VOL.2006.109
Date : 29 Aug 2K6

Gulf Dirt Track National Championship 2006
Round 3 : 16-17 Sep : Raipur

It is for the first time that Gulf Dirt Track National Championship (GTDNC) will be held at Science College Ground, G.E.Road, Raipur on 16th & 17th September 2006. This is third round of this year’s Gulf Dirt Track National Championship.

The event is sponsored by Gulf Oil Corporation Limited and co-sponsored and supported by Chhattisgarh Tourism Board (CTB) and organized by Mumbai’s Sportscraft, in association with Chhattisgarh Motor Sports Association (CGMSA) under the aegis of The Federation of Motorsports Clubs of India(FMSCI).

After the 2nd round held in Chennai there has been major changes in the leading positions. In the Indian Expert Championship class H. K. Pradeep over took the reigning Gulf Dirt Track National Champion C. S. Santosh both from TVS Racing Team . The points in foreign Motorcycle upto 250cc class are as follows: H. K. Pradeep of TVS Racing Team with 67 points, Karan Kadam with 63 points followed by T. K. Vishwanth with 49 points.

However in Motorcycle Above 80cc upto 150cc Group ‘B’ 2 Stroke class (Private Expert Championship) Rustom Patel is still ahead of the fray accumulating 70 points, followed by Raja from Bangalore with 63 point and Ganesh Lokhande from Nashik with 55 points.

Leading the Novice classes are: Motorcycle above 80cc upto 150cc Group ‘D’ 2 Stroke is Arvind K.P with 37 points followed by Hafeezur Rehman with 20 points both from TVS Racing Team where as in Motorcycle above 125cc upto 160cc Group ‘D’ 4 Stroke Novice class is Hafeezur Rehman (TVS Racing Team) is leading with 37 points followed by Gyanesh Shukla from Mumbai with 26 points.

Way ahead in the lead in Private Expert Championship – Foreign Motorcycles upto 250cc Group ‘A’ 2 & 4 Stroke class is Snehal Chauhan from Pune with 63 points followed by Badal Doshi from Mumbai with 58 points.

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