Car rallies navigating between countries have always proved to be a highly prospective means in building up the good relation between the two countries. And the India-Bhutan car rally, which was flagged off from Siliguri in West Bengal is another best example of a good relation between the two countries.
This is the second Indo-Bhutan friendship car rally organized jointly by Indo Bhutan Friendship Car Rally Association and India-Bhutan Foundation. The car rally will also help in bonding between the two countries and be active in endorsement of trade, commerce, tourism and road connectivity.
The second rally is the successful result of the first Indo-Bhutan rally held in the year 2007 which included 9 participants from Bhutan and 25 from India. The number of participants increased in the second rally with a total of 50 contestants (35 participants from India and 15 from Bhutan) will participate covering a distance of 300 km in India and 200 km in Bhutan. Each teams comprised of two members.
Labels: car rally, India, India-Bhutan Car Rally
You might have heard of different types of car rallies but not of a rally participated by blind persons. Interestingly, such a unique car rally was recently organised by the National Association for Blind in Mumbai.
Incredibly, many visually challenged people assisted their sighted partners to drive through the city during the rally. Each of the cars had the exceptional duo of a blind navigator and a normal person. The visually impaired person navigates the routes using a Braille direction book and the other person helps them to assist through the journey to cover a distance of 65 kilometres. Braille is an electronic book created by the American Printing House (APH) for blinds which helps them to read.
The rally witnessed a large number of participants who enjoyed car driving along with the fun of meeting celebrities like the advertising guru Prahlad Kakkar, Bollywood actress Urvashi Sharma, music director Rajeev Mehra, and social worker Poonam Mahajan. They came to cheer and encourage the visor participants of the car rally.
Labels: car rally, Car-Driving
Car rallies have been the possession of few people in India. It has remained a classic sport of the rich. After Narain Karthikeyan becomes India’s first formula 1 driver and millionaire businessman Vijay Mallya formed the Force India team with buyout of the Dutch Formula 1 team Spyker, Indians are more associated with the car racing sport.
Now motorsports is attracting more people. Not only as contestants, but also as teams to promote brands and sell the F1 merchandise. Bangalore based Sidvin Core-Tech has launched the Team Sidvin India. The team made its debut at the Greece Acropolis Rally and was headed by driver VK Naren Kumar. He finished 10th position at the rally. Now the company has set its eyes on World Rally Championship (WRC). The Indian company Saatchi & Saatchi is assisting to create media products for the company to promote the brand.
Labels: car rally, Formula One, motorsports
You know that banks love loans and borrowers. They love to net customers with various loan offers and can go to any length to do it. Forget home loans, the latest trend is car loans in banking circles. Many public sector banks have already started wooing customers with different offers. After noticing that car loans were going slow due to high interest rates, the banks have devised ways of making it look more attractive.
The Bank of India (BOI) and Union Bank of India (UBI) have already reduced interest rates on car loans. The biggest banking chain State Bank of India (SBI) Mumbai zone has recently organised a special rally for its customers to promote car loans in the month of March. The rally is open to all its customers in Mumbai and Thane. The campaign is expecting to last till April 20. The winner of the first prize will get a chance to go to week long trip to Sydney. With this type of attractive offer it is clear that banks are really keen to give car loans.
Labels: car rally, Car-Loans
The car enthusiasts’ sporting season seems to have just started this year. The Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm Rally 2008 will kick off on March 15. The event is going to be pretty exciting as it’s going to be one of the biggest car rallies to be ever held in the country. The rally is a pure test of nerves for the rally participants who will have to brave the scorching heat and the desert storms. The participating cars will also be pushed to the limit. But more than car performance, the rally will test the driving skills of drivers.
The event will be kicked off at New Delhi from where it will not only cover dry deserts but also scenic roads at Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Khimser and Jaipur. This car rally is really something to look forward to.Labels: car racing, car rally, Maruti, Maruti Suzuki
