TVS Racing lines up seven-rider squad

TVS Racing lines up seven-rider squad

PUNE: Team TVS Racing will be fielding a seven-rider squad for the forthcoming Desert Storm Rally scheduled to take place from May 8 to 11 in the dunes of Thar in Rajasthan.

The Team includes Adrien Metge from France, Abdul Wahid Tanveer, R Nataraj, Rajendra RE and Aishwarya Pissay from India in Group A (above 250cc category).

In Group B (upto 250 cc category), Imran Pasha and Sachin will battle it out. The ceremonial flag off along with the scrutineering of bikes took place in New Delhi on Tuesday and teams have moved to Rajasthan for the start.

Desert Storm, touted to be the longest Cross-Country Rally in India comprises of over 600 km of extremely harsh Special Stages in addition to over 900 km of Transport Stages. The 4 day long Rally will see over 100 teams sweating it out in high temperatures, treacherous dune crossings and fast technical gravel straights which will pose an exciting challenge to the competitors. The first stage covers a total distance of 158 km is starting from Wednesday from Bikaner.

“It gives us immense pleasure to be a part of the current edition of the Desert Storm. The Rally is one of the most grueling rallies that spread over varied terrains in Rajasthan for four days. The takeaways from such Rally events are huge as it results in improving the teams’ technical capability and provides inputs for the development of robust motorcycles,” said B. Selvaraj, Team Manager, TVS Racing 

French racer Metge comes on board with vast experience in the international racing circuit. 

Tanveer topped the Enduro class earlier this year in one of the most gruesome International Rallies; Merzouga Rally in Morocco and has four National championships in his name.

Nataraj has been an 8-time National Champion and Rajendra RE has 6 National Championships under his belt is participating in this year’s Desert Storm. Aishwarya has won six championships in both off-road and on-road events.

TVS RACING TEAM:
Group A (above 250cc category): Adrien Metge, Abdul Wahid Tanveer, R. Nataraj, Rajendra RE, Aishwarya Pissay.
Group B (upto 250cc category): Imran Pasha, Sachin

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