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Defending champion Chetan Shivram to lead Yokohama’s challenge in 2020

New Delhi, Oct 19 (UNI) Champions Yacht Club FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship 2020 will see a strong Japanese presence with Tyre major Yokoham a making a comeback into the country's marquee motorsport championship.
The Championship will see a shortened calendar of month and a half and have total of five rounds instead of six with two to be held in Itanagar in December, followed by three in Coimbatore, Hampi and Bengaluru.
They will foray into the season with an impressive line-up comprising of the defending champion Chetan Shivram, Denn Thimayya, Lokesh Gowda, Vaibhav Marate and Arjun Rao.
Yokohama, which has made it’s presence felt across the Indian market over the last decade will once again associate with INRC, a news that will certainly be music to the ears of racing aficionados of the country, especially after how the entire sporting fraternity was paralysed due to the novel corona virus.
Denn Thimmaiya will be competing in INRC 1 category driving the R2 Cedia, while Lokesh Gowda and Chetan Shivram driving Cedia and Polo respectively will be leading their team's charge in INRC 2 category. Arjun Rao will compete in INRC 3 driving a Polo and Vaibhav Marathe, driving a City -VTEC will exhibit his skills in INRC 4.
Vamcy Merla, promoter of INRC and director of Champions Yacht Club said, "Yokohama's entry now will take the competition a notch higher and it certainly add a renewed zing to this year's championship,"
Harshwardhan Honmode, director of Yokohama India said, “With government recognizing Motorsport as a discipline of sports, promoters and organizers putting their best foot forward to promote the sports, we do see changing scenario of Indian Motorsport."
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