India joins celebrations of historic 1000th MotoGP race with exciting bike rally from New Delhi to Gurugram

Super bikes, flashy skills and burnouts were at display when close to thousand riders gathered in the capital city on Saturday to celebrate the 1000th MotoGP race landmark with an exhilarating bike rally as the motorcycle racing fever begins to grip India ahead of its first-ever MotoGP race, scheduled to take place at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida from September 22-24.

This weekend's French Grand Prix marks the significant achievement in the history of MotoGP since the first feast of speed was held 74 years ago. Motorsports enthusiasts and bike riders joined in numbers to pay tribute to the sport's remarkable milestone and made rally the talk of the town.

The exciting rally, hosted by Fairstreet Sports, a leading sports management company, and convened by xBhp, is the first of many such events being organised in the build-up to the historic MotoGP India round - the "MotoGP Bharat".

Riders gathered at the JLN Stadium to begin the rally and showed flashy burnouts before moving to Gurugram where they also displayed top-notch skills with superbikes.

NDMC Director Mr RN Singh was also present at the event as he met the riders as well as organisers and invited them to NDMC and assured full support for the final race.

"We are delighted to play a part as host for such an electrifying event that showcased the passion of the city for motorsport. The upcoming MotoGP event is a moment of pride for the country. We extend our full support and encourage everyone to join in celebrating this extraordinary milestone in the history of Indian sports," said RN Singh.

The ongoing MotoGP 2023 season, which witnesses 20 races across 17 countries, will visit India for its 13th race as the country makes its debut on the racetrack. Indian fans will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the exciting action.

11 teams and 22 riders will be in action which includes Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati, Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team, Marco Bezzecchi of Mooney, Brad Binder and Jack Miller of Redbull KTM, Jorge Martin of Prima and many more.

"It was a wonderful event today. I would like to congratulate the Fairstreet Sports team and wish them great success as they gear up for the upcoming Moto GP Bharat. MotoGP is a big name in the world and the way you have started here is fantastic. We have to encourage such events a lot more and I assure you we will do everything to help you in future as well," New Delhi Municipal Corporation's Vice Chairman Satish Upadhyay said.

(Extract from Agency)