Kolkata based sports management group ‘Just Sportz’ was back with their popular motor sports franchise – Monsoon Drive. Now in its 14th edition, this year’s Monsoon Drive was also the third round of the INTSDRC 2025.
Leg 1 of the rally was flagged off from Country Roads in Panchla on Saturday, September 6, 2025. A total of 37 competitors took part in this TSD car rally battling for top honours as they navigated through rural roads and broken tarmac.
The 217-kilometre rally route began from Panchla followed by Nandakumar, Haldia City Centre, Balughata, Norghat, Kalinagar, Petuaghat, Junput, Shoula, Chaulkhola and Tajpur before reaching Shankarpur just after sun down where the leg 1 of the rally concluded.
Later in the same evening, the competitors participating in the INTSDRC 2025 got behind the wheels once again to compete in leg 2 of the rally which was flagged off from Hotel Nest, Shankarpur.
This 13-kilometre local leg put the competitors in a tough spot as they had to tackle a short but tricky route before the rally finally culminated in Shankarpur at night.
The team of Jogendra Jaiswal and Chandan Sen emerged victorious in the INTSDRC-1 category and took home the trophy for the overall winning team with 23 penalty points. The team of Soham Hazra and co-driver Chandrashish Roy secured the second position in the INTSDRC-1 category with former INTSDRC champion duo of Subir Roy and Nirav Mehta clinching the third position in the category.
The team of Sudip Kumar Ghosh and Arindam Ghosh secured the first position in INTSDRC-2 category, finishing second overall with 39 penalty points. The team of Subhodev Chatterjee and navigator Saptarshi Basu finished second followed by the pair of Souradeep Dutta and co-driver Ibrahim Ali Shaikh taking the third step on the podium in the INTSDRC-2 category.
In the INTSDRC Mixed category, the duo of Barun Chowdhury and Sunita Prasad finished first, also securing the third position in the overall INTSDRC ranking with 52 penalty points. While former INTSDRC champion Ajgar Ali Sk teaming up with his wife Rahana Ali Sk secured the second position; followed by the husband-wife team of Nirmallya Das and Ipshita Das clinching the third position in the INTSDRC Mixed category.
The prize distribution ceremony of Monsoon Drive 14 was held on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at Hotel Nest, Shankarpur.
Photographs courtesy: Ranadip Mandal
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