VOL.2007.010
Date : 29 Jan 2007

Gulf Foster a Child Car Drive - An Event with a cause
3-4 Feb 2007, Mumbai

Feb 4, 2007 : Mumbai

How difficult is it to drive from Dadar to Khandala? ‘Not that easy’ would be the answer if you asked those who participated in the Gulf Foster A Child Drive on Sunday. True, it was not as simple as it sounds.

The Gulf Foster A Child Drive is one of the most looked forward events in Mumbai’s motorsport calendar. It is not about speed, but sense in deciphering a maze of directions. This year too it was no different. 48 entries were received and though there were five non-starters, it was worth the while for the participants, with two or three children from the orphanages of Regina Pacis Boarding and Our Lady’s Home, who spent time with underprivileged kids.

The Sportscraft-organised drive, was an exercise in concentration and precision reading of the course, from Our Lady’s Home in Parel to Duke’s Retreat In Khandala. Driving through a maze of directions courtesy a tulip chart proved challenging and entertaining for the 43 vehicles that made the trip.

And coming out best was Nadeem Karmali and Nazli Karmali. The duo read the tulip chart astutely to finish with the minimum penalty-points and emerge triumphant. The pair of Sonal Sawant and Nilesh Rane finished second while 59-yar-old Sunil Shanbaug, who was once a regular at rallies fine-tuning vehicles, and his wife Anapurna Shanbaug were third. Mrunal Tanna, an old hand in the business of driving through tulip charts, and Binita were the best All-Ladies team. Daksha Shah and Asmita Mehta were second in the category while Pouruchisty Elavia and Gulzar were third. The team of Rufina, Asif, Aseem, Ayaan and Zain Karmai, in a Maruti Alto, won the prize for the Best Dressed Team. They participated with the message ‘Unity in diversity’.

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