Gulf Dirt Track National Championship 2006 for 2 wheelers 22-23 July : Chennai

Chennai: 23rd July 2005 :

It was a different scenario at the St. Georges School when the riders from all over India had accumulated to strive for the honors. All dressed in their safety riding gear was a pleasure and thrill for the spectator who had come to cheer. A total of 122 entries were received.

The Gulf Dirt Track National Championship – second round – Chennai, was flagged of by Jt. Commissioner of Police –
Mr. Sundeep Rai Rathore at 9:00 a.m.

As the event took off there was lots of applauding from the crowd, as they were thrilled to see the spectacular event and a great competition. As much as the spectators enjoyed the competitors were more charged competing and gave excellent performance

Some of the best riders of the country participated. Professional riders from TVS Racing Team added glamour to the show, exhibiting their skills at high speeds, their breaking ability over bends and controlling their machines superbly in the slush. Besides these professionals, there were also experts from Bangalore, Coimbatore, Jodhpur, Hyderabad, Pune, Nashik and Mumbai who put up an excellent show.

Overall, there were 12 classes. In the (Indian Expert Class) foreign two- wheeler category, H K Pradeep of TVS Racing on his TVS 250 X grabbed 37 points and clinched a step ahead towards the championship. He was followed by T K Vishvanath and Karan Kadam who received 33 and 30 points respectively.

Ganesh Lokhande of Nasik on his RX 135 in the Motorcycle above 80cc upto 150cc group B ( Private Expert Class) and Arvind K P of TVS Racing on his in the Indian Novice class, topped the podium. D Shivaji proved a cut above all in Local class.

Shamim Khan from Nasik was fastest on his Kinetic Marvel in the scooter upto 110cc class. His control and speed in this category was remarkable. Also Pinkesh Thakkar of Pune secured the second position, while Tarak Daiya of Mumbai captured the third position.

The spectators were totally entertained and went back cheering the daredevils and few wished that they were part of it.

The event was organised to the precision. The credit goes to Mr. Shrikant Karani of Sportscraft for his detailed worked to make this event a great success.

Mr. Varadrajan – VP - Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd., (Lubricants Division) gave away the prizes. During the occasion he said, “The events are being organised in order to inculcate a riding discipline among two-wheeler riders as also to give them a chance to enjoy the thrill of racing and display their riding skills in a safe environment, without the fear of injury or getting hurt”.

It is the second year in succession that The Gulf Dirt Track Challenge has been staged. An event nurtured by the Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd., which is the 2nd largest private sector company in the Indian Lubricants market and organised by Sportscraft , was held under the aegis of the FMSCI.

In India, Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd., has now emerged as a strong player in the motor sports arena continuously sponsoring many motor racing events, amongst them being the Gulf Dirt Track Challenge, Gulf Autocross, Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally and also Gulf Foster-A-Child Rally.

This was the Second round of the five series. The other three rounds will be staged at Raipur, Nashik & Jaipur.

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