T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship to kick off on March 20

NEW DELHI: Tata Motors today said it will kickstart the third season of T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship on March 20 at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC), Greater Noida.

In keeping with its commitment of making trucking aspirational for Indian drivers and bringing them to truck racing, the third season of T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship will also feature an Indian truck driver for the first time, Tata Motors said in a statement.

Besides, the championship will continue to host international drivers representing six teams, featuring 12 Tata Prima race trucks built for the purpose, it added.

"We at Tata Motors... to host season III of the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship, a much-awaited calendar event and one of the most pioneering in the country's commercial vehicle industry," Tata Motors Executive Director, Commercial Vehicle Business Unit, Ravindra Pisharody said.

Ever since it was first introduced in 2014, T1 has proved to be a great platform to showcase "the prowess of the Indian commercial vehicle industry and that of Tata Motors", he added.

Tata Motors conceptualised and introduced a new Indian Truck Driver Race selection and training programme based on the company's strategic objective of making the profession of truck driving aspirational and at the same time act as a catalyst to induct drivers into the commercial vehicles profession.

"Hand-picked through a rigorous driver training and selection programme from a pool of commercial vehicle drivers, we are proud to have collaborated with our customers for a shared vision in promoting the profession of truck driving," Pisharody said.