FMSCI announces calendar for 2014 Indian Rally Championship

The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) has announced the calendar for the 2014 Indian Rally Championship (IRC). The championship is scheduled to kickstart with the Nashik Rally, the only tarmac rally of the season, in June this year.

Five rounds of gravel rallies will be held in Coimbatore, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chikmagalur. The Coimbatore and Chennai editions of the rallies will be held in July. The next round of the rally will be held later in November this year in Kolkata, while the final round of this season will held in Chikmagalur between December 5 and 7.

Initially the Madras Motor Sport Track (MMST) and the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) were listed as venues for the Indian Rally Championship this year. However, in the revised calendar of events BIC is no longer listed as a venue.

2014 Indian Rally Championship (IRC) Calender

1) June 13-15 – Nasik, Maharashtra (Tarmac)

2) July 11-13 – Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (Gravel)

3) July 25-27 – Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Gravel)

4) October 31 – November 2 – Kolkata, West Bengal (Gravel)

5) November 21-23 – Bangalore, Karnataka (Gravel)

6) December 5-7 – Chikmaglur, Karnataka (Gravel)