National rally championship

National Rally Championship: Championship leader Karna Kadur of Bengaluru and second-placed Gaurav Gill face off in another battle for the lead in the 46th Karnataka-1000 rally, the third round of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship, which was flagged off here on Friday.

The Karnataka-1000 rally, which has attracted 65 entries, is being organised by the Karnataka Motor Sports Club under the aegis of FMSCI, the governing body of motorsports in India and promoted by Blueband Sports. The rally was flagged off by former Minister S. Shivanna to signal the start of the event which will be run near here over two days starting Saturday (Dec 3).