Caption: The track being readied for the racing event at the grounds near Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel in city tomorrow.
Mysore, Sept.8
All roads in the city will lead to the grounds adjacent Lalitha Mahal Palace tomorrow where the FMSC Indian National Autocross Championship-Round Three is all set to vroom, much to the delight of city’s motor sport enthusiasts who will witness the excitement of the event after a lapse of seven years.
Wynnsport, the Promoter of the series, in association with An Open Mind (AOM) as Principal Associate, is bringing this event to the motorsport enthusiasts in the city. The event will be organised by the IMSC and presented by Mysore Automotive Racing Club (MARC).
This event has attracted participants from all over the country in the four-wheeler section. Ranjith Ballal leads the Championship in the 850 cc, upto 1150cc and the Gypsy Class after 2 round and is second in the 1400 cc class. Den Thimmaiah of Team R3A run by PGA motorsports, the only team entry in the Championship leading the 1400 cc class.
B.S. Rudresh is 2nd in the 850 CC class followed by Ashok Mudigere. In the upto 1150 CC class, S.P. Suchindra is second followed by Lokesh Gowda. K.H. Aditya is 3rd in 1400 CC class.
The 1600 CC class is led by G.A. Vishal followed by Chetan Shivram and Shefeeq-ur-Rehman. Chetan leads the 3000 CC Championship followed by Lohit Urs and Rahul Kanthraj, both from Team R3A.
Shafeeq-ur-Rehman is 2nd in the Gypsy class followed by Philip Thomas. In the women’s class, M. Ashika again of Team R3A leads the Championship followed by Anita Kholay and Veena Ponnappa. All these leading drivers are a part of the starting grid in Mysore.
The event is conducted by Mysore Automotive Racing Club (MARC) which was established for the purpose of promoting auto sport in the country by Anil Sadanand, a passionate and successful racer himself from Mysore, who began his career in motocross in 1986. MARC is professionally run, backed by proven and passionate individuals.
Lohitt Urs, the dream boy of the motorsport enthusiast from the region, is instrumental in bringing Auto-Cross championship to Mysore. The following events will be conducted in different classes, open to vehicles manufactured in India: Class 1: upto 850 cc Open; Class 2: Over 850 cc upto 1150 cc Open; Class 3: Over 1150 cc upto 1400 cc Open; Class 4: Over 1400 cc upto 1600 cc Open; Class 5: Upto 3000 cc Open; Class 6: 4×4 Gypsy upto 1400 cc Open; Class 7: upto 1400 cc (Ladies) Open.
This is the official National Autocross Championship, run under the aegis of the FIA.
The event will carry prizes and trophies amounting to Rs. 1.5 lakh and has got more than 100 entries. Team R3A of PGA Mo-torsports who are leading the Overall Team championship and Driver championship in 3 classes have given 8 entries in 4 Classes for 3rd round in city.
The track will accommodate 2 cars. There will be one qualifying round of 2 laps. After the qualifying round, the top 6 cars from each class will run for the finals. The finals will be run over a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 laps.
source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / September 08th, 2012