Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Zayn Khan was unanimously elected as the new president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) at the council meeting held in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
The Hyderabadi, who represented the Western India Automobile Association, was elected to replace R. Bharath Raj, who passed away last August. “My initial reaction is that it is overwhelming. I hope to bring unity to the FMSCI. Bharath was a good friend and I would like to take forward his tenure on a high note,” Khan said after winning the elections.
Speaking on his vision for motorsport, Khan said, “My immediate priorities would be to visit a lot of clubs and promote the sport. We are at the absolute peak of motorsport in the country. Promotion of motorsport publicly, 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.”
“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,” Khan added.
