Abdul Tanveer, Harith Noah to join Sherco TVS Team for Morocco Rally
Morocco, 29 Sept. 2018: Successful Indian riders Abdul Wahid Tanveer and Harith Noah will join the four-rider Sherco TVS Factory Rally Team for the Rally of Morocco 2018, the final round of FIM Cross Country Rallies World Championship, to be held here from October 3 to 9.
Adrien Metge from France and Lorenzo Santolino from Spain will continue to spearhead the Team’s challenge. B Selvaraj, TVS Racing team manager said: “We are delighted to launch two Indian racers in to the International arena. Tanveer is in great form and has prior experience in the Sahara Desert. Harith is talented and all of us are eager to see him perform in his first International stint. Lorenzo also had good performances through the year and Adrien has recovered.” The rally covers 1937 kilometers, spread over 5 stages, in 6 days.
Tanveer said: “This is my first time in the Rally of Morocco and I am excited to be a part of this Rally. I am confident after successfully completing the recent PanAfrica Rally and topping the Enduro class. I hope to better my performance and will give it my best shot.”
Noah said: “I am grateful to Sherco TVS Racing for placing faith in me and providing me with this huge opportunity to participate in my first International Rally. I have trained rigorously in France over the past month and look forward to do my best.”
The Rally of Morocco 2018, which includes bikes, quads, trucks, cars and SSV categories, will traverse through the dunes and tricky trails of Moroccan desert across different stages and routes around Erfoud and Fez.
About TVS Racing
Since the past 36 years, TVS Racing has been actively participating on and off-road racing events such as road racing, Super-cross and Motocross, Dirt Tracks, Rally etc. TVS Racing is the only factory team in India to have any woman racer as a part of their team. In early 2015, TVS Racing became the first Indian factory team to take part in the Dakar Rally, which is the longest and toughest Rally in the world. TVS Racing won 15 championships across all forms of two-wheeler motorsport events Supercross, Rallies and Road racing last year.
