Gaurav Gill heads field for second round of INRC Rally

A record 64 entries were received for the second round of Champions Yacht Club-FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship beginning here on Friday.

The first round of the rally held in Chennai in June had 51 teams.

The three-day rally will be flagged off in the evening at Kethanur on the outskirts, where it be run around 120 kms at special stages on gravel and dirt tracks, Club Head Gautham Shantappa told reporters here Thursday.

Three-time Asia Pacific rally champion Gaurav Gill and four women teams are participating in the event, which has received a record number in the last 42 years, he said.

Championship Yacht Club has been appointed as promoters for the next three season of the Indian National Rally Championship, he added.

A woman contestant, Shivani from Davangere in Karnataka, who was present said women were receiving good encouragement to participate in such rallies.

The third round will be held in Rajasthan in September, followed by events in Kochi in November, Bengaluru in November and the sixth and final round in Chikmagaluru in December, Gautham said.