KMSC to conduct MRF Rally of Bangalore on Sunday: TSD Rally Nationals
Bangalore, 24 Sept 2015: The Karnataka Motor Sports Club is happy to announce that it will conduct the MRF Rally of Bangalore, the fifth round of the 2015 FMSCI Indian National TSD Rally Championship, here on Sunday, September 27. The Green Run Rally 2015 will be run simultaneously and is for the local entries. The events are being conducted under the aegis of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India.
The events will be tributes to the late Mr R Bharath Raj, who was our Chairman and FMSCI President.
Tyre manufacturer MRF is the title sponsor for the event and the KMSC would like to express its gratitude to them for this. The KMSC hopes MRF will continue its support in the future. MRF has been doing a lot for the promotion of motorsport in the country.
KMSC is one of the founder members of the FMSCI and is easily one of the most active clubs in the country. The club has been conducting events on a regular basis and conducted the 40th edition of the K-1000 Rally last year. Apart from the stage rally, KMSC has regularly conducted TSD rallies, both local and National Championship events.
KMSC President Shivu Shivappa said: “The KMSC has always been in the forefront when it comes to organising quality events. We are expecting a good turnout for this event and I am sure many will come since the Rally is dedicated to our late Chairman R Bharath Raj.
“The intention of the Green Run Rally is to educate people about the need to preserve the environment and also being safe on the road.”
Around 30 entries are expected in all. For the National Championship category, 10 entries are expected. Entries from as far as Kolkata, Mumbai, Erode, Chennai, Coimbatore apart from the local ones will be vying for top honours in the Pro Expert and Pro Stock categories.
The Club on Mysore Roadis the Rally Headquarters. The event will be flagged off from The Club at 0700 hours on September 27. The finish is also at The Club.
The total distance of the Rally is about 160Km for both the National Championship and Green Run entrants. The areas that the Rally will cover are Kanakapura Road and Mysore Road.
The top five places in the National Championship will receive, apart from trophies, Rs 40,000, Rs 30,000, Rs 20,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000 as cash prizes. In the Green Run Rally, the top three places will receive Rs 10,000, Rs 7,500 and Rs 5,000 respectively. The top five places will receive trophies.
In the National Championship standings, SK Ajgar Ali-Mohammad Musthafa MK lead in the Pro Expert category with 83 points. Second are Subir Roy-Nirav Mehta and Sandip Mukherjee-Suvrajit Dutta are third. In the Pro Stock category, Sekar V-Natarajan G lead the table with 76 points.
The Green Run Rally, formerly Picnic Rally, has been run for many years by the KMSC. The objective of the event is to educate citizens about the need for road safety and also to protect the environment.
TSD stands for Time-Speed-Distance and this form of rallying emphasises on navigation and maintaining speeds to attract least time penalty. Thus, coordination between the driver and navigator is crucial. Since the speeds are low, usually never more than 45Kmph, it is a very safe kind of motorsport for anybody to take part.
Please feel free to get in touch with Shivu Shivappa (9844015653) or Vivek Phadnis (9620959687) for more details or clarifications.
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