Zayn Khan elected FMSCI president

Zayn Khan was unanimously elected president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India on Tuesday.

The election was necessitated by the death of R Bharath Raj  on August 15.

Khan said, “My initial reaction is that it is overwhelming. I hope to bring unity to the FMSCI. Bharath (Raj) was a good friend and I would like to take forward his tenure on a high note.

“My immediate priorities would be to visit a lot of the clubs and promote the sport.

Promotion of motorsport, publicity, getting more eyeballs to the sport and generally pushing the sport to the forefront in India are things I would like to strive at with the help of the team.”

Khan spoke of the possibilty of witnessing a round of the  Asia-Pacific Rally Championships in the country. He said, “Rallying will be in focus in Chikmagalur in December since the town is hosting the Asia Cup round. If all goes well, we could see an Asia-Pacific Rally Championship round in 2016.”

Khan, a resident of Hyderabad, represents the Western India Automobile Association.