Run concurrently with the opening round of the Blueband Sports-promoted Fmsci Indian National Rally Championship, the competitors will be tested over 131kms of Special Stages, beginning with two loops of cross-over Super Special Stage on Friday afternoon.
Last year’s winner of the India round of Asia Cup and reigning Indian national champion Karna Kadur (co-driver Nikhil Pai) will defend his title, piloting a Volkswagen Polo. Also headlining the APRC field are Gaurav Gill, a three-time APRC champion, partnered by a new co-driver in Aniruddha Rangnekar in a Subaru Impreza, and Thailand’s Toyota Rally team’s Pornsiricherd Mana (Meenil Thanyaphat).
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The rally starts on Friday with two runs of the 1.8km super special stage. Saturday covers seven stages inland from the Madras International Circuit (MIC) rally hub. A number of the stages include roads around the venue – reconfigured. Sunday concludes with four stages returning the teams to the MIC for an event podium from noon.
Images courtesy of Madras Motorsports Club