CHENNAI: After
Gautam Singhania, who won the Titular seat in the
FIA World Motor Sports Council
during the
FIA Annual General Assembly
in December last year, India got another shot in the arm as six-time Indian National Rally Champion
Sujith Kumar
got elected as vice-president of
FIM Asia
.
Sujith, who has been elected on behalf of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), has now become the third Indian representative to join the Board of FIM Asia, which is the governing body for motorcycle racing for 28 countries in the region. He will hold the position for a four-year term.
Sujith won with a comfortable majority even though eleven candidates were in the fray for the four available posts during the AGM.
"This is a significant development for Indian motorsport," Akbar Ebrahim, FMSCI president said after the win. "We will continue to work towards promoting every discipline of motorsport in the country," he added
As chairman of FMSCI's Two Wheeler Racing Commission, Sujith has already had a positive impact on Indian motorcycle racing, advancing rider training, safety and licensing standards for competitors and race officials. He has played a key role in bringing international events to India too, including a round of the Asia Cup of Road Racing to Buddh International Circuit.
Sujith is joined on the FIM Asia Board by vice presidents from Bahrain, China and Guam and new president, Stephan Macky Carapiet of Philippines.
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