As the second
season of the Rainforest Challenge India drew to a close, Ashish Gupta, Founder
of Cougar Motorsport confirmed that RFC India will return in 2016.
At the prize
distribution ceremony, Gupta announced that RFC India will return in its full
glory, improved and tougher than before in 2016. The dates are July 22-29,
2016.
Gupta also
announced the expansion of the event in India. He mentioned that next year, 3
regional rounds will be held in Kerala, Chandigarh and North East India. The
dates for the regional rounds have not been confirmed but they will soon be
announced.
Ashish Gupta,
Founder & Director of Cougar Motorsport Pvt. Ltd, the event organizers,
said, “The fact that this year we had a very interesting line-up of
competitors, with national level rallyists and seasoned off-roaders
participating in the challenge, made the competition even more intense. For me,
each and every competitor is a winner merely because they had the willpower to
compete in such a tough event. I hope that in the coming years, we will see the
off-road motorsport talent of the country making a mark in the global off-road
motorsport arena. Therefore, we are thinking of launching a regional version of
RFC India with the intent of scouting for the talent from across the country
and bringing them to Goa for the RFC India Mother Event.”
Kabir
Waraich/Yuvraj Tiwana was the driver and co-driver team that finished highest
amongst the 21 Indian teams that participated this year. Kabir and Yuvraj, part
of the Gerrari Offroaders team from Chandigarh, now qualify for the mother
event in Malaysia for the second time in a row.