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  • JK Tyre to launch TSD Ranger Odyssey at Coimbatore on June 10

    JK Tyre to launch TSD Ranger Odyssey at Coimbatore on June 10

    New Delhi, June 09, 2023:  JK Tyre, a leading global tyre manufacturer, announces the much-anticipated Ranger Odyssey, a family navigation event designed to celebrate the love for long drives and ignite the spirit of adventure in participants who are wild at heart. The maiden event will flag off on June 10th in Coimbatore and will be followed by events in five other cities- Pune, Hyderabad, Cochin, Chandigarh & Gurgaon. The rally will test the mettle of drivers and navigators as they traverse diverse terrain and routes, competing under the time, speed, and distance (TSD) format.

    Motorsport fans treasure rallies for their thrilling mix of skill, precision, and teamwork. The Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) rally format specifically tests drivers and navigators on maintaining correct speed and timing while following a designated route using a roadbook. The inclusive nature of these events even allows family members to join, making it a fun family experience.

    Mr. Srinivasu Allaphan, Director-Sales & Marketing, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. said at the announcement of the RANGER ODYSSEY, “The Ranger Odyssey encapsulates the essence of adventure, inviting participants to embark on an extraordinary journey that blends adrenaline, competition, and camaraderie. Join us as we embark on this exhilarating adventure, fuelled by the pursuit of excellence and the unwavering commitment to deliver exceptional motorsport experiences.“

    JK Tyre & Industries Ltd, ranked among the top 25 tyre manufacturers globally, has been a pioneer in introducing world-class motorsports to India. With a rich legacy spanning three decades, the company has been instrumental in creating an ecosystem that allows motorsport enthusiasts to participate and provides spectacles for fans across the nation.

    About JK Tyre Motorsport:

    JK Tyre has been closely associated with the world of motorsports for almost three decades. The company laid down a long-term plan to popularize and promote the sport in the country. Its first target was to change the notion that this was a sport for the elite. So, it packaged and redesigned it in a spectator-friendly way, drawing the masses to the sport. JK Tyre’s efforts started paying dividends in just a few years’ time, with the likes of Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandok going all the way to the F1 rung, the highest level of single-seat racing in the world. Since then, a number of stars emerged, including Armaan Ebrahim, the Maini brothers (Kush and Arjun), Anindith Reddy Konda, amongst many others. JK Tyre Motorsports is very proud of the role it has played in bringing women into motorsports in a big way. Apart from encouraging them to get into the sport through karting as kids, the company also gave them opportunities in various national championships. With a vision to promote women in motorsports, the company has curated women-centric events such as JK Tyre

    WIAA Women’s Rally to Valley, JK Tyre Defence Wives Power Drive, JK Tyre-YFLO Women’s Power Drive, JK Tyre Times Women’s Drive apart from introducing an all-women’s team in the JK Tyre National Racing Championship to encourage women to take up to the sport.

  • Southern Safari, National TSD Championship finals flagged off

    Southern Safari, National TSD Championship finals flagged off

    Bengaluru, 24 Feb 2023: Southern Safari, the grand finals of the 2022 fmsci Indian National TSD Rally Championship (INTSDRC) is flagged off at ‘The Club’ on Mysore Road and is set to provide a fitting finale with a long run of over 600Km for the two days. The final will run to Shivamogga on Leg 1 on Saturday and returns to conclude here on Sunday. The Prize Distribution will also be at The Club on Sunday evening.

    Promoted by Pro Sports and organized by Karnataka Motor Sports Club (KMSC), the final of the National Championship offers National titles in the following four categories for both drivers and navigators (co-drivers): INTSDRC, INTSDRC2, INTSDRC – Women and INTSDRC – Novice.

    Experienced drivers Sk Asgar Ali and Md Mustafa who topped the East Zone qualies will start as favourites along another former champions Ganesh Moorthy and T Nagarajan from South, but the latter duo trailed Maheshwaran N and P Muthuswamy in the points table in the Qualifiers. Other pairs to watch out for are INRC regulars Aeman Ahmed and Sagar M, and Kolkata pair of Subir Roy and Nirav Mehta. However, it is a winner-take all finale and each pair will be gunning for glory as the National titles are at stake.

    The TSD Nationals being flagged off at ‘The Club’, Mysore Road on Friday.
    Instagram Photo @Autotrack.ind.in

    The INTSDRC2 class has seen Deep Dutta and Chandan Sen from Kolkata top the East Zone qualifying round while Rohit Kashyap and Sailendra Singh led from the West Zone event and Harish VS and M Chandrasekhar did well in the South Zone followed by Anil Abbas and Amal Abbas from Kerala while the Bengaluru ladies Aparna and Lalitha qualified third in INRC2 class and will fight in the ladies class too.

     Aritra Chakraborty and Sanjit Chaudhuri in the Novice class from East and Nizar and Vinoth Kumar topped the South qualies. Two other teams also made it to the final in the Novice class.

    SK Olivia and SK Prasad in the Ladies class have also qualified from the East Zone. Lt Col. Reena Jha and Kasish Malhotra Mehta, and Geetika Pant and Meena Jain are the other Ladies team who qualified from West Zone.

    Well-know techie pair of Aparna Pathak and Lalitha Gowda, who qualified from South along with Sheena Sabrewal and Trupti Gupta, Jasmeet Kaur and Jyothi Iyengar will make up the other ladies finalists.

    “The response was good for the regional rounds and the drivers dished out excellent performances that saw keen competition. All safety measures are in place and we did the final route inspection yesterday. Now all set for crowning new champions for 2022,” said Sujith Kumar BS, the man behind Prosports, the promoters of TSD Nationals. He is also the Vice-President of the FIM ASIA.

  • Anil Abbas and Sini win Mangaluru RRPM TSD event

    Anil Abbas and Sini win Mangaluru RRPM TSD event

    Mangaluru, 26 Dec 2021: RRPM Adventure Regularity Run, an Open event TSD rally sponsored by JK Tyre concluded here with local couple Anil Abbas and Sini Anil bagging the Overall Victory on Sunday. The event is also supported by AJ Hospital and Research Centre.

    Indian Motor Sports Club (IMSC), founded by celebrated navigator Musa Sherif and INRC rally co-driver Ashwin Naik, two decades back, handled the event meticulously. IMSC ran the event for Ramakrishna Race Performance Management (RRPM) of Kolkata in the coastal city of Mangaluru.

    Anil Abbas and his wife Sini completed the Time, Speed, Distance rally clocking a penalty time of 00:00:49 beating another local pair Dr Vikram Jain and navigator, a champion co-driver Shruptha Padival, a regular for Deam Mascarenhas in INRC (Dean did not take part in this TSD event). Vikram logged a penalty of 55, as they took 6 seconds more to complete the undisclosed course of the rally using the Road Book and maintaining the required slow speeds consistently. Anoop and Devakanth GM, missed the second place on the podium, by a narrow margin of one second, and came a creditable third.

    TSD specialist Lalitha Gowda (right) with a new driver in Manjula Gowda receiving the trophy from IMSC’s Mrs Ramya Ashwin.

    Akhil Nayak and Nausha KM came fourth ahead of Dr Raghavendra Pidamale and Muralidhara Rao in fifth. Popular pair of Manjula Gowda and Lalitha Naik, could only finish sixth. Another JK Tyre lady driver, a INRC regular, Athira Murali, a gifted AutoVlogger from Kerala, combined with Saumya PN, and it was a top-10 finish for the only all-ladies team. The Speed Demon from Kottayam must have found the pace too slow for her liking. TSD drivers get a speed chart according to which the navigators need to calculate the Time, Speed, Distance to match the average speeds in different sections, that are usually less than the normal road speeds for general traffic in that area. Navigators with the help of odometres and special devices calculate and follow the ‘tulip’, a road book with directions prepared by the Route Setter.

    Athira Murali (2nd from right) and Saumya (right), the all-ladies team at Mangaluru.

    IMSC are experts in Route survey, Time Control rallies, preparing Marshals, and doing Paper work for a rally, especially in preparing Supplementary Regulations. “We have organised many rallies in Karnataka, we are associated with many INRC events and other biggies like The Desert Storm, The Hornbill Rally of Nagaland, the Rally of Arunachal, and other events all over North-East region,” said Musa Sherif, who has completed 298 rallies till now as a motorsports athlete. Organisers of motor sports events look for Clubs like IMSC to run events professionally in India.