Rustom Baug’s well known racing duo – brothers Zubin and Rustom Patel – yet again did the community proud with their impressive wins at the ARMS (Association for Racing and Motor Sports) Pune festival, in the All-India Dirt Track Meet 2022 event, which was held on the 3^rd and 4^th September, 2022, at Pune’s Golibar Maidan.

Zubin and Rustom Patel from Mumbai were the only two Parsi participants in the event, representing Team Ajmera Racing India. Both brothers were riding different categories and rode on the Hero Impulse prepared by Castrol Biking for this event.

Rustom rode the first race 4-stroke 150cc upto 550cc Indian Open, with 22 bikes on the grid. Despite not getting a good start from the start-gates and running 8^th, he advanced, one at a time, in the 6 laps race, and finished a very close 2^nd place, fighting out boys half his age to bring home the silver trophy.

Zubin rode the Veterans category 150cc upto 250cc in his category of riders above the age of 47 years. Competing against 8 more riders in his class, Zubin managed a great start and was leading through the entire 6 laps race, from start to finish, winning first place and scoring the gold prize.

The competition was indeed fierce but the powerful pace-masters – Patel brothers, rode hard to defeat the much younger riders on the challenging dirt track, which was strewn with water, heavy dips as well as stones, making it very tough for all participants.

Speaking to Parsi Times, the Patel brothers shared, “It fills us with great pride and happiness to be able to continue racing and winning and making our Parsi community proud! We wish we had more young talented Parsis joining us for these races – then we could make a bigger All-Parsis team someday with more fresh and young talented kids coming on board! We are very grateful to our sponsors – Ajmera builders and Castrol Biking – for always supporting us with the best facilities.”

Held under the aegis of FMSCI (Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India), the official governing racing body of India, the event had over 145 riders participating from across the nation, over 11 different racing categories. Guest of Honour, Suresh Kalmadi greeted the riders at the start line in support of Indian motorsports events.

Emphasizing their message to all young riders, the Patel brothers share a crucial piece of advice to all racing enthusiasts and the youth, “Say NO To Street Racing. If you want to race, get on the track!”