The Nazir Hoosein Memorial Drive will follow the original route from the 1981 edition.

Team Firefox has officially announced the Nazir Hoosein Memorial Drive that will take place on November 8-13, 2021.

Nazir Hoosein was the founder member of the Indian Automotive Racing Club (IARC) and was the former President of the Federation of MotorSport Clubs of India (FMSCI) in 1984/85.

He also founded the Himalayan Rally. The first edition was held in 1980 and was based on a safari rally format

The Nazir Hoosein Memorial Drive will follow the original route from the 1981 edition. The rally will kick off from Greater Noida. The first stop will be at Lansdowne, followed by Mussoorie and Kufri. On November 11, drivers will take on the Jalori Pass before halting at Manali and on the final day, the participants will cross the Rohtang pass before concluding in Manali.

A new series titled The Driving Force is now available for streaming on Hotstar. The behind the scenes footage gives the viewers a glimpse of the happenings of the Indian motorsports scene and the making of a championship. The footage has been shot over a period of almost one year.

The series covers the 2019 FMSCI Indian National Championship, including the Volkswagen Ameo Cup, MRF F1600 and F1300 at the Madras Motor Race Track. It also showcases the finer details of motorsport in India, including the different categories of racing, managerial & administration aspects as well as the human side of motorsports.

The six-episode documentary is produced by GoQuest Digital Studios and Volkswagen Motorsport India with support of the Federation of Motorsports Club of India, Volkswagen Motorsport and MRF amongst others.

The first round of the 2019 VW Ameo Class, formerly known as the Ameo Cup, will be held at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore on June 22, 2019.

The VW Ameo Class is part of the MRF MMSCI FMSCI National Championship. A total of 18 drivers will take part this year, including 9 new drivers. This year's winner will be officially crowned National Champion by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI).

Last month, the selected drivers took part in a 2-day fitness camp in Pune. Test sessions were carried out at the Kari Motor Speedway ahead of the season opener. The sessions were conducted by driver coaches Rayomand Banajee and Karthik Tharani. Drivers were briefed on the fundamentals of racing, racing lines and braking drills. The sessions also helped new drivers to get accustomed to their cars.

The race weekend will be divided into two free practice sessions followed by qualifying on Saturday. Three races will spread between Saturday and Sunday.

The second round of the Volkswagen Ameo Class 2019 will be held at the Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai in July 2019.

The Volkswagen Ameo Cup series (Ameo Class) has received National Championship recognition from the Federation of Motorsport Clubs of India (FMSCI). The winner of the Pro and Junior category will now be officially recognized as the Indian National Champions in the Ameo Class.

The format of the one-make Ameo Class will remain unchanged, which includes 10 races held over four race weekends. The first round will be held at Kari Motor Speedway near Coimbatore, the second and third rounds at Madras Motor Race Track near Chennai and the last round will be held at the Buddh International Circuit near Greater Noida. 

The VW Ameo Cup is part of the MMSC-FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship. A total of 20 cars take part in the event. The cars are built by Volkswagen Motorsport India and are powered by a 1.8-litre turbocharged petrol engine mated to a racing gearbox.

Xtreme1 / X1 Racing League, a 2-seater sports car racing championship, will be held from October 2019. The competition is backed by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) and promoted by race drivers Aditya Patel and Armaan Ebrahim.

The franchise-based racing series will include 40 races held over 12 weekends. The races will be organized at 4 venues including street circuits and race tracks. Races will take place on Saturdays and Sundays. There will be 3 races of 45 minutes duration per day.

The X1 Racing League will include eight city-based franchises with 32 domestic and international drivers including women racers. Each team will have 2 cars and 4 drivers with one international male and female driver as well as one Indian international driver and an Indian domestic driver.

The organizers are in also talks with well-known racing drivers including former F1, Formula E, Indy 500, Le Mans and NASCAR drivers.

Driver registrations for the 2019 Volkswagen Ameo Cup are now open. Registration forms are available on this website. The last date to register is February 3, 2019.

Drivers' selection for the 3rd edition of the Ameo Cup Series will be held at the Indi Karting Track in Kharadi, Pune. Drivers will be selected on the based of their performance in karting sessions. Participants will be evaluated for overall driving skills including consistency in performance, understanding of racing lines, lap times, driving attitude and versatility. 

The 2019 VW Ameo Cup is part of the MMSC-FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship. Races will be held at MMRT in Chennai, Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore and at Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida. 20 cars will compete in 10 races scheduled across the year.

The Ameo Cup cars are built by the Volkswagen Motorsport India. They are powered by a 1.8-litre, turbocharged petrol engine, which is mated to a racing gearbox.

J Prithviraj of the Coimbatore Auto Sports Club has been elected as the president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI). He replaces Akbar Ebrahim, who held the post for a period of two years. Shivu Shivappa of the Karnataka Motor Sports Club will take charge as the new vice president of the organisation. 

The decision to appoint J Prithviraj and Shivu Shivappa was made during the body's Annual General Meeting. The FMSCI council now consists of 10 members.

The newly elected governing council members are - Vicky Chandhok (MMSC), Farokh Commissariat (IARC), Sita Raina (CMSC), Akbar Ebrahim (Meco MS), Arindam Ghosh (RRPM), Farooq Ahmed (MSCC), B Vijaykumar (Spitfire MS) and Sanjay Sharma (PCRT).

Volkswagen Motorsport India is developing the TC4-A Vento 1.8 TSI race car for its customer sport program. The new race cars are being built to comply with the TC4-A regulations set by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI).

The TC4-A regulations are based on the current Indian Touring Car (ITC) regulations. The race cars are required to have turbocharged engines no larger than 2,000 cc and a turbo inlet restrictor of 30 mm. The minimum weight of the race car is restricted to 1,150 kg.

The TC4-A Vento race car will be powered by a 1.8-litre TSI engine mated to a 3MO sequential gearbox with a manual gearshift lever. As part of the testing phase, two cars will be driven by Karthik Tharani and Ishaan Dodhiwala in the 2018 National Championship season.

The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) has sanctioned a new two-seater sports car racing league called the Xtreme1 / X1 Racing League. Touted as the world's first city-based motorsports league, the first race is scheduled to be held in the first quarter of 2019.

The X1 Racing League will include 8 city-based franchise teams. Each team will have 2 custom-built cars and 4 drivers including 1 male and 1 female driver from India and abroad. The international drivers need to have 5 or more years of driving experience in international series, while the domestic drivers will be picked from national championships.

A league season will consist of 4 consecutive race weekends, during which three 45-minute races will be held on Saturdays and Sundays. Additionally, the X1 Racing League will run a year-long domestic season with over 12 races with Indian drivers. Team owners will also be able to race or could appoint a driver to race on their behalf. 

Races will be held at purpose built racetracks like the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) and Madras Motor Race Track (MMRT) as well as on temporary street circuits in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh and Mumbai.

Running an X1 Racing League team is expected to cost Rs. 6.5-7 crore per season.

Gautam Singhania has been elected to the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC). The chairman and managing director of the Raymond Group, garnered 82 votes and was among the 14 members elected during the FIA Annual General Assembly held on December 8, 2017 in Paris. 

Akbar Ebrahim, President of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) was named as the Deputy Titular and will also represent India at WMSC. Additionally, 17 out of 20 nominees from India were co-opted in various FIA Sporting Commissions. Earlier this year, the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) had elected Gautam Singhania to represent India at the FIA's World Motor Sport Council (WMSC). He replaces Vijay Mallya, who resigned as the representative of India to FIA in July 2017.

WMSC consists of 14 members in addition to the 7 vice-presidents and a deputy president. Members are elected for a term of 4 years. The council oversees all international sporting matters related to motorsport disciplines that fall under the FIA.