Monsoon scooter rally next month

Mumbai: The 21st Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally would be run along the backwoods of Panvel and Navi Mumbai on

June 13. Organised by Sportscraft, the rally is open to all Indian-made scooters -two-stroke, four-stroke and gearless -? and is offering trophies and over Rs 51,000 in cash prizes, a media release said today. The different classes for competition are: above 80cc upto 110cc - Two stroke; above 110cc upto 160cc ? Two stroke, and upto 160 cc - Four stroke. Special prizes are being offered for best riders from Mumbai, Thane - Navi Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Vidarbha, Kolhapur, Bhopal and Hyderabad, the release said. Standard entries would be accepted till June 4 while late entries close on June 9 at noon and a maximum of 40 entries will be accepted on first-come-first-serve basis. For the first time start money will be given as incentive for riders from other cities and states to participate, it added. PTI