DIRANG, March 30 - The majestic mountains of the Eastern Himalayas reverberated to the adrenaline-triggering sounds of rally cars zipping around the Lopon Stadium in the heart of Dirang town in Arunachal Pradesh�s West Kameng district on the first day of the 3rd JK Tyre Arunachal Festival Of Speed on Tuesday morning.
More than 2000 people cheered India�s top rally drivers who put on a fascinating display of speed and car control on the twisty track inside the stadium. The loudest cheers were, of course, reserved for the drivers from the Northeast India led by 2002 Raid de Himalaya winner Lima Jamir of Nagaland.
The commander of the 315 Infantry Brigade that guards India�s border with Tiber, Brigadier Shailender Singh, flagged off the rally at the stadium. Tuesday�s event was the autocross where cars had to zip through a 3 kilometer-long demarcated track in the stadium.
Every competitor had to complete three rounds of driving and the best time clocked in one of the three rounds was taken as the score, the organisers said in a statement.
