mumbai jul 8 the fivephase mrf fmsci indian national rally championship inrc would be flagged off on july 23 at coimbatore and would carry a prize fund of around rs 25 lakh the other four legs of the championship for which the federation of motor sports clubs of india has roped in kolkata based ramakrishna race performance management pvt ltd rrpm as promoters would be held in nashik aug 2728 gurgaon sep 1718 bengaluru nov 2627 and chikmagalur dec 35 each leg would carry a prize money of around rs 5 lakh said ashwin pandit chairman rallying commission fmsci while inrc would be restricted to indian drivers and vehicles the indian rally championship irc to be held concurrently can include foreign drivers as well as imported machines it was announced at a media conference here today top rally drivers including gaurav gill amittrajit ghosh sunny sidhu arjun rao aroor rahul kantharaj and karna kadur are to take part in the championship the rally would be held on tarmac or gravel roads and each leg would be different it was announced apart from the title sponsors the promoters have roped in mahindra adventure polaris and pincon as associate sponsors i am very happy that rrpm is promoting the inrc and irc this season rallying has suffered from a lack of full fledged support and promoters for a few years and now i think i can safely say it is behind us said fmsci president zayn khan the indian national tsd time speed distance rally championship would also be held generally on public roads in seven centres across the length and breadth of the country in august september and november followed by a final at an unspecified venue the intsdrc programme aug 1213 and 1314 jaipur aug 2021 haldia sep 34 durgapur sep 1011 bengaluru sep 2425 hubli nov 1213 nashik nov 19120 goa the final is tentatively scheduled in the last week of november or first week of december it was announced the entire intsdrc would carry a prize fund of rs 15 lakh ssr rsy ah ah