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IRC 2015: Rally of Nashik kicks off on June 12

Season opening rally the only tarmac event of the season

Overdrive|Jun 12, 2015, 20:00:22 IST

The new season of the FMSCI Indian Rally Championship starts off with the Mahindra Adventure Rally of Maharashtra which will be held from June 12 to 14, 2015. 27 cars will be compete in the the 471km rally.

Reigning national champion Gaurav Gill (with co-driver Musa Sheriff) along with other Mahindra Adventure team-mates Sunny Sidhu (with PVS Murthy ) and Amittrajit Ghosh (Ashwin Naik) will be leading the top-end IRC class in the SuperXUVs. About his prospects ahead of the start of the rally, the 2013 APRC champion said, “It is going to be an exciting and challenging year. Both Mahindra and MRF, our tyre suppliers, have put in a lot of effort and our cars are well prepared. As for the Mahindra Adventure Rally of Maharashtra, it is going to be very challenging since the Evos are more powerful, especially on the tarmac surface. But then, I am all ...Continue Reading...

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