44th Annual General Meeting 26 th September 2017 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the 44 th Annual General Meeting of The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India will be held on Tuesday, 26 th September 2017 at 2.00 P.M. at Chettinad Hall, The Trident, 1/24, Grand Southern Trunk Road, Meenambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600027 to transact the following business: Ordinary Business: 1. To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Income and Expenditure Statement of the Company for the period from 1 st April 2016 to 31 st March 2017 and the audited Balance sheet as at 31 st March 2017 together with the Report of the Board of Directors (Council Members) and Auditors thereon. 2. To re-appoint Mr. P.N. Balasubramanian, Chartered Accountants, (Membership No.003606) and M/s.Sudha Associates (Membership No.215533) as the Auditors of the Company and fix their remuneration. (Rs.45,000/=) For and on behalf of the Council Place : Chennai Akbar Ebrahim Date : 12 th September 2017 President Notes: 1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of himself on a poll and the proxy need not be a member of the company. The proxy form in order to be valid and effective must be lodged with the company at its registered office of the Company at least 48hrs before the meeting. To The Members The Council Members The Statutory Auditors of the Company vss Page 1 44th Annual General Meeting 26 th September 2017 FMSCI COUNCIL’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR 201 6-2017 44th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT Mr. Akbar Ebrahim Dear Fellow Members of the FMSCI It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you all to this 44 th Annual General Body Meeting of our Federation on the 26 th September 2017. I wish to thank the entire motorsporting fraternity for their unstinted support and cooperation extended to the FMSCI to implant yet another milestone for Indian Motorsport an d Indians in International Motorsport. I would like to highlight below some of the important sporting events that took place in the year s under review. National Championships in 2017 4 Wheelers : 1. MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship 2. JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship 3. MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship 4. Maruti Suzuki FMSCI Indian National Autocross Championship 5. MMSC FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing Championship 2 Wheelers : 1. MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2. MRF MOGRIP FMSCI National Rally Championship 3. MRF MOGRIP FMSCI National Supercross Championship 4. MMSC FMSCI Indian National Dirt Track Championship 5. MMSC FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing Championship Karting : 1. Meco Motorsports FMSCI Nati onal Rotax Max Karting Championship In addition to the above there have been numerous Cups, Challenges, Series and Open status events conducted in various disciplines. vss Page 2 44th Annual General Meeting 26 th September 2017 In the year 2016 a total of 388 permits were issued. Till 10 th September 2017, a total of 309 permits were issued. This surely presents a steady and assuring trend which clearly indicates the growing popularity of Motorsport in India. 2017 Training/Seminars The FMSCI with the support of the FIA conducted a very valuable Training Seminar for three categories of Officials in Hyderabad and had a record attendance of 210 Officials. The Training for the 4W discipline was conducted by the MSA from UK who are the accredited Trainers for Officials by the FIA and the Training for the 2W Road Racing discipline was conducted by our own FIM accredited Officials from the FMSCI. The training was imparted to the following categories of Officials: a) Train the Trainer Program for Volunteers and Marshals: This was 3 day program. The same was attended by 21 people. b) Race Director & Clerk of the Course Training Program: This was a 2 day program and was attended by 67 Officials. c) Stewards Training Program: This was a 2 day program and was attended by 122 Officials. Manufacturer’s involvement in the Sport: We have seen an unprecedented growth in the involvement of manufacturers in the sport from JK Tyres, MRF, Mahindra, Volkswagen, Tata, Maruti, Toyota, Yokohama, Honda, Suzuki, TVS, Yamaha, Rolon, KTM etc. Their investments into the sport in the year 2017 have been substantial and their plans for 2018 look even more promising. The MRF International Series with the MRF 2000 Formula Car was a great success attracting renowned young International drivers from Europe and Asia while the MRF 1600 provided a good platform for young Indian drivers in the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship. MMSC also introduced a novel concept in the FLGB 1300 Class for college students and Rookies which was well attended. The JK Tyre FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship with the Euro-JK FB02 Class has made waves across the country and internationally with its unique and one of a kind scholarship program for young talented Indian drivers coming from the ranks of karting and the Indian Formula Classes. To support the same, the FLGB4 class nurtured by JK Tyres has always produced some of the most exciting races in India. Tata once again created a huge impact in the Truck segment with their International Truck Race which also gave the unique opportunity to Indian drivers to take part and showcase their skills. This event has become a landmark event in the history of truck racing. Mahindra have surely and truly stamped their name in International Motorsport with astounding results in the Formula E Championship as well as in the MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship. Their foray into the Moto GP with their own team has been unprecedented and vss Page 3 44th Annual General Meeting 26 th September 2017 we do hope that such endeavours will provide the required platform for our young Indian Riders and Drivers. Volkswagen has continued to up the ante by bringing out the new VW Ameo Cup Car. I have personally tested the car and I would like to congratulate VW Motorsport in providing our Indian drivers with such a technologically advanced race car. Indian drivers wanting to make a career in Touring cars and GT Cars Internationally now have the ideal platform to work on in the form of the VW Ameo Cup. VW Motorsport also continues to work with the Indian Rally drivers with the VW Polo Rally Car. Maruti has taken a great step in promoting grass root level motorsport in the form of the Maruti Suzuki FMSCI National Autocross Championship held across the country. Apart from this, Maruti has been the long standing sponsor for the most renowned Indian Cross Country Rally’s which also went International this year. The 2W segment has been no less in terms of growth in the involvement of manufacturers in the sport. It is also very satisfying to see manufacturers now competing against each other and supporting private teams in the National Championship. Honda, Suzuki, TVS and Yamaha have further consolidated their single make classes running along with the National 2W & 4W Racing Championships. This has allowed young riders to graduate into the National Racing Championships. It is also gratifying to note of the support given by Honda, Suzuki, TVS and Yamaha to their talented riders in International Championships. Indians in International Events It is heartening to note that we have issued approximately 160 No Objections Certificates for our Indian competitors to take part in International Events in 2016. It is even more heartening to note of the podiums and wins achieved by a host of young Indian Drivers and Riders at some very prestigious International Championships. New Initiatives The FMSCI set up the New Initiatives Commission which has been extremely active and set up many new initiatives in a short span of nine months which are listed below : • On Line Licensing system which has now taken the load off the secretariat and has made it much easier for the applicants. • Corporate tie up with Indigo Airlines for all FMSCI Members, Officials, Organizers and Participants. • Motorsport India App which will bring the entire Motorsports community together under one roof. This is under development. • Updated Website which has now attracted a sizeable following. • The new FMSCI Social Media platform which has become very popular on Twitter and Facebook. vss Page 4 44th Annual General Meeting 26 th September 2017 Women in Motorsport Commission For the first time, the FMSCI has set up a new Commission for Women in Motorsport. The WIM has now come up with a Vision and Mission statement and the same is being put into practise by the end of this year. This will give a great opportunity for young women enthusiasts to excel in the various motor sporting disciplines. In Closing All our disciplines have done immensely well this year thanks to the combined efforts of the Promoters, Organizers, Sponsors, Participants, Officials and Media. The Café Coffee Day Rally was a flagship event in 2016 which was also a round of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship and is poised to get even bigger this year. The Asia Road Racing Championship for 2W is scheduled for the 24 th September and has a record number of entries from across Asia. The FIM Asia Super Moto Championship brings a round to Bangalore in November which will be the first of its kind in India. I would like to place on record my sincere appreciation to our Vice President Mr J. Prithiviraj, Secretary General Rajan Syal, my fellow Councillors, Chairman of all the Commissions and Committees, Regional Co-ordinators, FMSCI officials and volunteers, Member Clubs, Sponsors, Media, Manufacturers, Government of India, FIA, FIM and the CIK, Competitors, Parents, and all the motorsport enthusiasts.