Maruti Suzuki conducts Women Car Rally

Maruti Suzuki organised an all women car rally in Pune yesterday, with the objective to encourage more women participation in motorsports. Held over a 120km route in and around the city of Pune, the rally saw an overwhelming response with over 82 Maruti Suzuki cars all driven by women. In this contest, participants got a chance to test and showcase their driving skills and navigating ability to guide the driver to finish the rally in time.

In the TDS (Time, Distance and Speed) rally participants were given a road book, which had the instructions regarding directions, distance and time. The navigator had to keep calculating the time based on speed and distance figures given in the road book and accordingly guide the driver about the speeds at which the car is to be driven. Formula used is Time = Distance / Speed. The task was to navigate the route correctly while strictly keeping to the prescribed time. While the hidden check points added to the excitement of the participants.

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.”