The Federation of Motorsports Clubs of Uganda (FMU) has honoured the Chairman of the Ruparelia Group of Companies, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, as its main sponsor in the FMU annual season awards for 2022.
The awards, which had not been organised in almost three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were held on Friday, December 16th, at Kabira Country Club, in Bukoto, a Kampala suburb.
Several motocross, autocross, enduro, and national rally champions from 2019 to 2022 were recognised during the awards night, and among the premium sponsors who walked away with special awards was the Ruparelia Group, recognised for its unwavering support of rally championships across the country over the years.
The Ruparelia Group, owned by businessman Dr Sudhir Ruparelia, was recognised for its child companies, the Speke Group of Hotels, the Ruparelia Foundation, and the Kabira Country Club, for consistently supporting FMU rally championships and other motorcross events.
Other FMU sponsors recognised on the night included Lato Milk, MoIL, Uganda Lodges, Dunlop Tyres, and Mountain Dew, among others.
"These awards have come a bit late given the challenges the federation has faced before arising from COVID and many more. "But we are thankful that we managed to organise this big event and award all our champions," said FMU president Dipu Ruparelia.
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In other award categories for the night, the Katende and Blick brothers, Filbert Muwonge, Gift Sebuguzi, Sharifah Kateete, and Kylan Wekesa racked up the most awards for their achievements in their respective motocross classes since 2019.
While Godfrey Nsereko (2019), Ibrahim Lubega (2020/21), and 2022 winner Oscar Ntambi were crowned two-wheel drive champions.
Ibrahim Lubega also received his 2019 Clubman Rally Championship award, sharing the stage with Muhammed Bwete, who is the reigning champion in the category. Yasin Nasser and Ali Katumba ended their wait to be confirmed as the 2019 National Rally Champions.