Zayn Khan elected FMSCI president

CHENNAI: Zayn Khan was unanimously elected as the new president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) at the council meeting in Bangalore on Tuesday.
The election was necessitated by the death of R Bharath Raj, who died on August 15.
Khan is a resident of Hyderabad and represents the Western India Automobile Association. He has years of hands-on experience in the sport and has contributed a lot for the technical side of the sport in India.
He was heading the stewards development, training and deployment. He has extensive knowledge about rallying and that will certainly give a fillip to the sport in India.
"My immediate priorities would be to visit a lot of the clubs and promote the sport. We are at the absolute peak of motorsport in the country. Promotion of motorsport, publicity, getting more eyeballs to the sport and generally pushing the sport to the forefront in India are things I would like to strive at with the help of the team," he said.
"There are three rounds left in the rallying season this year. Rallying will be in focus in Chikmagalur in December since the town is hosting the Asia Cup round. If all goes well, we could see an Asia-Pacific Rally Championship round in 2016. This is the golden period for the sport in India. With the way things are in Europe and China, Indian can become the centre of motorsport if we play our cards right," he said.