle with the sole exception being the annual Car Rally for the Blind, which runs to this day. The commencement of the Himalayan Rally in 1980 took many of the active organizers of the IARC into its fold and this also added to the reduction of events.With circumstances having changed today and cars and motorcycles now being easily available, a new breed of young men and women has come forward to run events which include Drag Racing, Navigational Rallies and to also revive the Vintage Register, which assists in the restoration and running of old cars and motorcycles.The Chairman of the IARC, Mr. Nazir Hoosein, administered through India the second London-Sydney Marathon which ran in 1977, as also the last London-Sydney Marathon which ran in 1993. Mr Hoosein was a Formula 1 Steward from 1993 to 2008 and one of the four permanent chief stewards for Formula 1 for 8 years during this time. He was also one of the four permanent stewards for the World Rally Championship, culminating in his being the sole Chief Steward for the entire WRC from 2006 to 2008. As the President of the FIA Asian Zone for a number of years, Mr Hoosein was responsible for the promotion of motor sport in fourteen Asian countries.His international experience stands the IARC in good stead today which, coupled with the experience and knowledge of the other members of the Board, possibly makes the IARC the repository of the maximum motor sport knowledge in this country.Some years ago, the FIA’s round of the APRC ran in Pune and Bangalore and once again the IARC core team did the work behind the scenes. As mentioned earlier, the Blind Men’s Rally has run over a number of years annually and the core team is responsible for this effort also. IARC have also organized the Kutch Desert Car Rally in the Little Rann of Kutch, a Vintage Drive to Lavasa and a Freeway Drive to New Cuffe Parade for the Lodha group during 2013-2014. Recently the first round of the JK Tyre Racing Championship in Coimbatore for LGB Formula 04, FB 02, Volkswagen Polo R Cup and Vento Support race ran under IARC permits in May 2014.Other recent events worthy of mention:2014 Lavasa Women’s Drive was organised with the social objective of awareness for the early detection and prevention of women’s cancer, achieving a Guinness World Record for the maximum number of women participating in a motor sport event in the world.2016 Times Women’s Drive 2016. There were over 450 entries, simultaneous starting from 3 cities – Mumbai, Bangaluru and Pune – to reach Goa the next day. Once again, the objective was to create awareness about early screening and prevention of women’s cancer, with the support of the Tata Memorial Hospital.2017 Final Round of JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship Euro JK17 & LGB Formula 4 at Budhha International Circuit, Noida.2017 Final round of of FIM Asia Cup of Road Race in India at Budhha International Circuit, Noida.2018 The Asia Auto Gymkhana Competition of IndiaOffice Address:Indian Automotive Racing Club Ltd.,Liberty Bldg., 41/42, Marine Lines,Mumbai-400020.Email : iarcindia@gmail.com -
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport wishes Michael Schumacher all the very best
File photo of Michael Schumacher courtesy Mercedes AMG Petronas On 3 January 1969, a boy named Michael Schumacher was born in the small town of Hürth, Germany – a boy, who would go on to become the most successful Formula One driver of all times. For his 50th birthday, the entire team of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport tips their hat to Michael Schumacher and wishes him all the very best!
Very few names are so synonymous with Formula One as that of Michael Schumacher. With 91 race wins and seven FIA Formula One Drivers’ World Championships, he is an absolute icon of the sport who has dominated the series like no one else.
“Michael has had a tremendous impact on Formula One,” said Toto Wolff. “Not only did he set an incredible record – a record that is yet to be beaten – but he also shaped and changed the sport forever. As a driver, Michael took Formula One to a whole new level with his attention to detail and his technical knowledge. He did everything with great determination, from his engineering debriefs to his physical training, and was always searching for new ways to improve his on-track performance.”
Michael took some of his first steps as a professional racing driver with Mercedes when he joined the brand’s junior programme in 1990, racing in Group C sports cars and DTM. Together with Karl Wendlinger, he won the last race of the season in sports car racing- Michael’s first and only victory with Mercedes. He moved to Formula One in the following year, racing for Jordan before joining Benetton with whom he went on to win the Drivers’ World Championship in 1994 and 1995. One year later, Michael switched to Ferrari, where he laid the foundations for one of the most successful eras in Formula One. He stayed with the team from Maranello for a decade and won five consecutive Drivers’ (2000-2004) and six consecutive Constructors’ (1999-2004) Championships with the Scuderia.
Michael retired from Formula One after the 2006 campaign; however, when Mercedes re-joined Formula One as a works team in 2010, he made his return to the series as a driver. Working with the team in Brackley, Brixworth and Stuttgart, Michael played an important role in developing the long-term capabilities of the team that were the foundation of our future success in F1.
“I remember when I first met Michael back in 2012, it was on a flight from Zürich to Singapore,” said Toto. “He was sitting next to me and asked me if I was up for a game of backgammon. I think that I’m a decent backgammon player, but he absolutely crushed me in the first two rounds because I was so star-struck. Once I was over that, my game improved, and we ended up playing and talking for the entire flight. We had a really good and honest conversation and when we landed it felt like I had known him for much longer than I actually did.”
At that point, Michael only had a handful of races with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport left before he retired from Formula One at the end of 2012. He never won an F1 race in a Mercedes, but he played an important role in the success the team would enjoy in subsequent years.
“Michael is one of the founding fathers of the success we have had in the last five years,” said Toto. “There is no other driver like him and his vast experience contributed tremendously in the development of our team. He played a crucial role when we re-joined F1 and was one of the people who laid the foundation for our future success. We’re extremely grateful for everything he did for us. Today, we all tip our hats to you – happy birthday, Michael!”
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2018 Champions and fmsci Awards list: Karthikeyan Sr gets Life-time award
2018 Champions
GR Karthikeyan of Coimbatore, a father figure in Indian motorsports and father of India’s first F1 driver Narayan Karthikeyan, deservedly won the Lifetime Achievement Award for his immeasurable part in the Indian motorsport.
The fmsci Annual Awards for the year 2018 took place in Taj Palace, Mumbai on 25th February 2019d where 61 motorsports athletes from different motorsport disciplines who became champions were felicitated by Jean Todt, president of the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile). The fmsci awards were also presented.
Raghul Rangasamy, a double champion in road racing, won the ‘Upcoming Motorsports Person of the Year’ award for his brilliant performance in 2018. He won the JK Tyre LGB Formula 4 title and the MRF FF 1600 category.
Here is a list of all FMSCI Champions and the awards felicitated at the 2018 FMSCI Annual Awards:
1. JK Tyres FMSCI National Racing Championship Euro JK 18:
Euro JK 18 Champion: Karthik Tharani
LGB Formula 4: Raghul Rangasamy
LGB Formula 4 Team: MSport
LGB Formula 4 Rookie Driver: Sohil Shah
2. MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship (NRC)
MRF FF 1600: Raghul Rangasamy
FLGB 1300: Sohil Shah
FLGB 1300 Team: Msport
Super Stock K: Srinivas Teja
Super Stock Team: Performance Racing
Indian Junior Touring Cars: AS Prabhu
Indian Junior Touring Cars Team: Arka Motorsports
Indian Touring Cars (ITC): Ashish Ramaswamy
Indian Touring Cars Team: Arka Motorsports
3. FMSCI Indian National Autocross Championship
Stock (2-wheel drive upto 1400 cc ):Sahil Khanna
Stock (2-wheel drive Over 1400 cc upto 1650 cc): Samrat Yadav
Stock (2-wheel drive Over 1650 cc): Arjun Rao
Open (2-wheel drive upto 1400 cc): Abhishek Mishra
Open (2-wheel drive, over 1400 cc upto 1650 cc): Dean Mascarenhas
Open (2-wheel drive Over 1650 cc): Arjun Rao;
Open, Unrestricted: Abhishek Mishra;
Driver (Ladies): Bani Yadav
4. MMSC FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing Championship
Open Stock Body: Vivek Ramachander
Open Altered Body: Jayant V
Touring Cars: Kasha Sai
Unrestricted Class: Vivek Ramachander
5. MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship (INRC)
Overall INRC (Diver): Gaurav Gill
Overall INRC (Co-Driver): Musa Sherif
Team: INRC Mahindra Adventure;
INRC 1 Driver: Gaurav Gill;
INRC 1 Co-Driver : Musa Sherif;
INRC 1 Team : Mahindra Adventure;
INRC 2 Driver :Karna Kadur;
INRC 2 Co-Driver: Nikhil V Pai;
INRC 2 Team: Arka Motorsports;
Driver (INRC 3): Aroor Vikram Rao;
Co-Driver (INRC 3): Somayya A.G;
Team INRC 3: Falkon Motorsports
6. Meco Motor Sports FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship
Micro Max: Ishaan Madesh;
Team (Micro Max ): Peregrine Racing;
Junior Max Shahan Ali Mohsin;
Team (Junior Max) Msport;
Senior Max: Debarun Banerjee;
Team (Senior Max): MSport
7. MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship
Rider (Pro Stock 301-400 cc): Satyanarayana Raju; (Sandeep)
Team (Pro Stock 301-400 cc): Gusto Racing
India; Manufacturer: (Pro Stock 301-400 cc KTM);
Rider (Super Sport Indian upto 165 cc): Jagan Kumar;
Team (Super Sport Indian upto 165 cc): TVS Racing;
Manufacturer (Super Sport Indian upto 165 cc): TVS;
Rider (Pro Stock upto 165 cc): Anish D Shetty;
Team( Pro Stock upto 165 cc): Honda Ten10 Racing;
Manufacturer (Pro Stock upto 165 cc): Honda;
Rider (Stock upto 165 cc Girls): Ann Jenifer;
Team (Stock upto 165 cc Girls ): Sparks Racing;
Manufacturer (Stock upto 165 cc Girls): Yamaha;
Rider (Stock upto 165 cc): Karthik Mateti;
Team (Stock upto 165 cc): Sparks Racing;
Manufacturer (Stock upto 165 cc): Yamaha
8. MMSC FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing Championship
Rider (2 Stroke upto 130 cc): Hussain Khan;
Rider (2 Stroke 131 to 165cc): Hussain Khan;
Rider (4 Stroke upto 165 cc): Aravind Ganesh;
Rider (4 Stroke 166 to 225 cc): Harshil Thakur;
Rider (4 Stroke 226 to 360 cc): Shankar Guru;
Rider(4 Stroke 361 to 550 cc): R Ashwin Kumar;
Rider( 4 Stroke 851 to 1050 cc): Hemant Mudappa;
Rider( 4 Stroke 1051 & above): Hemant Mudappa;
Rider (4 Stroke Unrestricted): Hemant Mudappa;
Team: Mantra Racing
8. MRF MOGRIP FMSCI National Supercross Championship
Rider (Group A SX1 2 Stroke 250 cc & 4 Stroke 500 cc): Harith Noah;
Rider (Group C 2/4 Stroke: 260 cc Novice) Imran Pasha;
Rider( Group C 2/4 Stroke:260 cc Indian Expert): Imran Pasha;
Rider( Group C 2/4 Stroke 260 cc Expert): Jagdeesh Kumar;
Rider (Group A SX2 2 Stroke 250 cc & 4 Stroke 500 cc): Saijith ES;
Rider( Junior SX 1 2/4 Stroke 250 cc): Yuvraj Kondedeshmukh;
Rider (Junior SX 2 2/4 Stroke 250 cc) Sarthak Chavan
9. MRF MOGRIP FMSCI National Rally Championship (INRC 2w)
Overall R Nataraj;
Rider (Super Bike Pro Expert Group A Rider): R Nataraj;
Rider (Super Bike Expert Group A Rider): Jatin Jain;
Rider (Super Sport 130 cc Group B Rider): Rakesh Kumar V;
Rider (Super Sport 165 cc Group B Rider ): Imran Pasha J;
Rider (Super Sport 260 cc Group B Rider) Rajendra R.E.;
Rider (Super Sport 400 cc Group B Rider ): Venu Ramesh Kumar;
Rider( Super Sport 550 cc Group B Rider): Vinit Sharma;
(Rider Scooters Group B Rider): Pinkesh Thakkar;
Rider( Ladies Class): Aishwarya P.M.
FMSCI AWARDS
2018 Outstanding Achievement In World Motorsport: Abhilash PG: Winner APRC2 Cup for Drivers;
Abdul Wahid: 2nd Overall in category of Rally of Morocco, a FIM Cross Country World Championship Event;
Armaan Ebrahim: Podium in Lamborgini Super Trofeo Asia;
Anindith Reddy K: Podium in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia;
Amittrajit Ghosh: Podium ERC Acropolis Rally ERC 2 Driver;
Ashwin Naik: Podium ERC Acropolis Rally ERC 2 Co-Driver;
Jehan Daruvala: Several Podiums in FIA Euro F3 Championship;
Karthik Matei: 2nd in Asia Cup of Road Racing (Indonesia Round);
Musa Sherif: Winner APRC 2 Cup for Co-Drivers;
Malsawndawngliana: 2nd in Asia Cup of Road Racing India Round.
Mira Erda; Sneha Sharma; Shriya Lohia: Outstanding Women in Motorsports.
GR Karthikeyan of Coimbatore, a father figure in Indian motorsports and father of India’s first F1 driver Narayan Karthikeyan, deservedly won the Lifetime Achievement Award for his immeasurable part in the Indian motorsport.
The fmsci Annual Awards for the year 2018 took place in Taj Palace, Mumbai on 25th February 2019d where 61 motorsports athletes from different motorsport disciplines who became champions were felicitated by Jean Todt, president of the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile). The fmsci awards were also presented.
Raghul Rangasamy, a double champion in road racing, won the ‘Upcoming Motorsports Person of the Year’ award for his brilliant performance in 2018. He won the JK Tyre LGB Formula 4 title and the MRF FF 1600 category.
Here is a list of all FMSCI Champions and the awards felicitated at the 2018 FMSCI Annual Awards:
1. JK Tyres FMSCI National Racing Championship Euro JK 18:
Euro JK 18 Champion: Karthik Tharani
LGB Formula 4: Raghul Rangasamy
LGB Formula 4 Team: MSport
LGB Formula 4 Rookie Driver: Sohil Shah
2. MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship (NRC)
MRF FF 1600: Raghul Rangasamy
FLGB 1300: Sohil Shah
FLGB 1300 Team: Msport
Super Stock K: Srinivas Teja
Super Stock Team: Performance Racing
Indian Junior Touring Cars: AS Prabhu
Indian Junior Touring Cars Team: Arka Motorsports
Indian Touring Cars (ITC): Ashish Ramaswamy
Indian Touring Cars Team: Arka Motorsports
3. FMSCI Indian National Autocross Championship
Stock (2-wheel drive upto 1400 cc ):Sahil Khanna
Stock (2-wheel drive Over 1400 cc upto 1650 cc): Samrat Yadav
Stock (2-wheel drive Over 1650 cc): Arjun Rao
Open (2-wheel drive upto 1400 cc): Abhishek Mishra
Open (2-wheel drive, over 1400 cc upto 1650 cc): Dean Mascarenhas
Open (2-wheel drive Over 1650 cc): Arjun Rao;
Open, Unrestricted: Abhishek Mishra;
Driver (Ladies): Bani Yadav
4. MMSC FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing Championship
Open Stock Body: Vivek Ramachander
Open Altered Body: Jayant V
Touring Cars: Kasha Sai
Unrestricted Class: Vivek Ramachander
5. MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship (INRC)
Overall INRC (Diver): Gaurav Gill
Overall INRC (Co-Driver): Musa Sherif
Team: INRC Mahindra Adventure;
INRC 1 Driver: Gaurav Gill;
INRC 1 Co-Driver : Musa Sherif;
INRC 1 Team : Mahindra Adventure;
INRC 2 Driver :Karna Kadur;
INRC 2 Co-Driver: Nikhil V Pai;
INRC 2 Team: Arka Motorsports;
Driver (INRC 3): Aroor Vikram Rao;
Co-Driver (INRC 3): Somayya A.G;
Team INRC 3: Falkon Motorsports
6. Meco Motor Sports FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship
Micro Max: Ishaan Madesh;
Team (Micro Max ): Peregrine Racing;
Junior Max Shahan Ali Mohsin;
Team (Junior Max) Msport;
Senior Max: Debarun Banerjee;
Team (Senior Max): MSport
7. MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship
Rider (Pro Stock 301-400 cc): Satyanarayana Raju; (Sandeep)
Team (Pro Stock 301-400 cc): Gusto Racing
India; Manufacturer: (Pro Stock 301-400 cc KTM);
Rider (Super Sport Indian upto 165 cc): Jagan Kumar;
Team (Super Sport Indian upto 165 cc): TVS Racing;
Manufacturer (Super Sport Indian upto 165 cc): TVS;
Rider (Pro Stock upto 165 cc): Anish D Shetty;
Team( Pro Stock upto 165 cc): Honda Ten10 Racing;
Manufacturer (Pro Stock upto 165 cc): Honda;
Rider (Stock upto 165 cc Girls): Ann Jenifer;
Team (Stock upto 165 cc Girls ): Sparks Racing;
Manufacturer (Stock upto 165 cc Girls): Yamaha;
Rider (Stock upto 165 cc): Karthik Mateti;
Team (Stock upto 165 cc): Sparks Racing;
Manufacturer (Stock upto 165 cc): Yamaha
8. MMSC FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing Championship
Rider (2 Stroke upto 130 cc): Hussain Khan;
Rider (2 Stroke 131 to 165cc): Hussain Khan;
Rider (4 Stroke upto 165 cc): Aravind Ganesh;
Rider (4 Stroke 166 to 225 cc): Harshil Thakur;
Rider (4 Stroke 226 to 360 cc): Shankar Guru;
Rider(4 Stroke 361 to 550 cc): R Ashwin Kumar;
Rider( 4 Stroke 851 to 1050 cc): Hemant Mudappa;
Rider( 4 Stroke 1051 & above): Hemant Mudappa;
Rider (4 Stroke Unrestricted): Hemant Mudappa;
Team: Mantra Racing
8. MRF MOGRIP FMSCI National Supercross Championship
Rider (Group A SX1 2 Stroke 250 cc & 4 Stroke 500 cc): Harith Noah;
Rider (Group C 2/4 Stroke: 260 cc Novice) Imran Pasha;
Rider( Group C 2/4 Stroke:260 cc Indian Expert): Imran Pasha;
Rider( Group C 2/4 Stroke 260 cc Expert): Jagdeesh Kumar;
Rider (Group A SX2 2 Stroke 250 cc & 4 Stroke 500 cc): Saijith ES;
Rider( Junior SX 1 2/4 Stroke 250 cc): Yuvraj Kondedeshmukh;
Rider (Junior SX 2 2/4 Stroke 250 cc) Sarthak Chavan
9. MRF MOGRIP FMSCI National Rally Championship (INRC 2w)
Overall R Nataraj;
Rider (Super Bike Pro Expert Group A Rider): R Nataraj;
Rider (Super Bike Expert Group A Rider): Jatin Jain;
Rider (Super Sport 130 cc Group B Rider): Rakesh Kumar V;
Rider (Super Sport 165 cc Group B Rider ): Imran Pasha J;
Rider (Super Sport 260 cc Group B Rider) Rajendra R.E.;
Rider (Super Sport 400 cc Group B Rider ): Venu Ramesh Kumar;
Rider( Super Sport 550 cc Group B Rider): Vinit Sharma;
(Rider Scooters Group B Rider): Pinkesh Thakkar;
Rider( Ladies Class): Aishwarya P.M.
FMSCI AWARDS
2018 Outstanding Achievement In World Motorsport: Abhilash PG: Winner APRC2 Cup for Drivers;
Abdul Wahid: 2nd Overall in category of Rally of Morocco, a FIM Cross Country World Championship Event;
Armaan Ebrahim: Podium in Lamborgini Super Trofeo Asia;
Anindith Reddy K: Podium in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia;
Amittrajit Ghosh: Podium ERC Acropolis Rally ERC 2 Driver;
Ashwin Naik: Podium ERC Acropolis Rally ERC 2 Co-Driver;
Jehan Daruvala: Several Podiums in FIA Euro F3 Championship;
Karthik Matei: 2nd in Asia Cup of Road Racing (Indonesia Round);
Musa Sherif: Winner APRC 2 Cup for Co-Drivers;
Malsawndawngliana: 2nd in Asia Cup of Road Racing India Round.
Mira Erda; Sneha Sharma; Shriya Lohia: Outstanding Women in Motorsports.
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MOCA claims JK Tyre Orange 4×4 Fury
Dambuk (Arunachal Pradesh), 18 Dec 2018: The Manabhum Off-Roaders Club of Arunachal (MOCA) displayed strategic acumen and nerves of steel to claim the JK Tyre Orange 4X4 Fury title here on Tuesday.
Going into the fourth and final day, with just 5 points separating them and defending champions Gerrari Off-Roaders, the local favourites won the day’s first and played it safe in the second to post their biggest victory on the national stage.
The MOCA team, led by drivers Aditya Mei and Chow Ujjal Namshum and guided by co-drivers Chow Sujeewan Choutang and Chow Ingieng Mein, went all out in the Camp the River Stage to collect 100 points.
Their main challengers, the Gerrari Off-Roaders, finished third for 90 points but suffered a big blow when they were penalised 30 penalty points for breaking a bunting.
The team Chandigarh, powered by Gurmeet Singh (with Gurpratap Sandhu as navigator) and Kabir Waraich (with Yuvraj Singh Tiwana), gave it their best shot but that one mistake proved to be their undoing.
They won the final Dambuk River stage to collect 100 points but the battle had already been lost. They, however, had the consolation of winning the first runners-up trophy and Rs 1.5 lakh.
The deserving champions picked up the glittering winners’ trophy as well Rs 2.5 lakh for their efforts. The second runners-up team from Bangalore, BODA, were richer by Rs 1 lakh.
“We stuck to our overall strategy of avoiding penalty points at any cost,” MOCA’s Aditya Mei said, shortly after winning the title. “We worked well as a team which was perhaps easy because we are all from the same family,” he added.
The eldest cousin of the foursome, Chow Ujjal Namshum, conceded that they were tense on the eve of the final run but quite confident of doing something special. “Once we picked up a handy lead after the day’s first stage, we knew we had to do,” he said.
Incidentally, the winners who are planters by profession and took up the sport as a hobby, are all cousins. They began competing in 2012 just for fun before it became their calling in 2015. They now aim to participate in the Rain Forest Challenge.
Result: 1. MOCA (Aditya Mei & Chow Sujeewan Choutang and Chow Ujjal Namshum & Chow Ingieng Mein);2. Gerrari Off-Roaders (Gurmeet Singh & Gurpratap Sandhu and Kabir Waraich & Yuvraj Singh Tiwana); 3. BODA (Madhusudhan Reddy & ER Rohit and Sidhartha Santosh & Yanren Jamio).
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19th Chander Memorial TSD Rally 2018 in Coimbatore
Coimbatore, 18 Dec 2018: It is motorsport time once again in Coimbatore. One of the eagerly-awaited events of Coimbatore Auto Sports Club (CASC), the 19th Chander Memorial Rally 2018, for 2-wheelers and 4-wheelers is all set Sunday, the 23rd December. The rally is being held continuously for 18 years without a break, a record in Indian Motorsport. Run in memory of Chander, who lived for motorsports. His family had been the primary sponsors every year to keep his memory alive among motorsport enthusiasts by conducting this event during the month he passed away.
The 19th MK Chander Memorial Rally 2018 organised by Coimbatore Auto Sports Club is sponsored by MK Chander Memorial Trust, SGA Cars and ENI Lubricants. The Club which is organising motorsport events for several decades is rated as one of the best and active clubs in the country.
The event will be flagged-off by Sujit Kumar, IPS, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Coimbatore City from the PSG Institute of Management, Avinashi Road, Peelamedu, Coimbatore on 23rd December 2018, at 8.30 AM.
The Prize Distribution function will be held on the same day evening at 7.00 PM at Coimbatore Cosmopolitan Club, Race Course, Coimbatore – 641 018. The prizes will be given by K Periaiah. IPS, Inspector General of Police, West Zone, Coimbatore.
The late MK Chander (Born 13 Nov, 1965 & Expired 19 Dec, 1999) had an illustrious rallying career spanning over 14 years. He started his rallying career in 1985 as a rider and then switched over to navigation in 1987. He has navigated over 100 rallies both in 2 Wheelers and 4 Wheelers categories and has secured podium places in more than 60 rallies. He has been an inspiration to many youngsters and represented famous teams like TVS SUZUKI, MRF and JK TYRES.
This rally which is run on Time, Speed & Distance (TSD) format is dedicated to his achievements in Motor Sports. This year’s event covers a distance of approximately 120km which will pass through Sulur, Kalangal, Selakarachal, Lakshminaickenpalayam, Akkanaickenpalayam, Periyakuyli, Chettipalayam. Speed is not the criteria for this event, but the accuracy of driving the vehicle maintaining the given speed and to follow the roadmap correctly will determine the winner. The average speed will be varying from 15 Kmph to 45 Kmph based on the safety and road conditions.
There will be secret checkpoints en route to monitor the speeds of the contestants. Every second is liable for penalty whether they are running late or early. This event will be full of fun and enjoyment for the participants. We expect 30 cars and 25 two-wheelers to take part in this event.
This year we have OPEN and NOVICE classes and a separate class for ALL LADIES and will have enhanced and attractive prize money along with 41 trophies in all for the winners in the various categories.
National Champion Drivers and Navigators Karthik Maruti, Sankar Anand and other prominent competitors like Ganesh, Nagaraj, N. Murugan, M.K.Mustafa, Raghu, have confirmed their participation.
The event is organised by J Prithiviraj (Hony. Secretary, CASC & President of FMSCI), K Chandra Sekaran, G Vijayakumar, A Ramaswamy, Sathishkumar, and by MK Chander Memorial Trust.
