Rainforest Challenge takes off from today
A total of 39 teams, each consisting of a driver and a codriver, will compete at the fifth edition of the Isuzu Rainforest Challenge (RFC) India off-road motorsport event, starting from Sunday.
Out of the 39 contenders, 10 of them are from Kerala, while Chandigarh and Delhi are sending three teams each. Four teams hail from Goa, while Hyderabad has seven representatives.
Five teams are from Karnataka, including a ladies team, while three teams hail from Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh each and one team is from Tamil Nadu.
The top Indian driver of the competition will be getting monetary benefits worth $10,000, including a free automatic entry worth $3,900 to the Rainforest Challenge (RFC) Global Series Finale to be held in Malaysia at the end of the year.
Cougar Motorsport’s Founder & Director, Ashish Gupta said, “This year we have the first-ever participation from the North-East; the host state is sending its largest-ever squad; we also have a record 10 teams from Kerala, which is the highest number of participating teams from any state ever. We have always desired to grow this sport beyond its malecentric image and I am delighted to welcome an allladies team, after a gap of four years.
“The interest in RFC India among Indian offroaders, which supersedes all boundaries of age, gender and region, proves that we have been successful in our quest of uniting the best offroading talent of India on a single platform.”