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Sameer Contractor

Mar 25, 2019, 9:32 PM

Bajas World Cup 2019: Aishwarya Pissay Takes Podium In Women's Class, Ashish Raorane Finishes 27th

The second round of the FIM Bajas World Cup Rally ended on Sunday and Indian riders Aishwarya Pissay and Ashish Raorane traversed the challenging terrains of Portugal to complete the gruelling rally. While Ashish managed to complete the race in 27th place overall, while Aishwarya finished in 29th place in the Baja do Pinhal. Pissay though managed to bag a podium in the women's category of the rally with a third-place finish and was placed fourth in the junior category. The two-day rally saw the riders complete a course of 364.69 km.

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  Sameer Contractor | Mar 23, 2019

  Formula E: Jules-Eric Vergne Beats Oliver Rowland To Win Sanya e-Prix

  Techeetah driver Jules-Eric Vergne took his first win of the 2018-19 season with the Sanya ePrix in China. The reigning Formula E champion passed pole-sitter Oliver Rowland of Nissan e.Dams in the final stages of the race to claim victory in a two-part race.

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  car&bike Team | Sep 25, 2023

  Revamped 2019 INRC To Begin With The Bengaluru Sprint This Weekend

  The all-new FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) will kick-off with the Sprint de Bengaluru 2019 this weekend, marking a new era for the series. The rally this weekend will sport the new INRC logo and provide a preview of what you can expect through the series. INRC has found new series promoters - Champions Yacht Club - that promise to bring world-class fare to each of the six rounds along with international drivers. The Bengaluru rally will run over two days at the LG Champions Green County next to the Bangalore International Airport. The event will begin with the unveiling of the INRC logo.

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  Sameer Contractor | Mar 22, 2019

  Bajas World Cup 2019: Indian Riders Aishwarya Pissay & Ashish Raorane To Compete In Portuguese Baja This Weekend

  Indian rider Aishwarya Pissay and Ashish Raorane will be competing in the second round of the FIM Bajas World Cup this weekend in Portugal. The rally marks Pissay's third international rally outing in her career, and second this year. Previously, the TVS racer participated in the first round of the Bajas Cup earlier this month competing in the dunes of Dubai. For Ashish too, this will be a follow up to the first round of the rally. Much like the first round, both Aishwarya and Ashish are participating as privateers in the event with Pissay riding the Yamaha 450 rally bike. She is supported by TVS Racing with the event part of her training and preparation. Ashish will be astride the KTM 450 rally motorcycle.

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  Sameer Contractor | Mar 18, 2019

  TVS Young Media Racer Program 3.0 - Learning Basics Of Track Riding

  The TVS Young Media Racer Program is an initiative for media professionals to experience the thrill of racing. Here's how the qualifying session unfolded.

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  Sameer Contractor | Mar 17, 2019

  F1: Bottas Beats Hamilton For A Brilliant Win In 2019 Australian GP; Podium For Verstappen

  Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas dominated the 2019 Australian Grand Prix as the lights green for the Formula 1 season. Bottas edged past teammate Lewis Hamilton to secure his first win of the season and his first since the 2017 Abu Dhabi GP, with the Briton coming in second by a distant 20.886s over the race leader. Taking the final spot on the podium was Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen with the new Honda engine, marking the manufacturer's first podium finish since the 2008 British GP. In a surprise twist Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel finished fourth at the end of the race with newbie Charles Leclerc coming in fifth.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 16, 2019

  F1: Hamilton Beats Bottas To Take Pole In The 2019 Australian GP

  Mercedes-AMG Petronas driver Lewis Hamilton claimed the first pole of the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, beating teammate Valtteri Bottas. It's a front-row lockout for Mercedes, while Scuderia Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel will start in third place in the first race of the 2019 Formula 1 season. Hamilton posted a time of 1m20.486s as he went on to secure pole, 0.112s ahead of Bottas. He has also become the first driver to secure most poles (eight) at a single race track, matching the scores of Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna. The latter was leading qualifying at the start with an advantage of 0.457s but the world champion managed to post a better time with the second set of softs in Q3.

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  Sameer Contractor | Mar 14, 2019

  MotoE: All 18 Moto E Electric Race Bikes Destroyed In Fire At Jerez

  The new all-electric MotoE electric motorcycle championship had all of its racing bikes destroyed in an overnight fire at Jerez on March 14, 2019. The 18 Energica Ego Corsa electric bikes were at the MotoE paddock and were at the track for a three-day pre-testing. All the bikes had taken to the track on the opening day on Wednesday, while the incident reportedly happened at 12.15 am (local time) in the early hours of Thursday. According to reports, the fire completely engulfed the paddock structure destroying all the bikes, and has put the series in jeopardy for 2019.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 14, 2019

  FIA Director Charlie Whiting Passes Away

  FIA Director of Formula One, Charlie Whiting passed away this morning March 14, 2019, in Melbourne at the aged of 66 years. The death is a result of pulmonary embolism, three days before the Australian Grand Prix would will open the 2019 F1 season. Whiting had begun has F1 career in 1977 working with the Hasketh team and later moved to Brabham in the 1980s. He joined the federation in 1988 and had been the Race Director since 1997.

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