Taimur Khawaja wins 10th Hub Rally Cross

Lahore'e Taimur Khawaja becomes the new champion of Hub Rally Cross after he achieved best time in 10th edition of the race which took place on March 19.  

Taimur clocked 22 minutes and 29 seconds to complete a 30-km-long track. In the presence of top racers like Sahibzada Sultan, Nadir Magsi and Roney Patel, Taimur won the race to become the new face of Hub Rally. 

"It's an honor and privilege to be here participating in 10th Hub Rally," said the champion racer. "Alhamdulillah, my first appearance in Hub Rally was fantastic as I won it. Overall, it was a tough competition and I really enjoyed competing among the likes of country's top racers," he added. 

Taimur snatched the Hub Rally title from Sultan who won the race last year. The latter came second this year. Nadir, who is considered one of the top racers in the country, couldn't finish his race due to a technical fault in his car. 

Meanwhile, Dina Patel, the daughter of champion racer couple Roney and Tishna Patel, won the title in the women's category. She covered the distance with best time of 27 minutes and 33 seconds. Asif Imam won first position in Stock A category.  

Governor Sindh, Kamran Tessori graced the closing ceremony of the event and distributed prizes among the winners. 

On this occasion, Tessori praised Hub Rally management for promoting motorsports in Pakistan. 

"I am surprised to see such a big motorsports event happening between Karachi and Balochistan," he said. 

"I would like to congratulate Hub Rally organisers for this successful event and racers for winning in their respective categories. I hope motorsports flourish in Pakistan," he concluded. 

Comments

Submit