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Polo Cup back with more changes

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The third season of the Volkswagen Polo Cup will witness a sea change in the machinery as well as format when it kicks off at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore on July 6.

The organisers have ann

Night ride for Rajini

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Two-wheeler racing is no child’s play. In a high adrenaline sport where crashes and spills are a way of life, night races prove to be yet another deadly obstacle to daredevil riders in their pursuit o

Suresh Babu blazes a trail

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After Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok established the country’s presence in the world of four-wheeler racing, this season seems to be the year of Indian bikers.

A harsh baptism in the pinnacle

Vishnu’s loss is Oshan’s gain

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Chennai boy Vishnu Prasad’s loss has turned out to be a big gain for Pune’s Oshan Kothadiya. Vishnu earned a free entry into the Volkswagen Scirocco Cup for winning the second edition of the JK Tyre-P

Karun Chandhok enjoys seamless transition

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Karun Chandhok enjoyed a seamless transition from the ritzy world of Formula One racing to less-appealing sportscars series on Sunday.

Making his debut at the newly-launched World Endurance Champions

Maruti Suzuki rally: On-song Rana keeps opponents at bay

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Rana takes over the Golden City of India. Historians might frown at the thought that someone who is not a Rajput is set to rule the historic city of Jaisalmer. But this is not a rehash of the historic

Racing won in JK-MRF rivalry

In the second part of a focus feature on the Indian GP, former F2 racer Akbar Ebrahim recalls how the sport endured turbulent times in India after the legendary Karivardhan's death in an air crash. Fo

Motorcycling: Simoncelli dies after crash in Malaysia

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Italy's Marco Simoncelli died on Sunday of injuries sustained in a crash that resulted in the cancellation of the Malaysian MotoGP, in the latest tragedy to hit motor sports.

The crash occurred just

Aditya wins Scirocco Cup race in Germany

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Aditya Patel made most of his reverse grid pole position to win the Scirocco R-cup at Oschersleben in Germany on Sunday.

After a disappointing qualifying session, Aditya started the opening race fro

Youngster with artificial legs emerges winner in Formula Swift race

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At first sight, it’s difficult to believe that Chetan Korada has prosthetic legs. And the Chennai racer doesn’t want sympathy from anyone.

That’s why not many in the Indian racing fraternity know ab

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

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