XBhp & Castrol Power1 Biker of the Year Awards announced

Gul Panag with winners of Biker of Year  2013 final

Delhi October 10th 2013:(Sailesh Gandhi):The XBhp & Castrol Power1 Biker of the Year awards were given away at a glittering ceremony held in Delhi yesterday. Gul Panag, a passionate biker herself, gave away the awards to the winners who were recognised in ten different categories.

XBhp & Castrol Power1 Biker of the Year, is a unique campaign executed by XBhp and sponsored by Castrol India Limited (‘Castrol”). The campaign aims to recognize and honor the most passionate bikers in the country.

Speaking on the occasion, Gul said “I am delighted to honor these bikers who are being recognized for their passion for biking. Being a biker myself, I can relate to their love for biking and it’s great that xBhp and Castrol have joined hands to celebrate this passion”

As a part of the contest, bikers were invited to create online profiles on https://boty.xbhp.com/sharing their passion for biking and promoting these profiles. The campaign generated a great response with close to 450 bikers across the country participating in the contest and competing for the coveted awards.  The judging was done through a two-tier process of public voting and an eminent selection panel.  Over 75,000 unique votes were cast across the country.

Commenting on the event, Soma Ghosh, Vice President Marketing of Castrol, said: “Castrol has a long and glorious association with bikers and biking in India. Over the years, we have kept pace with the evolving two-wheeler technology and developed pioneering brands with cutting edge technology for bikers who are looking for the best engine oils for their precious bikes. Castrol Power1 with unique Power release formula provides superior acceleration to the bikes and appeals to the passionate bikers in the country”

The winners in the ten different categories were:

Track Racer of the Year: Rajni Krishnan

Free-style Biker of the Year: Anam Hashim

Fight-back Biker of the Year: Franklin Selstad

Bike Customizer of the Year: Samik Chatterjee

Angel Biker of the Year: Anish Menon

Motorcycling Club of the Year: The Bikernis

Female Biker of the Year: Urvashi Patole

Wanderer of the Year: Vishnu Mehta

Power Biker of the Year: Ashok Naidu

Gul Panag also launched the Bikers Code of India, a book crowd-sourced from bikers across the country with quotes capturing their emotions and how they feel when they are biking. A special edition of the Bikers Code of India book was given to each of the winners along with the awards.