The JK Tyre TSD Car Rally 2013 concludes in Kolkata
Time Speed Distance rallying has always been one of the more popular forms of motorsport in the country. This, especially because you can drive up to the start line of the rally in your daily runabout, and actually compete an entire event in that very set of wheels. No modifications required and it's not too hard on the pocket either.
This is probably one of the reasons that the JK Tyre TSD Car Rally 2013, organised by the Calcutta Motor Sports Club, was such a success. Flagged off by SRChatterjee and S Ghosh of JK Tyre and Industries Ltd, with Vir Raina of Calcutta Motor Sports Club, the rally began from Dishari, Salt Lake and covered a distance of 80km, finally finishing in the near City Center. The route travelled through some of the city's finest roads and provided competitors with a scenic view through the event.
Competing in the rally were 40 cars, with some of the more prominent drivers from Eastern India taking part in the event. The event had two categories - expert and amateurs. The expert category was won by Sudip Kumar Ghosh and Arindam Ghosh, with Subir Roy and Nirav Mehta in second and Sekhar Chaudhury and Suvrojit Dutta in third place. The win in the amateur class went to Sumantika Choudhury and Amit Kumar Saha, with Uday Ganguly and Rajkumar Mundra second, while Swagata Ghosh and Prithwiraj Ray finishing third. There was an award for women drivers as well, and the trophy for the best Lady Team went to Debarati Chanda and Paromita Sen. Neil Sen Choudhury and Ria Ghatak won the Best Novice Team Trophy.