MAI Indian National Rally Championship Round 1 at Cochin

planet_rocker · 6th March 2007, 10:45

all the best jerish. have fun.

two guys from Bengal Motor Sports Association are also participating in a Yellow Esteem (team JK) ... Amittrajit Ghosh and Sourav Chowdhury. all the best to them as well. (video) (check out the exhaust note)

speedzak · 6th March 2007, 10:54

Thanks Rtech!! That was nice.
Sad not to see Naren's name on the list. Happy to see some family friends driving.

This is going to be exciting. Bikku Babu and Bonnie thomas will make a great duo in Esteem 1400 class. Jerry will be kicking up dust with Sangeeth Samuel too.

And those brave ladies! Hats off to you!!

khaadu75 · 6th March 2007, 11:42

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Originally Posted by planet_rocker

all the best jerish. have fun.

two guys from Bengal Motor Sports Association are also participating in a Yellow Esteem (team JK) ... Amittrajit Ghosh and Sourav Chowdhury. all the best to them as well. (video) (check out the exhaust note)

hey, Thats a really sweet sounding machine ... I wonder who prepared that for them !!!

Any clue ....

Cheers

madan80 · 6th March 2007, 13:04

hey, good luck jerish. about skoda and fiat, i dont think the co;s have applied for them to be [SIZE=-1]homologated. once that is done, i think they will enter. but also, the cost of spares would make the skoda prohibitively expensive to rally unless there is active participation from the company!
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madan80 · 6th March 2007, 13:16

how come there are two categories of esteem, 1400 and RSC? what is the difference?

Rtech · 6th March 2007, 13:25

RSC is for carb. Esteem's running on either OE suspension or Koni's. the 1400cc class is open to all other homologated cars upto 1400cc, which includes the Gypsy, Gypsy King, Esteem Carb & MPFI.

The RSC is basically the novice class where one enters to get experience without competing directly with the big boys.

planet_rocker · 6th March 2007, 13:29

@khaadu75 - when i spoke to him (amittrajit), he said that he gets his car done from Chennai....dont know about the tuner. he is also a national racing champ 2005 (team Valvoline) - check here Orkut if the link is not working let me know.

biju · 6th March 2007, 21:27

Jerish,

I'm sure you will be the Winner

ALL THE BEST .. MY FRIEND..

Hoping to meet you in Cochin on 10th morning..!!!

BIJU

papps · 7th March 2007, 01:26

no gypsies are entered.. probably for the later rallies..

speedzak · 10th March 2007, 14:59

There is one Gypsy driven by Suredra Babu and Sheraz doing the Navigation.

The stage is all set.

Morning was the flag off. Some great personalities were present for the event. Our Man was cheered up by fellow team-Bhpians and was flagged off by his own wife.

Here is our man coming up the ramp.

The organisers were very much amazed by the enthusiasm Jerish's wife had for this event and handed her the flag!! (She waded thru the difficulty of being pregnant)!!!

Here is the happy couple and the flag off!!

The only woman driver this time.

Jerish!!! All set and ready to do it in the stages.

Gaurav Gill and Moosa Sheriff waiting for the flag off!!

The winner's Trophies!!

Update:
The Baleno driven by Renjith crashed in SS1. SS4 beginning now. More coming.... SO WATCH THIS SPACE!!!

karthik247 · 10th March 2007, 15:20

Saw it on TV a few hours ago. There were a LOT of cars that participated i guess. Lots of MRF cars and lots of Balenos.

BTW...don't the drivers need the helmets?

Jerrish... All the best dude

speedzak · 10th March 2007, 15:37

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Originally Posted by karthik247

Saw it on TV a few hours ago. There were a LOT of cars that participated i guess. Lots of MRF cars and lots of Balenos.

BTW...don't the drivers need the helmets?

Jerrish... All the best dude

Esteems are more than Balenos. Then Fiestas, Cedia and 1 Gypsy.

Out of 32 cars, one didn't and one couldn't start. 30 cars started. 6 MRF cars. 8 Kari sports cars. Ideal team has 3 cars. Chettinad racing has 4 cars. And some privateers.

This is transport and Helmets are not checked until Stages.

nikkibike · 10th March 2007, 15:57

Thatz one great report on rally Zak!! Nice pics too!!
Continue with the updates..!

nikkibike · 11th March 2007, 13:13

Seems like Gaurav Gill in 1600 class and Girija Shankar Joshi in 1400 class are leading now!

khaadu75 · 11th March 2007, 16:03

Hey, Its pretty much confirmed that Gill has won followed by Arjun Balu --- Urs I think DNFd !! Also our own killjoy crashed out in SS7 ....

Cheers

6th March 2007, 10:45	#46
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	all the best jerish. have fun. two guys from Bengal Motor Sports Association are also participating in a Yellow Esteem (team JK) ... Amittrajit Ghosh and Sourav Chowdhury. all the best to them as well. (video) (check out the exhaust note)
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6th March 2007, 10:54	#47
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Thanks Rtech!! That was nice. Sad not to see Naren's name on the list. Happy to see some family friends driving. This is going to be exciting. Bikku Babu and Bonnie thomas will make a great duo in Esteem 1400 class. Jerry will be kicking up dust with Sangeeth Samuel too. And those brave ladies! Hats off to you!!
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6th March 2007, 13:04	#49
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	hey, good luck jerish. about skoda and fiat, i dont think the co;s have applied for them to be [SIZE=-1]homologated. once that is done, i think they will enter. but also, the cost of spares would make the skoda prohibitively expensive to rally unless there is active participation from the company! [/SIZE]
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6th March 2007, 13:16	#50
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	how come there are two categories of esteem, 1400 and RSC? what is the difference?
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6th March 2007, 13:25	#51
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	RSC is for carb. Esteem's running on either OE suspension or Koni's. the 1400cc class is open to all other homologated cars upto 1400cc, which includes the Gypsy, Gypsy King, Esteem Carb & MPFI. The RSC is basically the novice class where one enters to get experience without competing directly with the big boys.
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6th March 2007, 13:29	#52
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	@khaadu75 - when i spoke to him (amittrajit), he said that he gets his car done from Chennai....dont know about the tuner. he is also a national racing champ 2005 (team Valvoline) - check here Orkut if the link is not working let me know.
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6th March 2007, 21:27	#53
biju BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cochin Posts: 25 Thanked: 0 Times	All the Best to Jerish Jerish, I'm sure you will be the Winner ALL THE BEST .. MY FRIEND.. Hoping to meet you in Cochin on 10th morning..!!! BIJU
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7th March 2007, 01:26	#54
papps BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 271 Thanked: 0 Times	no gypsies are entered.. probably for the later rallies..
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10th March 2007, 14:59	#55
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	There is one Gypsy driven by Suredra Babu and Sheraz doing the Navigation. The stage is all set. Morning was the flag off. Some great personalities were present for the event. Our Man was cheered up by fellow team-Bhpians and was flagged off by his own wife. Here is our man coming up the ramp. The organisers were very much amazed by the enthusiasm Jerish's wife had for this event and handed her the flag!! (She waded thru the difficulty of being pregnant)!!! Here is the happy couple and the flag off!! The only woman driver this time. Jerish!!! All set and ready to do it in the stages. Gaurav Gill and Moosa Sheriff waiting for the flag off!! The winner's Trophies!! Update: The Baleno driven by Renjith crashed in SS1. SS4 beginning now. More coming.... SO WATCH THIS SPACE!!!
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10th March 2007, 15:20	#56
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	Saw it on TV a few hours ago. There were a LOT of cars that participated i guess. Lots of MRF cars and lots of Balenos. BTW...don't the drivers need the helmets? Jerrish... All the best dude Last edited by karthik247 : 10th March 2007 at 15:22.
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10th March 2007, 15:57	#58
nikkibike BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: QoAS Posts: 526 Thanked: 4 Times	good update! Thatz one great report on rally Zak!! Nice pics too!! Continue with the updates..!
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11th March 2007, 13:13	#59
nikkibike BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: QoAS Posts: 526 Thanked: 4 Times	Updates...! Seems like Gaurav Gill in 1600 class and Girija Shankar Joshi in 1400 class are leading now!
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11th March 2007, 16:03	#60
khaadu75 BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: same as the proposed venue for F1 ;-) Posts: 1,156 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	Hey, Its pretty much confirmed that Gill has won followed by Arjun Balu --- Urs I think DNFd !! Also our own killjoy crashed out in SS7 .... Cheers
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