The year 2020 has been dismal for one and all. The outbreak of the Coronavirus at the beginning of this year brought the entire world to a standstill. Every aspect of our lives was impacted. Motor sports too had to bear the brunt with events across motor racing and rallying categories being either cancelled or postponed. But as they say, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Kolkata-based sports management company Just Sportz is back with their annual event – Monsoon Drive 9.
Having been successfully run for eight editions, Monsoon Drive 9 marks the return of motor sporting action in eastern India post pandemic and is a huge sigh of relief for all motor sports lovers. The car rally will be run in the TSD (Time, Speed & Distance) format under the guideline of Federation Of Motor Sports Of India (FMSCI). Around 20 teams are expected to participate in this rally among whom are some of eastern India’s most popular names in rallying circuit – Subir Roy & Nirav Mehta, Ajgar Ali & Md. Mushafa, veteran rallyist Jogendra Jaiswal & Prakash M and brother duo Sudip Ghosh & Arindam Ghosh who will be locking horns in their quest for glory today.
Monsoon Drive 9 will be flagged off from the picturesque venue of Country Road in Panchla, Howrah at 1 PM on December 19. The rally has been divided into two legs. The first leg comprises of 136 kilometre route and will witness the competitors traverse through highways, tackle dirt track and navigate through rural settings en route reaching Haldia. The second leg is a night event and comprises of roughly 36 kilometre run in and around the industrial town of Haldia.
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