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Anil Wilson & Pradip Kumar – Delhi
City: New Delhi
Anuj Sharma & Smita Sharma – Dehradun
City: Dehradun
Driver #1: Anuj SharmaThe love for travelling made me drive to all the places where I could drive. I believe that every travel has a story. Also I love to meet other travellers and listen to their stories. Driver #2: Smita SharmaPassion for travelling and exploring places has glued us together. For me travel is like detoxing and recharging ourselves. Looking forward to take part in Gumbal India. This would be the first time we’ll be taking part in such event. Their Car: Tata Safari
City: Bhubaneswar
Ashish Budhia & Rohit Kashyap – Ranchi
City: Ranchi
Driver #1: Ashish Budhia
He is a motor sport enthusiast for last 20 years. He is organising and participating in TSD rallies on the national circuit. Participated in the Desert storm, Raid-De-Himalaya, Dakshin Dare and other top events of the country.
Driving enthusiast, has lead expeditions to Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Russia. Loves his Driving and looking forward to the challenge of Gumball.
Driver #2: Rohit Kashyap
Primarily a cricketer in his hey days, joined Motorsports for the last 5 years. He’s been active on the TSD Rally Circuit and is great in Networking.
He’s one of the pillars of the Wild Adventure Rally, an event of RAW, which has proven itself as one of three most Competitive TSD events in the country.
Together as a team Ashish & Rohit have clocked lots n lots of miles and are going to be a great competition at Gumball India 2020
Damaninder Singh Jaijee & Pawan – Patiala
City: Patiala
Driver #1: Damanjeet
Damanjeet says “I am an old hand at motorsport and have tried almost every aspect of this sport barring track racing.
Have been in this sport since 1986 starting with 2 wheelers rallies and graduating to 4 wheelers. Till recently participating and enjoying all forms of off-roading. Be it in the wilderness forests, mountain terrain or the desert including artificial track events. A pilot by profession, flying a Corporate Falcon 2000 for a Coal mining company. I am based in Gurgaon.”
Driver #2: Pawan
“My Co-Driver is Pawan Dabas also a veteran Rallyist who is a Automobile Engineer by profession with great Knowledge and understanding about automobiles of all years, types, sizes and technologies. “
Dheeraj Bhatnagar & Anil Seth – Gurgaon
City: Gurgaon
We are school time friends and learned driving together on an Ambassador. In the past 30 years we make lots of memories together. But from the past few years we are not able to give time to our friendship. Main reason to participate in Gumball India is to get time for our friendship and create new memories for life time. Eagerly waiting for the day when we crank from the Starting Point.
Driver #1 Dheeraj Bhatnagar
I am simply a Drive lover. A solo Traveler. I celebrate my happiness with a long drive and a long drive is the only medicine for my sadness. Love to drive in the mountains but plains can also make me crazy. Also participated in some motorsport events. Working with a two wheeler Dealership as a Manager Sales & Marketing. Participating in Gumball is to experience new challenges and check my capabilities. Keen to meet new people and learn new things from them.
Driver # 2 Anil Seth
Accounts Manager by Profession and a Transporter. A man combination of Cool & calm Head with a good hand behind the wheel. First time participating in an event like this. Participating in Gumball to enjoy the beauty of India and experience new.
Our Vehicle: Mahindra Thar
City: Haridwar
Jit Mitra & Soham Saha – Kolkata
City: Kokata
Driver #1: Jit Mitra
Driver #2: Vishal Sikaria
Jit is currently employed with a Nationalised Bank for 7 years and placed in Calcutta. Whether in office or home, I cannot stop thinking about the memories we will create on this event.
He says “There’s nothing like the view of an unending directionless road over the horizon from the dashboard of your vehicle. The excitement of such a view is probably what piques my gray cells whenever we embark upon a trip. I stumbled upon the news of Gumball 2020 accidentally probably on Facebook and understood that this event is meant for just lapping up without any second thought.”
Looking forward to ending this unique year with a new experience all along.
City: Jammu
Kushagr Agarwal & Rajatesh – New Delhi
City: New Delhi
Driver 1: Kushagrr Agarwal
An entrepreneur & headhunter by profession and a road expeditioner with over a decade plus of driving and biking across the country especially the Himalayan ranges, Deserts and the Western Ghats. Amateur Off-Roader on the weekends planning to pursue the sports professionally soon.
Driver 2: Rajatesh Maji
Rajatesh is a hotelier and real estate entrepreneur and has been an avid traveller who has driven extensively across India, Nepal and Bhutan. Covering Northern, Eastern Himalayan ranges to western beaches, is experience on the road and hands-on approach will help the team achieve its goal.
Their Car: Toyota Fortuner
Naman Gupta & Shivam – Dehradun
City: Dehradun
Driver #1: Naman Gupta
Naman, a hospitality professional from Dehradun, passionate about Motorsports and cars; have been a part of several rallies and driving expeditions.
Driver #2: Shivam
Shivam, an educationalist from Uttarakhand, is a fanatic driver and traveller, has an old love for jeeps and a new found love for classic and vintage cars.
Narendranath Tamaraikulam – Bangalore
City: Bangalore
City: Ambala
City: Hyderabad
Driver #1: Rahul Gedupudi
Rahul loves cars and long-distance drives.
His longest till date has been 27 hours non-stop, and this is a challenge he just had to take on.
Driver #2: Rajesh Cherukuri
Rajesh is an entrepreneur who loves driving.
He says “Driving for me means power and freedom. The feeling that I can go anywhere I want at any time is exhilarating.”
City: Jameshedpur
Subir Roy & Nirav mehta – Kolkata
City: Kolkata
Tania Dua Khosla & Ritu – Noida
City: Noida
The Dhakkad Girls
Best Friends from the past as our Mums call us.
Driver #1: Ritu Mehta
Driver #2: Tania Dua Khosla
There are a few key characteristics that gave an edge to aid in our success:
- Listern to yourself
- Establish core values
- Reach Higher
- Live Life ……………….and thats where we took our passion of driving to the heights of Rally driving. We did not pack our schedules full but took out time for life.
We have always believed
WINNING IS ONLY HALF OF IT. HAVING FUN IS THE OTHER HALF!
Hence this way or the other way we are achievers both the ways
City: Nagpur
Vinay Sambaragimath & Prashant – Chennai
City: Chennai
Prashant and Vinay are both Chartered Accountants n friends from school days.
Driver #1: Prahsant
Prashant has been indulging in road trips only in the recent past. “Enough of flights, let’s get the cars roaring” is Prashant’s mantra.
Vinay counts on the unplanned Bangalore – Ladakh – Bangalore trip from 10 years ago. And the most recent Spiti Winter Expedition 4×4 trip amongst his favourites.
“Gumball had to be done..as simple as that” is what Vinay says.
Driver #2: Vinay
While Vinay is a hard core roadie (been exploring India and abroad over the past 20 years) n foodie,
A fascinating combination of endurance and intelligence to navigate the unknown roads in monsoon is his biggest draw to Gumball India 2020.
Abinash Prabhu
City: Chennai
Driver #1: Abhinash
Driver #2: Abhinesh