Mughal Rally 2013 Hill Climb Race event is now FIA approved motorsport in India
The 4th edition of The Mughal Rally, the annual motorsport event held in Kashmir, will be India’s first hill climb battle on the pattern of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the iconic automobile and motorcycle hill climb in the USA.
Thsi race is scheduled for two days and it will be going to held on June 28 and June 29. As per the reports there will be over 150 competitors driving car. The event will feature a hill climb race to two of the highest passes in India – Pir Ki Gali and Sinthan Pass.
On June 28, rallyists from all parts of the country will race to Pir Ki Gali, the the highest point on the Mughal Road. Pir Ki Gali is at an elevation of 11,500 feet (4,100 meters) approximately. The Mughal Road was the historic track used by Emperors Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan to traverse Kashmir to go to Lahore. ‘Gali’, which commonly implies ‘street’ in Hindi, is used in the Gujjar dialect of Kashmir for ‘mountain pass’.
On June 29, the second hill climb battle will come into play when the competitors race to Sinthan Pass, at an altitude of 12,450 feet (3748 meters). The Sinthan Pass is on National Highway 1B, connecting Kishtwar and Anantnag. Even during the height of summer, the hill climb up to Sinthan Pass is lined with walls of snow. It is open from April to September.
Talat Parvez, Director Tourism Kashmir, said he was enamoured by the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, one of the most popular motorsport events in the USA. “This race is on the international events calendar of Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the governing bodies for international motor sporting events. We realized that Pir Ki Gali on Mughal Road and Sinthan Pass offer the same challenge to motorsport enthusiasts. This year, we have entries from almost all parts of the country for the hill climb, and it has the potential of becoming an international challenge,” said Pervez.
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