India’s Sanjay Takale is all set to make his debut in the FIA World Rally Championship, Neste Rally Finland, on Thursday.
The Pune-based Takale and his co-driver Darren Garrod from Britain will be on a WRC 3-spec Ford Fiesta R2 (two-wheel drive) prepared by Baltic Motorsports Promotion (BMP) team.
“After years of participating in and winning international rallies, notably the APRC, I am now pursuing my long-cherished dream of competing in the WRC as a registered driver in the WRC 3 category,” said Takale.
“The weather forecast for the weekend is dry as it is summer here in Finland. So, I expect a fast and dry rally,” said Takale, soon after finishing a test run in the Fiesta.
With BMP offering him a WRC registered car, Takale decided to participate in the Rally Finland to become first Indian registered driver in the WRC 3 category.
