Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) and defending National champion Amittrajit Ghosh (Ashwin Naik) will be keen to battle it out to the very end when the Rally of Coimbatore, the second round of the FMSCI Indian Rally Championship, begins at the windmill stages near Kethanur here on Saturday.
The drivers did the recce on Friday and found the stages to their liking.
“The first stage (LMW – 26.10kms) is pretty wide and smooth. Obviously, it’s going to be a lot faster than last year. I must say it is the drivers’ stage because it will entertain speed,” said Gill, who won the opening round in a Mahindra XUV500 at Nashik.
“I love high speed so you can expect lots of action from me and the other drivers as well.” Ghosh said: “The stages are much better than last year. But, the first is pretty important. I am going to drive to my best and go hard from the start.”
Vishnu raring to goChennai’s Vishnu Prasad, who made merry in the FBO2 class at the same venue in the opener, will look forward to set the pace in the JK Tyre Racing Championship to be held the same day.
The 20-year-old showed amazing skills and great control while touching speeds of 116.038 and 115.724. Akhil Rabindra and Krishnaraj Mahadik are expected to give the Chennai driver a run for his money.
Kerala’s T.S. Diljith, who scored a hat-trick in the first round, looks certain to repeat the feat in the Formula LGB4 class.The Volkswagen Polo R Cup will witness interesting battles between Bonnie Thomas of Kerala and Angad Singh Matharoo of Punjab. Adding to the excitement will be the Volkswagen Vento Cup, a support race with closed invitation entries, beside stunts shows.
