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There is nothing like a very tough rally that pushes the limits of man and machine to the extreme. The Dakar Rally held in South America is one of them, the other being the Afriquia Merzouga Rally held in Morocco. T...

Sherco TVS Factory Rally Team’s Lorenzo Santolino continued his impressive form in the fourth stage of the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2018 topping the stage at P1. Leg 4, which was divided into two parts, including...

The arid desert of Jaisalmer is proving to be relentless, with the participants battling it out in a cut-throat competition. The stages covering the majestic dunes of Asu Tar and Turkon ki Basti brought a whole new ...

Hero MotoSports Team Rally’s ace rider CS Santosh met with an accident on March 21, 2018 at Desert Storm 2018 and injured himself. Following his injury, as a precautionary measure, the Hero MotoSports Team Rally h...

Covering a total distance of 217 km, the first leg of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2018 culminated in Bikaner. Braving the scorching heat of the Thar Desert, the participants battled it out to grab the lead in their r...

The 16th edition of the 2018 Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm was flagged off from The Great India Place Noida mall on March 18, 2018. The rally is set to explore new terrains, covering a total distance of 2300 kms.

Hyderabad’s speed sensation Anindith Reddy was crowned ‘FMSCI National MotorSports Person of the Year 2017’ at a glittering function in Chennai March 11, 2018. The 26-year-old, who has been scorching the domestic ci...

As expected at the Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring, a track that suits the ‘Desmosedici’ like no other, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) nudged ahead of an equally brilliant Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) for a wi...

A gamble on tyre choice turned into a tactical masterstroke in the Czech Grand Prix held on August 7, 2017, as defending World Champion Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team made an early pit stop to switch bikes after ...

The 9th edition of Maruti Suzuki’s annual southern motorsports rally, Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare concluded in a grand finale in Pune on July 22, 2017 with Team Maruti Suzuki’s Suresh Rana and Ashwin Naik winning the...

It’s one of the rare days when you have a three-in-one victory. It happened at Mugello on June 4, 2017 when an Italian rider Andrea Dovizioso, riding an Italian bike Ducati won an Italian GP. Ducati Team’s Andrea Do...

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales came out fighting and lucky as he dominated the MotoGP field to claim a sensational victory at the Grand Prix de France. With this, he sealed Yamaha’s 500th Grand Prix w...

Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team finally got into the victory mode in the third race of the 2017 MotoGP held in Austin, Texas in the United States. The defending World Champion sped to an important and much-needed ...

Participating in his first rally on Indian soil, Hero MotoSports Team Rally’s Joaquim Rodrigues won the India Baja 2017. Popularly called JRod, he blazed through the second leg of the India Baja rally to finish in f...

Close on the heels of its debut at the Dakar 2017, Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motorsports team of Hero MotoCorp is gearing up for India Baja 2017 in April this year. This will be the Team’s second rally raid o...

Five time National Rally Champion Gaurav Gill was decorated with the prestigious 'Motorsports Person of the Year Award’ at an FMSCI function held in Hyderabad. The function was attended by the entire galaxy of racin...

Suresh Rana and Ashwin Naik have emerged winners of the 15th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm that concluded on February 4, 2017 in The Blue city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Driving in their Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, the du...

The 4th leg of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm culminated with Suresh Rana and Ashwin Naik retaining their lead from the previous day as they raced past their competitors.

Maruti Suzuki will now soon be lording over the high seas too. Procam International, known for hosting long distance running in the country, especially the Mumbai marathon, is launching the Nexa P1 Powerboat, Indian...

Traversing 350kms of Jaisalmer’s undulating and gruelling terrain in the scorching heat, the participants reached the end of leg 3 of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm. The rallyists completed 200km, th...

The second leg of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm witnessed the participants overcoming tough sandy terrains in the blazing heat through 3 stages. The rallyists covered a total distance of around 500k...

The first leg of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm culminated at Bikaner on January 30, 2017 as the participants covered a total distance of around 250km traversing through the sandy dunes in the scorch...

Leading passenger vehicle maker, Maruti Suzuki flagged off the Desert Storm from GIP Mall on January 29, 2017. In its 15th edition, the rally will cover a total of 2000 kms over a span of 6 days.

Rajiv Sethu of Honda Ten10 Racing clinched the title in the Pro Stock 165cc category after scoring a grand double over the weekend in the fifth and final round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing...

The 6th and final round of the Maruti Suzuki National Super League Championship concluded with the much awaited ‘Rally of Himachal’ in Shimla. Braving the biting cold and steep winding roads covered with snow, Karth...

The 5th leg of Maruti Suzuki National Super League TSD Rally Championship 2016(MS-NStrdRC) – Rally of Arunachal concluded in Dambuk with Jagmeet Gill and Chandan Sen emerging as champions. The duo was driving a Maru...

It was the 250th Grand Prix start for Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo who said goodbye to that title in stunning style, as the Spaniard held off a late charge from reigning World Champion Marc Marquez (R...

Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati Team produced a superb performance at the Sepang International Circuit to take victory in the Shell Malaysia Grand Prix. The Ducati Team rider crossed the finish-line ahead of Rossi and ...

Anand Mahindra and his team could not have got a better Diwali gift as Francesco Bagnaia (Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra) took his second ever career win at Sepang International Circuit in the Moto3, avoiding a pile of ...

Even though Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) may have won the Moto GP 2016 championship, the win by Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) in Australian GP held on the race track of Phillip Island on October 23, 2016 proved that ther...

It was a stunning win for Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez as he crossed the chequered flag to claim the 2016 MotoGP World Championship at a place that could not have been more appropriate. Yes, Hondas home in Japan...

The much awaited 18thMaruti Suzuki Raid de Himalaya which saw a tragic turn of events with the death of Subhomoy Paul, ace rallyist from Kolkata, finally concluded in Manali, with Suresh Rana and his co-driver Ashwi...

The 2016 edition of Maruti Suzuki Rad de Himalaya came to a tragic halt after one of the participants, 49 years old Subhamoy Paul, who was taking part in the Moto-Quads Xtreme category of the rally, died on the 3rd ...

The 18th edition of Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya was off to a roaring start as over 250 participants set out to battle the extremes in the week-long challenge.

Two 35-year old veterans, Anthony Keith West (Australia) and Decha Kraisart (Thailand) lit up the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday October 2, 2016 with a memorable battle before the former took the honours for ...

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) won an exciting race at MotorLand Aragon in the Spanish MotoGP to extend his championship lead. Movistar Yamaha MotoGP racers Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi fought hard to come in...

Silverstone’s British Grand Prix saw Maverick Vinales of Team Suzuki Ecstar cruising to victory while home hero Cal Crutchlow managed a second place, outpacing MotoGP championship leader and Repsol Honda rider Marc ...

Jagan Kumar of Team TVS Racing came back strongly to win the second race of the premium Super Sport Indian 165cc category as the third round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship concl...

The first and second positions by Peugeot MC Saxoprint rider John McPhee and Jorge Martin (Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra) at the HJC Helmets Grand Prix Moto3 race in Automotodrom Brno, Czech Republic came as sweet vict...

It was a Ducati moment at the Austrian MotoGP on August 14, 2016 as Andrea Iannone took the first win for the Ducati Team after almost six years. It was Casey Stoner who took his Ducati bike over the finish line at ...

The 5th edition of Supra SAEIndia saw Team Kratos Racing from PC College of Engineering emerging victorious at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida. Team The Interceptors V2.0 from Dr. D.Y. Patil Instit...

India’s ace rally rider CS Santosh who was placed 16th place in the Merzouga Rally in Morocco (Africa), which forms part of the Dakar Series, will now be spending the next three months in Europe to train for the nex...

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Jorge Lorenzo continued his momentum at the Autodromo del Mugello track on Sunday (May 22, 2016) as he secured a brilliant victory in the Gran Premio d'Italia. His achievement marks the Yama...

Karthick Maruthi and his co-driver S Sankar Anand, in their Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza zoomed past their rivals to reach the finishing line as they took first place in the Deccan Rally, the second round of the Nati...

The three biggest names of MotoGP—Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez—raced like there was no tomorrow and then finally Rossi romped home victorious at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España. The MotoGP Span...

For someone who started last, this was a victory that was well-deserved as Brad Binder of Red Bull KTM Ajo blasted through the pack of motorcycles to win the Moto3 World Championship in Spain. This was the fourth ro...

The 14th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm rally ended in the Blue City of Jodhpur with Team Maruti Suresh Rana and his navigator Ashwin Naik garnering the first position followed by Amanpreet Ahluwalia and Vire...

Day 3 of the Maruti Suzuki Dessert Storm rally started from Bikaner and travelled to the ‘Golden City’ of India, Jaisalmer. The gruelling distance covered on the third day was approximately 350 Kms. It was rally tha...

Day 2 of the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2016 saw vehicles rallying into the city of Bikaner. Located in the heart of the Thar Desert, Bikaner is surrounded by golden sand dunes, majestic forts, stunning palaces, tra...

The first day of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm rally saw Abhishek Mishra driving his Grand Vitara taking lead in extreme category. Legs 1 & 2 of the extreme category had two competitive stages of 57 Kms and 24 Kms leng...

India’s leading passenger vehicle manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) flagged off the 14th edition of its popular Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm rally amidst much fanfare from Great India Place Mall, Noida ...

Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited (SMIPL) kicked off the year’s off-road action on a high note, taking top spot in the Moto and third overall on the Quad at the inaugural India Baja 2016. Baja is one of the mo...

When it comes to tough off-road rallies like the Dakar Rally, once is not enough. Indian off-road racing phenomenon CS Santosh will be participating in the 2016 edition of the Dakar Rally to be held in Argentina-Bol...

The top position in the 17th edition of Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya that ended ended in Srinagar was grabbed by Raj Singh Rathore and his co-driver Amber Udasi in their off-road Polaris vehicle. They were followe...

The six-day marathon Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya entered its second day of driving actions amongst the scenic locations of ManalI with Suresh Rana leading the band in Xtreme category second time. After the exc...

The 17th edition of the Maruti Suzuki Raid-De-Himalaya, the world’s highest altitude motoring rally which kicks off on October 9, 2015 from Shimla, the Queen of hills, will see action from the recently launched S-Cr...

Vishwadev Muraleedharan, a 23-year old MBA graduate from Coimbatore, completed a fine double to clinch the rider’s title in the Suzuki Gixxer Cup (Novice) category of the MMSC One-Make Championship at the Buddh Inte...

Jagan Kumar (TVS Racing) and Mathana Kumar (Ten10 Racing) made it a day to remember by completing a double each in the fourth and penultimate round of the MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship on...

Amongst 2200 students from 110 teams who competed in the 4th edition of Maruti Suzuki SUPRA SAEINDIA, the team from Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology (KIET), Ghaziabad came out victorious.

Leading car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki and Society of Automotive Engineers India (SAEINDIA) have announced the finale of Supra SAEIndia 2015. Supra 2015 is a platform that encourages engineering students across the ...

Mathana Kumar of Ten10 Racing blazed the track to score a double in the showpiece Group C (165cc) Open class to complete a fine weekend at the Rolon Round of the MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Champion...

Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited (SMIPL) has launched the Gixxer Cup, marking its entry in the Indian racing arena. Suzuki has a long and successful history of motorcycle racing and the time is ripe to bring ...

Mapfre Team Mahindra rider Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia claimed his best finish of the year so far, after fighting hard from the sixth row of the grid to squeeze his way to the seventh place in the Spanish GP. He narro...

The northern state of Uttarakhand, in a bid to promote tourism, has given motor car rallying a new meaning, one that can be enjoyed by the entire family. The second Uttarakhand Adventure Car Rally was flagged off fr...

For the second consecutive year, Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board is co-organising the Uttarakhand Adventure Car Rally which will run from February 1 to 4, 2015. The state of Uttarakhand relies on tourism as it...

Mohali man Amartej Buwal, driving a Maruti Gypsy, finally won the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya. The Raid raced to a finish at Manali on October 10, 2014 after covering 2,200 kilometers approximately over six ...

Suresh Rana, the nine-time champion of the Raid Xtreme (4X4) category, crashed out of the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya on the fifth day of the rally on October 9, 2014. Celebrity actor Sohail Khan, meanwhile...

The only celebrity in the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya, superstar Salman Khan ’s brother Sohail Khan is in the 13th position at the end of the third day of the rally. He is competing in the Raid Adventure c...

Defending champion Suresh Rana was going strong in the Xtreme category at the end of the first day of the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya rally. Bollywood actor Sohail Khan, who is also the brother of Salman Kha...

Sohail Khan, Bollywood actor and brother of superstar Salman Khan, is among the 236 competitors who took off from Shimla in the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya, one of the top ten toughest motorsport events of t...

In the high-risk, high-speed Xtreme category of the Raid, which takes off on October 5, 2014 women rallyists are driving four out of the total 41 vehicles

Bollywood stars have been endorsing vehicles a lot in the past in fancy advertisements. Very few take out time to participate in a motorsport rally. Things have finally changed with Bollywood producer-director-actor...

The world's leading synthetic engine oil Mobil 1, associated with the toughest races globally, was also connected to the 6th edition of the Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare that began on August 4, 2014 in Bangalore and co...

The 6th Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare 2014 which covered more than 2000kms in a span of five days, concluded on August 10, 2014. The rally made its way through picturesque northern Karnataka for the first time ever, tr...

On the 4th day of Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare 2014 contestants made their way to the outskirts of Hospet to meet their next challenge. The day’s contest spanned over three stages across two different locations. The f...

Day 3 of the Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare 2014 started from the Vidyanagar township and moved ahead to the Canal stage. Situated right next to the brimming Tungabhadra canal the flat track featured many ditches and pa...

The second day of Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare 2014 saw participants starting from Davangere amidst light shimmers of rain and setting off for Chitradurga. Traversing a total of 475 kms during the day in the Extreme C...

Day One of the 2000 km Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare rally saw rallyists start from Bangalore before the crack of dawn for two super stages, named the Windmill leg. They traversed a total of 400 kms during the day in t...

Yokohama India, the 100pc subsidiary of the Yokohama Rubber Co is introducing for the first time Team Yokohama for the Indian Rally Championship (IRC). The rally will be held at Nashik from June 13 to 15, 2014 and w...

Yokohama India, the 100pc subsidiary of the Yokohama Rubber Co is introducing for the first time Team Yokohama for the Indian Rally Championship (IRC). The rally will be held at Nashik from June 13 to 15, 2014 and w...

Santosh, the champion biker who won the top title in Rally Moto at the 12th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm in 2014 will now be heading for the World Cross Country Rally Championship in Abu Dhabi. Santosh had won the Ral...

After a gruelling and exciting journey of around 2200 km across sandy Rajasthan, the 12th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm came to an end in Jaipur, the capital city of the State. The annual six-day marathon motorsport ev...

Ten days ahead of International Women’s Day, a group of feisty women at the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm are redefining woman power by taking on the big boys at what is still primarily a male sport – rallying. The 12t...

India’s longest motorsport extravaganza – The 12th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2014, zooms off from New Delhi on February 22, 2014. APRC champion Gaurav Gill will take on home grown hero Suresh Rana at the Desert Sto...