Gaurav Gill Takes Victory In IRC Coimbatore

By Rajkamal

When you see dirt kicked up by an XUV 500 in the heart of Coimbatore, you know it's time for the FMSCI Indian Rally Championship. Gaurav Gill and Musa Sherif have won the second round of IRC in Coimbatore.

Not far behind were Arjun Rao and Satish Rajagopal who took second place overall in the Polo. They also took the victory in the IRC 1600 class. Third place went to Team Mahindra Adventure and Gill's team mates, Sunny Sidhu and PV Srinivas Murthy.

gaurav gill first in irc coimbatore

A very cautious Gaurav Gill did not risk this stage as he had already taken the win in Nashik. This second leg consisted of two special stages which were 26.10 kms and 12.65 kms. He did not take any risks that would give up his lead.

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During the first leg, there were 10 cars down with mechanical trouble, including Amittrajit Ghosh and Ashwin Naik.

Team Yokohama's Vikram Devadasen and Shrikanth took the overall fourth position in the Polo. Their team mates Kantharaj and Bhatt topped the IRC 2000cc class.

Arjun Rao and Sathish, who finished second overall put on a very skillful show. They were very happy to finish second in a 1600 cc car, even though Gaurav had a big lead.

The FMSCI 1600cc was dominated by B Raghu Nandan and K Suraj. The third round of the championship will be held in Chennai during July 25 and 27.

DON'T MISS: VIDEO OF THE DAY

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Article Published On: Monday, July 14, 2014, 11:14 [IST]
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