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Garima Avtar
Garima Avtar is one of the few who was a big role model for
female rally race car drivers her, Garima kept herself afloat
who have participated and by reminding herself of the
won laurels in almost all major resilience and determination
motorsport competitions of that her father always cherished
India. Her accomplishments so highly. She came upon car
include the Mughal Rally, the racing accidentally and decided
Desert Storm, the Indian Rally to try it out and take a chance. ,
Championship, the Raid De I asked, “was it not a bold
Himalaya, the Autocross and decision?” and she replied by
Speed Sprints. A trained saying that it was more like her
classical and Sufi singer, her career had come into her life on
love for cars went way back, its own, it had sought her and
when she was 15 and her father with the strength of her father’s
taught her to drive. The teachings she joined the rally
childhood fascination with cars circuit in 2011 with the Women’s
and a penchant for the seed of Car Rally from Delhi to Jaipur.
adventure has driven her Is it just a sports for you? ” I
passion forward and made her asked. “ Certainly not, this is
an ace female car racer. During more than a sport for me. It has
testing times, especially upon taught me integrity, focus,
the death of her father, dedication and perseverance
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