As for the Rally de Kolkata, the two teams have put behind themselves the incidents and are keen to establish their supremacy with National champion Vikram Mathias along with Ghosh facing up to the four-car MRF squad.

Down the grid, the attention will be on Kerala's Joseph Jos of DDL Sports who came up with a fine drive to win the K-1000 title in the 1600cc class field that included the experienced duo of Girijashankar Joshy and Rahul Kanthraj.

In the 1400cc category, K-1000 winner Vikram Devadasen and Shailender Hegde will yet again be the top contenders along with the talented youngster from Bangalore, Deepak Paul Chinappa.

Likewise, Mysore's Phalguna Urs needs to be watched in the Rally Star Cup following his fine win in K-1000 while it should be a straight fight between Khushwant Randhawa and Anil Wadia of Team Thunderbolt.

The Rally de Kolkata covers a total distance of 560.2 Kms of which 110 Kms comprise the Special Stages. The event will conclude in Kolkata on Sunday after the Spectator Special Stage of 1.8 Kms.