Motor Sport India - October 2019

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The latest issue of Motor Sport India magazine gives you all the insight needed on making a career in professional bike racing. Our Bike Racing 101 section is a step-by-step guide to fuel your passion for racing on two wheels, with the best two-wheel racing and rallying talent sharing their experiences and views.
Our resident track junkie Alameen Merchant hits the track yet again – this time astride the TVS 310RR Cup OMC, as a part of the Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2019.
We also got Dakar veteran C S Santosh to share his insights on the importance of getting into a factory racing/rallying team. “If it wasn't for TVS and my 11 years with them, I would not be here for sure”, says CS. Aravind KP on the other hand, talks about fitness while Aishwarya Pissay chats about women in motorsport.
Also featured is the story of Karun Chandhok; one of only two Indians in Formula 1 and the only one to race Le Mans! – His journey from racing saloon cars in Chennai to having the National Anthem played at a Formula 1 weekend and now working the microphone in the F1 pitlane.
Race Concept’s boss, Joel Joseph talks us through the third-gen Honda City i-VTEC, rally prepped for the Coimbatore rally. Enthusiasts called the L15 motor very unconventional for rallying and racing. Joel thinks otherwise.
“The plan was to take one step at a time and it almost paid off” – Gaurav Gill kickstarts his WRC2 Campaign with the Turkish rally, his first WRC rally with JK Tyre Motorsport and also as a registered driver eligible for championship points. Idemitsu Honda Ten10 Racing’s Sarath Kumar climbs to the top of the leader board at the INMRC, outpacing TVS Racing’s Jagan and his teammate Rajiv Sethu for the 2019 title.
All this and lots more in the latest issue of Motorsport India Magazine.
Grab your copy today!

THE ONE MAKE CHAMPIONSHIP

Once you’ve got to grips on how to conduct yourself on track, it’s time to pit yourself against likeminded enthusiasts

5 mins

“ I WORKED LIKE A DOG ”

From racing the Esteem in Chennai to having the National Anthem played out for him at a Formula 1 weekend and now working the microphone in the F1 pitlane, Karun is living the dream

10 mins

Off-Road School

Think you are getting good at driving off-road? The Global Explorer Course will help you get even better

2 mins

Master Of Tuning

How’s the idea of re-tuning a retired rally car and putting it back into the stages with clever upgrades, sound? Joel Joseph explains...

2 mins

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Motor Sport India Magazine Description:

In the debut issue of Motorsport India magazine we tell you how everybody can participate in motorsport thanks to the Maruti Suzuki Autocross. In the features section rally champ Gaurav Gill tests the Mahindra Formula E racer at the BIC, we race the VW Polo Cup, Karun Chandhok lists out his top ten motorsport icons and we go behind the scenes with the Tata Prima T1 race trucks. We also speak to Dakar hero C S Santosh and have all the motorsport action from the MRF Challenge, India Baja, all the 2016 F1 contenders and more. It’s a magazine for enthusiasts, by enthusiasts!