Ex-Defence Officer 74-year young Harvinder Adya was on the wheels with her 75-year young ex-army husband as navigator, and the couple from Delhi looked at fellow contestant from ex-Indian Air Force officer Meenakshi Sahay (64) and her navigator husband, an ex-fighter pilot of IAF navigator husband ( 76) with full confidence. For noted motorists Dr Vaanishree (50) from Gurgaon and Ashima Kaushik (NRI) from Toronto, it was a unique experience to fight with these veteran motorists as Autoz365’s ‘Blaze De Desert’ kicked off here today. Seven veteran and highly experienced women motorists and Army Professional team make the Rally extraordinary. Nearly 100 motorists from across India and their navigators on small, medium, and high-end vehicles are now on their way to reach the destination- Mandawa in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan.
Presented by Autoz365- a leading auto service provider-the ‘Blaze De Desert’ Motor Rally kicked off from here to cover 600 KM of uneven terrains- unpaved and paved roads- to reach Mandawa. Ex-Defence Women Officers, Seniors, Army Professional teams and noted motorists would show their skills on Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) parameters. While Adya, Sahay, and Deepak Sachdeva are all set to make Delhi happy, noted motorists Vivek Vikram Singh (Kolkata) and Amit Kochhar (Jaipur) make the fight tough for all participants.
“Autoz365 aims to promote Motor Sports in the country, and this is just the beginning. We are planning five motor rallies in the coming months across India. Our primary aim is to create awareness among people about road safety and traffic rules and to promote tourism. We are confident that with ‘Blaze De Desert’, tourism circuits of the Shekhawati region would get a further boost. As far as awareness and services are concerned, we will soon be introducing new age innovative tech-enabled Applications for the people, especially motorists,” said Kavinder Khurana, MD Autoz365.
‘Blaze De Desert’ has got a robust response not only from motorists but also from auto and allied sectors players. They have extended full support to the rally. The Rally will pass through various routes, including Kuhalu, Kollali, Patoda, Tai, Bissau, Alsisar, Mahnsar, Malsisar, RamgarhShekhawati, Tihavali, Khalasi, Sadinsar, Dabri, Dinwa, Churi.
Rihen Bhardwaj, COO of, Autoz365, said, “Nearly 70 motorists have a keen eye on the Champion Trophy. We have divided the participants into two Groups-4×4 and 4×2. With six categories for each group, there are 12 categories altogether. ‘Blaze De Desert’ is unique in the sense that we have created a Super Special Stage with 3-4 KM terrain in Mandawa (Dunes region). The winner of this tough contest is expected to be one of the top motorists.”
On December 18, at a grand closing ceremony at Mandawa, the participants and winners will be honoured with trophies as prizes.