Sherco TVS Factory Rally Team has announced a 4-rider pack for PanAfrica Rally 2018. The PanAfrica Rally is an open competition of Motorbikes, Quadbikes and Buggies. The event will take place in Morocco between 8th and 15th September 2018.The 4-rider squad comprises of Indian Ace racers Aravind KP, along with debutant Abdul Wahid Tanveer and the French brother duo Michael and Adrien Metge. The PanAfrica Rally will be the first Rally of the Pre-Dakar series for the Indian Champion rider Aravind KP who has recovered completely from his injury. This Rally will be Abdul Wahid Tanveer’s debut at the PanAfrica Rally 2018 post the successful completion of the Merzouga Rally in 2017.
Commenting on the announcement event, B Selvaraj, Team Manager, TVS Racing, said,
Sherco TVS Factory Rally team’s last outing at the PanAfrica Rally resulted in a double podium finish and gave our team a lot of confidence. The team is well prepared in terms of man and machine. This time, we have a promising line-up of racers with Michael Metge who won the Baja Aragon Rally 2018, Adrien Metge, Abdul Wahid Tanveer, and Aravind KP who has made a steady recovery. Additionally, the technical crew has done good work on the machine, incorporating the learning’s from previous Rally events. We look forward to a strong show.
By: Farhan Kashif