Karnataka motor sports club

Indian National Rally Championship: Top Indian rally driver Gaurav Gill will be hoping to claim a hat-trick of titles as the iconic Karnataka 1000 (K1000) rally was flagged off for the 48th edition on Friday with competitive Special Stages on dirt tracks.

The 56 drivers in the fray will look to perform to the best of their abilities to clinch the National Championship which is wide open in all the classes except the Gypsy class. The rally was flagged off at the ceremonial start here on Friday evening.

The historic Karnataka 1000 rally, the sixth and final round of the fmsci Indian National Rally Championship, organised by the Karnataka Motor Sports Club (KMSC), will have Arjuna Awardee, Gaurav Gill, as the cynosure of all eyes.