Tuesday, February 26, 2013

FIA REGULATIONS for 2013 Rally

Moto & Moto Quad
Protective Gear: Gloves, Riding goggles,jacket, trousers.
Footwear: Imported boots compulsory
Gloves: Weather proof required
Helmet: Mandatory, must be any of the following makes, ARAI, BELL, SFI, SNELL, OMP, Sparco, ECE, or FIA/FIM approved as ISI marked is not sufficient. Closed face only .

Extreme  
Roll bars / cage complying with FIA / FMSCI regulations.
FIA Approved rally seats without recliners
FIA approved Safety harness (minimum 4 POINT) for both driver & navigator.
Seat belt angle to the rear of the seat must not exceed 15 degrees.
FIA / Snell / SFI Approved Helmets for both driver & navigator
 
Endure
XPLORE: Two wheel drive NDURE: 4 Wheel drive.
Seat Belts (minimum 3 POINT HARNESS) for all members of the crew.
Helmets (Min BIS approved) must be carried on board at all times and must be worn whenever the route goes off tarmac.
The seat validity is 20 years and seat belt validity extended to 10 years depending on visual verification of the same.

SJOBA Rally 2012


Monday, January 21, 2013

SJOBA Thunderbolt Rally 2013 Entry Fee

2W Extreme - Rs 6000
(Late Entries Rs 8000)
4W Extreme - Rs 13000
(Late Entries Rs 16000)

TSD - Rs 16000 for two crew members.
Extra person Rs 9000 each upto a max of 4 crew members
(Late Entries Rs 19000, extra person Rs 10000 each)

Get set for the SJOBA Thunderbolt Rally 2013

It’s the time of the year for which we all have been waiting, and guess what it’s the 26th year of the SJOBA Thunderbolt Rally.

The Extreme Rally will be open to jeeps/cars/bikes with the participants being required to cover approximately 300 kms over 3 days. The rally being extra special this year, so
we thought of making it more challenging and more over FAST, pushing the drivers skills to the test.

The TSD this year is going to be a rollercoaster ride for the novice and amateur participants. A special treat for all the off roaders for sure.

As always, the 4W/2W/TSD Rallies would be running concurrently. The tentative schedule is as follows:

Time: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 9:00am - March 24, 2013, at 6:00pm
Entries open – Monday, 25 Feburary, 2013
Closing Date for Standard Entries – Thursday , 14 March, 2013
Closing of late entries – Tuesday, 19 March, 2013
Scrutiny and SSS – 22nd March

Leg 1 (Chandigarh to Shimla) – 23 March, 2013
Leg 2 (Shimla to Chandigarh) - 24 March, 2013
Prize Distribution and Dinner - 25 March, 2013

So get ready and gear up!

Monday, March 28, 2011

SJOBA RALLY 2011 - Suresh Rana and Ashwin Naik zip to victory

The pair of Suresh Rana and Ashwin Naik sped to victory in the Jeep category that concluded at St John's School, Sector 26, Chandigarh, on March 27, 2011.

The team of Mandeep Singh and Honey Narula clinched the second position, while Harpreet Bawa and Virender Kashyap occupied the third spot. 
The team trophy went to the Thunderbolt team, while the Indian Army team were declared the runners-up. 
In the cars category, the team of Udaibir Sangha and Jasmohan Singh grabbed the top spot for the second time in the row. The teams of Dhirender Kumar and Anish Agarwal came second, while the third position was occupied by the team of Udaibir Sidhu and Tushar Marwaha.
In the bikes category, Mohit Verma came first, while Saajanpreet Singh came second. The third slot was occupied by Gagandeep Rekhi. In the bikes group `D' category, Arun Mehta came first. Puran Singh Bisht and Baljeet Singh came second and third, respectively.
The winners were presented trophies and cash prizes amounting to Rs 1,80,000 at a prize distribution ceremony held at Rock Garden on March 28.
Results: 
Jeep category: 1 Suresh Rana and Ashwin Naik 2 Mandeep Singh and Honey Narula 3 Harpreet Bawa and Virender Kashyap.
Car category: 1 Udaibir Sangha and Dalip Virk 2 Direndra Kumar and Anish Aggarwal 3 Udaybir Sidhu and Tushar Marwaha.
Bikes overall: 1 Mohit Verma 2 Saajanpreet Singh 3 Gagandeep Rekhi.
Bikes group 'D': 1 Arun Mehta 2 Puran Singh Bisht.
TSD Category: 1 Varun Monga and Narinder Monga 2 Jagmeet Gill and Chandrashekhar 3 Sandeep Malik and Rakesh Sunny Kumar

Click Here to read Overall Results
Click Here to read Category-wise Results
Click Here to read SS Stage Result
Click Here for TSD Result