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Aishwarya Pissay To Be the First Indian Woman To Compete In A Baja World Rally

Sherco TVS Rally Factory Team announced that Aishwarya Pissay will be part of the four-member squad for the upcoming 2018 Baja Aragon. The rally is scheduled to kick-off on July 20th and conclude on July 22nd in Teruel, Spain. The team comprises of the French brother duo Adrien Metge and Michael Metge, Spaniard Lorenzo Santolino and Aishwarya Pissay from India. Aishwarya will be the first Indian woman factory racer to compete in a Baja World Rally and will be leaving to Spain later this week to train with the team. The squad will race on the Sherco TVS Rally Factory Team’s Dakar machine – RTR450.

Aishwarya Pissay To Be Part Of Sherco TVS Rally Factory Team Squad For Baja Arajon 2018 (2)

  • Bengaluru’s 22-year-old Aishwarya Pissay is an ace female racer, a winner of Raid De Himalaya 2017, Dakshin Dare 2017, Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) 2017 and TVS Apache Ladies One Make Championship 2017.
  • Adrien Metge has been associated with Sherco TVS Rally Factory team since 2016. He has participated in Dakar for two consecutive years where he finished 11th in 2016 and 22nd in 2017.
  • Michael Metge, a recent entry into the Sherco TVS Rally Factory Team has proved his mettle in Dakar Rally six consecutive times.
  • Spanish racer Lorenzo Santolino comes on board with vast experience in the international racing circuit. He has participated in OiLibya Morocco Rally and Desert Storm, apart from being a position holder in World E1 Championship 2015 and 7-time Spanish Champion in Enduro and XC.

Sherco TVS Rally Factory Team – Adrian Metge

Commenting on the team’s participation, B. Selvaraj, Team Manager, TVS Racing, said that the team is thrilled to be a part of the 35th edition of Baja Aragon and Aishwarya’s participation makes it special, as she will be the first Indian woman to participate in a Baja World Rally. He further added that this is a new team that TVS Racing is fielding for the Rally and it will be interesting to see how the dynamics play out. TVS Racing’s technical team is also working around the clock on the performance of the bikes.

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