The event is being organised by Sportstrek for over 11 years and this time the championship starts with the Bangalore leg, to be held at the Manyata Tech Park.

Joshua, H K Pradeep, Mujaffar Ali from Bangalore and Bhopal, who showed the class champions are made of in the previous legs in Jaipur, Hyderabad and Nashik. again proved a distinct class above the field featuring only the top riders from the previous rounds in this final leg, organized by Sportscraft, Mumbai, in association with Bhopal Automobile Sports Club at the BHEL Dushera ground, Govindpura.
Besides winning the Indian Expert Class Group A Foreign Motorcycles upto 260 cc, Joshua also won the Indian Expert Class Group B upto 260cc 2 & 4 stroke.

Like in all the previous rounds, the Bangalore rider, astride a TVS was a clear winner in the Indian Expert class Group A for foreign motorcycle despite being challenged all the way by Pradeep, who finished second, and R Nataraj, who placed third.

Joshua was always under pressure as he went through the motions on the serpentine course but, to his credit, did well to strike the perfect balance on the sharp bends and stay ahead of the rest of the field and come out trumps.

If his first race was rather easy, his second outing in the Indian Expert Class Group B was a close affair. Sudeep Kotegar, who ran him close in the previous rounds, tailed him right through, but again had to settle for second best. Vishal Barguje took third place.

Much was anticipated from this Clash of the Titans, and none disappointed as they went through the motions on a specially-laid out course at high speeds, their superbly prepared bike raising a dust storm all over.

The course laid out by organizers Sportscraft was really tough. In addition to the sharp bends there was also loose gravel and water-logged areas which made riding a dicey proposition, but all riders displayed excellent skills to come through this test of man and machine in flaying colours.

If the experienced riders, like Joshua, Pradeep, Ali and Nataraj dazzled, young novice Murthy R was equally good as he won Novice championship for bikes upto 165cc 2-stroke and upto 130cc.
Maninder Singh won the Private Expert Class for foreign motorcycles 260cc 2 & 4 stroke, beating back a strong challenge from Vineeth Kurup and Jatin Jain, who finished second and third respectively.

Mujjafar Ali won the Private Expert Class Group B upto 260cc 2 & 4 stroke, with Firoz Khan and Jes David coming in second and third place respectively.

Ali was indeed brilliant in winning all the four races he participated in and thus won the maximum races in the event. He certainly proved himself on the National motor sports scenario and will be the one to watch out for in events to follow.

While the goodly crowd that turned up was appreciative of the event, the riders too were all praise for Sportscraft’s conduct of the Gulf Cup which saw four legs being held at different venues and culminating with the Clash of the Titans.

They all thanked both Gulf Oil and Sportscraft for giving motorcycle riders an opportunity to parade their skills and expressed hope that the event will be held next year too.

Mumbai, 31st January 2010: Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd., a Hinduja Group company, has today concluded the eighth year of their social initiative ‘Gulf Foster a Child Car Drive’. Mumbai Police Commissioner, Mr. Shivanandan flagged off the drive from Police Ground, Worli and ‘Teen Patti’ stars – Dhruv Ganesh, Shraddha Kapoor, Siddhartha Kher & Vaibhav Talwar spent some memorable time with the kids at the finishing point in Acres club, Chembur. The winners were announced by the movie debutants and the lucky winners of the ‘Gulf Foster a Child Car Drive’ gets a chance to meet the stars of the movie ‘Teen Patti’.

The winners of ‘Gulf Foster Child Car Drive 2010’ who will get a chance to meet the legend, Mr. Amitabh Bacchan are Geeta Castelino, Alpa Patel, Ajay Arun Sawant and Gilchrist Gonsalves.

From past seven years Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd., has been sponsoring this event and every year the event is being organized differently with some changes which makes the Participants as well as the underprivileged children feel different. The event is under the Corporate & Social Responsibilities of the company towards the society. This year some participants from the corporate world and Media world is expected to join the event as a participant.

The Sportscraft organized event held under the aegis of The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India held today was open to all - but only to the first 50 entrants on a first come first serve basis.  The event will be ushered off from Police Ground – Worli and wind up at Acres Club, Chembur.

This year event is supported by the Department of The Maharashtra State Police Housing & Welfare Corporation Ltd. by sponsoring the starting venue–the Police Ground in Worli, and Acres Club at Chembur, Mumbai by sponsoring the venue for the finish and Hinduja Hospital for the backup medical support in terms of Ambulances and doctor.

What is unique and sets this event apart from the others is the presence of about 50 wide-eyed orphans from Our Lady’s Home, Parel and St. Anthony’s Home Byculla. No doubt, this being a classless event it means that any person with a valid driving license can take part but additionally each car’s crew will be made up of a driver, navigator and minimum one child plus one orphan / underprivileged child. Yes, every participating vehicle must have one orphan / underprivileged child in the vehicle allotted by the organizers. The above mentioned orphanage / under privileged institutes are supported by Gulf Oil Corporation in terms of Kind – Gifts which is required by the institutes.

This will spell a new experience for the kids, as according to Director of Our Lady’s Home, Father Rui Camelo who noted, “This event helps to widen the horizons of the children, some of whom have never traveled in a car. They get to experience different things and interact with people from different walks of life and overall come back happy with the experience.”

Elated at the response Mr. Ravi Chawla, President, Gulf Lubes Business, India said, “The endeavor of this “Foster a Child” Car drive is to bring hope and joy in the lives of these under-privileged children and make them feel special for this one day. We at Gulf Oil hope that through this small effort we would be able to make more people conscious of the plight of these children and work towards establishing a better future for them.”

The children too were ecstatic. Some of them confessed that it was the first time that they saw places like Ballard Estate and Colaba, leave aside Bandra – Worli Sea Link. Adding fun to their outing were games at the Acres Club with ‘Teen Patti’ movie stars spent some happy and memorable time with these kids. The experience which both these kids and stars had will be cherished throughout their life.

List of two wheelers allowed to participate in Motorsport

From past six years Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd., has been sponsoring this event and every year the event is being organized differently with some changes which makes the Participants as well as the underprivileged children feel different. The event is under the Corporate & Social Responsibilities of the company towards the society. This year some participants from the corporate world and Media world is expected to join the event as a participant.

The Sportscraft organized event held under the aegis of The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India will be held on the January 31st, 2010 is open to drivers one and all – but only to the first 50 entrants on a first come first serve basis. The event will be ushered off from Police Ground – Worli and wind up at Acres Club – 411-B-Hemu Kalani Marg, Chembur, Mumbai-400 071.

This year event is supported by the Department of The Maharashtra State Police Housing & Welfare Corporation Ltd. by sponsoring the starting venue–the Police Ground in Worli, and Acres Club at Chembur, Mumbai by sponsoring the venue for the finish and Hinduja Hospital for the backup medical support in terms of Ambulances and doctor.

What is unique and sets this event apart from the others is the presence of about 50 wide-eyed orphans from Our Lady’s Home, Parel and St. Anthony’s Home Byculla. No doubt, this being a classless event it means that any person with a valid driving license can take part but additionally each car’s crew will be made up of a driver, navigator and minimum one child plus one orphan / underprivileged child. Yes, every participating vehicle must have one orphan / underprivileged child in the vehicle allotted by the organizers. The above mentioned orphanage / under privileged institutes are supported by Gulf Oil Corporation in terms of Kind – Gifts which is required by the institutes.

This will spell a new experience for the kids, as according to Director of Our Lady’s Home, Father Rui Camelo who noted, “This event helps to widen the horizons of the children, some of whom have never traveled in a car. They get to experience different things and interact with people from different walks of life and overall come back happy with the experience.”

Another unique aspect of the event will be that participants will be handed over route charts one minute before their flag off time. This route charts enables them to follow the route – set by the organizers – from start to finish And yes the participants will have to provide the right answers to the questions posed for the drive will be broken up by certain pit stops along the route. At these pit stops every participant will be asked a question. On the basis of the correct answers and duration of the event, the winner will be chosen.

The event involves no speed or racing. It is only about steadfastly and effectively following the tulip chart and checking in at various pit stop. So, come in at your Sunday best for there is a special prize which involves a trophy with a gift hamper for Best Dressed Team including the orphan child, and also for the Best Decorated Car. Ladies especially will have to be at their sparkling best for the about 55-kilometre event as there are special prizes earmarked for All-Ladies team too.

The last date for entries is January 27 which will have to reach Sportscraft, Chitrakut, 3rd Floor, Siri Road, Chowpatty Bandstand, Mumbai-400 006. Tel. No. 022–23677631, Fax – 022 – 23685071.E– Mail – sportscraft@gmail.com, Web site : www.sportscraftindia.com So here’s your chance for participants to make a Gulf of a difference in the life of the kids albeit for a single day, but remember you will have to provide the answers to the questions posed. For drivers who always wanted something different here’s your answer – the Gulf Foster a Child Car event on the last day of January of a brand new decade.

Disclaimer:

Gulf Oil Corporation Limited” is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, a rights issue of its equity shares and the Company has filed a Draft Letter of Offer with SEBI. The Draft Letter of Offer is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and the website of the Lead Manager, Edelweiss Capital Limited at www.edelcap.com. Any potential investor should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk. For details, please refer to the Draft Letter of Offer including the section titled “Risk Factors” of the Draft Letter of Offer.

In the recent annual congress held at Manila last weekend the President and 3 vice presidents were elected for a four year term

For the post of president Stephan Carapiet (Macky) President of Namssa Phillipines won the election and for the post of Vice President the successful candidates were from Saudi Arabia,India and China

Mr Shrikant Karani who is the FMSCI nominee is a well known figure in UAM having served as a Vice president from 2001-2005. His nomination to post of Vice president will no doubt act a boost for promotion of two wheeler motor sport in India

” I am delighted to be elected once again for the post of Vice President UAM and i thank the FMSCI council who nominated me and for the support I received from all our member UAM voting delegates .I hope this four year term will see a big boot in promotion of activities not only in India but the Asia region as a whole” Shrikant Karani said