Car rally enthusiast Amittrajit Ghosh and co-driver Ashwin Naik are the first Indians to finish on podium in British Rally Championship. The first round of the 2016 British Rally Championship, had 143 teams competing, held from March 5-6 and the winner of the event scored 25 points towards the championship. The duo become the first Indians to not only compete in BRC but also the first Indians to win a podium in this series.
Ghosh and Naik finished third on their debut at the British Rally Championship (BRC) on Sunday. While they were in the lead their car developed mechanical problems, yet managed to managed to finish third.
Speaking about the experience, Amittrajit reportedly said, “We are happy to have got a podium in our first ever international event. More importantly, we are pleased with the pace we have shown against championship regulars in our first outing. It is sad that we hit trouble on day 1 while leading but that’s Rallying. We take back a lot of experience and good memories from here and hope to be able to continue in our quest to compete in more international events.”
The next round of the BRC is the Circuit of Ireland Rally on the 8-9th April 2016, which also doubles up as a round of the European Rally Championship. Amittrajit will start testing a Ford Fiesta R5 mid-year to participate in a round of ERC or WRC2 before his 2017 outing.
