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There is nothing like a very tough rally that pushes the limits of man and machine to the extreme. The Dakar Rally held in South America is one of them, the other being the Afriquia Merzouga Rally held in Morocco. T...

Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motorsport division of Hero MotoCorp Ltd., will begin its ‘Road to Dakar 2019’ campaign with the 2018 Merzouga Rally to be held in Morocco from April 15 to 20, 2018. This will be the ...

The arid desert of Jaisalmer is proving to be relentless, with the participants battling it out in a cut-throat competition. The stages covering the majestic dunes of Asu Tar and Turkon ki Basti brought a whole new ...

Upholding the legacy and showcasing its commitment to fuel excitement for motorsports in the country, Harley-Davidson India debuted its very first Flat Track experience in India for motorcycle enthusiasts. Led by...

Covering a total distance of 217 km, the first leg of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2018 culminated in Bikaner. Braving the scorching heat of the Thar Desert, the participants battled it out to grab the lead in their r...

The 16th edition of the 2018 Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm was flagged off from The Great India Place Noida mall on March 18, 2018. The rally is set to explore new terrains, covering a total distance of 2300 kms.

Let us not just hail the winners in each of the categories of the 40th edition of Dakar Rally in 2018, whether it is Matthias Walkner of Red Bull KTM Factory Team in the bike section, or Ignacio Casale of Casale Rac...

After six gruelling days of riding and driving through Peru’s vast sand dunes and having entered the beautiful landscape of Bolivia, the Dakar Rally 2018 is left with 110 bikes, 41 quads, 71 cars and SxS, and 30 tru...

The 40th edition of the Dakar Rally continues to challenge man and machine as it progresses beyond the 5th stage to complete its 14 stages spread over 9000 km. This is the 10th Dakar to be held in South America . Th...

The top four teams on the Force Gurkha RFC India 2017 leader board have got a free entry the RFC Global Series 2017 Grand Finale, to be held in Malaysia later this year. Previously, this coveted award was given only...

After a week-long nail biting competition, Gurmeet Virdi and co-driver Kirpal Singh Tung of Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh have emerged as the Force Gurkha RFC India 2017 Overall Champions with a total score of 2019 ...

Amidst some jaw-dropping offroad motorsport action, Gurmeet Virdi (co-driver Kirpal Singh Tung) of Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh reclaimed the numero uno position with 1072 points out of 1500 on Day 3 of Force Gurkh...

Mercedes-Benz which has been dominating the Formula 1 space this season, has announced plans to enter the FIA Formula E Championship for the 2019/20 season – extending the original option agreement to join the elect...

Force Gurkha RFC India is back in Goa after a year, for what is expected to be an extremely tough and adrenaline-filled fourth season. Starting from July 22, 2017, RFC India 2017 will be held at various locations wi...

Participating in his first rally on Indian soil, Hero MotoSports Team Rally’s Joaquim Rodrigues won the India Baja 2017. Popularly called JRod, he blazed through the second leg of the India Baja rally to finish in f...

The second edition of the India Baja—an international motorsports event promoted by Northern Motorsports India—will be held from April 7-9, 2017, in the Golden City of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The event this year will ...

The first edition of the JK Tyre Xtreme 4Play, an off road event, was held at Chandigarh's Ropar district in 1800 acres of private forest reserve from February 17 to 19, 2017. This was the biggest off-roading event ...

Five time National Rally Champion Gaurav Gill was decorated with the prestigious 'Motorsports Person of the Year Award’ at an FMSCI function held in Hyderabad. The function was attended by the entire galaxy of racin...

Suresh Rana and Ashwin Naik have emerged winners of the 15th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm that concluded on February 4, 2017 in The Blue city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Driving in their Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, the du...

The 4th leg of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm culminated with Suresh Rana and Ashwin Naik retaining their lead from the previous day as they raced past their competitors.

Traversing 350kms of Jaisalmer’s undulating and gruelling terrain in the scorching heat, the participants reached the end of leg 3 of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm. The rallyists completed 200km, th...

The second leg of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm witnessed the participants overcoming tough sandy terrains in the blazing heat through 3 stages. The rallyists covered a total distance of around 500k...

The first leg of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm culminated at Bikaner on January 30, 2017 as the participants covered a total distance of around 250km traversing through the sandy dunes in the scorch...

Leading passenger vehicle maker, Maruti Suzuki flagged off the Desert Storm from GIP Mall on January 29, 2017. In its 15th edition, the rally will cover a total of 2000 kms over a span of 6 days.

The 6th and final round of the Maruti Suzuki National Super League Championship concluded with the much awaited ‘Rally of Himachal’ in Shimla. Braving the biting cold and steep winding roads covered with snow, Karth...

Sam Sunderland of KTM took his first Dakar win in Buenos Aires after two failed attempts in previous years, ensuring the trophy stays with the official KTM team. Stéphane Peterhansel defended his crown at the wheel ...

Racing resumed on Thursday January 12, 2017 at Dakar Rally 2017 with a 449-kilometre stage from Chilecito to San Juan in Argentina.

In stage 4 of Rally Dakar 2017, defending motorbike champion Toby Price, KTM’s 2016 winner, exited the race after he broke his femur in a fall.

The 5th leg of Maruti Suzuki National Super League TSD Rally Championship 2016(MS-NStrdRC) – Rally of Arunachal concluded in Dambuk with Jagmeet Gill and Chandan Sen emerging as champions. The duo was driving a Maru...

After creating history in July at Force Gurkha RFC India 2016 by becoming the first Indian duo to win the country’s toughest off-road motorsport event, Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh’s Gurmeet Virdi and Kirpal Singh ...

The much awaited 18thMaruti Suzuki Raid de Himalaya which saw a tragic turn of events with the death of Subhomoy Paul, ace rallyist from Kolkata, finally concluded in Manali, with Suresh Rana and his co-driver Ashwi...

The 2016 edition of Maruti Suzuki Rad de Himalaya came to a tragic halt after one of the participants, 49 years old Subhamoy Paul, who was taking part in the Moto-Quads Xtreme category of the rally, died on the 3rd ...

The 18th edition of Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya was off to a roaring start as over 250 participants set out to battle the extremes in the week-long challenge.

The first and second positions by Peugeot MC Saxoprint rider John McPhee and Jorge Martin (Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra) at the HJC Helmets Grand Prix Moto3 race in Automotodrom Brno, Czech Republic came as sweet vict...

After a week-long nail biting competition, Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh’s Gurmeet Virdi and co-driver Kirpal Singh Tung have won the Force Gurkha RFC India 2016 with a total score of 2177 points out of 2700. This i...

The first day of Force Gurkha Rain Forest Challenge (RFC) 2016 in Goa, one of the toughest off road challenges in the world, saw competitors hammering away in their 4X4 vehicles, with all teams doing their best to g...

After a year long wait, the time has finally arrived for some incredible off-road motorsport action in Goa. Force Gurkha RFC India, the country’s toughest off-road motorsport event, is back for what is expected to b...

TVS Racing’s Syed Asif Ali was declared the winner of Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally held in Navi Mumbai on July 10, 2016. Riding a TVS Wego, Ali sped through the rough water logged terrain and braved the weather to eff...

The list of the 25 Indian teams that will compete in Season 3 of Force Gurkha RFC India has been announced. While some of the competitors who have participated in the first two editions of RFC India are back for an...

Delhi-based Cougar Motorsport Pvt. Ltd. has got itself all winched. The company has announced a collaboration with US-based Warn Industries, Inc., world’s number one manufacturer of off-road equipment and accessorie...

After having spent a night in the High Atlas, the competitors took an early start for the 4th stage of the Afriquia Merzouga Rally in Morocco. This was the fastest one of this rally on off road tracks crossing all k...

The JK Tyre IndiKarting National Series, powered by Tata Motors, brought kart racing back to Gujarat after a span of 13 years! Searing hot temperatures could not deter the 108 participants who came to race from all ...

Karthick Maruthi and his co-driver S Sankar Anand, in their Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza zoomed past their rivals to reach the finishing line as they took first place in the Deccan Rally, the second round of the Nati...

Leading Indian two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HMCL) has formed a strategic partnership with Speedbrain GmbH, the German off-road racing specialist. The newly formed ‘Hero MotoSports Team Rally’ will mak...

Lucas di Grassi, the Abt Schaeffler driver has extended his lead in the FIA Formula E Championship with a flawless drive in the Visa Paris ePrix held on April 23, 2016. Grassi took the lead the moment the race star...

The 14th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm rally ended in the Blue City of Jodhpur with Team Maruti Suresh Rana and his navigator Ashwin Naik garnering the first position followed by Amanpreet Ahluwalia and Vire...

Day 3 of the Maruti Suzuki Dessert Storm rally started from Bikaner and travelled to the ‘Golden City’ of India, Jaisalmer. The gruelling distance covered on the third day was approximately 350 Kms. It was rally tha...

Day 2 of the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2016 saw vehicles rallying into the city of Bikaner. Located in the heart of the Thar Desert, Bikaner is surrounded by golden sand dunes, majestic forts, stunning palaces, tra...

The first day of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm rally saw Abhishek Mishra driving his Grand Vitara taking lead in extreme category. Legs 1 & 2 of the extreme category had two competitive stages of 57 Kms and 24 Kms leng...

India’s leading passenger vehicle manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) flagged off the 14th edition of its popular Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm rally amidst much fanfare from Great India Place Mall, Noida ...

Redemption came to Lucas di Grassi in the shape of a perfectly judged win in the FIA Formula E Faraday Future Long Beach ePrix on April 2, 2016. The Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport driver had sprayed the victory champagne...

Cougar Motorsport Pvt. Ltd. has announced the opening of registrations for Force Gurkha RFC India 2016 to be held in Goa from July 22 to July 29, 2016. The third edition of India’s toughest off-road motorsport event...

Bhutan culminated to a thrilling finish after an intense five-day rally. The first three editions of Himalayan Drive-- held in March 2013, January 2014 and January 2015-- witnessed tremendous success and this editio...

Polaris India Pvt. Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Industries Inc and manufacturers of All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV), is once again all set to participate in the 5th edition of the Royal Rajasthan Rally 2016 ...

Another Indian company has made its entry into the world of Formula E. Tata Motors controlled Jaguar has announced its return to global motorsport. In the autumn of 2016, Jaguar will enter the third season of the ex...

Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. etched yet another chapter in the history of motorsports in India by bringing the current and three times World MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo for the second time in India. This vis...

Lucas di Grassi OF ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport claimed his second FIA Formula E Championship win in a race at Putrajaya in Malaysia that was packed with incident from start to finish. Sam Bird of DS Virgin Racing Form...

There is one more reason to spray a lot of Mumm champagne on the podium by the winners after a Formula E race. Formula E has announced that Maison Mumm is expanding its involvement with the championship and is now t...

The top position in the 17th edition of Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya that ended ended in Srinagar was grabbed by Raj Singh Rathore and his co-driver Amber Udasi in their off-road Polaris vehicle. They were followe...

The six-day marathon Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya entered its second day of driving actions amongst the scenic locations of ManalI with Suresh Rana leading the band in Xtreme category second time. After the exc...

The 17th edition of the Maruti Suzuki Raid-De-Himalaya, the world’s highest altitude motoring rally which kicks off on October 9, 2015 from Shimla, the Queen of hills, will see action from the recently launched S-Cr...

Vishwadev Muraleedharan, a 23-year old MBA graduate from Coimbatore, completed a fine double to clinch the rider’s title in the Suzuki Gixxer Cup (Novice) category of the MMSC One-Make Championship at the Buddh Inte...

The Swedish pair of Pontus Tidemand and his co-driver Emil Axelsson expectedly clinched the title to lead a clean sweep by Team MRF in the Rally Hokkaido, the fifth and penultimate round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rall...

The much awaited battle between Gaurav Gill and his MRF Tyres team-mate Pontus Tidemand of Sweden fizzled out as the Indian ace retired at the end of the day’s first Special Stage with a mechanical problem in the Ra...

Armaan Ebrahim and his team mate Dilantha Malagamuwa from Sri Lanka took their second consecutive podium finish in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series at the Sentul International Circuit as the duo finished 3rd in t...

Pontus Tidemand and co-driver Emil Axelsson led a 1-2 finish for Team MRF as the Swedes swept to their third win of the season by claiming the title in the Malaysian Rally, the fourth round of the FIA Asia Pacific R...

Karminder Singh has won race 2 of Volkswagen Vento Cup 2015 to claim the top sport in the championship after round 1 of JK Tyre National Racing Championship at the Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore. Singh started r...

o begin with, 23 heavily modified 4x4s, 46 drivers and co drivers commenced on a journey that saw them through 27 daunting and intimidating Special Stages (SSs) through harsh wet terrain in the Goan rainforest sprea...

In 2014, Goa rocked with the sound and fury of the Force Gurkha Rainforest Challenge (RFC) India. It is now back in its mean and terrible form. The 2015 edition of the off-road motorsport extravaganza is set to take...

Audi Sports car no 7 driven by Marcel Fässler/ André Lotterer/ Benoît Tréluyer has won the season opener of World Endurance Championship at 6 hours of Silverstone after a nail biting battle with Porsche Team’s car n...

The rain-hit Season II T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship saw Stuart Oliver of Team Castrol Vecton winning the race once again at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on March 15, 2015. Starting second o...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. held a press conference in the run-up to the Australian Grand Prix of the FIA Formula One World Championship (F1), which will take place in one month’s time (March 13-15, 2015).

The MINI brand has reasons to celebrate big time, It has achieved further success at the Dakar Rally. After covering more than 9,000 kilometres spanning Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, MINI won the world’s toughest ra...

Volkswagen Motorsport India has announced the Vento Cup which will be a part of the 18th JK Tyre Racing Championship from 2015. Similar to the Polo R Cup, a premium one-make touring car racing series, 2015 will s...

Colin Chapman, an engineer, inventor and businessman is considered one of the greatest all time in motorsport and in the automotive world as a whole. Chapman who died on December 16, 1982 was a genius and his ideas...

After teasing the world including their own 2014 drivers, McLaren have finally confirmed that Fernando Alonso who stepped out of Ferrari after Abu Dhabi will race for McLaren as they retain former world champion Jen...

Chennai based TVS Motor Company is now getting aggressive on the motorsport front. TVS Racing, the racing division of TVS Motor Company and Sherco Motorcycles, a French motorcycle manufacturer, specialising in off-r...

Double MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda RC213V) scored his 13th victory of 2014 at Valencia to become the most successful rider over the course of Moto GP – the world’s most premier championship of r...

It has been more than ten years since the streets of Miami hosted a motor race. This time there will not be the sound of an internal combustion engine to disturb the peace of the city, but the whirl of electric cars...

Formula One team Sahara Force India has confirmed that their driver Nico Hulkenberg will remain with the team for the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Ferrari F1 team is now using driving simulation software from specialist software company rFpro that models the world’s Grand Prix circuits with unprecedented levels of realism and response speed.

After a successful debut event in August, 2014, the Force Gurkha Rainforest Challenge (RFC) India is ready with its second edition. Like the last time, the motorsport extravaganza will be held in Goa from July 24-31...

Mohali man Amartej Buwal, driving a Maruti Gypsy, finally won the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya. The Raid raced to a finish at Manali on October 10, 2014 after covering 2,200 kilometers approximately over six ...

Suresh Rana, the nine-time champion of the Raid Xtreme (4X4) category, crashed out of the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya on the fifth day of the rally on October 9, 2014. Celebrity actor Sohail Khan, meanwhile...

The only celebrity in the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya, superstar Salman Khan ’s brother Sohail Khan is in the 13th position at the end of the third day of the rally. He is competing in the Raid Adventure c...

Defending champion Suresh Rana was going strong in the Xtreme category at the end of the first day of the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya rally. Bollywood actor Sohail Khan, who is also the brother of Salman Kha...

Sohail Khan, Bollywood actor and brother of superstar Salman Khan, is among the 236 competitors who took off from Shimla in the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya, one of the top ten toughest motorsport events of t...

In the high-risk, high-speed Xtreme category of the Raid, which takes off on October 5, 2014 women rallyists are driving four out of the total 41 vehicles

Bollywood stars have been endorsing vehicles a lot in the past in fancy advertisements. Very few take out time to participate in a motorsport rally. Things have finally changed with Bollywood producer-director-actor...

The world’s first ever fully-electric single-seater race took place in Beijing, heralding the beginning of an electric season of the FIA Formula E Championship that will now witness nine more races, the final one c...

In its very first participation in an off-road event of the toughest nature, Pune-based Force Motors’ Team Gurkha bagged the first two positions. The event, truly the mother of all off-road events in the world, the ...

The 6th Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare 2014 which covered more than 2000kms in a span of five days, concluded on August 10, 2014. The rally made its way through picturesque northern Karnataka for the first time ever, tr...

The maiden edition of the Force Gurkha Rainforest Challenge (RFC) India witnessed the 2-day Prologue stage that started on August 9, 2014 near the International Centre Goa in Dona Paula. While heavily modified vehic...

The Force Gurkha RFC India 2014 got off to a spectacular start with title sponsor Force Motors revealing its three massive souped up Gurkha vehicles. “It is not a standard off the line vehicle. It has been refined. ...

On the 4th day of Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare 2014 contestants made their way to the outskirts of Hospet to meet their next challenge. The day’s contest spanned over three stages across two different locations. The f...

Day 3 of the Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare 2014 started from the Vidyanagar township and moved ahead to the Canal stage. Situated right next to the brimming Tungabhadra canal the flat track featured many ditches and pa...

The second day of Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare 2014 saw participants starting from Davangere amidst light shimmers of rain and setting off for Chitradurga. Traversing a total of 475 kms during the day in the Extreme C...

Day One of the 2000 km Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare rally saw rallyists start from Bangalore before the crack of dawn for two super stages, named the Windmill leg. They traversed a total of 400 kms during the day in t...

For motorsports enthusiasts in India there are a lot of exciting events and races in store in 2014. It’s a known fact that the Superbike 1000cc class will be run from Round 2 of the JK Racing India series 2014. This...

The first edition of the Rain Forest Challenge (RFC) India is now slated from August 8 to 14, 2014 in Goa. RFC is going to be the toughest off-road motorsport event to be held in the country. Rain, slush, fallen tre...