Motorsport

Last year marks a very successful run for Volkswagen, who have had a successful run in the last season of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship. The Polo and Polo R2, combined have secured 37 podium finishes, 10 of which were the top position, in the overall, INRC 1, INRC 2 and INRC 3 categories. The last race of the season, was held at the Raymond Drift Track in Thane, where team Arka Motorsports, Snap Racing and Team Champions, battled it Read More...

The Polaris RZR claimed the top spot on the podium at the finale of the Ultimate Desert Challenge (UDC) 2019. In an adrenaline rushing chase, Kabir Waraich along with co-driver Amber Udasi grabbed the pole position with an overall tally of 1090 points during the fifth edition of UDC 2019.  Kabir and Amber achieved this feat by defeating thirty-five teams from all across the country. In a close contest, Gurmeet Virdi ensured a one-two finish, driving a Polaris RZR 1000, with Read More...

Motorsport fans witnessed some rubber-smoking action at the Indian National Autocross Championship, held at the Raymond drift track in Thane. The event saw a lot of action as the venue for the finale of the Indian National Autocross Championship (INAC) 2018. Moreover, the track was also used by veteran racers of the country, who set it on fire, behind the wheel of Polos provided by Volkswagen Motorsport. After the fire, came some serious amount of smoke, billowing from the tyres of seriously Read More...

Powered by Polaris, the Ultimate Desert Challenge, one of India’s toughest motorsport competitions, is back in its fifth season. To be held in different parts of Bikaner from today till February 3rd, the motorsport competition is witnessing the participation of fifty teams this year, with contenders hailing from Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana, amongst other states. Also Read: Indian Motorsport legends To Drive A Volkswagen Polo At The ‘Race of Legends’ in Thane A high-endurance desert offroading competition, UDC aims to Read More...

After Michael Metge won stage 9 for the Sherco TVS Rally Factory team, it was another day of joy for the Men in Yellow and Blue. Their steady racehorse - Aravind KP successfully completed the 2019 edition of Dakar. This was KP’s third appearance at the Dakar and this successful attempt to finish the gruesome rally has brought glory to the team, the country, and motorsport fans across India. The 2019 event has been touted as one of the toughest Read More...

Hero MotoSports Team Rally secured its second Top 10 finish at the Dakar Rally after Oriol Mena reserved the 9th position in the overall rankings for the team. A matter of pride, as this is for the second time in a row that the team has finished among the first ten. The Team also successfully achieved its third successful finish at the Rally, with its riders arriving at the finish line in all the three years that it has participated Read More...

Stage 9 turned out to be a memorable day for the Sherco TVS Rally Factory Team as their top rider Michael Metge triumphed over all his competitors in the penultimate stage of the Dakar 2019. Pushing himself right from the word 'Go', Michael dominated the stage ahead of all the top 10 riders. The team has dedicated this stage win to Micahel's teammate Lorenzo Santolino, who had to retire due to a crash in Stage 6. With this win, Michael’s Read More...

At the penultimate stage of the Dakar Rally 2019, both Hero Motosport riders displayed great skills and pace to finish in strong positions. Stage 9 witnessed a mass start in waves of 10 riders each. It included 313 kilometres in the special stage, presenting the competitors with a 50-50 mix of the dunes and soft gravel laden terrain - a recipe for yet another fast stage. With just one more day to go for the completion of the 41st edition of Read More...

Hero MotoSports Team Rally riders continued to make gains for the third consecutive stage at the Dakar 2019. They were greeted with another day of fog, dust and fast riding as the stage 8 went underway from San Juan De Marcona to Pisco. Unlike the first half of the Rally where they were marred by crashes, Hero's two riders have managed to improve their rankings significantly, with Mena now in top 10 and Joaquim Rodrigues in top 20. Stage 8 was Read More...