Etios Motor Racing series car gets the nod
August 7th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 5 (IANS) The Etios Motor Racing (EMR) car received the thumbs-up from not just the 25 short-listed drivers, but also the acknowledged experts as Toyota paraded the vehicle ... Read more...
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Gill annexes overall title in Rally de Bengal
December 18th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Durgapur, Dec 18 (IANS) Team MRF's Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) finished the 2011 Indian National Rally Championship season in style, with a resounding win at the Rally de Bengal, ... Read more...
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Urs leaves MRF for Odisha Rally
December 8th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneshwar, Dec 8 (IANS) All is not well in Team MRF camp. Close on the heels of Arjun Balu retiring, veteran Lohitt Urs has decided to opt out of the ... Read more...
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Rally ace Naren Kumar retires
July 22nd, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 22 (IANS) Just a week shy of his 37th birthday, one of India iconic rally drivers, Velappan Rajendran Naren Kumar, has announced his retirement from motorsports after an ... Read more...
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Upma dish wins Indian-American chef $100,000 top prize
June 17th, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 17 (IANS) Indian-American chef Floyd Cardoz, the man behind New York's now-closed Danny Meyer Indian restaurant Tabla, has taken home the $100,000 top prize in the third season ... Read more...
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Commanding win for Gill at Maharashtra rally
June 5th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik, June 5 (IANS) Expectedly, Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif), driving a modified 2000cc Mitsubishi Cedia, led a 1-2 finish for Team MRF along with Lohitt V. Urs (PVS Murthy) ... Read more...
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Gill set to take top honours in Maharashtra Rally
June 4th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik, June 4 (IANS) Team MRF was poised for a 1-2 finish in the Rally of Maharashtra, the first round of the Speed Indian National Rally Championship, as the country's ... Read more...
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Team MRF dominate Day 1 of Nashik Rally
June 3rd, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik, June 3 (IANS) Team MRF, led by Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif), topped the overall time charts in the Super Special Stage with colleagues Arjun Balu (Sujith Kumar) and ... Read more...
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Red Rooster Racing exit motorsports
April 25th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 25 (IANS) After three seasons, the high-profile Bangalore-based Red Rooster Racing team has decided to exit motorsports in view of a financial crunch, according to its Managing Director ... Read more...
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Gill triumphs in Rally of Kerala
December 19th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kottayam, Dec 19 (IANS) Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) of Team MRF expectedly won the overall title, only his second this season, in the Speed-Indian National Rally Championship, as he took the ... Read more...
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MRF’s Gill surges into lead at Misty Meadows
December 18th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kottayam, Dec 18 (IANS) A pumped-up and angry Gaurav Gill of Team MRF, following an early morning verbal altercation with rival Red Rooster Racing team, showed who the boss was as he ... Read more...
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Team Red Rooster leads Kerala Rally
December 17th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kottayam, Dec 17 (IANS) Amittrajit Ghosh (co-driver Ashwin Naik) of Team Red Rooster Racing hung on grimly to a slender lead to finish ahead of national champion Gaurav Gill (Musa Sherif) of ... Read more...
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Another battle of big guns at Misty Meadows Rally
December 16th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kottayam, Dec 16 (IANS) After the disastrous Karnataka-1000 a fortnight back, the Speed-Indian National Rally Championship caravan has arrived in the much calmer and scenic Kuttikkanam for the all-tarmac Misty Meadows Rally.The ... Read more...
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Aroor bags Overall honours in K-1000 Rally
December 5th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 5 (IANS) Arjun Rao Aroor (co-driver Satish Rajagopal) of Team MRF finally emerged from the shadows to win his first Overall title in five years as he clinched the honours ... Read more...
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Rajini clinches National Racing Championship
December 5th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) Krishnan Rajini of Red Rooster Racing emerged the champion rider in the Sidvin National Racing championship for two-wheelers as he scored another double in the concluding round here ... Read more...
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Aroor surges ahead in National Rally Championship
December 4th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 4 (IANS) Team MRF was poised for a 1-2 finish in the Karnataka-1000 Rally, the fourth round of the Speed-Indian National Rally Championship, here Saturday.Arjun Rao Aroor (co-driver Satish Rajagopal) ... Read more...
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Injured Gill faces tough task in K-1000 Rally
December 2nd, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 2 (IANS) Team MRF and Red Rooster Racing face off yet again in the Karnataka-1000 Rally, the fourth round of the Speed-Indian National Rally Championship to be held at Sidlaghatta, ... Read more...
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K-1000, a jinxed Rally
December 2nd, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 2 (IANS) The Karnataka-1000 Rally, a part of the Speed-Indian National Rally Championship, continues to be jinxed. The latest edition starting here Friday and being run as a contender event ... Read more...
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Rajini to participate in Endurance world championship race
November 10th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 10 (IANS) Krishnan Rajini, in the Red Rooster Racing livery, will become the first Indian ever to participate in the Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship when he rolls out for ... Read more...
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Naren tops for Red Rooster in third round of national rally
September 19th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Sep 19 (IANS) Veteran VR Naren Kumar (co-driver Ram Kumar) of Red Rooster Racing won the Rally of Rajasthan, the third round of the Speed Indian National Rally Championship, here Sunday ... Read more...
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Sharath clinches National Motorcycle Racing title
September 5th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sept 5 (IANS) S. Sharath Kumar of Ten10 Racing set a track record of one minute, 58.516 seconds in the Group B (Expert, up to 165cc, 4 stroke) class as he ... Read more...
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Rajini’s fifth win in a row in national racing
September 4th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) Krishnan Rajini of Red Rooster Racing yet again underlined his dominance in the premier class, the Group A Super Stock (600cc) by recording his fifth consecutive win in ... Read more...
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Naren Kumar tops in Coimbatore rally
August 8th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, Aug 8 (IANS) Former national champion Naren Kumar (co-driver D. Ramkumar) of Red Rooster Racing marked his comeback by winning the overall title in the Speed Rally of Coimbatore, the second ... Read more...
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Rajini dominates again in FMSCI National Championship
August 1st, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) Krishnan Rajini of Red Rooster Racing team won a double in the premier Group A Super Stock (600cc) class in the third round of the Sidvin-FMSCI National Championship ... Read more...
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Double for Rajini, Sriskandarajah in national racing
July 4th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 4 (IANS) Two Chennai-based veterans, Krishnan Rajini (Red Rooster Racing) and Sriskandarajah (Moto-Rev India), completed a double apiece in the second round of the FMSCI-Sidvin National Racing Championship for two-wheelers ... Read more...
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Gill cruises to victory
June 27th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik, June 27 (IANS) National champion Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) of Team MRF Tyres finally broke the Rally of Maharashtra jinx as he clinched the title in the first round of ... Read more...
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Gill set to clinch Rally of Maharashtra
June 26th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik, June 26 (IANS) Gaurav Gill of Team MRF Tyres was poised to clinch the title in the Rally of Maharashtra, the first round of the 2010 Speed-Indian National Rally Championship, as ... Read more...
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Gill leads first round of National Rally Championship
June 25th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik, June 25 (IANS) Reigning national champion Gaurav Gill of Team MRF took a comfortable one minute, 33.6 seconds lead over arch-rival Vikram Mathias of Red Rooster Racing at the end of ... Read more...
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Fresh lease of life for Formula Rolon
June 18th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) Indian formula racing's premier class, the Formula Rolon, finally was upgraded with a more powerful engine in Suzuki 1300cc that replaced the creaking Chevrolet drive train and a ... Read more...
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Gill declared champion of national rally championship
December 31st, 2009 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) Gaurav Gill of Team MRF has been declared as the champion driver of the 2009 Speed-Indian National Rally Championship following a ruling by the Indian Motor Sport Appeals ... Read more...
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Rallyist Gill ends year on a high note
November 22nd, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chikmagalur, Nov 21 (IANS) Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) of Team MRF Sunday clinched the Speed Indian National Rally Championship for the year 2009 by winning the Coffee Day Rally of Chikmagalur, ... Read more...
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Gill in lead in first leg of Coffee Day rally
November 21st, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chikmagalur (Karnataka), Nov 21 (IANS) The 2009 Speed-Indian National Rally Championship leader Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) of Team MRF topped the time charts at the end of the rain-affected first Leg ... Read more...
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Exciting finale for INRC series
November 19th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chikmagalur, Nov 19 (IANS) The stage is all set for an exciting finale of the Speed-Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) 2009 at the picturesque hub of Coffee Estates, Chikmagalur from Friday.
Organised ... Read more...
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Sundar declared national racing champion
November 16th, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 16 (IANS) Ashwin Sundar of Speed NK Racing has been declared champion in the Formula Rolon Chevrolet class of the 2009 JK Tyre National Racing Championship after the Chennai-based racer ... Read more...
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Vikram Mathias of Red Rooster tops in Nashik
November 1st, 2009 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik, Nov 1 (IANS) Vikram Mathias (co-driver PVS Murthy) of Team Red Rooster Racing completed a resounding overall victory in the Speed's Rally of Maharashtra, the fourth round of the Speed Indian ... Read more...
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