Dunedin, April 2 (Ians) New Zealand’s Hayden Paddon took every stage win on his way to a commanding victory at the Winmax Brakes Otago Rally, the third round of the Fia Asia Pacific Rally Championship qualifier, the Pacific Rally Cup, here on Sunday.
The rally did not have the presence of Indian Arjuna Awardee Gaurav Gill, the three-time Asia Pacific Rally Champion, who won the second round at the South India Rally in Chennai but the stage is set for a grand finale in Indonesia among all the winners of Asia Cup and Pacific Cup.
The Indian presence was also felt remotely with a generous backing by Vamcy Merla, a passionate rally enthusiast and motorsports promoter from India, who supported the organisers with prize money and trophies for the winners of Fia Aprc Pacific Cup, a media release said.
Driving their Hyundai New Zealand i20 N Rally2 for the first...
The rally did not have the presence of Indian Arjuna Awardee Gaurav Gill, the three-time Asia Pacific Rally Champion, who won the second round at the South India Rally in Chennai but the stage is set for a grand finale in Indonesia among all the winners of Asia Cup and Pacific Cup.
The Indian presence was also felt remotely with a generous backing by Vamcy Merla, a passionate rally enthusiast and motorsports promoter from India, who supported the organisers with prize money and trophies for the winners of Fia Aprc Pacific Cup, a media release said.
Driving their Hyundai New Zealand i20 N Rally2 for the first...
- 4/2/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Chennai, March 16 (Ians) There is palpable excitement and expectations of high-octane action as the 46th South India Rally, the first round of the Fmsci Indian National Rally Championship 2023, gets underway here on Friday, with a massive field of 63 entries.
The three-day event, being organised by the Madras Motor Sports Club that is celebrating its 70th anniversary, and will be run concurrently with the second round of the Fia Asia Pacific Rally Championship (Asia Rally Cup) which has attracted 15 entries, including the Toyota Rally team from Thailand.
Reigning National champion from Bengaluru, Karna Kadur and co-driver Nikhil Pai, who also won last year’s Asia Rally Cup round here, will be headlining both Inrc and Aprc fields in an Arka Motorsports-prepared Volkswagen Polo.
Seven-time National champion and winner of three Aprc titles Gaurav Gill, with a new co-driver, Aniruddha Rangnekar, is piloting an imported Subaru Impreza, and as such, will contest only the Asia Rally Cup,...
The three-day event, being organised by the Madras Motor Sports Club that is celebrating its 70th anniversary, and will be run concurrently with the second round of the Fia Asia Pacific Rally Championship (Asia Rally Cup) which has attracted 15 entries, including the Toyota Rally team from Thailand.
Reigning National champion from Bengaluru, Karna Kadur and co-driver Nikhil Pai, who also won last year’s Asia Rally Cup round here, will be headlining both Inrc and Aprc fields in an Arka Motorsports-prepared Volkswagen Polo.
Seven-time National champion and winner of three Aprc titles Gaurav Gill, with a new co-driver, Aniruddha Rangnekar, is piloting an imported Subaru Impreza, and as such, will contest only the Asia Rally Cup,...
- 3/16/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Chennai, Jan 26 (Ians) The stakes and expectations are as high as they can get in the fourth and final round of the Mrf Mmsc fmsci Indian National Car Racing Championship 2022 to be held at the Madras International Circuit on the weekend of January 27-29.
The two premier categories, Mrf F2000 and the Touring Cars comprising three classes, will have three races apiece while four will be run in the Volkswagen Polo Cup, and two each in the Formula Lgb 1300 and the Mrf Saloons (Toyota Etios).
The titles in each of these categories are up for grabs and few points separate the front-runners, thus setting the stage for an exciting finish to the monsoon-interrupted 2022 season that spilled over into 2023.
In what could be a humdinger, the Mrf F2000 is headed towards a nail-biting finish with as many as five drivers having realistic as well as mathematical chances (depending on the results) of clinching the championship.
The two premier categories, Mrf F2000 and the Touring Cars comprising three classes, will have three races apiece while four will be run in the Volkswagen Polo Cup, and two each in the Formula Lgb 1300 and the Mrf Saloons (Toyota Etios).
The titles in each of these categories are up for grabs and few points separate the front-runners, thus setting the stage for an exciting finish to the monsoon-interrupted 2022 season that spilled over into 2023.
In what could be a humdinger, the Mrf F2000 is headed towards a nail-biting finish with as many as five drivers having realistic as well as mathematical chances (depending on the results) of clinching the championship.
- 1/26/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Chennai, Jan 8 (Ians) K.E. Kumar, a noted and well-respected racer, died on Sunday in hospital following a crash in the second round of the Mrf Mmsc Fmsci Indian National Car Racing Championship 2022 at the Madras International Circuit, here. He was 59.
The incident occurred when Kumar’s car came in contact with that of a competitor during the saloon cars race this morning. The car slid across the track and landed on the roof after slamming into a fence.
The race was immediately stopped (red flag). Within minutes, Kumar was extricated from the wreckage and transferred into an ambulance before being shifted to a nearby hospital after a preliminary examination at the track’s Medical Centre. Despite the best efforts of the hospital’s doctors, he succumbed to his injuries.
“It is a most unfortunate incident. Kumar was an experienced racer. I have known him for several decades as a friend and competitor.
The incident occurred when Kumar’s car came in contact with that of a competitor during the saloon cars race this morning. The car slid across the track and landed on the roof after slamming into a fence.
The race was immediately stopped (red flag). Within minutes, Kumar was extricated from the wreckage and transferred into an ambulance before being shifted to a nearby hospital after a preliminary examination at the track’s Medical Centre. Despite the best efforts of the hospital’s doctors, he succumbed to his injuries.
“It is a most unfortunate incident. Kumar was an experienced racer. I have known him for several decades as a friend and competitor.
- 1/8/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Chennai, Oct 7 (Ians) Mrf Formula 2000, among the quickest racing cars in the country, will return to the Mrf Mmsc-Fmsci Indian National Car Racing Championship after a two-season break as the first round of the 2022 season gets underway at the Madras International Circuit, here on October 8.
The two-litre single-seater will headline the compact, 10-race programme which also includes the Mrf Saloons (Toyota Etios), Formula Lgb 1300 and the three-tier saloon cars — Indian Touring Cars, Indian Junior Touring Cars and the Super Stock — categories.
The Mrf F2000 will have a grid of nine youngsters for whom it will be the first race outing in this category. Spearheading the pack is Agra’s Shahan Ali Mohsin, winner of the Mrf F1600 championship in 2021. All the nine drivers have graduated from karting and junior formula championships. As such, the competition is expected to be sharp.
Another notable development is the debut of Volkswagen Virtus Gt...
The two-litre single-seater will headline the compact, 10-race programme which also includes the Mrf Saloons (Toyota Etios), Formula Lgb 1300 and the three-tier saloon cars — Indian Touring Cars, Indian Junior Touring Cars and the Super Stock — categories.
The Mrf F2000 will have a grid of nine youngsters for whom it will be the first race outing in this category. Spearheading the pack is Agra’s Shahan Ali Mohsin, winner of the Mrf F1600 championship in 2021. All the nine drivers have graduated from karting and junior formula championships. As such, the competition is expected to be sharp.
Another notable development is the debut of Volkswagen Virtus Gt...
- 10/7/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Chennai, March 26 (Ians) At least 48 teams have made entries for the Mmsc Motorcycle Endurance Race that will be run over two hours on Sunday at the Madras Motor Race Track (Mmrt).
The race which will have a Le Mans-style running start, a unique feature of this format, and will be contested in three categories -- Pro-stock 301-400cc, Stock 165cc (restricted to under-25 riders), and girls (Tvs Apache Rtr 200). Each team will have two riders. All the bikes will be run on Tvs Eurogrip tyres.
As per the format, each team comprising two riders will race for two hours with a minimum of one compulsory fuel stop. Further, each rider is allowed a maximum of 45 minutes per outing with a mandatory 20-minute rest between sessions. The final positions are decided by the number of laps completed in the specified period.
"We are absolutely delighted that Tvs Eurogrip have made an entry into racing,...
The race which will have a Le Mans-style running start, a unique feature of this format, and will be contested in three categories -- Pro-stock 301-400cc, Stock 165cc (restricted to under-25 riders), and girls (Tvs Apache Rtr 200). Each team will have two riders. All the bikes will be run on Tvs Eurogrip tyres.
As per the format, each team comprising two riders will race for two hours with a minimum of one compulsory fuel stop. Further, each rider is allowed a maximum of 45 minutes per outing with a mandatory 20-minute rest between sessions. The final positions are decided by the number of laps completed in the specified period.
"We are absolutely delighted that Tvs Eurogrip have made an entry into racing,...
- 3/26/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Chennai, Nov 5 (Ians) After a nine-month break, the Mrf Mmsc Fmsci Indian National Car Racing Championship 2020 will resume in a bio-bubble at the Mmrt circuit on Saturday and behind closed doors necessitated by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Mmsc conducted the first round of the National Drag Racing Championship for two-wheelers last month and thus took the lead to resume motorsport activities in the country following easing of restrictions.
"It has been a tough year for everyone due to the pandemic, but after the government eased restrictions and allowed resumption of sporting activities, we conducted the National Drag races last month without incident," said Vicky Chandhok, chairman of the meet.
"This weekend, we go a step further by resuming the four-wheeler championship, again with protocols in place with no compromise on safety and health of all involved by implementing temperature check, hand sanitisation, wearing of masks and physical distancing," he added.
Mmsc conducted the first round of the National Drag Racing Championship for two-wheelers last month and thus took the lead to resume motorsport activities in the country following easing of restrictions.
"It has been a tough year for everyone due to the pandemic, but after the government eased restrictions and allowed resumption of sporting activities, we conducted the National Drag races last month without incident," said Vicky Chandhok, chairman of the meet.
"This weekend, we go a step further by resuming the four-wheeler championship, again with protocols in place with no compromise on safety and health of all involved by implementing temperature check, hand sanitisation, wearing of masks and physical distancing," he added.
- 11/5/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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