JK Tyre Himalayan Drive 5 to be flagged-off on Saturday
Siliguri, Feb 24 (IANS) As many as 100 top rallyists from around the country will be vying for the top honours when the Biswa Bangla JK Tyre Himalayan Drive 5 gets underway here on Saturday….
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Gutsy woman dentist drives into male bastion
By Tajinder Bains Ropar (Punjab), Feb 22 (IANS) With each passing day, women in India are breaking into new fields hitherto seen as exclusive male preserves. And adventure sports is another such male forte. Meet…
For these Arunachal men, off-roading is family affair
By Tajinder Bains Ropar (Punjab), Feb 22 (IANS) For the uninitiated, Arunachal Pradesh and rallying/off-roading are words not to be taken in the same breath. But, there are always people out there to break the…
Renault unveils new Formula One car
Paris, Feb 22 (IANS) The Renault Formula One team has set the target at the fifth position up from ninth one year earlier, as they launched their new car for the 2017 season. Four-time world…
Off-roading costs a bomb, but for enthusiasts passion counts
By Tajinder Bains Ropar, Feb 21 (IANS) Off-roading is slowly but surely catching up among the young as also the not-so-young from diverse walks of life with a healthy appetite for high-adrenaline adventure, and deep…
Tata Motors T1 Prima Truck Racing meet on March 19 at BIC
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The fourth edition of the Tata Motors T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship will be held on March 19 at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in Greater Noida, it was announced…
Bengaluru teams win off-roading championship in Punjab
By Tajinder Bains Ropar (Punjab), Feb 19 (IANS) Two team of two off-roaders each from Bengaluru rode roughshod over their competitors to come up trumps in the inaugural “JK Tyre Xtreme 4Play 2017”, which concluded…
Off-roaders test skills, vehicle endurance at extreme sport event
By Tajinder Bains Ropar (Punjab), Feb 18 (IANS) As many as 12 teams of off-roaders from across the country have rallied near here to test not only their driving skills on the rough terrain but…
20 top teams in fray for JK Tyre Xtreme 4Play
Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) The JK Tyre Xtreme 4Play, north Indias biggest off-roading competition, was flagged off here on Friday evening, with as many as 20 top teams from across the country competing for top…
Racer Gill wins FMSCI’s person of the year award
Hyderabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Five time National rally champion Gaurav Gill was decorated with the Motorsports Person of the Year Award here on Friday. Gill, the reigning Asia Pacific Champion who had a spectacular 2016,…
Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm flagged off
Noida, Jan 29 (IANS) The 15th edition of the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm was flagged off from here on Sunday. The rally will cover a total of 2,000 kms over a span of six days…
Bernie Ecclestone forced out as Formula 1 boss
London, Jan 24 (IANS) Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that he was removed as Chief Executive Officer of the Formula 1 Group by US-based Liberty Media, which consolidated its takeover of the motor sport. The 86-year-old…
Jagan on course for National Motorcycle racing championship title
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Jagan Kumar of TVS Racing put in another commanding performance to seal the title in the premium Super Sport Indian (165cc) class on the penultimate day of the fifth and final…
Season-ending Honda One Make Race to start from Friday
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) A total of 48 racers will battle for the top honours in the fifth and final round of the Honda One Make Racing Championship, which starts at the Madras Motor Race…
Massa to return to F1 with Williams
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 17 (IANS) Brazilian driver Felipe Massa has announced he will race again for Williams this year, just weeks after retiring from Formula One. The 35-year-old has agreed to partner Canadian teenager…
Sunderland, Peterhansel crowned champions at Dakar Rally
Buenos Aires, Jan 15 (IANS) British motorcyclist Sam Sunderland (KTM) clinched his first Dakar Rally title, while Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel (Peugeot) narrowly held off countryman and Peugeot teammate Sebastian Loeb in the car race to…
Loeb grabs Dakar Rally lead
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 11 (IANS) Nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb has taken the overall lead in the Dakar Rally after winning the eighth stage. The 42-year-old Frenchman finished the 417-km journey from Uyuni…
Peterhansel keeps Dakar Rally lead
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 10 (IANS) Defending champion Stephane Peterhansel maintained the Dakar Rally lead by winning the shortened seventh stage in Bolivia. The 51-year-old finished the La Paz-Uyuni leg in one hour 54 minutes…
We’ve done what we have to do to win at Dakar: Spanish driver Roma
La Paz, Bolivia, Jan 9 (IANS) Spanish Toyota driver Nani Roma, ranked fourth in the general Dakar Rally classification a week into the race, said he and his team have “done what you have to…
Dakar Rally sixth stage cancelled after rains
La Paz, Jan 8 (IANS) The sixth stage of the Dakar Rally morosports race has been cancelled after torrential rains in the Bolivian Andes mountains. Most of the 786-km stage from Oruro to La Paz…