India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki flagged off an all women car rally in Pune yesterday. With an aim to strengthen women participation in motorsports, the manufacturer keep on organizing such intra city rallies.
Mr. Manohar Bhat, Vice President, Marketing, Maruti Suzuki said, “Maruti Suzuki has been associated with motorsports for over 2 decades. Each year, we have seen increasing interest from women motorsports enthusiasts. The women car rally is a good opportunity for women motorsport enthusiasts to gauge their preparedness for some bigger rallies – like Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya, Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm and Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare. Besides, rallying teaches road discipline and helps us promote road safety. The driving skills like enhanced braking, skid correction, tackling multiple terrains etc which participants pick up during motorsport events like this rally, have an immediate impact on improving the safety during real time driving.”
The rally started from Hotel Four Points and took over a 120-kilometer route in and around the hilly terrain of Pune city. The event witnessed a good response with participation of over 82 Maruti Suzuki cars all driven by women. During the rally, participants got a chance to test and showcase their motoring skills and agility at navigating the driver to finish the rally precisely. A road book was provided to all the participants with instructions regarding directions, distance and time.
Driving her Ritz, Ms. Archana Khinvasara the overall winner (with navigator Mr Vivek Khinvasara), said, “I am very excited at this win! The track was beautifully planned out and I absolutely loved the whole experience. I was scared in a few instances but my navigator’s directions were excellent. I am overjoyed at this achievement and the next halt for me is the Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare with my Ritz!”
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