Motor rally kicks off with scrutiny of vehicles in Chandigarh

The 38th edition of the St John’s Old Boys Association (SJOBA) Rally was flagged off today at the Sector-34 Exhibition Ground. The three-day adrenaline-fuelled rally will conclude on March 2, with a prize distribution ceremony at the Chandigarh Golf Association (CGA) Golf Range.

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The event kicked off with the scrutiny of vehicles.

As many as 30 four-wheelers and 60 two-wheelers, along with their drivers and riders were listed for this year’s competition.

The participants will be competing in four challenging sections each day.

The total prize money for the 2025 edition of the rally is approximately Rs 6 lakh, along with trophies and additional awards for participants and winners.

“As many as three women riders are participating in the event. A diverse group of professionals and emerging rally enthusiasts from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi NCR, Rajasthan and other parts of India have come to participate in the rally,” said one of the organisers.

SPS Ghai, Clerk of Course (COC) of SJOBA, said the participants will go through a challenging route that will be covered over the course of three days by rally drivers and riders.

According to the information, participants will mainly pass through Punjab’s Ropar, Garhshankar, Mansowal, and Hoshiarpur districts. The rally will also hit a part of Himachal Pradesh.

“This year’s route offers variation and there is a good degree of difficulty that participants will have to overcome. In the ‘Challenge Rally’ (Extreme), jeeps, cars and bikes are participating and the riders are required to navigate through some of the most challenging terrains, covering an average distance of 200 km per day,” the oragniser said.

The rally is being organised under the official affiliation of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI).