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Bhopal: After two glorious rounds in
Jodhpur and Nashik, the stage is all set for the grand finale in
the Gulf Dirt Track National Championship, a round of Federation
of Motor Sports Club of India, (FMSCI), Championship 2011, to be
held at Bhopal.
The third and fourth rounds of the FMSCI endorsed event for
two-wheelers on December 22nd to 24th, Sponsored by Gulf oil
corporation ltd. and organized by Sportscraft promises plenty as
riders will jostle with each other to garner points and make it to
the podium.
Almost all the top finishers who participated in the first two
rounds in Jodhpur and Nashik are among the 120 who have confirmed
entry and are raring to go. This Bhopal leg, which will be staged
here at the BHEL Dussehra Ground, Opposite Carmel School, has 12
classes for which riders from Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Coimbatore,
Bangalore, Kerala, Hyderabad, Nashik, Indore, Ahmedabad, Baroda,
Cochi & Bhopal have confirmed their participation.
The Best Riders namely: H. K. Pradeep, Pramod Joshua, R. Natraj
and Arvind K. P. from TVS Team – Bangalore; Shamim Khan, Vineeth
Kurup, Maansingh Thakur and Suraj Kute from Nashik, A. Anand, Dinu
Devasia from Coimbatore; Jagjit Singh, Kamlesh Sharma from Mumbai;
K. Yesaswi from Hyderabad and Suhail Ahmed from Bangalore will
burn their tyres to gain the glory in Gulf Dirt Track National
Championship a round of FMSCI National Championship.
Then there are local riders like Muzaffar Ali, Syed Asif Ali,
Shujaat Khan, Mohammed Ali Khan and other who all have the talent
to upset calculations with their riding skills and claim a share
of the Rs. 105,500/- in prize-money and trophies that is up for
grabs.
The popularity of dirt track racing over the last couple of years
has prompted Gulf Oil to renew its commitment to the sport. The
company offer riders a chance to show off their skills in a safe
and competitive environment.
On 22nd December 2011 there will be Scrutiny, Briefing and
Practice. The third round will be held on December 23rd. The event
will start at 09:30 a.m. While the round 4th of the Gulf Dirt
Track National Championship will be held on December 24th
(Saturday) which will start at 10:00 a.m.
Meanwhile, it may be stated here that Dirt track racing is like an
F1 race on motorcycles, where riders, after a mass start, speed
around a serpentine track, often slushy at places, looking to
cross the finish first. The race is an exercise in judicious
maneuvering and good balance of the bike around the many sharp
bends.
TVS Racing riders stole the limelight in the first two rounds and
are expected to repeat their performances in the last two. But it
is the battle for individual honors that will provide interesting
fare over three days December 22, 23 and 24.
Arvind K. P. missed the Jodhpur round, but entered the fray in the
second round at Nashik and more than made up for the absence in
the first round by winning two races in the Indian Expert Class
and snatching a second and third place in the Foreign motorcycles
up to 250cc 2 and 4-stroke bikes.
He leads the foreign motorcycles class along with his Bangalore
teammate Pramod Joshua, both 71 points, and will be looking for
that extra push to come out on top in Bhopal.
Joshua, who excelled in Jodhpur, is on top in the Indian Expert
Class with 68 points, followed by teammates H. K. Pradeep (58) and
R. Natraj (54 points). These three riders are capable of upsetting
each other’s calculations and, hence, one can expect a stiff
contest.
The battle in the Private Expert class too is really close, as
Coimbatore’s A. Anand (70 points) is just two points ahead of
Bangalore’s Suhail Ahmed (58) and Bhopal’s Syed Asif Ali (55). A
slight slip-up in either of the last two legs could see. The
positions change dramatically.
The battle is close in the Indian Novice class Group C up to 165cc
– 2stroke too, where Jaipur’s Nitin Sharma, despite leading with
35 points, faces a stiff challenge from Ahmadabad riders Rajesh
Shah and Manoj Wagela, who have 28 and 24 points respectively.
Coimbatore’s Dinu Devasia and Mangalore’s Adnan Ahmed are locked
in an interesting duel in the Indian Novice class Group C above
135 cc up to 65cc class. Both have 37 points, and with nearest
rival Mohammad Shakil of Aurangabad way behind on 19 points, the
battle for the top spot will be between them.
Adnan Ahmed though, has the best chance of taking the overall
honors in Group C up to 135 cc – 4 stroke, as he leads the field
with 40 points, way ahead of Mumbai’s Kamlesh Sharma (26 points)
and Bangalore’s Sharath Kumar (17). But motorcycle racing is a
funny sport, one slip up by the rider or malfunction of the bike
can prove decisive.
All in all, Bhopal fans have three days of the Christmas weekend
to look forward too. With the country’s best riders and latest
bikes they are guaranteed top class racing.
It may be stated here that Sportscraft, which was started by Shrikant Karani, has been named in the Limca Book of Records for
achieving the landmark of organizing 250 motorsport events.
Photography contest
Meanwhile, Gulf Oil Corporation Limited has arranged special
prizes for photographs (Colour / Black & White) published in
newspapers, magazines etc. which are as follows:-
A. Photographs published on 3rd round practice & event on 23rd &
24th December 2011.
1st Prize-4000/-, 2nd Prize-3500/-, 3rd Prize-3000/-, 4th
Prize-2500/-, 5th Prize-2000/-, 6th Prize-1000/-.
B. Photographs published on 4th round on 25th December 2011.
1st Prize-4000/-, 2nd Prize-3500/-, 3rd Prize-3000/-, 4th
Prize-2500/-, 5th Prize-2000/-, 6th Prize-1000/-.
C. Photographs published between 26th December 2011 to 1wt January
2012. Of the event 23rd and 24th December (3rd & 4th round).
1st Prize-2500/-, 2nd Prize-2000/-, 3rd Prize-1500/-, 4th
Prize-1000/-, 5th Prize-500/-, 6th Prize-500/-.
(pervezbari@eth.net)
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