Racing Promotions Personal Restricted (RPPL), led by Hyderabad-based Akhilesh Reddy to host the Indian Racing Pageant, has partnered withJK Tyre.
The Indian Racing Pageant 2024, consisting of the Indian Racing League (IRL), the FIA-backed Indian F4 Championship, and JK Tyre FMSCI Nationwide Racing Championship (JKNRC) is about to kick-off later this 12 months. The season will span throughout 5 rounds for every class, comprising of over ten races all through the season.
As a part of the go-to-market method aimed toward selling motorsport, the promoters have plans to organise roadshows nationwide.Kicking-off the season in fashion, this dynamic promotional present made its first pit-stop in Srinagar in collaboration with Jammu & Kashmir Tourism in opposition to the picturesque Dal Lake.
Spectators in Srinagar received an early glimpse of what they’ll anticipate when the season will get underway, with a showcase of the Wolf GB08 vehicles and Method 4 vehicles pushed by younger motorsport icons – Sohil Shah, one of many two champions of IRL 2023, Rishon Rajeev, Method 4 Vice Champion and Shriya Lohia, Method 4 India driver. Because the engines roared on the 1.6 kms stretch of Dal Lake, throngs of individuals from all walks of life converged to witness the high-octane motion in opposition to the backdrop of majestic mountains and shimmering waters.
The occasion additionally showcased JK Tyre’s legacy because the architects of the home racing scene, with followers being handled to a slice of motion that includes numerous classes of motorsport that the corporate has had a job in build up. This included fascinating drift reveals by India’s drifting champion from Chandigarh Sanam Sekhon, and Pratik Dalal who showcased skilful manoeuvres of their Lexus and BMW vehicles, superbike daredevils from Coimbatore and Bengaluru who demonstrated the seamless synergy between man and machine and a few adrenaline-filled present on 4 wheels led by India’s rally veteran Hari Singh. Nevertheless, the showstoppers had been undoubtedly the 10-year-old karting prodigies from Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru and Chennai who pushed the bounds at breakneck speeds of 120 km/hr, delivering pleasure past the tarmac.AkhileshReddy, Chairman of Racing Promotions Personal Restricted, mentioned, “I want to categorical my gratitude to the Jammu & Kashmir Tourism Division for his or her help in making this present run a actuality right here in Srinagar. It’s an exceptional occasion for motorsports in India. I imagine this exhibition will encourage the youth of J&Okay to speculate their time watching and studying about motorsport and also will give them hope for a future within the trade.”
Sanjay Sharma, Head-Motorsport, JK Tyre & Industries,mentioned, “We’re delighted to be bringing the best celebration of Indian motorsport to Srinagar. This collaboration between India’s two greatest racing programmes, the JK Tyre Nationwide Racing Championship, and RPPL promoted Indian Racing Pageant, is ushering Indian motorsport right into a vivid new period. Introducing worldwide requirements to the home racing circuit, the Indian Racing Pageant has all the things it must establish native Indian expertise on the grassroots and take them to the very prime of the worldwide motor-racing pyramid.”
