Bengaluru to host Autocross Nationals season opener on June 11 & 12

Bengaluru, 20 May 2022: The fmsci Indian National Autocross Championship (INAC), one of the most popular motorsports disciplines, will make a grand re-entry into the domestic calendar after a four-year break with an eight-round Nationals spread across all the zones in the country, concluding with the two-round extravaganza in the Grand finals in November.

Bangalore Motor Sports (BMS), who successfully bid the event have roped in the Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka, which is expected to promote the profile of the championship as a sponsor along with SIDVIN, a known name in motosports, to take the Nationals to the next level. Startline Motorsports and Rare Rabit, a clothing brand, are also supporting the Nationals. The 2018 Autocross was last Nationals and the finals were held in Vijayawada (AP) in January 2019. BMS will promote the championship for three years until 2024 and INAC will be one of the 13 motorsports Nationals of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (fmsci), the National governing body for Motorsports in India.

The opening round will be held in Bengaluru on June 11 and 12. There will be eight other rounds including two rounds in Delhi and a round each in Dimapur (Assam), Goa and Thrissur (Kerala). The finals will be in South India.

“Autocross is a popular format that is patronised by motorspots fans, offficials and drivers with a lot of enthusiasm and we are all set to make the event truly National by taking the championship to all corners of the country. We are making elaborate arrangements with technical support from Chetan Shivram Motorsports and our team consisting of trained Marshals and knowledgeable officials are working hard to provide the best facilities for the participants,” said Umesh Pandey, the Promoter.

All the rounds will be run on a track which is approximately 1-km for a minimum of four laps with different classes of the National championship and support classes, including a Ladies Class, spread over two days. “It is truly a spectator event with the crowd able to enjoy the action from a vantage point and just today we got clearance to add the Ladies class too as a non-championship class, like in Sprint Nationals,” added Pandey.

Calendar – Indian Autocross National Championship (INAC) 2022