Mumbai’s dirt track champion Rustom Patel, riding a Honda Activa, overcame unyielding conditions and a strong field to emerge triumphant in the 20th Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally, organised by Sportscraft, on Sunday. In a field of 31 riders, Rustom, who narrowly missed out on the title the last five years, rode with gay abandon over the dirt tracts of Navi Mumbai to win the grueling 35 km race with 26 minutes 29 seconds in penalties. Nashik’s Ganesh Lokhande, astride a Kinetic Marvel, was second in 28 minutes, 34 seconds, while Pune’s Snehal Chavan, astride a Honda Activa, was third in 28.40 seconds in penalties. Four-time champion Manjeet Singh Bassan, who was bidding for a third straight... [more]
The first round of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship for 2 wheelers viz. MAK Rally of Coimbatore will be held at Coimbatore on June 20 and 21, 2009. MAK LUBRICANTS from BHARAT PETROLEUM will be the title sponsor for this round of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship for 2 wheelers. The total distance of the rally will be 115.23 kms. There shall be two special stages viz. Textool (14.13 kms) and Premier (14.50 kms) run 3 times, totalling 85.89 kms. Details of the MAK Rally of Coimbatore Itinerary: Textool Wind Farm – 130 meters Liaison – Textool Stage (14.13 kms) – 970 meters Liaison – Premier Stage (14.50 kms) – 8.51 kms Liaison – Textool... [more]
The sports division of the India Mines Group viz. IMG Sports will be the title sponsor for the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship for 2 wheelers, according to a press release from the FMSCI. The IMG Sports FMSCI – INRC for 2 wheelers will be a 5 round championship as follows : Round 1 : Coimbatore : 20-21 June 2009 Round 2 : Bangalore : 15-16 August 2009 Round 3 : Mysore : 12-13 September 2009 Round 4 : Chikmagalur : 14-15 November 2009 and Round 5 : Chennai : TBA It must be noted that IMG Sports is also one of the promoters of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship for 4 wheelers. Last year, the FMSCI INRC for 2 Wheelers were run only for the 4 stroke bikes. There was a lot... [more]
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