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Abdul Wahid Tanveer wins Overall honours; TVS sweep continues
Mangaluru, 14 Nov 2021: TVS Racing continued to dominate the MRF MoGrip Indian National Racing Championship for two-wheelers as Dakar-prospect Abdul Wahid Tanveer romped home with a stunning overall victory in Round 3 held here on Sunday.
Abdul Tanveer, who made his debut in 2014 for TVS,has been on the rise and the #2 Bengaluru rider clocked 40minutes, 55.728 seconds for the six Special Stages, as he defeated his nearest rival and defending champion Sarath Mohan of Mallapuram by over six seconds. However, Sarath Mohan, a privateer on Husqvarna FE450 won Class 1A with Tanveer taking Class 1 gold astride a TVS Apache RTR. Imran Pasha J, also of TVS Racing came overall third, another 14 seconds behind Mohan, but won Class 4 as well. TVS also made a sweep of the scooter class.
Tanveer, who won his class in his international rally year in Merzouga in 2017 has been preparing for Dakar but COVID19 postponed his dream run. Undaunted, the Mysore rider is pulling all stops to keep his fitness and win the domestic events. Teammate and former champion Nataraj R came second while privateer Gautham Rao R completed the podium pushing out another former champion and TVS giant Rajendra RE.
In the Class IA, Sarath Mohan of Mallapuram, astride a Husqvarna FE 450 beat the Rally of Himalayas winner Aman Prabhakar Pawde on a KTM EXCF 450 while Asad Khan took third on a Suzuki RMX 450Z as all privateers ruled the roost in this top class. Ajion Abraham, Dilip Raj and Prashanth R, all on a Honda CBR Stunner 130cc, won the Class 2 in that order.
Riding a Hero Impulse 150cc, Pavan won Class 3 ahead of Sashi Kumar and Abrar Pasha, all privateers and on similar bikes. Imran Pasha J upset champion Samuel Jacob and Sachin had to be content with a third in Class 4, the TVS Apache RTR category.
Venu Ramesh Kumar, continues to defy age, as the senior most rider once again stood on the second step of the podium. But this time, Sajeesh Reghunathan, also on a KTM Duke 390 beat the Riders’ Representative to take the gold and Sravan Kumar Kuttoor on a KTM ADV 390 claimed the third place.
Mohammed Zaheer won the Bullet Class with another Belgaum rider taking the second also on a Himalayan. Naresh and Devaraj Venkatesh of Tribal Cafe, finished in that order.
TVS Racing once again dominated the Scooter Class and made amends to last round loss of a podium place by sweeping all the top-three places. Syed Asif Ali won the gold while teammates Karthik and Shamim Khan followed him in second and third, all on TVS N Torque. Adnan Ahmed won the non-championship Star of Karnataka award.
Read Ladies Class report won by World Cupper Aishwarya is here.
Class-wise Provisional Results:
Class 1 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 2 ABDUL WAHID TANVEER TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR BENGALURU 10:11.718 04:01.472 09:43.207 03:43.886 09:37.875 03:37.570 00:40:55.728 – 00:40:55.728 2 3 NATARAJ R TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR BENGALURU 11:00.945 04:26.429 10:36.121 04:02.156 10:18.675 03:54.152 00:44:18.478 – 00:44:18.478 3 4 GOUTHAM RAO R Privateer TVS APACHE RTR 200 BENGALURU 12:51.902 04:13.968 12:07.406 04:11.460 11:53.753 04:07.722 00:49:26.211 – 00:49:26.211 4 1 RAJENDRA R E TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR HOSUR DNF – – – – – – – – Class 1A RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 10 SARATH MOHAN Privateer HUSQVARANA FE 450 MALLAPURAM 09:58.656 03:45.433 09:56.316 03:32.097 09:54.031 03:55.472 00:41:02.005 – 00:41:02.005 2 9 AMAN PRABHAKAR PAWDE Privateer KTM EXCF 450 NAGPUR 10:46.445 04:30.375 10:57.597 03:46.031 10:37.277 03:47.277 00:44:25.002 – 00:44:25.002 3 5 ASAD KHAN Privateer SUZUKI RMX 450Z CHICKMAGALUR 11:23.011 04:11.164 11:12.753 04:00.054 10:48.074 03:54.027 00:45:29.083 – 00:45:29.083 4 8 JATIN JAIN Privateer KTM EXCF 250 NAGPUR 11:47.609 04:09.433 11:48.105 04:04.562 11:17.015 03:57.480 00:47:04.204 – 00:47:04.204 5 6 RAKESH NAGARAJA Privateer KTM EXCF 250 BANGALORE 13:00.613 04:37.371 12:04.226 04:16.148 11:42.281 04:14.539 00:49:55.178 – 00:49:55.178 6 7 PRAVITH PAVITHRAN Privateer KTM EXCF 450 THRISSUR DNF – – – – – – – – Class 2 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 14 AJIN ABRAHAM Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC KERALA 12:16.730 05:46.441 12:03.121 04:01.925 11:38.316 03:57.777 00:49:44.310 – 00:49:44.310 2 17 DILIP RAJ Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC CHICKMAGALUR 13:57.636 04:34.554 13:13.273 04:33.996 13:25.222 04:26.480 00:54:11.161 – 00:54:11.161 3 15 PRASHANTH R Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC BENGALURU 13:58.871 04:42.335 13:52.480 04:54.425 13:30.371 04:35.187 00:55:33.669 – 00:55:33.669 4 19 CHALASS K BOSE Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC KOTTAYAM 12:12.558 04:09.226 22:15.210 04:54.757 12:00.195 04:06.230 00:59:38.176 – 00:59:38.176 5 12 RAHUL SHRIYAN Privateer HONDA STUNNER 130 CC MANGALORE 21:59.417 04:44.367 14:46.605 04:30.753 13:47.335 04:33.425 01:04:21.902 – 01:04:21.902 6 16 DURGESH Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC BENGALURU DNF – – – – – – – – 7 11 NITESH G POOJARI Privateer HONDA STUNNER 130 CC MANGALORE 14:56.894 04:28.687 13:02.425 04:14.246 DNF 04:27.152 – – – 8 18 DEEPAK NAIDU Privateer YAMAHA YBX 125 BENGALURU 14:13.190 04:19.880 13:08.730 08:23.113 12:05.175 DNF – – – Class 3 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 23 PAVAN B K Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 BENGALURU 11:24.148 04:01.898 11:07.148 03:49.562 11:14.800 03:52.453 00:45:30.009 – 00:45:30.009 2 22 SASIKUMAR K Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 COIMBATORE 12:11.527 03:53.929 11:25.839 03:55.652 11:37.539 03:51.878 00:46:56.364 – 00:46:56.364 3 21 ABRAR PASHA Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 SHIMOGA 12:53.019 03:56.343 12:00.562 03:52.746 12:08.433 04:01.210 00:48:52.313 – 00:48:52.313 4 24 ANOOP MANJAPPA Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 BENGALURU 13:54.687 04:49.781 15:49.636 04:28.226 13:16.218 04:28.496 00:56:47.044 – 00:56:47.044 Class 4 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 27 IMRAN PASHA J TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR MYSURU 10:07.988 03:53.003 09:56.621 03:41.617 09:54.613 03:42.253 00:41:16.095 – 00:41:16.095 2 26 SAMUEL JACOB TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR HOSUR 10:25.191 03:45.625 10:15.304 03:38.410 10:03.054 03:33.757 00:41:41.341 – 00:41:41.341 3 28 SACHIN D TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR HOSUR 11:00.480 03:47.906 10:30.687 03:44.191 10:12.238 03:47.617 00:43:03.119 – 00:43:03.119 4 29 TRINESH V Privateer TVS APACHE HOSKOTE 12:08.812 04:02.011 11:21.968 03:48.289 11:05.972 03:43.363 00:46:10.415 – 00:46:10.415 5 25 ANAND JAYAKRISHNAN J C Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 TRIVANDRUM 13:04.382 04:29.117 12:34.968 04:26.828 12:51.695 04:29.210 00:51:56.200 – 00:51:56.200 Class 5 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 30 SAJEESH REGHUNATHAN Privateer KTM DUKE 390 BENGALURU 14:12.757 04:45.207 14:18.949 04:27.500 12:09.425 04:17.394 00:54:11.232 – 00:54:11.232 2 32 VENU RAMESHKUMAR V Privateer KTM DUKE 390 COIMBATORE 15:12.984 04:46.640 13:36.808 05:07.339 13:42.515 04:37.957 00:57:04.243 – 00:57:04.243 3 31 SRAVAN KUMAR KUTTOOR Privateer KTM ADV 390 HYDERABAD 13:30.539 05:08.472 15:55.929 04:51.492 15:07.972 04:51.816 00:59:26.220 – 00:59:26.220 Class 6 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 37 MOHAMMED ZAHEER Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC BENGALURU 12:44.613 04:41.621 12:45.578 04:27.679 11:48.929 04:20.277 00:50:48.697 – 00:50:48.697 2 34 NARESH V S Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC BENGALURU 12:50.660 04:32.980 12:25.035 04:19.839 12:20.546 04:33.011 00:51:02.071 – 00:51:02.071 3 33 DEVRAJ VENKATESH Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC BENGALURU 13:26.964 06:01.453 14:13.265 04:35.566 12:36.925 04:15.761 00:55:09.934 – 00:55:09.934 4 36 SHARATH KUMAR Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC BENGALURU 12:55.699 04:39.710 25:01.429 04:31.277 11:39.265 04:25.449 01:03:12.829 – 01:03:12.829 5 35 ABHIJITH SARKAR Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC BANGALORE 14:18.722 05:28.804 14:14.847 05:34.253 DNF – – – – Class 7 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 38 SYED ASIF ALI TVS Racing TVS N TORQ BENGALURU 12:49.308 04:17.085 12:13.808 04:10.011 12:22.324 04:12.941 00:50:05.477 – 00:50:05.477 2 40 KARTHIK TVS Racing TVS N TORQ BENGALURU 13:19.179 04:31.250 12:26.636 04:13.382 12:06.812 04:03.691 00:50:40.950 – 00:50:40.950 3 41 SHAMIM KHAN TVS Racing TVS N TORQ HOSUR 13:19.082 04:23.835 12:51.464 04:14.757 12:36.476 04:19.781 00:51:45.395 – 00:51:45.395 4 39 SUBRAMANYA T Privateer TVS N TORQ BENGALURU 16:08.207 04:37.117 13:19.578 04:23.843 12:52.921 04:13.238 00:55:34.904 – 00:55:34.904 5 42 ABHIJIT SHETTY Privateer TVS N TORQ BENGALURU DNF – – – – – – – – Class 8 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 43 AISHWARYA PISSAY M Privateer TVS APACHE RTR BENGALURU 12:26.617 04:55.621 12:19.554 04:19.296 12:10.363 04:27.398 00:50:38.849 – 00:50:38.849 2 45 TANIKA SHANBHAG Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 BENGALURU 12:45.160 04:17.281 13:07.707 04:18.601 12:46.234 04:17.199 00:51:32.182 – 00:51:32.182 3 48 ANAM HASHIM Privateer HERO HONDA KARIZMA 223 PUNE 18:14.074 05:47.933 17:15.953 05:42.937 16:40.710 05:26.113 01:09:07.720 – 01:09:07.720 4 47 APOORVA B Privateer HERO IMPULSE 200 MANGALORE 21:05.773 05:32.093 18:31.214 05:17.285 17:37.468 05:07.605 01:13:11.438 – 01:13:11.438 5 46 SNEHA CC Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 THRISSUR 25:04.250 05:32.566 19:32.511 05:19.089 16:47.210 05:17.097 01:17:32.723 – 01:17:32.723 6 44 SUSHMITHA V Privateer TVS APACHE RTR BENGALURU 22:55.480 07:49.667 25:57.230 06:02.550 23:49.714 06:15.679 01:32:50.320 – 01:32:50.320 STAR OF KARNATAKA RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 52 ADNAN AHMED Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 MANGALORE 11:10.753 03:55.839 10:44.988 03:48.480 10:40.156 03:44.937 00:44:05.153 – 00:44:05.153 2 57 FRANCIS P V Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 CHICKMAGALUR 13:01.347 03:59.753 12:04.097 04:04.023 11:49.035 03:54.968 00:48:53.223 – 00:48:53.223 3 50 BHARATH P Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 BANGALORE 13:17.718 04:33.273 12:37.632 04:48.742 12:45.031 04:36.437 00:52:38.833 – 00:52:38.833 4 56 NADEEM AHAMED Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 MYSURU 14:35.292 05:50.257 13:25.593 04:18.453 12:30.242 04:14.035 00:54:53.872 – 00:54:53.872 5 58 MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM BAWA Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 MANGALORE 14:56.503 04:35.867 13:43.628 05:16.445 14:54.886 04:36.679 00:58:04.008 – 00:58:04.008 6 55 SARATH P S Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 BENGALURU 27:37.867 06:34.105 22:47.976 07:45.777 18:08.687 06:24.839 01:29:19.251 – 01:29:19.251 7 51 AKSHAY RAJSHEKAR URS Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 MANGALORE 12:37.839 06:40.890 DNF – – – – – – 8 54 NAGA CHAITHANYA M G Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 BENGALURU 14:25.167 05:34.707 DNF – – – – – – 9 53 MOHAMMED ISRAR Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 MYSURU 13:44.906 04:41.593 12:48.714 DNF – – – – – OVERALL PROVISIONAL/FINAL RESULTS
RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CLASS CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 2 ABDUL WAHID TANVEER TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR Class 1 BENGALURU 10:11.718 04:01.472 09:43.207 03:43.886 09:37.875 03:37.570 00:40:55.728 – 00:40:55.728 2 10 SARATH MOHAN Privateer HUSQVARANA FE 450 Class 1A MALLAPURAM 09:58.656 03:45.433 09:56.316 03:32.097 09:54.031 03:55.472 00:41:02.005 – 00:41:02.005 3 27 IMRAN PASHA J TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR Class 4 MYSURU 10:07.988 03:53.003 09:56.621 03:41.617 09:54.613 03:42.253 00:41:16.095 – 00:41:16.095 4 26 SAMUEL JACOB TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR Class 4 HOSUR 10:25.191 03:45.625 10:15.304 03:38.410 10:03.054 03:33.757 00:41:41.341 – 00:41:41.341 5 28 SACHIN D TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR Class 4 HOSUR 11:00.480 03:47.906 10:30.687 03:44.191 10:12.238 03:47.617 00:43:03.119 – 00:43:03.119 6 52 ADNAN AHMED Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 STAR OF KARNATAKA MANGALORE 11:10.753 03:55.839 10:44.988 03:48.480 10:40.156 03:44.937 00:44:05.153 – 00:44:05.153 7 3 NATARAJ R TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR Class 1 BENGALURU 11:00.945 04:26.429 10:36.121 04:02.156 10:18.675 03:54.152 00:44:18.478 – 00:44:18.478 8 9 AMAN PRABHAKAR PAWDE Privateer KTM EXCF 450 Class 1A NAGPUR 10:46.445 04:30.375 10:57.597 03:46.031 10:37.277 03:47.277 00:44:25.002 – 00:44:25.002 9 5 ASAD KHAN Privateer SUZUKI RMX 450Z Class 1A CHICKMAGALUR 11:23.011 04:11.164 11:12.753 04:00.054 10:48.074 03:54.027 00:45:29.083 – 00:45:29.083 10 23 PAVAN B K Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 Class 3 BENGALURU 11:24.148 04:01.898 11:07.148 03:49.562 11:14.800 03:52.453 00:45:30.009 – 00:45:30.009 11 29 TRINESH V Privateer TVS APACHE Class 4 HOSKOTE 12:08.812 04:02.011 11:21.968 03:48.289 11:05.972 03:43.363 00:46:10.415 – 00:46:10.415 12 22 SASIKUMAR K Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 Class 3 COIMBATORE 12:11.527 03:53.929 11:25.839 03:55.652 11:37.539 03:51.878 00:46:56.364 – 00:46:56.364 13 8 JATIN JAIN Privateer KTM EXCF 250 Class 1A NAGPUR 11:47.609 04:09.433 11:48.105 04:04.562 11:17.015 03:57.480 00:47:04.204 – 00:47:04.204 14 21 ABRAR PASHA Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 Class 3 SHIMOGA 12:53.019 03:56.343 12:00.562 03:52.746 12:08.433 04:01.210 00:48:52.313 – 00:48:52.313 15 57 FRANCIS P V Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 STAR OF KARNATAKA CHICKMAGALUR 13:01.347 03:59.753 12:04.097 04:04.023 11:49.035 03:54.968 00:48:53.223 – 00:48:53.223 16 4 GOUTHAM RAO R Privateer TVS APACHE RTR 200 Class 1 BENGALURU 12:51.902 04:13.968 12:07.406 04:11.460 11:53.753 04:07.722 00:49:26.211 – 00:49:26.211 17 14 AJIN ABRAHAM Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 KERALA 12:16.730 05:46.441 12:03.121 04:01.925 11:38.316 03:57.777 00:49:44.310 – 00:49:44.310 18 6 RAKESH NAGARAJA Privateer KTM EXCF 250 Class 1A BANGALORE 13:00.613 04:37.371 12:04.226 04:16.148 11:42.281 04:14.539 00:49:55.178 – 00:49:55.178 19 38 SYED ASIF ALI TVS Racing TVS N TORQ Class 7 BENGALURU 12:49.308 04:17.085 12:13.808 04:10.011 12:22.324 04:12.941 00:50:05.477 – 00:50:05.477 20 43 AISHWARYA PISSAY M Privateer TVS APACHE RTR Class 8 BENGALURU 12:26.617 04:55.621 12:19.554 04:19.296 12:10.363 04:27.398 00:50:38.849 – 00:50:38.849 21 40 KARTHIK TVS Racing TVS N TORQ Class 7 BENGALURU 13:19.179 04:31.250 12:26.636 04:13.382 12:06.812 04:03.691 00:50:40.950 – 00:50:40.950 22 37 MOHAMMED ZAHEER Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC Class 6 BENGALURU 12:44.613 04:41.621 12:45.578 04:27.679 11:48.929 04:20.277 00:50:48.697 – 00:50:48.697 23 34 NARESH V S Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC Class 6 BENGALURU 12:50.660 04:32.980 12:25.035 04:19.839 12:20.546 04:33.011 00:51:02.071 – 00:51:02.071 24 45 TANIKA SHANBHAG Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 Class 8 BENGALURU 12:45.160 04:17.281 13:07.707 04:18.601 12:46.234 04:17.199 00:51:32.182 – 00:51:32.182 25 41 SHAMIM KHAN TVS Racing TVS N TORQ Class 7 HOSUR 13:19.082 04:23.835 12:51.464 04:14.757 12:36.476 04:19.781 00:51:45.395 – 00:51:45.395 26 25 ANAND JAYAKRISHNAN J C Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 Class 4 TRIVANDRUM 13:04.382 04:29.117 12:34.968 04:26.828 12:51.695 04:29.210 00:51:56.200 – 00:51:56.200 27 50 BHARATH P Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 STAR OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE 13:17.718 04:33.273 12:37.632 04:48.742 12:45.031 04:36.437 00:52:38.833 – 00:52:38.833 28 17 DILIP RAJ Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 CHICKMAGALUR 13:57.636 04:34.554 13:13.273 04:33.996 13:25.222 04:26.480 00:54:11.161 – 00:54:11.161 29 30 SAJEESH REGHUNATHAN Privateer KTM DUKE 390 Class 5 BENGALURU 14:12.757 04:45.207 14:18.949 04:27.500 12:09.425 04:17.394 00:54:11.232 – 00:54:11.232 30 56 NADEEM AHAMED Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 STAR OF KARNATAKA MYSURU 14:35.292 05:50.257 13:25.593 04:18.453 12:30.242 04:14.035 00:54:53.872 – 00:54:53.872 31 33 DEVRAJ VENKATESH Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC Class 6 BANGALORE 13:26.964 06:01.453 14:13.265 04:35.566 12:36.925 04:15.761 00:55:09.934 – 00:55:09.934 32 15 PRASHANTH R Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 BENGALURU 13:58.871 04:42.335 13:52.480 04:54.425 13:30.371 04:35.187 00:55:33.669 – 00:55:33.669 33 39 SUBRAMANYA T Privateer TVS N TORQ Class 7 BENGALURU 16:08.207 04:37.117 13:19.578 04:23.843 12:52.921 04:13.238 00:55:34.904 – 00:55:34.904 34 24 ANOOP MANJAPPA Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 Class 3 BENGALURU 13:54.687 04:49.781 15:49.636 04:28.226 13:16.218 04:28.496 00:56:47.044 – 00:56:47.044 35 32 VENU RAMESHKUMAR V Privateer KTM DUKE 390 Class 5 COIMBATORE 15:12.984 04:46.640 13:36.808 05:07.339 13:42.515 04:37.957 00:57:04.243 – 00:57:04.243 36 58 MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM BAWA Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 STAR OF KARNATAKA MANGALORE 14:56.503 04:35.867 13:43.628 05:16.445 14:54.886 04:36.679 00:58:04.008 – 00:58:04.008 37 31 SRAVAN KUMAR KUTTOOR Privateer KTM ADV 390 Class 5 HYDERABAD 13:30.539 05:08.472 15:55.929 04:51.492 15:07.972 04:51.816 00:59:26.220 – 00:59:26.220 38 19 CHALASS K BOSE Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 KOTTAYAM 12:12.558 04:09.226 22:15.210 04:54.757 12:00.195 04:06.230 00:59:38.176 – 00:59:38.176 39 36 SHARATH KUMAR Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC Class 6 BENGALURU 12:55.699 04:39.710 25:01.429 04:31.277 11:39.265 04:25.449 01:03:12.829 – 01:03:12.829 40 12 RAHUL SHRIYAN Privateer HONDA STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 MANGALORE 21:59.417 04:44.367 14:46.605 04:30.753 13:47.335 04:33.425 01:04:21.902 – 01:04:21.902 41 48 ANAM HASHIM Privateer HERO HONDA KARIZMA 223 Class 8 PUNE 18:14.074 05:47.933 17:15.953 05:42.937 16:40.710 05:26.113 01:09:07.720 – 01:09:07.720 42 47 APOORVA B Privateer HERO IMPULSE 200 Class 8 MANGALORE 21:05.773 05:32.093 18:31.214 05:17.285 17:37.468 05:07.605 01:13:11.438 – 01:13:11.438 43 46 SNEHA CC Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 Class 8 THRISSUR 25:04.250 05:32.566 19:32.511 05:19.089 16:47.210 05:17.097 01:17:32.723 – 01:17:32.723 44 55 SARATH P S Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 STAR OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU 27:37.867 06:34.105 22:47.976 07:45.777 18:08.687 06:24.839 01:29:19.251 – 01:29:19.251 45 44 SUSHMITHA V Privateer TVS APACHE RTR Class 8 BENGALURU 22:55.480 07:49.667 25:57.230 06:02.550 23:49.714 06:15.679 01:32:50.320 – 01:32:50.320 46 11 NITESH G POOJARI Privateer HONDA STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 MANGALORE 14:56.894 04:28.687 13:02.425 04:14.246 DNF 04:27.152 – – – 47 42 ABHIJIT SHETTY Privateer TVS N TORQ Class 7 BENGALURU DNF – – – – – – – – 48 16 DURGESH Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 BENGALURU DNF – – – – – – – – 49 1 RAJENDRA R E TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR Class 1 HOSUR DNF – – – – – – – – 50 7 PRAVITH PAVITHRAN Privateer KTM EXCF 450 Class 1A THRISSUR DNF – – – – – – – – 51 51 AKSHAY RAJSHEKAR URS Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 STAR OF KARNATAKA MANGALORE 12:37.839 06:40.890 DNF – – – – – – 52 54 NAGA CHAITHANYA M G Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 STAR OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU 14:25.167 05:34.707 DNF – – – – – – 53 53 MOHAMMED ISRAR Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 STAR OF KARNATAKA MYSURU 13:44.906 04:41.593 12:48.714 DNF – – – – – 54 35 ABHIJITH SARKAR Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC Class 6 BANGALORE 14:18.722 05:28.804 14:14.847 05:34.253 DNF – – – – 55 18 DEEPAK NAIDU Privateer YAMAHA YBX 125 Class 2 BENGALURU 14:13.190 04:19.880 13:08.730 08:23.113 12:05.175 DNF – – -
Simone Campedelli and Tania Canton finish fifth for MRF: ERC Rally Hungary
Nyíregyháza (Hungary), 25 October 2021:Team MRF Tyres successfully completed the data and development exercise at the FIA European Rally Championship at Rally Hungary.
The day’s action saw seven stages and 78.83km of action on the unique tarmac roads in north-east Hungary that took in forest and farming paths.
Simone Campedelli and Tania Canton were flying the flag for Team MRF Tyres in their Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo and started the day in eighth position.
The aim of this rally was to gain data for the development of the tyres, as MRF Tyres looks forward to further tarmac developments into 2022.
The rapid development of the MRF Tyres tarmac product is aimed to pay dividends into next year.
The Sunday action in Hungary saw high speeds with, the MRF Tyres duo pushing on the super-fast stages, clocking average speeds of more than 120km/h over a stage.
Throughout the rally, the MRF Tyres ran faultlessly with the tarmac tyres proving to be more than a match for the rough tarmac and gravel sections that this rally provides.
Campedelli and Canton were consistent throughout the day and were able to move up the field, moving into fifth place by the end of the rally.
Nil Solans and Marc Marti did not start the day.
The FIA European Rally Championship now has just one round to go, on the tarmac surface of the Rally Islas Canarias.
The Spanish Island offers yet another different type of tarmac surface with smooth and flowing tarmac on offer.
In the meantime, Team MRF Tyres will not rest with the aggressive testing regime and the final round of the Italian Gravel Rally Championship (CIRT) with the 12th Liburna Terra where Paolo Andreucci and Rudy Briani have an outside chance of becoming champions.
The final round of the FIA ERC will take place from 18-20 November.
Quotes
Simone Campedelli, Driver, Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo.
“Rally Hungary was a challenging rally. The speeds were very high and the tarmac was unique. We tried many things with the tyres to get the data we needed.”“I also pushed a lot through the rally and particularly on stage 12, I enjoyed the drive and my performance with the MRF Tyres. In the dark, I was on the limit. The long straights on the limiter and into a tight corner, there was no margin for error.”
“It is my first time in Hungary, it is a beautiful rally. Warm, people, warm fans. I would like to thank everyone at Team MRF Tyres for their work at this rally and I am looking forward to the final rounds of the season with the Liburna Terra and Rally Islas Canarias. I am happy to bring the car home and for now, I am happy.”
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Aishwarya raring to go: MRF Mogrip Bike rally Nationals
Bengaluru, 21 October 2021: World Cup winner Aishwarya Pissay along with TVS Racing teammates R Nataraj, Rajendra RE and Abdul Waheed, all in the feature event, will lead an array of riders in Rally de Bengaluru, the second round of the MRF Mogrip FMSCI National Rally Championship 2w – 2021 here on Sunday.
The National Rally Championship for bikes organised by Ace Events, Puttur returns to Bengaluru amidst much excitement as it attracted about 80 riders from all over the country. The 2019 Overall champion Rajendra RE, who began the season with a bang in the first round at Hampi will have to ward off challenge from defending champion Nataraj and Waheed. Former champions Imran Pasha, Sachin D, Samuel Jacob will be fighting out in Super Sport 260cc Class. Local star Yuvakumar and Satyaraj Arumugam of Combatore, both from Hero Motosports, along while Sarath Mohan from Mallapuram and experienced Venu Ramesh Kumar from Coimbatore, Jatin Jain and Badal Doshi from Vashi, all privateers, will start favourites in their respective classes.
Aishwarya Pisssay, the 2019 FIM World Cup Baja winner, leads the championship table ahead of youngster Tanika Shanbagh of Satara and Ryhana Bee of Chennai. “I have important upgrades to my bike and with such a well-tuned RTR Apache, I feel confident going into the rally,’’ said Aishwarya, who came back after an injury layoff, winning her class and a creditable 5th in the Rally of Himalayas and continued to dominate the Rally Nationals in Round 1 at Hampi. Tanika, showed glimpses of her talent finishing ahead of Sprint champion Ryhana, who will be looking to bounce back here.
Of the total distance of around 100km, the Special Stage rally distance would be around 51km with two physical stages of Jupiter (11.53km) and Mars (8.1km) run thrice each at MotoFarm, near Kanakapura, in the same direction, alternately on dirt roads closed to traffic. The Ceremonial Start will be held on Saturday at 4.30pm at MotoFarm, Kanakapura. The competitive stages kick-off at 8am on Sunday. Riders garner points in each round and there will 11 classes which will count for National titles apart from the Overall rider and Team champions after all six rounds. There will also be a Star of Karnataka, the support race and close to Rs.2 lakh prize money and Trophies are awarded.
“All safety precautions were taken care of and we are strictly following the Government’s COVID19 protocol. The route will be closed for general public and trained Marshals and HAM operators will be at key points to oversee the rally. We have also made RTPCR test mandatory for all outstation riders,” said Aakash Aithal, Clerk of the Course.
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New Hyundai i20 N Rally2 for Team MRF Tyres in Rally Hungary
Close collaboration between Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing and MRF Tyres continues
Nyíregyháza (Hungary), 20 October 2021: Rally Hungary ran as the Nyíregyháza Rally in 2018 when András Hadik took victory on what served as the country’s FIA European Rally Championship candidate event.
Now firmly established as a round of the ERC, the rally doubles as the deciding round of the Hungarian championship with Hadik holding a nine-point advantage over Miklós Csomós in his bid to defend his crown alongside co-driver Krisztián Kertész.
MRF Tyres & Spanish aces, Nil Solans/Marc Marti
MRF Tyres and Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing have reaffirmed their close relationship as Team MRF Tyres will rally the new Hyundai i20 N Rally2 car in Rally Hungary next weekend.
The Hyundai i20 N Rally2 has enjoyed success in its initial rallies, taking victories in the World Rally Championship WRC2 category and Team MRF Tyres is looking forward to rallying it in the FIA European Rally Championship.
By taking delivery of the new car, Team MRF Tyres continues its aggressive tyre development strategy that has seen the Indian tyre company take two podiums this year in the FIA ERC with Hyundai.
It represents another firm step in the close relationship between MRF Tyres and Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing. It is a relationship that has seen MRF Tyres utilise the top-line driving expertise from Hyundai.
To date, Craig Breen, Dani Sordo and Jari Huttunen have driven in the Team MRF Tyres Hyundai in an effort to develop the next generation of MRF Tyres.
Spanish aces, Nil Solans/Marc Marti will join the team for Rally Hungary.
Solans’ ambitions are clear and Team MRF Tyres represents a great opportunity the up-and-coming driver.
In addition, MRF Tyres has taken the Driver’s Championship Finnish Rally Championship, proving the value of the development campaign in what is MRF Tyres’ second year in top-line European competition.
Rally Hungary is the seventh round of the 2021 FIA European Rally Championship and takes place on the gravel roads in the east of the country near Nyíregyháza.
You can follow Team MRF Tyres throughout the rally on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Five facts:
1:Several Hungarian drivers contest the FIA European Rally Championship each season with Tibor Érdi Jr winning the ERC2 title for a second year running in 2018 and four-time national champion Norbert Herczig going on to established himself as a frontrunner. Dávid Botka has been a stage winner in the past, while Kristóf Klausz scored points in ERC3 Junior.
2: Best known as a rallycross venue, the Rabócsiring circuit south of Nyíregyháza traditionally hosts the opening stage of Rally Hungary with drivers going head-to-head on a short course.
3: As well as hosting a round of the FIA European Rally Championship, Nyíregyháza is famous for its zoo, which is home to 500 species and 5000 animals on a 30-hectare site.
4: ERC promoter Eurosport Events has a long association with Hungary through the FIA World Touring Car Championship and now the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup.
5:When Rally Hungary joined the European championship schedule for the first time in 2019 it became the first sealed-surface event to host the ERC finale since Rallye International du Valais in 2015. -
Rajendra bags overall honours; Aishwarya begins campign in style
Hosapete, 17 October 2021: 2019 National champion Rajendra RE of Team TVS Racing won the feature event and the overall honours and 2019 World Cup Baja winner Aishwarya Pissay as they led Team TVS Racing sweep in Rally de Hampi, the first Round of the MRF Mogrip fmsci National Rally Championship for bikes (2w) 2021, the final event of the Utsav de Hampi 2021, here on Sunday.
Defending champion in the top Pro-Expert class Nataraj of TVS Racing suffered a DNF (did not finish). Pune mariner Ashish Raorane, could only come 4th in the Expert class, but his very presence here gave a chance to the fans to watch a Dakar hero and his super machine. “It is like training for a marathon and coming for sprint. But is a rear op for our fans to watch our heroes,’’ said a veteran motorsport enthusiast, Rohit of the organising club, Motorsports Academy of Vijayanagar, about Ashish, who is one among the two confirmed for Dakar 2022 in Saudi Arabia next January along with Kerala’s Harith Noah.
Making a clean sweep of the top-four places in the overall honours and winning every class they entered, the Hosur-based 2-wheeler tyre specialists, TVS Racing, made their speed statement in style on the dirt tracks around the Hampi heritage region in the first round supported by Karnataka Tourism, Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, TVS Apache and Hotel Royal Orchid.
2019 Champion Rajendra RE of TVS Racing who won the overall honours in Round 1 of the MRF Mogrip National Rally Championship 2w 2021 at Hosapete on Sunday. Sarath Mohan, a privateer from Mallapuram, won the Expert class while another Kerala rider Ajin Abraham clinched the gold in the Super Sport 130cc Group B class. Coimbatore riders Sasikumar (165cc), and veteran biker and Riders’ representative Venu Ramesh Kumar (400cc), also took the top spot on the podium in their respective classes. Samuel Jacob, Mohammed Zaheer won gold in their classes while Nadeem Ahmed became the Star of Karnataka, the support race.
The Bike Rally Nationals promoted by GodSpeed Racing are scheduled to run five more rounds for the 2021 championship.
Provisional (Unaudited) Results:
Overall: 1. Rajendra RE (TVS Racing) (01:01:39.474); 2. Samuel Jacob (TVS) (01:02:12.993); 3. Abdul Waheed Tanvir (TVS) (01:02:25.753); 4. Imran Pasha J (TVS) (01:02:29.794); 5. Sarath Mohan (Privateer-Pvt.) (01:03:22.563); 6. Sachin D (TVS) (01:03:54.305); 7. Yuva Kumar (Hero MotoSport) (01:04:31.790); 8. Asad Khan (Pvt.) (01:05:26.509); 9. Sathyaraj Arumugam (Hero Motosports) (01:06:23.036); 10. Badal Subhash Doshi (Pvt.) (01:06:35.506).
Class 1: Super Bike-Pro Expert Group A: 1. Rajendra RE (TVS Racing) (01:01:39.474); ); 2. Abdul Waheed Tanvir (TVS) (01:02:25.753); 3. Goutham Rao R (Pvt.) (01:11:52.935). All 3 Bengaluru.
Class 1A: Super Bike (Expert) Group A: 1. Sarath Mohan (Privateer – Mallapuram) (01:03:22.563); 2. Asad Khan (Chikmagalur – Pvt.) (01:05:26.509); 3. Badal Subhash Doshi (Vashi – Pvt.) (01:06:35.506).
Class 2: Super Sport 130 Group B: 1. Ajin Abraham (Kerala) (01:10:45.998); 2. Nithesh G Poojari (Mangaluru)(01:13:27.186); 3. Deepak Naidu (Bengaluru) (01:14:12.420).
Class 3: Super Sport 165 Group B: 1. Sasikumar K (Coimbatore) (01:07:12.705); 2. Pavan BK (Bengaluru) (01:07:55.068); 3. Stephen Roy (Kushalanagar) (01:10:11.197). (All 3 privateers)
Class 4: Super Sport 260 Group B: 1. Samuel Jacob (Hosur) (01:02:12.993); 2. Imran Pasha J (Mysuru) (01:02:29.794); 3. Sachin D (Hosur) (01:03:54.305). (All three are from TVS Racing)
Class 5: Super Sport 400 Group B: 1.Venu Rameshkumar (Coimbatore) (01:12:15.155); 2. Sajeesh Reghunathan (Bengaluru) (01:12:26.679); 3. Sravan Kumar Kuttoor (Hyderabad) (01:20:46.064).
Class 6: Super Sport 550 Group B: 1. Mohammed Zaheer (01:10:52.393); 2. Sharath Kumar (01:15:20.814); 3. Naresh VS (1:20:12.947); All 3 Bengaluru).
Class 7: Group “B” (S0 to S3 Scooters up to 210CC): 1. Shamim Khan (Hosur) (01:09:31.818); Karthik (01:09:36.111); 3. Syed Asif Ali (Bengaluru) (01:10:18.611). All 3 TVS Racing).
Class 8: Group “B” Ladies Class (Open Indian M/c): 1. Aishwarya Pissay M (Bengaluru – TVS Racing) (01:10:20.050); 2. Tanika Shanbhag (Satara pvt.) (01:13:20.998); 3. Ryhana Bee (Chennai pvt.) (01:13:33.072).
Class 9: Star of Karnataka (Non-Championship support class): 1. Nadeem Ahamed (Mysuru) (01:11:54.369); 2. Mohammed Israr (Mysuru) (01:19:33.041); 3. Vinay Channarudraiah (Bengaluru) (01:23:10.010).
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Aman, Aishwarya, Ashishrao Rane descend on Hampi
Hampi, 14 October 2021: Himalayan Hero Aman Prabhakar Pawde of Nagpur, the inaugural Overall winner of the Rally of Himalayas astride a KTM EXCF450, along with FIM World Cupper Aishwarya Pissay, who made a triumphant comeback after an injury-layoff, Dakar Indian Ashishrao Rane will spearhead the challenge at Rally de Hampi, the first Round of the fmsci MRF Mogrip National Rally Championship 2021 for 2-wheelers, the final event of the Utsav de Hampi 2021, here on Sunday.
Prominent international Cross Country rider Ashishrao Rane of Pune, will be the cynosure of all eyes as he makes a rare appearance in the Indian rally circuit. The Dakar rider could not go to Rallye du Maroc last week but will be looking to get back to form for the toughest rally in the world next year.
“Organised by Motorsports Academy of Vijayanagar and enthusiastically backed by Karnataka Tourism, the record number of 81 entries from all over the country and their team members will enjoy the scenic sights, in the true spirit of “One State, Many Worlds,” that Karnataka heritage sites and the rally route offers. The Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), TVS Apache and hospitality partners Hotel Royal Orchid have joined with title sponsor MRF to make the two-wheeler National championship an attractive affair to both the riders and the fans as well,” said Promoter Shyam Kothari, a 7-time National champ in three different motorsports disciplines. Kothari heads GodSpeed Racing, the promoters of the 6-round INRC 2w Nationals and Supercross Nationals.
Four-time successive National 2w Rally champion in the women’s category, Miss Pissay, of TVS Racing, is the 2019 FIM World Cup Baja champion but her 2021 WC campaign came to an abrupt halt due to a major incident at the Baja last March but the gritty champion recovered from multiple surgeries and is back to her winning ways beating many ‘Big Boys’ on the foothills of Himalayas last Sunday for a creditable Overall fifth among 75 bikers and a sweet victory in her own class. Apart from the 8 girls, Pissay on her TVS Apache RTR will be eyeing the INRC Overall honours as she prepares to get back to the tougher international cross-country rallies. “After seven months, I was raring to get back into true competition mode and I feel better now after the Himalayan rally and hope to begin my fifth season on a positive note,” said the 7-time racing and rally National champ.
Team TVS Racing will be descending, as usual, with three other defending National champions R Nataraj, Samuel Sajan Jacob and Pinkesh Thakur. R Natarajan will have to do with teammates Rajendra RE, who won the last round here in Hampi and Abdul Waheed Tanveer, who missed the Rallye Maroc. Though there are only three entries in the Group A, the Super Bike Pro-Expert class is expected to have tough competition among the three TVS wards, all on TVS Apache RTR.
Team Hero MotoSports’ Yuva Kumar of Bengaluru and Sathyaraj Arumugam of Coimbatore along with other National champions Kochi’s Sinan Francis, Asad Khan (Chikmagalur), Jatin Jain (Nagpur), Badal Doshi (Vashi), Sachin D (TVS Hosur) racing champion Ryhana Bee (Chennai) and youngster Tanika Shanbag (Satara), who showed a glimpse of her rally prowess at the Himalayas, will all be raring to go in the other classes. Karthik, Syed Asif Ali of TVS Racing and Elango of Erode will fight in the Scooter class.
“This is the first round of the National 2w rally championship. All safety aspects are taken care of with trained marshals and, safety officers will make sure that all COVID19 protocols are strictly adhered to. Doctors and ambulances will be on standby along with a dedicated team of HAMs. I wish all the participants a safe rally,” said GS Joshy, the Clerk of the Course (CoC) and a rally champion himself. He will be ably assisted by home club’s Deputy CoC Rohit Gowda, another noted rider of yesteryears.
“The rally consists of five Special Stages (SS) of 57.85km, which are held on roads closed to traffic. There will be two physical stages, Jumbo and Hampi, 12.05km and 10.8km long, respectively. While Jumbo is run thrice, the riders will take the dirt track of Hampi SS, twice, all in the forward direction, for an overall distance of 115.42 kms including a liaison or transport section of 57.57 kms,” said Santosh HM of Motorsports Academy of Vijayanagar, the organising club. Bhaskar Gupta, CK Chinnappa and Abhijeet Pai will be the stewards (judges). Anagha J Bharadwaj will be the Secretary of the Meet.
The Star of Karnataka with five entries will be a support class. Following are the Championship classes where winners will get a trophy and split prize money of around Rs.2 lakh. More importantly they garner championship points and the table toppers in the below classes will be declared National champions.
Class 1: Super Bike-Pro Expert (Group “A” Single class irrespective of engine capacity. Sub classes may be formed if sufficient entries are received.
Class 1A: Super Bike (Expert) Group A;
Class 2: Super Sport 130 Group B;
Class 3: Super Sport 165 Group B;
Class 4: Super Sport 260 Group B;
Class 5: Super Sport 400 Group B;
Class 6: Super Sport 550 Group B;
Class 7: Group “B” (S0 to S3 Scooters up to 210CC);
Class 8: Group “B” Ladies Class (Open Indian M/c);
Class 9: Star of Karnataka.
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Karthik Maruthi & Sankar Anand begin favourites
Bengaluru/Hospeta, 1 Oct 2021: The third edition of the Utsav de Hampi, a mega motorsports festival, will begin with the JK Tyre Indian National Regularity Run Championship (INRRC), before an exciting 4×4 off-road challenge a week later and will culminate with the MRF Mogrip Indian National Rally Championships (INRC) for 2-wheelers on October 17 & 18 at Hampi. The INRRC South Zone Round 1 will start in Bengaluru on Saturday with back-to-back 2nd round in Hampi on Sunday.
The National Championship round will kick-off with a Vintage car rally sprint for about 10-km where around 40 `Beauties of yesteryears’ will be paraded from Kanteerava Stadium to Vidhana Soudha and back.
Champion drivers Karthik Maruthi, and navigator Sankar Anand from Erode begin as favourites among the 29 entries with 58 drivers. The Women in Motorsport concept will be popularised by the lady doctor-pair from Davangere, Dr Shivani Pruthvi, and her navigator mom Deepthi. With the entry fee waived, 11 lady teams have entered the fray but all eyes will be on Dr Shivani, who just finished a successful Car Racing round at Chennai last week and it would be Bengaluru Techies Aparna Pathak and Lalitha Gowda who are all set to give a tough fight to doctors.
Organised by ProSports in Bengaluru and Motorsports Academy of Vijayanagar in Hampi, the TSD (Time, Speed and Distance) rallies are a popular format, returns as Nationals under the aegis of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) and backed by JK Tyre. Ordinary road cars can be used to race and rally in a safe environment and the TSD National, which was virtually forgotten and off the list of 12 National Championships is back with a new name, INRRC.
“Regularity Run is usually conducted on public roads, both clean tarmac and flat dirt tracks which don’t break the cars. Each team, has a driver and a navigator, and needs precise times and average speed on various segments of pre-defined but undisclosed route. A Tulip (route map) would be provided to the teams, but there would be about 20 to 25 undisclosed Time Controls (TC), that the navigators (co-driver) cannot miss as they guide the drivers and check-in their times. Speed is not permitted, as the maximum permitted speed would be 45-kmph and they should follow all traffic rules. Early comers log double penalty times” said said BS Sujith Kumar, a three-time National TSD Rally Champion and current FIM Asia Vice-Chief.
“Utsav de Hampi, is a popular annual motorsports festival, that is growing bigger by the year. This year four events are lined up to promote motorsports in the Heritage region of Hampi. The club has attracted national and international champions and top priority is given to all safety aspects. We are conducting the events following strict protocols of COVID19,” said Santosh HM of Motorsports Academy of Vijayanagar, Hampi.
Sanjay Sharma, Head-Motorsport, JK Tyre said, “Promoting motorsports at the grass-root level in India has always been a key priority for JK Tyre. Our idea endeavors to create an eco-system and provide racing opportunities to enthusiasts, as always. By launching the JK Tyre Prosports FMSCI India National Regulatory Run Championship, we hope to nurture the new generation of rally sport to represent India on a global map. Our activities and initiatives have further strengthened our leadership position in the segment and we continue our commitment towards building more professional rally drivers.”
“INRRC will have a Championship Class that will see National champions for 2021, one Navigator, a Driver and the team. A supporting event to promote TSD rallies will offer a Couple Class and a Corporate class for Ladies Cup 2021 and Zonal Champions,” said Rohit Gowda, Deputy CoC of MAV, Hampi.
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Hampi becomes a hotbed of Motorsports activity in India
Bengaluru, 29 Sept. 2021: Motorsports Utsav de Hampi is a household name, thanks to the frenetic sports activity of high-degree in just three years after the birth of Motorsports Academy of Vijayanagar, that attracted top drivers and riders, and National events to the Heritage land, in and around Hampi. Whether it is the Special Stage rallying for four-wheelers or two-wheelers, Autocross or Motocross, time-tested TSD or the highly-competitive Indian National Rally Championship, all roads lead to Hampi, and even the endurance and adventure sports like 4×4 off-road challenge made the Club special, in the hearts of motorsports lovers. The heritage site and the pride of Karnataka, truly reflecting the slogan, One State, Many Worlds, is not just the only reason for fans and athletes to flock in, `Mecca of Motorsport’ MAV is.
MAV – The Motorsports Academy
Motorsports Academy of Vijayanagar, Hampi, is an FMSCI affiliated club started in 2019 by a group of motorsport fanatics with an intention to bring high-performance motorsports athletes and top-rated National events to northern parts of Karnataka to a very well-known world heritage site. With a vision to take Indian motorsports arena to newer heights, the Academy lines up events and trainings throughout the year in different parts of the country and at home, which culminate into a grand annual Utsav de Hampi, a mega Motorsports Festival consisting of many formats of motorsport events. The Academy successfully bid for the FMSCI Indian National Autocross Championship for a period of 3 years, to add to its armoury, which already has a round of the Indian National Rally Championship for 4-wheelers and 2-wheelers after the successful 4w Candidates round in 2020 where multiple National champions like Musa Sherif, sparkled. He is the only active senior-most Navigator with nine national titles in the country.
Some of the marquee events of the club are National rallies and highly-challenging 4×4 off-road events, which extend the competitive spirit beyond the rally element, and the club cleverly incorporated motortainment and display of vintage cars that attracted tens of thousands of spectators, who thronged to the tracks to have a glimpse of the high-speed precision racing and stunning off-road action. The club has the knack to pack a visual punch and has cordial relations that cater to even minor needs of the sportspersons making it a truly-attractive event for fans, drivers, riders, officials and media. No wonder sponsors like MRF, JK Tyre, TVS, Karnataka Tourism, Department of Youth Empowerment & Sports, Red Bull, Ultramile Tyres, Brut Force and Royal Orchid Hotels lined up to associate themselves with a hot property called Utsav de Hampi.
A wheelie for you, come and enjoy motorsports, Hampi is calling… Santosh, left and Rohit, the brains behind MAV success. The Festival consists of many formats of motorsports, run on multiple weekends, with different disciplines like Stage Rally for 2-wheelers, 4-wheelers, Autocross, TSD Rally, some of which have National status and have attracted top Indian and International drivers and riders in the last three years. The Utsav found its ‘God Father’ in Parth Jindal of JSW Group, who provided the initial thrust, but it was local stalwarts like Santosh HM, Rohit Gowda and Darpan Gowda, who plunged in as the Club took off on its own with a team of dedicated volunteers, going into the last edition of the Festival in 2020 despite the COVID threats, as they managed to follow strict protocol and government’s SoP. With permissions relaxed for Sports events, the Utsav is back with a bang and has four events lined up for 2021 on the eve of Gandhi Jayanthi. The spirit of Gandhiji, the heritage of Hampi and the adrenalin of a National-level sports event, that is the cocktail of motorsports, that the Motorsports Academy offers and no fan can resist.
1. JK Tyre FMSCI Indian National Regularity Run Championship – 1, 2, 3 October, 2021
The 2021 Utsav de Hampi, has become bigger with two National-level events and an even bigger Off-road extravaganza. First off, the Motorsports Academy starts with the JK Tyre fmsci Indian National Regularity Run Championship (INRRC), a popular TSD format which offers the ladder for a lay person to enter motorsports and enjoy the thrills. The event finals has the National status accorded to it by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs in India (FMSCI), the sole governing body of motorsports in India. The Time, Speed, Distance format with about 20 Time Controls (TC) is from October 1 to 3 and will be the South Zone qualifiers where the top-5 (top-3 for Women’s Cup) will take a shot to become the National Champ in three classes, team, driver and navigator. The Club offered free entries to Women in Motorsports (WIM), an FIA concept to encourage gender diversity and MAV has quickly embraced it providing Lady Freebies, and many gleefully entered the fray with Daughter-Mom Doctor pair of talented Shivani and Deepthi Pruthvi spearheading a bevy of women drivers.
2. The 4×4 Hampi off-road Challenge – 8 to 10 October 2021
The Hampi off-road challenge will see some of the finest professionally modified and stock four-wheel drive vehicles and the event, in the backwaters of the beautiful River Tungabhadra, is known to break man and machine, and is an ultimate challenge for expert drivers, who ably assisted by knowledgeable navigators, make the complex tasks look simple thus, delivering fun and frolic for fans that leads to a rich mix of motorsport madness.
In 2019, the introduction of 4×4 Hampi Off-road Challenge for Jeeps which are ripped-off, curated and tuned for one of the best off-road competitions in the country on par with international events, saw the beginning of a tradition. The record 42 entries in its very 1st edition, consisting of Professionally modified, Modified and Stock category vehicles showcased a plethora of talent and became an instant success. And the tradition of excellence goes on…
4×4 action that makes every fan skip a heart beat, land in Hampi, experience the thrills! 3. Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) – FMSCI to Confirm new dates
The popular Indian National Rally Championship is a flagship event of the Indian Federation which acquired its National status way back in 1988 and has thrown up veteran champs like Leelakrishnan, Naren Kumar, Hari Singh and Gaurav Gill. Considered in the top-3 showpiece events as one of the 12 Motorsports Nationals, it attracts a highly-talented youth and experienced veterans and the event requires high degree of organisational skills with a well-prepared terrain and tulip, as finding good tracks, tarmac or dirt, has become a gigantic task, of late for organising clubs, but not for MAV.
It conducted the Contender round successfully and is officially granted a round in the National Championship this year, which was put off due to the side effects of COVID19. The Federation and the Promoters are expected to announce the new dates any time now.
The 2020 INRC contender round Champions display their wares on the podium in Hampi. 4. MRF Mogrip FMSCI Indian National 2w Rally Championship (INRC-2w) – 16, 17 Oct 2021
The INRC for 2-wheelers is a popular sister-event of the four-wheeler Rally Nationals. Despite missing from the calendar for some years, Clubs like MAV have taken up the task to set the rally routes and organise the Nationals to the satisfaction of the riders and fans alike and the MRF Mogrip Calendar for 2w rallies is on track again. This year, the inaugural round of the MRF Mogrip FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship for motorcycles (INRC-2w) will be Rally de Hampi organised by MAV that is expected to witness national and international stars like Aishwarya Pissay, the Baja World Cup winner, Hero Yuva Kumar, a multiple National champion, and many other stars and National champoins like Nataraj of TVS, Vishwa, in other classes, fight for Overall honours on the tricky tracks of Hampi. The rally will have two special stages closed for regular traffic and include an 80.2-km liaison distance (non-competitive transport section) apart from the 62.5-km of closed to traffic competitive Stage distance for an overall 142.5-km rally. It is efficiently conducted by one of the best Clerks of the Course (CoC) Girijashankar Joshy, a former National rally champion himself, who has an impeccable record in knowledge of rules and the calm and cool nature in which he relays commands to a team of efficient Marshals and officials, in a pious “poojari” style of his own. It is the devotion required for Motorsports safety that separates him from also rans… as he breathes a whiff of fresh air into the motorsports culture.
Pack your helmet, belt-up and begin the journey into motorsports ecstasy, come to Hampi! A red carpet awaits!
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Team MRF Tyres Champions in Finnish Rally Championship 2021
Kokkola (Finland) 26 Sept. 2021: Team MRF Tyres has taken victory in the Finnish Rally Championship (Ralli SM) and the SM KokUA 60-v Juhlaralli this weekend.
Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen dominated the final round of the season in Finland, with Lindholm and Team MRF Tyres taking a hard-fought championship.
Going into the final round, it was a winner-take-all scenario with the top three drivers separated by seven points, meaning it was going to be a great fight between Lindholm, Mikko Heikkilä and Teemu Asunmaa.
Team MRF Tyres was on the pace from the first of the ten-stage competition with Lindholm winning the Skriko stage.
It was a lead that he would build on through the first day to end the Saturday action in first place but with a lead of just 2.9 seconds.
The pressure was intense for the four Sunday stages, which featured 74km of action. The long stages meant that drivers would have to push and keep their concentration over a long period of time.
Ending the rally was a 22.88km Markby test meaning that the rally was wide open to the end.
Lindholm was supreme never relinquishing his lead in his quest to win the Championship.The Team MRF Tyres Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo was exceptional with the entire team operating without mistakes.
The 2021 Finnish Rally Championship was the first full season for Team MRF Tyres in Finland, one of the most competitive Championships in the world. Having to consider that Finland and rallying are almost synonymous and the best of the best compete here.
After starting the European Rally Championship in 2020, the team has expanded to rally in Finland and in Italy with great success.
To be able to rally at the front, winning rallies and now Championship’s against the best drivers, teams and suppliers in the world is a testament to the hard work and dedication of every member of Team MRF Tyres.
The Team has worked tirelessly to develop the tyres and create a product that can compete at the front day in-day out. This Championship success was made possible by that effort.
While Lindholm celebrates his Championship success, Team MRF Tyres will be back on stage next weekend in the FIA European Rally Championship’s Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras with Dani Sordo and Simone Campedelli at the wheel.
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Emil Lindholm, Driver, Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo (Champion)“It is a great feeling. We’ve been waiting for this. I’m smiling all the time! It is a great reward for the work at Team MRF Tyres.”
“This year I’ve better understood what it takes as a rally sport. Knowing how to drive basic times is just not enough. After all, rally is also a tactical sport. Every result and stage time doesn’t just affect your drive but also the performance of others. I’ve learned to think of rally as a whole.”
“The Finnish Championship is the most respected one in the world of national rally series. In order to survive in Finland, a tyre manufacturer is required to know-how from a quite wide area: snow, ice and composition from different gravel roads. Tyres need to work in Finland in different circumstances. I have to say a big thanks and a big congratulations to Team MRF Tyres. I can say that MRF Tyres did great in meeting challenges.” -
Big-time Motorsport returns to Kolkata with 2w Sprint Rally Nationals
Kolkata, 17 Sept. 2021: Two-wheeler rally returns to the City of Joy after a gap of 18 years with the MotorsportsInc FMSCI Indian National Rally Sprint Championship 2021 for two-wheelers set for the two-day East Zone qualifiers in the mixed-tarmac and murram dirt terrain of the jungles in Bardhaman district, about 180 km, from here on Saturday and Sunday. The South Zone rounds were held in August and two more rounds in North and West Zone would culminate in the Grand Finale at Goa from November 6 to 7.
Locals stalwarts Vishal Das, Uday Ganguli and Jayaraj will spearhead the competition with the `Flying Lady’ Buli Nath providing the North-East edge with a bevy of young riders and fans descending from Assam. A veteran of 20 years riding in different disciplines of motorsports including Desert Storm, the 42-year young Vishal Das, is a Stock class winner of the Holy Grail, the Raid de Himalaya, blazing his KTM390 on the dangerous terrain when it was last held in 2018. Uday Ganguli is also a popular name in these parts with his motorsports exploits being second to none. He too has taken part in cross country rallies and other disciplines including Desert Storm. “These veterans will be challenged by a host of youngsters, some of whom have high skills but no platform to showcase their talent and have to travel to north or south of the country. Many of them will ride in multiple classes with a handful of bikes in the special stage which is closed to road traffic, said Sandeep Sardar, who received 72 entries as Treasurer of BMSC.
“It is our endeavour to bring back the popular sport to the riding fraternity of Kolkata and North East region. We are organising this with strict respect to all the COVID protocols and it is a good chance for riders to win medals at the National level again,” said Jaidas Menon of Motorsports INC, the promoter and the brain behind the concept of Sprint. Menon has multiple INRC wins as navigator in four-wheelers and now runs the Dakshin Dare and the Sprint Nationals.
File photo of veteran rider Vishal Das, who has over 20 years of experience in various disciplines of motorsports including victories in big events like Raid de Himalaya and Desert Storm, not to mention the 2-wheeler Indian National Rally Championship. INDIAinF1 photo by arrangement. Organised by Bengal Motorsports Club and promoted by Motorsports INC, the Federation of Motor Sports Club Sprint Nationals for 2w stage rally is a recent concept on the lines of T20 cricket to provide a thrilling shorter version where an 8-km stage is run twice, once in the forward direction on Saturday and once in the reverse direction on Sunday. The top-five qualifiers in each of the 9 classes will make it to the Finals in Goa. The sponsorship from Hero Moto Corp has not only helped their two star riders Yuva and Satyaraj from Bengaluru take part and provide the impetus to motorsports in East and North-East but also to bring back a big-ticket event to this region with the Kavi Guru rally being the last held here 2019 by BMSC.
Overnight rains can make the red murram slushy and interesting for the 10 classes which will showcase a plethora of machines, in the picturesque forest backdrop, with Group A upto 600cc class for motocross tuned bikes and the Open Class upto 600cc class being the feature events. The scooter class, Bullet class among the ten categories add spice as they provide intense competition and the response is overwhelming with over 70 entries expected to fight for honours. The presence of Buli Nath adds spice to the ladies event as the `Flying Lady’ from Assam coming to the Sprint Nationals within two months of delivering a baby had inspired a few other bikers from Assam to take part.
“To bring rich-man’s sport to the commoners, the Bengal Motor Sports Club was born in 1998 and is taking the initiative to organise the Sprint Rally Nationals. The club regularly runs events and has a team of motorsports enthusiasts and veterans who volunteer to maintain high standards while running the events, said Pratim Chowdhury, Secretary of BMSC. The Rally Headquarters will be at the Deul Park Eco Resort, near Durgapur, and the terrain is famous for the INRC four-wheeler round, last held in 2011.
The 2w Sprint Rally Nationals is one of the 10 different motorsports disciplines that were given the National Championship status by the FMSCI and nine National Champions for 2021 will emerge after the final round.
Championship classes: Class 1. Group A upto 600cc (Foreign bikes only) 2. Group B upto 130cc 3. Group B 131cc to 165cc 4. Group B 166cc to 260cc 5. Group B 261cc to 400cc 6. Group D upto 260cc 7. Scooter Class 8. Bullet Class 9. Open Class upto 600cc.
