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SIDVIN Launches TEAM SIDVIN INDIA
Mumbai. January 2008
Sidvin Core-Tech's Managing Director Mohan Nagarajan announced the arrival of “very promising Coimbatore lad Naren on the world scene”.
But unlike the fastest Indian in F1, it is actually his city mate Naren Kumar who can now boast of being the FIRST INDIAN in an INDIAN TEAM after Vijay Mallya’s Force India opted for foreign drivers. That was, of course, in F1.
Naren Kumar will drive for Team Sidvin India (TSI) in the World Rally Championship’s Production Class (P-WRC.
“Naren was talented and it was heart-breaking not to see him in WRC where he deserved to be much earlier. But yes, the major decision happened after Force India came on the scene. Also, we had Indians in A1 GP and GP2 but not in rallying. That’s why we decided to go for it,” said Nagarajan.
Even FIA’s Indian vice-president Nazir Hoosein reiterated that rallying was more spectacular, difficult and challenging owing to many natural elements involved, as compared to F1.
The technical and vehicle support will be provided by Tommi Makinen Racing, owned by FOUR-TIME WRC champion TOMMI Makinen from Finland.
Naren, a six-time Indian National Rallying champion, will be driving a Subaru car in the Group N class and has 36 rally WINS under his belt including a SECOND-PLACE finish in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship at Johor, Malaysia, last year.
'It is indeed a proud moment for the Entire Nation that for the first time an INDIAN will be participating in the WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS' said Mr. Mohan Nagarajan.