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CMs presence peps up JK Tyre Hornbill motor rally 2014 in Nagaland
- Sethi, Arora top among professionals
- Rupero and Lhoungu bag honours
Kohima, 5 Dec 2014: Delhi-based Gagan Sethi and navigator Dhiraj Arora emerged champions among the professionals while local challengers Vizosielie Rupero and Zakiezotuo Lhoungu topped in the amateur category in the JK Tyre Hornbill Motor Rally which concluded at the Heritage Village, Kisama, near here on Friday.
The 43 competitors tackled a challenging terrain that was a mix of dirt and broken tarmac that put to test not just the driving skills but also navigation with Time Controls placed strategically that often caught the unwary participant off-guard.
“It was a good result for us and the route was quite easy for us, after having won the Raid de Himalaya earlier this year in our category,” said Sethi who returned a penalty time of four minutes.
Finishing second in the professionals category were Tali Akang and Moulinath Ghosh (00:06:11) while Biju Awomi and Mrinla Kalita (00:06:38) completed the podium.
However, it was the amateurs who performed better as Rupero and Lhoungu incurred a penalty time of two minutes and five seconds as against four minutes that Sethi and Arora were docked.
Vime Solo and Khrielezo Keretsu came in second with a penalty time of three minutes, 18 seconds as they finished ahead of Khosazo Sazo and Vekhozo Medeo who were docked 03:49secs.
Chief Minister of Nagaland Mr TR Zeliang gave away the prizes at the Heritage Village, Kisama, in front of a packed gathering.
JK Tyre have been involved with the World famous annual Hornbill Festival by way of supporting the Hornbill Rally in an effort to provide experience and exposure to local talent who get an opportunity to compete with some of the top Rally crews of the country.
The ever-growing number of entries stands testimony t
o JK Tyre’s unstinted efforts to promote motorsport in the North-Eastern region of the country.The results: Professionals: Gagan Sethi / Dhiraj Arora 1 (00:04.00mins penalty); Tali Akang / Moulinath Ghosh (00:06:11); Biju Awomi / Mrinla Kalita (00:06:38).
Amateurs: Vizosielie Rupero / Zakiezotuo Lhoungu 1 (00:02:05); Vime Solo / Khrielezo Keretsu 2 (00:03:18); Khosazo Sazo / Vekhozo Medeo 3 (00:03:49).
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7th JK Tyre Hornbill Motor Rally flagged off
DIMAPUR, 4 Dec 2014: The 7th JK Tyre Hornbill Motor Rally was flagged-off here on Thursday with Mr Tovihoto Ayemi, Parliamentary Secretary Information Technology & Communication, Technical Education, Science & Technology and Taxes, doing the honours.
The JK Tyre Hornbill Motor Rally is organized by the Nagaland Adventure and Motor Sports Association (NAMSA) and coincides with the famous Hornbill Festival of Nagaland, a seven-day extravaganza of cultural performances, ethnic food courts, handlooms and handicrafts bazaars, film and art festivals, fashion shows and National rock music contest.
The JK Tyre Hornbill Rally will conclude on Friday at the Heritage Village, Kasima, the hub of the Festival with Mr TR Zeliang, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Nagaland, giving away the prizes.
JK Tyre nurtured and developed the Hornbill Rally in a bid to provide opportunity to regional motorsports enthusiasts to express their talent and skill, be it driving or navigation. The Rally is now an integral part of the Hornbill Festival.
Over the years, the Hornbill Festival as evolved into a global tourist destination and the event received a massive boost and profile upgrade when Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself inaugurated the 2014 Festival earlier this week. In the past, the Hornbill Festival received endorsement from the President of India.
National championship leaders SK Ajgar Ali and navigator MK Mohammed Musthafa headline the JK Tyre Hornbill Rally which will be run on Friday after Thursday’s ceremonial flag-off.
Ali and Musthafa are the defending champions in the JK Tyre Hornbill Rally which they will start as the hot favourites and currently, they also are heading the FMSCI Indian National TSD Rally Championship.
The JK Tyre Hornbill Rally has attracted over 40 pan-India entries and that include last year’s champions in the amateur class, Nitoka N Chophy and navigator Philip Lam, one of the three entries sponsored by Spearhead Initiative.
TSD (Time Speed Distance) Rally is usually conducted on public roads and following Traffic Rules, but sometimes including off-road and track sections, testing both driving and navigational skill of the crew members.
The objective of the TSD Rally is to maintain precise times and average speeds on various segments of a predefined route. Each team consists of a rider/driver and navigator. The route instructions, known as the Tulip, also provide assigned speeds. As such, participating vehicles do not require any special upgrade by way of safety features such as a roll cage.
Hence, any roadworthy vehicle is eligible to enter a TSD Rally and the crew is not required to don special gear such as fireproof overalls, gloves and helmets, as in a Stage Rally.
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Will Ameya Bafna remain the champ? Donison for Spain; Aradhya wins JK Tyre Micro Max Karting Nationals
Visakhapatnam, 16 Nov 2014: Mumbai teenager Ameya Bafna won the Karting Nationals for the year 2014 in the Senior Max category but his result was proclaimed as provisional owing to a protest which may change the winner in the premium category. Since the winner of the championship is expected to take part in the Rotax Max World Finals, it is important for the Indian Federation to announce the stewards decision in a few days time.
“The winners from about 70 countries will take part in the 15th Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2014 from November 25 – 29, and the winners of Junior and Senior category from India are expected to take part,” said Akbar Ebrahim, chairman, Racing Commission, Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), here on Sunday. The amazing track of Kartódromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero Chiva in Valencia, Spain will host the karting highlight of the year!
(Left to Right) Ricky Donison (Junior Max), Yash Aradhya (Micro Max) and Ameya Bafna (Senior Max), winners of the championships in their respective categories in the 11th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Karting Championship which concluded in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.Image courtesy Anand Philar Meanwhile, Bengaluru boys Yash Aradhya and Ricky Donison emerged champions in Micro Max and Junior Max categories respectively in the 11th JK Tyre Karting Nationals, the 5th and final round of which concluded at the V-1 track on the Vizag-Bheemli beach road, here on Sunday, adds an official press release.
Aradhya, the 12-year old sixth standard student of Bishop Cotton’s in Bengaluru, had a virtually untroubled run in the Micro Max final as he built an early lead starting from pole position and nursed it to the finish line to clinch the championship in style with his fourth win in five rounds.
The Junior Max final was bitterly contested as pole-sitter Donison was quick off the blocks and led until Kush Maini, having started fourth, caught up with him. The two Bengaluru boys fought tooth and nail until Maini made a fine move to go into the lead that he kept to the finish.
Despite the second place finish, London-born 16-year old Donison, a student of Bangalore International School, still clinched the championship, albeit by just four points while Maini finished second.
The Senior Max Finals saw Chittesh Mandody of Mohite’s Racing snatching the lead from pole-sitter and team-mate Dhruv Mohite to win comfortably. Finishing second behind Mandody was Rayo Racing’s Nayan Chatterjee who slipped past Mohite in the latter half of the race.
Staying away from the battle ahead, 19-year old Bafna kept his wits about him and seemed content to finish fourth which earned him sufficient points to claim the championship in his class.
Earlier, Aradhya pulled off another brilliant win in the Pre-Final to consolidate his lead in the class championship while Maini could manage only fourth following a racing incident he was involved in as Donison, Ravindra and Akash Gowda finished ahead of him.
The Senior Max Pre-Finals saw Mohite coming up with a late move on front-runner Mandody to win the race while Bafna, driving well within himself and with an eye on his championship, came in third.
The results: Finals – Micro Max: Yash Aradhya (MECO Racing) 1; Chirag Ghorpade (BPC Racing) 2; Paul Francis (MECO Racing) 3. Championship winner: Aradhya (196 points)
Junior Max (provisional): Kush Maini (Dark Don Racing) 1; Ricky Donison (BFC Racing) 2; Aaroh Ravindra (Rayo Racing) 3. Championship winner: Donison (183 points).
Senior Max: Chittesh Mandody (Mohite’s Racing) 1; Nayan Chatterjee (Rayo Racing) 2; Dhruv Mohite (Mohite’s Racing) 3. Championship winner: Ameya Bafna (Rayo Racing, 181 points).
Pre-Finals – Micro Max: Yash Aradhya 1, Arun S Nair 2, Chirag Gorphade 3. Junior Max: Ricky Donison 1, Aaroh Ravindra 2, Akash Gowda 3. Senior Max: Dhruv Mohite 1, Chittesh Mandody 2, Ameya Bafna 3.
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Pole for Mandody, Maini and Aradhya: JK Tyre Karting Nationals
JK Tyre Karting Natioinals at Visakhapatnam on Saturday. Photo by Anand Philar By Anand Philar
VISAKHAPATNAM: Kolhapur’s Chittesh Mandody and Bengaluru lads Kush Maini and Yash Aradhya set the V-1 Track alight by dominating the heats to take pole positions in the fifth and concluding round of the 11th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Karting Championship, here on Saturday. The Pre-Finals, followed by the Finals, are scheduled for Sunday.
Aradhya of MECO Racing, heading the Micro Max leaderboard, put in a fine performance to win both the Heats and qualify for pole position ahead of fellow-Bengalureans and team-mates Arjun S Nair and Paul Francis.
Mandody (Mohite’s Racing), lying tied third in the Senior Max category championship, all but destroyed the field to win both the heats in a commanding fashion to qualify for pole position.
Occupying the second spot behind Mandody in Sunday’s Pre-Finals will be championship leader Ameya Bafna (Rayo Racing) from Mumbai while Kolhapur’s Dhruv Mohite (Mohite’s Racing) will start third.
Maini of Dark Don Racing, aided by pain-killers, braved a sprained muscle on his right arm following a crash during Friday’s practice and also dominated the two Heats in the Junior Max category where he is trailing championship leader and fellow-Bengalurean Ricky Donison by four points.
“The doctor actually advised me not to race, but I decided to go ahead by taking pain-killers. It does hurt, but otherwise, I am ok,” said Maini who will be chased by Donison (BPC Racing) and Mumbai’s Aaroh Ravindra (Rayo Racing) on the Pre-Finals grid.
The V-1 track located on the outskirts of this port city and hosting the mega event for the first time, proved rather bumpy and very physical, but the attributes only added to the challenge.
Provisional grids for Pre-Finals (top 3):
Micro Max: Yash Aradhya (MECO Racing) 1, Arjun S Nair (MECO Racing) 2, Paul Francis (MECO Racing) 3. Junior Max: Kush Maini (Dark Don Racing) 1, Ricky Donison (BPC Racing) 2, Aaroh Ravindra (Rayo Racing) 3. Senior Max: Chittesh Mandody (Mohite’s Racing) 1, Ameya Bafna (Rayo Racing) 2, Dhruv Mohite (Mohite’s Racing) 3.
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Kari Motor Speedway all set for JK Tyre Drag Nationals
Coimbatore, August 27, 2014: When the lights turn green, it is a dash to the finish between two cars or bikes in drag racing. These fantastic duels will be what motor racing fans will get to see when the first two rounds of the JK Tyre-FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing Championship 2014 are held at the famed Kari Motor Speedway, near here, from August 28-31.
The participant needs split second reaction to get off the line as soon as the light turns green. In drag racing, one will not get a chance again like in track racing where there is always the next corner or lap to overtake. The operative part is 402 metres, or the quartermile, for which the vehicles will be timed.
The event is being conducted by Spitfire Motorsports Pvt. Ltd. (Coimbatore) in association with Speedway Motorsports (Hyderabad). The practice sessions will be on Thursday and Saturday for the first and second rounds respectively, while the two rounds of the championship will be conducted on Friday and Sunday. On Saturday, an autocross event will be held and many of the vehicles entered for the drag races are also expected to participate.
Naturally, the glamour quotient will be there with all the big cars and bikes assembling from places like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Madurai, Tuticorin, Nagercoil and from Kerala. The big boys among the four wheelers that will be seen in action are the Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Mercedes SLK, Audi R8 and Porsche. Among the two-wheelers, the attractions will be the machines from BMW, Yamaha, Honda and others. The bikes will race in the morning session, while the big cars will be seen in action in the post-lunch session.
The prominent names in the fray for top honours include Hyderabad racers Prabhu (four-wheeler Open champion) and Arun (four-wheeler Indian Open and Foreign class champion) and Bangalore’s Khalim Pasha (champion last year in the Indian Open and imported bikes categories) among others. About 250 entries are expected for each round in the two and four-wheeler classes, while about 150 are expected for the autocross event. The entries have been kept open till Thursday.
The cars and bikes can take part in the Open or Championship event. The participants for the Championship event will be considered for the National Championship titles. For the Indian Open championship, the vehicles have to be Indian with Indian engines. In the Unrestricted class, it is open to Indian cars with foreign engines, foreign cars, Specials, single seaters and non-production vehicles. For bikes in the Unrestricted class, participants can use Indian bikes with foreign engines, foreign bikes and Specials (internal combustion engines only).
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Mahadik, Aradhya, Donison emerge JK Tyre Karting Nationals 2nd round champs
Hyderabad, 27 July 2014: Krishnaraaj Mahadik of Mohites Racing, Kolhapur drove an aggressive race to upstage his more illustrious teammates and emerge winner in the Senior Max category of the 11th JK Tyre-FMSC National Rotax Max Karting Championship’s second 2nd round and leapfrog to the top of the points table at the Airport Karting track, Hyderabad on Sunday.
After two rounds, Mahadik is leading the championship points table with 71 points, followed by Ameya Bafna of Rayo Racing with 69 and Vishnu Prasad of Meco Racing tied with Dhruv Mohite on 65.
The Junior Max category saw a renewed tough battle between Ricky R Donison of BPC Racing and Kush Maini of Dark Don Racing. Maini was leading throughout the race, before Donison, displaying superb control and composure squeezed past at the last corner to take the chequered flag. Aaroh Ravindra also flew past a rattled Maini, who had to settle for third place.
Maini, however, can take solace from the fact that he is leading the points tally with 73, followed by Aaroh Ravindra and Akash Gowda (both Meco Racing) on 71.
The Micro Max category also saw a close battle between Meco Racing teammates Yash Aradhya and Shahan Ali Mohsin, before the 11-year-old Yash prevailed for his second back to back victory. Chirag Ghorpade of BPC celebrated his ninth birthday in style, finishing in third place.
However, Shahan’s second place finishes in the pre-final and the final races saw him go to the top of the points table with 75, followed by Yash on 73 and Paul Francis on 72.
Yash Aradhya, who was a little slower on the start and was trailing Shahan initially was elated with his second win on the trot and said, “I pressed the throttle a little later than Shahan and hence slipped into second spot. I planned to take him on the next corner but after two more corners I got the lead and then just aimed to keep safe.”
Mahadik, starting the race in in sixth position was off in a flash when the green flag was waved, moving into second place behind teammate Chittesh Mandody, the pre-final winner. Keeping the pressure on Mandody through the tight corners, Mahadik forced Mandody to crash out in the 10th lap, after which it was a one-horse race, with the battle for second and third spot hotting up between Dhruv Mohite, Vishnu Prasad and Nayan Chatterjee. Mohite was no match for the canny Vishnu and the determined Chatterjee, who finished second and third respectively.
“I struggled a lot with my car. Was not there in the race in the initial stages, but later pulled it through,” said Mahadik
Donison and Maini, placed one and two on the grid, were quickly into the thick of things at the flag off, roaring around the corners in their quest to outdo each other. Though Donison did manage to wrest the lead for short periods a couple of times, it was Maini who led for prolonged periods. It was the relentless pressure kept up by Donison that seemed to have finally unsettled Maini and at the last corner, Maini seemed to be standing still as Donison charged past, followed closely by Ravindra.
“I started second after Kush Maini and it was really a tough race. He made a move in the first corner and then he started defending very well. I couldn’t get past him through I tried very hard. In last corner I saw a gap and I went for it,” said Donison after his hard fought win.
To 5 Results:
Senior Max: Krishnaraaj Mahadik (Mohites) 18:38.865; Vishnu Prasad (Meco) 18:42.684; Nayan Chatterjee (Rayo) 18:42.975; Arya Gandhi (Rayo) 18:46.779; Dhruv Mohite (Mohites) 18:45.694
Junior Max: Ricky R Donison (BPC) 16:01.613; Aaroh Ravindra (Rayo) 16:01.628; Kush Maini (Dark Don) 16:02.243; Mira Erda (Dark Don) 16:05.651; Akash Gowda (Meco) 16:12.589
Micro Max: Yash Aradhya (Meco) 12:11.002; Shahan Ali Mohsin (Meco) 12:13.785; Chirag Ghorpade (BPC) 12:13.933; Paul Francis (Meco) 12:25.714; Arjun Nair (Meco) 12:28.235
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Ricky Donison (No. 27) takes the chequered flag inches ahead of Aaroh Ravindra in the Junior Max final of the JK Tyre Rotax Max Karting Nationals 2nd round at Hyderabad on Sunday. Image courtesy JK Tyre
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Ricky Donison (No. 27) takes the chequered flag inches ahead of Aaroh Ravindra in the Junior Max final of the JK Tyre Rotax Max Karting Nationals 2nd round at Hyderabad on Sunday. Image courtesy JK Tyre -
Pole positions for Vishnu, Kush and Yash: 2nd round of JK Tyre Rotax Max Karting Nationals
By Vivek Phadnis
Vishnu Prasad (No. 66) and Nayan Chatterjee (No. 72) in action in the second heat of the Senior Max Category in the JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2014 at the Airport Track, Hyderabad on Saturday. Image by Vivek Phadnis Hyderabad, 26 July 2014: Chennai’s Vishnu Prasad will take pole position for the pre-final race of the Senior Max Category in the 2nd round of the JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2014. Prasad finished third in the first heat and then emerged fastest in the second to tally a total of three points and win this honour at the Airport Track in Hyderabad on Saturday. Prasad will be followed by Chittesh Mandody of Mohites Racing, who won the first heat and finished fourth in the second, while starting in third place will be Rayo Racing’s Nayan Chatterjee, who finished second and third in the two heats respectively.
The Junior Max category (drivers between the age of 13 and 16) saw Kush Maini of Dark Don Racing win both the heats ahead of Ricky R Donison of BPC Racing to take pole position. Donison, who finished second in both heats will start in second, followed by Akash Gowda of Meco Racing, who was third in both heats.
There was a tie for the fourth and fifth positions between the only girl in the fray, Mira Erda of Dark Don Racing and Aaroh Rabindra of Rayo Racing as both tallied nine points, before Mira was given the fourth slot because of faster timings in the qualifying races.
Bangalore’s Yash Aradhya, representing Meco Racing, stamped his class on the Micro Max category (drivers between the age of 7 and 12) by winning both heats in most convincing fashion, continuing from where he had left off in the opening round. Yash won the first heat a whopping 8.823 seconds ahead of the second placed Arjun Nair, while in the second he was 3.418 seconds ahead of the second placed Chirag Ghorpade.
Yash, who won the first round in heroic fashion, beating the field after starting at the end on the grid in 12th position, was once again in total control of the proceedings and is definitely emerging the driver to watch out for.
Both the heats in the Junior Max category saw a close battle for supremacy between Maini and Donison with the former winning the first heat by a fraction of a second. In the second heat, it was Donison who surged ahead at the start and maintained the lead till the 12th lap, before Maini squeezed past on the second corner. The lead changed hands thrice in the 13th lap, before Maini edged ahead and took the chequered flag, again a fraction of a second ahead of Donison.
Top five positions:
Senior Max category: Vishnu Prasad (Meco Racing); Chittesh Mandody (Mohites Racing); Nayan Chatterjee (Rayo Racing); Ameya Bafna (Rayo Racing); Arya Gandhi (Rayo Racing).
Junior Max category: Kush Maini (Dark Don Racing); Ricky R Donison (BPC Racing); Akash Gowda (Meco Racing); Mira Erda (Dark Don Racing); Aaroh Rabindra (Rayo Racing).
Micro Max category: Yash Aradhya (Meco Racing); Shahan Ali Mohsin (Meco Racing); Arjun Nair (Meco Racing); Paul Francis (Meco Racing); Nikhil Bohra (Meco Racing).
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Gaurav Gill-Musa Sherif power Mahindra XUV 500 to IRC win at Coimbatore
Coimbatore, 13 July 2014: Overnight leaders Gaurav Gill and Musa Sherif, in a Mahindra XUV 500, won the JK Tyre-powered Rally of Coimbatore, the second round of the FMSCI-Indian Rally Championship (IRC), by over two minutes, here, on Sunday.Karnataka’s Arjun Rao and Satish Rajagopal, in a VW Polo, took second place overall and the top spot in the IRC 1600 category, while reigning Asia Pacific champion Gill’s Mahindra Adventure teammates Sunny Sidhu and PV Srinivas Murthy were third.A run over the two Special Stages of 26.10 kms and 12.65 kms comprised Sunday’s Leg 2 and Gill, winner of the opening round in Nashik last month, chose to drive cautiously.“I didn’t want to take any risks as I already had a good lead overnight,” Gill said. “I wanted to hold on to the lead and it just so happened that I was fastest in both the stages today,” added India’s top rally driver.While the top three overnight leaders finished in that order, Team Yokohama’s Vikram Devadasen and Shrikanth in a VW Polo turned in faster times in both Super Stages to finish fourth overall ahead of their Team Yokohama mates Rahul Kantharaj and Vivek Bhatt in a Mitsubishi Cedia.Kantharaj and Bhatt topped the IRC 2000cc class, while Devadasen and Shrikanth finished second in the IRC 1600cc category.Arjun Rao and Sathish were returning to action after missing the opening round in Nashik and the pair, winners of the INRC 1600 class last season and second in the overall category, turned in another impressive show.“The gap between Gill and us was big, but that didn’t change my approach. I was aggressive and I am happy to have finished second overall with a 1600 cc car,” he said.B Raghu Nandan and K Suraj topped the FMSCI 1600cc Cup category.On Saturday, 10 cars retired during Leg 1, including reigning National champion Amittrajit Ghosh and Ashwin Naik following mechanical problems.The third round of the FMSCI Indian Rally Championship will be the AVT Premium South India Rally in Chennai between July 25 and 27.Unofficial final classification:Indian Rally Championship (IRC): 1. Gaurav Gill/Musa Sherif (Mahindra Adventure) (01:39.53.2), 2. Arjun Rao/Satish Rajagopal (01:41.56.9), 3. Sunny Sidhu/PV Srinivas Murthy (Mahindra Adventure) (01:42.45.8), 4. Vikram Devadasen/Shrikanth (Team Yokohama) (01:44.05.4), 5. Rahul Kantharaj/Vivek Bhatt (Team Yokohama) (01:44.21.6).IRC 2000cc: 1. Rahul Kantharaj/Vivek Bhatt (Team Yokohama) (01:44.21.6), 2. Byram Godrej/AG Somayya (01:44.36.0), 3. Prithivi Dominic/MS Ravindra (01:45.57.7).IRC 1600cc: 1. Arjun Rao/Satish Rajagopal (01:41.56.9), 2. Vikram Devadasen/Shrikanth (Team Yokohama) (01:44.05.4), 3. Phalguna Urs/Anoop Kumar (01:44.33.7).FMSCI 1600cc Cup: 1. B Raghu Nandan/K Suraj (01:46.31.3), 2. KC Adith/KN Harish (01:48.27.1), 3. Aniruddha Rangnekar/Nitin Jacob (01:52.24.7).eom/Sanjay Rajan/FMSCI releaseGaurav Gill and Musa Sherif in action in Coimbatore on Sunday winning the IRC. An FMSCI image -
Chidu-Sujith duo to spearhead Team Tata Motor challenge: TSD Nationals
Jaypore, 28 June 2014: The heat is stifling and the Rally of Jaypore, the second round of the 2014 Indian National TSD Rally Championship, is bound to be a tough one. But it surely looks like the competitors are going to battle the odds to claim the prize in the event on Sunday. The event is being conducted by Thar Motorsports under the leadership of Raj Singh Rathore.
Team Tata Motors is fielding four cars and that includes an all-ladies team. The lead car will have two-time and defending champions Chidananda Murthy and navigator BS Sujith Kumar. They will be driving in the Pro Stock category in a Tata Indica Vista. The second Tata Indica Vista will be driven by Amul Satoskar (Goa) and Nirav Mehta (Mumbai) in the Pro Expert class. The third car will be a Tata Xenon and will be driven by Srikanth Gowda and M Chandrashekar in the Pro Expert class. Tata Motors is also fielding an all-ladies team and the drivers are Vaneeta Kang (Chandigarh) and Poonam Das (Kolkata). They had won in the first round (Rally of Chikmagalur) and they are confident of winning again here on Sunday.
There is a 4×4 class also and it will involve some driving on sand dunes just outside the City. The ceremonial flag-off was held in the City on Saturday afternoon, with the car scrutiny being completed before that. The total rally distance is about 200 Km and will be mostly around the outskirts of the City. The total number of entries received is 50.
Said Chidananda Murthy, “It is going to be a tough rally but we are raring to go and hope to win on Sunday.”
Sujith Kumar added, “This is our first rally, and the only one, of the season in the North zone and we want to make it count by winning.”The two main categories are Pro Expert and Pro Stock. The Expert class allows the use of unlimited gadgets, while only the stock Odometer and any calculating device are permitted in the Stock class. An exclusive ladies category has been introduced this year. Titles will be given to the best driver, navigator and team in the Expert, Stock and overall classification, and to the driver and navigator in the exclusive ladies Stock category.
After Jaipur, the subsequent rounds will be held in Bengaluru (Aug 16-17), Coimbatore (Sept 6-7), Nashik (Sept 20-21), Baripada, Orissa (Nov 8-9), Kolkata (Nov 15-16), Ranchi (Nov 29-30) and Chennai (Dec 20-21). This is the first time the Championship is moving to so many venues across the country. The interest generated will surely go a long way in promoting the sport.
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Tough field promises exciting action in JK Tyre Rotax Max Karting Nationals
Hyderabad, 25 June 2014: Close to 50 drivers, including the country’s top karters and new entrants, will be seen battling across three categories in the JK Tyre National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2014 under the aegis of Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) which kicks off at the Kart Centre, Lahiri Resorts, in Hyderabad this weekend.
The championship, spread over five rounds, will be held across Hyderabad, Coimbatore and Bangalore in the Micro Max (7 to 12 years), Junior Max (13 to 16 years) and Senior Max (15 years and above) categories.
Bangalore’s BPC Racing is the new team in the fray and will challenge established teams like Mohites Racing, Rayo Racing, Dark Don Racing and Meco Racing for honours. Vishnu Prasad, Krishnaraj Mahadik and Pradyumn V Danigond, the 2013 champions in Senior Max, Junior Max and Micro Max respectively, have confirmed participation, while other well-known names such as Chittesh Mandody, Akhil Rabindra, Ameya Bafna and Nayan Chatterjee, besides the younger lot of Kush Maini, Paul Francis, Nikhil Bora, Yash Aradhaya and girl karter Mira Erda, will also be seen in action.
The qualifying rounds, followed by heats, will be held on Saturday while the warm-up races on Sunday will be followed by the pre-finals and finals. The winners of the championship will get to participate in the Rotax Grand Finals in the United States.
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