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Time of India
23-05-2025
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- Time of India
Goa's motorsports association gets racer car from SAG
Sports minister Govind Gaude tries his hands at the new car on Friday Panaji: The Sports Authority of Goa has handed over keys of a racer car to the All Goa Motorsports Association, a move sports minister Govind Gaude believes will give the sport a much-needed fillip. Not many take to motorsports in Goa due to the high costs involved but the state still has consistent performers at the national level with Vaibhav Marathe the most popular name. Last month, Marathe, an elite national motocross and INRC champion, made a mark at the prestigious Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) in Chennai, finishing with Gaude as the chief guest for the event. 'You need lot of daring to succeed in motorsports, and plenty of support which the govt is trying to provide,' Gaude said while handing over the keys to the association on Friday. 'We have some good talent in the sport who can go places with the right support. They now have to get a worthy car.' The car is understood to have cost Rs 40 lakh with two motorsports enthusiasts and a leading tyre company picking up the cost. The motorsports association has been entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining the car. 'A lot of you will question why we've got a car when Goa does not have a track. I would just say, now that there is a racer car, we will find a track,' said Gaude. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Esta nueva alarma con cámara es casi regalada en Necochea (ver precio) Verisure Más información Undo The APRC race in Chennai included two other Goans, Aditya Naik and Omkar Naik, both of whom came up with strong performances but faced technical setbacks as their car suffered a major breakdown midway through the race, forcing them to withdraw.
The Hindu
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- The Hindu
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Reigning National champion Karna Kadur of Bengaluru set the early pace and took a slender lead in the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), promoted by Vamcy Merla, after two loops of the short Super Special Stage which kick-started the Indu Chandhok Memorial 48th South India Rally at the Madras International Circuit, here on Friday. Kadur, representing Arka Motorsports with veteran Musa Sherif (Kasargod) in the co-driver's seat, not only topped the chart in the APRC (Asia Cup) segment, but also led the field in the Blueband FMSCI National Rally Championship Round-1, sparing half-a-second to teammate Mangaluru's Jason Saldanha (co-driver P.V. Srinivasa Murthy of Bengaluru). Former National champion Amittrajit Ghosh (Ashwin Naik) finished the day in third spot behind Kadur and Saldanha in both APRC and the National championship to complete a 1-2-3 for Arka Motorsports at the end of first day. Provisional results (winners only, leg-1, section-1): FIA APRC/ Overall: Karna Kadur & Musa Sherif (Arka Motorsports) 2m, 50.9s); INRC 1: Kadur & Sherif; INRC 2: Jason Saldanha & P. V. Srinivasa Murthy (Arka Motorsports) 02:51.4; INRC 3: Seshank Jamwal & Raghu (Pvt.) 02:56.2; INRC 3T (turbo): Jeet Jhabhak & V. Sekar (Pvt.) 03:00.0. Women: INRC: Anushriya Gulati & Karan Aukta (Arka Motorsports) 03:02.6. FMSCI Gypsy Challenge: Akash Sundar & Arjun Dheerendra (03:19.7). FMSCI Classic Challenge: Siddhartha Santhosh & Sawan Satyanarayan (Pvt.) 03:14.8.
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
FIA Asia Pacific C'ship: Harikrishan and Kunal to spearhead Indian challenge
Defending champions of APRC India leg Harkrishan Wadia and Kunal Kashyap of Arka Motorsports, along with reigning national champions Karna Kadur and Musa Sherif will spearhead Indian challenge at the Asia Zone round of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship from April 25-27 at the Madras International Circuit. A record number of 21 entries have been confirmed and this is an all-time record for India in the APRC Asia Cup, which will be held alongside the FMSCI Indu Chandhok Memorial Indian Rally Championship (INRC), organised by Madras Motor Sports Club (MMSC). The recce of all the 21 cars were completed on Thursday. Vicky Chandhok, President of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship working group, said, "Continuing his unstinted support from two years ago, for the FIA APRC, VamcyMerla has been involved in backing the event in Indonesia, New Zealand and of course in India. He continues to back the event as the promoter of the Indian round. Further, he has spontaneously always agreed to support the event in the interest of the sport without expecting anything in return. This is the kind of spirit and support that the MMSC enjoys with VamcyMerla as the promoter of the FIA APRC event in India and the InduChandhok Memorial South India Rally 2025." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Her Outfit Caught Everyone's Eye The Stadium True Edition Undo Speaking on his involvement in the APRC, promoter of the APRC India round and the title sponsor of the INRC VamcyMerla, whois also backing the InduChandhok Memorial South India Rally and most of the drivers in the APRC segmentsaid, "I am so glad to continue my relationship with the FIA APRC. I am absolutely thrilled to see a record number of entries in the FIA APRC segment. I am coming in as contributor to support this round and I am also extending my support for a couple of other rounds.".
