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Double gold & a bronze for Hemanth Muddappa at 8th Valley Run drag meet
Bengaluru, 15 Feb 2021: He is a man with a mission. The Coorgi from Bengaluru, had a point to prove. Despite the step-motherly treatment to the National Drag Championship for many years, the passionate motorsports lover, became a self-advocated ambassador to drive the sport to recognition and popularity with his efforts and achievements. Beginning with a modest record, he won the Nationals at the Madras Motor Sports Club’s track near Chennai in 2017 and went on to win the title for the fourth successive year in the Covid-affected 2020 season. Despite the absence of the coveted Foreign Open class, he went on to win the top two classes and became the fastest Indian drag racer bagging two gold and two National titles in the MMSC fmsci Indian National Drag Championship 2020 that extended to 2021 due to the pandemic. That was his seventh National title. He broke his own record twice and owns the National Drag record for this strip, the host to recognised Nationals.
He is Hemanth Muddappa, who hogged the limelight winning two gold and a bronze at the 8th edition of The Valley Run, a mega FMSCI-sanctioned Drag event for two-wheelers that attracted over 300 participants at the Ambi Valley’s privately-owned airstrip in Lonavala on Saturday and Sunday. The 402-metre quarter-mile strip is home to 7 annual editions, the the competitors thrive in fighting and look forward to in the Mumbai region, but 2020 edition disappeared and bang came the 2021 event, with equal vigour and stiff competition. The results of the four-wheel section are awaited from the organisers.
The man behind the screens, the unsung hero, Pratap Sharan, has his moment of glory! What else than a warm hug from the rider himself! The tuner and guide, bestowed with respect, affection and, a hug! Exclusive Image freezed by motorsport maestro Srinivasa Krishnan In the two-wheeler section which received an overwhelming response of over 300 participants in over 14 different classes, the top three classes saw some stunning machines thrill the crowds. The event was run by Elite Octane Inc, a Mumbai-based Motorsports Club affiliated to FMSCI, became a stunning success with teams and riders hogging the limelight. Thirtyone riders in one class, that is `Upto 1050cc category‘ puts the National to shame. It is not just the quantity or the numbers, the bikes, the tuners and the talented riders, made the quality superb and every thousandth of a second is fought tooth and nail.
A file photo of Hemanth Muddappa, with his first love, the Suzuki Hayabusa. A Mantra Racing image Thus, Bengaluru rider Hemanth Muddappa of Mantra Racing winning the Ribbon Event, the Foreign Open Unrestricted class for bikes above 600cc, zooming to the gold in 9.677seconds astride his race-built black Suzuki Hayabusa is a hard-earned victory. “This win is a perfect race for me after the thrill of the fourth year of success at Nationals. The sheer competition and the number of bikes pushes me to that bit faster and I enjoyed it every moment. I only hope all these talented riders come to the Nationals,” quipped Muddappa. He beat compatriot Alimon to second in a tough race. Alimon, clocking 9.683, on a Kawasaki was a bit faster to react but lost by a whisker as Muddappa clinched the issue in a thriller towards the close, dragging that last inch to a quarter mile. Visakhapatnam’s (Andhra Pradesh State) star Satyanarayana Raju, despite having the best reaction time among the three, had to settle for third place astride his BMW S1K. Raju timed 9.703.
Hemanth Muddappa is usually not worried about the reaction time (RT). It only counts when there is a tie. And he is so confident that no one dares to come near him, and says, `tie means I lost. And it never happens when I am on my job. I also thank my tuner and my guide Pratap Sharan, who sets it up for me to prove it,” says Muddappa.
Hemanth Muddappa astride a BMW S1000rr on Sunday. An INDIAinF1 photo Muddappa, who became the 2020 National Drag Champion for the fourth successive year in the top two classes last month, displayed his skill and ran away with a second gold in the `1050cc and above class’, the M10. Making a great combination with his tuner Pratap Sharan, the unsung hero, he pushed his Green Hayabusa to the top clocking a stunning 9.683seconds to beat his fighting opponent Zubair Ali Jung, also from Bengaluru, and also astride a Hayabusa, to second place. Jung clocked 10.113seconds. Another Bengaluru rider Hafizulla Khan came third in 10.146sec in a field of 14 riders. The three usually share a good time, but once on the black-top no inch is given and the fight is on till the last breath.
On the day, however, it was Satyanarayana Raju of Visakhapatnam, who had the last laugh. The talented racing champ, salvaged a gold in the upto 1050cc class, the M9, clocking 9.522sec astride his BMW, as he tries his hand at the drag. He loves speed and cannot resist the drag meets. And Alimon came second in 9.619. Hemanth Muddappa, who had suffered a wheelie had to be content with the third place in 9.760seconds. But he is not blaming the bumpy ride, “You have to mind all these obstacles and prepare for the worst. Only then you can give your best. This is not my race and I give all credit to Raju for winning the race,” said the fitness freak, who hard work and discipline are the hidden mantra behind his success.
A Jan 2021 file photo of Hemanth Muddappa with his trusted lieutenant Appu, who has been with him for over five years now, enhancing the team support systems.
Photo by Srinivasa KrishnanThe class saw a good response with 31 bikes from all over the country taking part. Eleven other classes were also held for bikes and prizes were given away after every four classes. Results of the best tuner and best female rider were not received at the time of publishing this article.
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Hemanth Mudappa annexes drag crown for a hat-trick; Jessica wins girls title: Drag Nationals
Hemanth Mudappa with the trophies at MMRT on Sunday. Photo by Team Mudappa for INDIAinF1 Chennai, 30 Dec 2019: Defending champion from Bengaluru, Hemanth Muddappa of Mantra Racing dominated the 2019 MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship as he annexed the title for the third year in a row with a grand double while also equalling the course record at the MMRT, here last weekend.
Attributing his success to the team work by Mantra Racing, in preparing his BMW S1000RR bike in the top-end Unrestricted Supersport class, Muddappa won both the Rounds 3 and 4 for a clean sweep. He clocked 8.070 seconds in Round 3 on Saturday and then, in the next round on Sunday, he did 7.976 seconds to equal the record he had set in the second round in October erasing his own earlier record.
The 29-year old Coorgi made a clean sweep winning all the four rounds for a maximum of 100 points. Hafeez Khan and Harish Naik finished second and third in the National championship. Hemanth, currently heads the leading sports nutrition brand, `1up Nutrition India’ and is based in Bengaluru.
Also scoring a double and claiming the National title is Nivetha Jessica in the Girls category. The 22-year old rider scored her maiden National Championship scoring 93 points. The Bio-Tech engineering graduate from Chennai who made her debut as a privateer in 2017, said: “I have faced a lot of hurdles and finally to overcome all of them with hardwork and support from my team, family and friends makes me so glad.”
Another rider to score a double is Bengaluru’s Aiyaz, who is crowned Nationial Champion in the 361-550cc Supersport Indian class. Local challenger Yogeshwaran, though failing to win a race over the weekend, still garnered enough points to claim the title in the 226-360 Supersport Indian category with 67 points, just two ahead of fellow-Chennai rider AS Alexander.
Bengaluru’s Mohammed Rafiq topped both the 2-Stroke categories (up to 130cc and 131-165cc) and bagged the National title in both classes.
Round 3 of the championship was held on Saturday, Dec 28 and Round 4 on Sunday, Dec 29.
File photo of Hemanth Muddappa with his BMW S1000R and his trophy from Round 2 Sporting a T-shirt that proclaimed him as 2019 champion, with years 2017and 2018 at the bottom denoting his hat-trick, a visibly pleased Mudappa said: “Much hard work went in this year and I am thrilled to complete my hat-trick and a big thank you to my team.’’
“I can’t thank the almighty enough for all his blessings to close this perfect season and end 2019 on a high. I thank the prayers and blessings of my parents and the special lady,’’ he added.
He had a special mention for Mantra Racing and the man behind it, Sharan J Pratap but did not forget his mechs Maruti, Mueen, Manju, Omkar and Nithin. “And off course, the big daddy Pratap Jayaram. Without all of them this season would not have been possible. Big thank you to my wingmen And #1 bike transporter Appu Raj of Power Star and Mohan who are the best support crew I could ask for.
In his hour of triumph, he remembered his friends who gave him a tough fight with the top-three finishing very close. “Hearty congratulations to my great friend Hafeez Khan on securing 2nd in the championship. Congratulations to Harish Naik to get 3rd in his debut racing season,’’ he quipped adding kudos to Zubair Ali Jung for giving a great fight. There was also a special shout-out to Nihas from Colour Me Crazy Customs, who custom-made the Gold championship helmet, in MotoGP style.
“Thank you MMSC and FMSCI, the organisers and governing body of motorsports in India. Thank you all my friends and supporters for the wishes you showered me with,’’ he concluded.
Nivetha Jessica with her tropies at the MMRT on Sunday. Photo by Team Jessica for INDIAinF1 The results (All 4-Stroke unless mentioned):
Unrestricted Supersport (Round-3): 1. Hemanth Muddappa (Mantra Racing, Bengaluru) (08.070secs); 2. Zubair Ali Jung (Bengaluru) (08.315); 3. Harish Naik (Bengaluru) (08.676). Round-4: 1. Muddappa (07.976, equals course record); 2. Hafizulla Khan (Bengaluru) (08.411); 3. Naik (08.554). National champion: Hemant Muddappa (100 points).
361-550cc Supersport Indian (Round-3): 1. Aiyaz (Bengaluru) (12.503); 2. Attaulla Baig (Bengaluru) (12.522); 3. Anandhu KK (12.583). Round-4: 1. Aiyaz (12.230); 2. Baig (12.337); 3. Anandhu (12.443). National champion: Aiyaz (90 points).
226-360cc Supersport Indian (Round-3): 1. AS Alexander (Chennai) (13.123); 2. Bharath (Chennai) (13.192); 3. Ashish Rungta (Chennai) (13.413). Round-4: 1. Shankar Guru (Bengaluru) (12.896); 2. Rungta (12.986); 3. Alexander (13.009). National champion: Yogeshwaran (Chennai) (67 points).
166-225cc Supersport Indian (Round-3): 1. N Deepak (Chennai) (13.655); 2. Aiyaz (Bengaluru) (14.194); 3. S Ahamed Vasin (Chennai) (14.883). Round-4: Deepak (13.366); 2. Venu SMD (Bengaluru) (13.835); 3. Mohammed Imran (Bengaluru) (14.251). National champion: N Deepak (83 points).
Up to 165cc Supersport Indian (Round-3): 1. Sooriya PM (Chennai) (14.352); 2. Anand R (Chennai) (14.468); 3. Bharath (Chennai) (14.501). Round-4: 1. Anand R (14.373); 2. Sooriya (14.472); 3. Bharath (14.586). National champion: Sooriya PM (68 points).
GIRLS (Up to 165cc, Round-3): Nivetha Jessica (Chennai) (16.075); 2. Czimkhy (Kerala) (16.438); 3. Ann Jennifer (Chennai) (16.450). Round-4: 1. Nivetha Jessica (15.954); 2. Soundari Ananth Raj (Speed Up Racing, Chennai) (16.328); 3. Ann Jennifer (16.387). National champion: Nivetha Jessica (93 points).
2-Stroke Up to 130cc Supersport (Round-3): 1. Mohammed Rafiq (Bengaluru) (13.183); 2. Hussain Khan (Mumbai) (13.376); 3. Syed Nayeem (Bengaluru) (13.549). Round-4: 1. Mohammed Rafiq (12.990); 2. Hussain Khan (13.499); 3. R Madhan Kumar (Chennai) (13:590). National champion: Mohammed Rafiq (100 points).
2-Stroke 131-165cc Supersport (Round-3): 1. Aiyaz (Bengaluru) (13.042); 2. K Mohan (Chennai) (13.055); 3. Mohd Rafiq (Bengaluru) (13.059). Round-4: 1. Mohd Rafiq (12.356); 2. Salman Khan (Bengaluru) (12.815); 3. Syed Nayeem (Bengaluru) (12.918). National champion: Mohammed Rafiq (90 points).
Mantra Racing, the team behind the National Champion Hemanth Mudappa’s success. Photo for INDIAinF1 from Mudappa/Team Mantra Racing -
Hemanth Muddappa clocks stunning 7.9sec, touches 200kmph for gold: MMSC Drag Nationals
Chennai, 6 Oct 2019: Hemanth Muddappa of Mantra Racing stunned the spectators and fans as he clocked the best timing of 7.976 seconds over 302 metres astride his superbike BMW S1000RR at the MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Drag Championship Round 2 which concluded at MMRT, at Irungattukottai, near here on Sunday. He was the first to break the 8-sec barrier on the track, at the MMRT’s start-finish straight.
Earlier on Saturday, in Round-1, Muddappa clocked 8.270 secs in the Unrestricted category.
For the first time, a separate class for the Girls was introduced in the National Championship this year and Nivetha Jessica of Speed-up Racing and Alisha Abdullah shared the spoils bagging a gold each in the first two rounds held on Saturday and Sunday. In Round 1, Jessica clocked 16.516sec for the gold beating Alisha by a fraction of a second, as she timed 16.871. Very popular long-distance biker A Soundari Ananthraj, also from Speed-up Racing, came third in a time of 16.890, another fraction 0f a second deciding the podium places. In Round 2, it was experienced Alisha Abdullah taking control with good reaction time as she clocked 16.851 as Nivetha Jessica was a wee bit slow at the start and had to settle for the second place timing 16.911. Ann Jennifer was third in 17.005.
Girls 165cc Round 1 podium The week-end saw the first two rounds of the championship and Hemant Mudappa, who took part in the four-stroke Unrestricted Open class clocked a leisurely 8.025 sec in the Free Run before upping the pace to set a Track Record, breaking his own record. But the sheer speed sent the few die-hard fans at the Drag Nationals into elation and Hemanth himself was visibly happy revving up, and later hugging all his friends. “I am very happy to get this timing. After two rounds, I am leading the championship and will be here well-prepared for the next round,” said the Bengalurean who touched a top speed of 217.78 kmph.
Hafizullah Khan, astride a Suzuki Hayabusa, came second in the Unrestricted four-stroke class, timing 8.150 sec while Zubair Ali Jung came third in 8.381 in his Suzuki GSX-R. Both of them also touched speeds of over 200 kmph. All the top three are from Bengaluru. Harish Naik, Ratish Nair and Manohar BN who finished behind the podium winners in fourth, fifth and sixth respectively, also touched speeds of 200kmph. Hemanth’s bike was tuned by Sharan J Pratap of Mantra Racing.
The next two rounds of the championship will be held at the same venue on December 28 and 29.
The results (All 4-Stroke unless mentioned):
Unrestricted (Round-1): 1. Hemanth Muddappa (Mantra Racing) (08.270secs); 2. Zubair Ali Jung (08.311); 3. Hafizullah Khan (08.448). Round-2: 1. Hemanth Muddappa (07.976); 2. Hafizullah Khan (08.150); 3. Zubair Ali Jung (08.381).
361-550cc (Round-1): 1. Anandhu KK (12.488); 2. Attaulla Baig (12.805); 3. Aiyaz (13.056). Round-2: 1. Aiyaz (12.455); 2. Attaulla Baig (12.714); 3. Anandhu KK (12.774).
226-360cc (Round-1): 1. Yogeshwaran (13.440); 2. S Ravi (13.913); 3. A Shankar Guru (13.933). Round-2: 1. Alexander AS (13.373); 2. Yogeshwaran (13.499); 3. Bharathraj (13.617).
166-225cc (Round-1): 1. Badusha M (14.996); 2. Manoj Kumar S (15.037); 3. Ahamed Vasin (15.441). Round-2: 1. Deepak N (14.784); 2. Badusha M (14.796); 3. Ahamed Vasin (15.315).
GIRLS (Up to 165cc, Round-1): Nivetha Jessica (Speed Up Racing) (16.516); 2. Alisha Abdullah (16.871); 3. A Soundari Anantharaj (Speed Up Racing) (16.890). Round-2: 1. Alisha Abdullah (16.851); 2. Nivetha Jessica (Speed Up Racing) (16.911); 3. Ann Jennifer (17.005).
2-Stroke 131-165cc (Round-1): 1. Mohammed Rafiq (13.029); 2. Syed Nayeem (13.143); 3. Manoj Kumar (13.304). Round-2: 1. Mohammed Rafiq (12.945); 2. Manoj Kumar (13.303); 3. Rajesh S (13.338).
Up to 130cc (Round-1): Mohammed Rafiq (13.888); 2. R Madhan Kumar (13.965); 3. Syed Nayeem (14.039). Round-2: 1. Mohammed Rafiq (13.571); 2. Syed Nayeem (13.784); 3. R Madhan Kumar (13.869).
Hemanth Muddappa in action on Sunday. Photo Rahul Reghu Alisha Abdullah wins the gold in the Round 2 of the Indian National Drag Championship 165cc Girls class on Sunday. Alisha Abdullah with Sparks Racing team head Rajesh (right) and the tuner Ravi. Ann Jennifer poses with team members of Sparks Racing after winning the Round 1 165cc Girls class on Saturday. Nivetha Jessica who won the first race in the Girls 165cc class of the National Drag Championship on Saturday. Jessica Nivetha clocks the best time on Saturday in Round 1. Soundari Ananthraj, aka Sindy, who took the third in Round 1 in action on Saturday Alexander, centre, who won the 4stroke 226 to 360cc class in Round 2 flanked by Yogeshwaran, Bharathraj and the tuner. (This Report is updated at 11.30 am on 8 October 2019)
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Indian drag racers `Sonu’ SS Sokhi, Amit Sharma backed by Elite Octane excel at global stage
Hyderabad duo excels at world finals in the ManCup Motorcycle drag races in the US. An Elite Octane Inc. image By David Bodapati
Bangalore, 24 Nov 2018: Touching speeds of over 240 kmph, Indian riders Sonu Sundeep Singh Sokhi and Amit Sharma excelled with top-class performance without much seat-time on powerful machines, and still managed to bring unprecedented laurels for the country in the Manufacturers Cup, presented by Vance & Hines, popularly known as Man Cup Motorcycle Drag Race held at South Georgia Motorsports Park from November 16 to 18 in Valdosta of Georgia in America.
Roy Johnson from Farmville, Virginia (US) won the event and Stanley Russell of Georgia, US, came thousandth of a second ahead of Sonu. As is the wont, the drag racing’s ruthless differences in demoting ranks, the inexperienced Indian still was worth every millisecond in gold. Sonu clocked 9.503 seconds to the tie of the top-two at 9.502.
Due to the weather conditions changing, everyone picked up a few seconds and Sonu clocked 9.2sec in his final run which was war quicker than the category index.Amit was no less in another tough category. “It is indeed an amazing performance by the two fastest Indians. Sundeep Singh Sokhi’s performance was just brilliant. It is certainly not an easy task and that too in the very first experience at this level. Amit was no less by any means when he represented in another tough category with an index of 8.90 sec with a strong field of 64 racers. Undaunted, he was blisteringly quick. It’s been a dream start and Elite Octane looks forward to extending such platforms for creating many more great moments in future with the support of Rickey Gadson Drag Racing School. From Valley Run (Aamby Valley City, India) to World Finals in the USA – it has truly been an amazing journey,” revealed Rongom Tagore Mukerji, Director, Elite Octane Inc.The Indian rider, an expert drag racer but without much international exposure, still topped the speeds touching a speed of 243.445 kmph which no one could reach in the world finals but had to settle for a third. Still it was a great achievement and the credit should also go to the team behind him which persisted and put everything together despite the extreme odds in a country, which does not give the importance it deserves for Drag Racing, which became a part of National Racing Championship only a couple of years back after Akbar Ebrahim took over the mantle of FMSCI, the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs in India, the governing body of Motorsports in the country.Sonu (centre), celebrates. A High Octane image Run along with the 42nd annual Mann Hill Garage event, the Hyderabad duo representing India in their first-ever World Finals put in an extremely good show with Sokhi qualifying third out of 35 bikes in the Street Fighter class and made it to the eight-bike final.
Meanwhile, another superlative performance from Amit Sharma saw him clock India’s fastest drag racing time-slip of a stunning 8.87 seconds, but could only manage to the last-16 stage astride a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14Rs in the Seasoned Racers class which had 64 in the fray.
Supported by Elite Octane, the South Indian duo was fortunate to train at the Rickey Gadson Drag School which offers a drag-prepped surface that sprays a custom-formulated resin that acts as glue for tyres to offer phenomenal grip and the safety that comes with the package. Multiple World Drag champion Rickey Gadson was impressed by the Indians’ skills at the Valley Run at Amby Valley. before saying okay to recruit them.
High Octane, the team behind the success of Sonu Sundeep Singh Sokhi and Amit Sharma have saluted the “Fastest Indians” for their commitment and dedication to the World’s Fastest Sport.
Sokhi a picture of concentration before the start: Photo courtesy Elite Octane Inc. “All odds were against the duo, as the Indian riders never raced on a Drag Prepped Surface, and had not been used to the Power of the machines which they could lay their hands on, for only two days of training under Rickey Gadson Drag School.
“That’s a tough ask for anyone to perform with such seasoned racers. But they did it in style and beat the best in the World and earned their respect on a world stage,” said Mukerji.
The social media was abuzz as the drag giants did the country proud and hashtag #GlobalPlatform showcasing their achievements in the Man Cup achievement was all over. The High Octane team can be followed on twitter @TheValleyRun and FB @EliteOctane . Other Twitter tags that ran during the event include #WorldFinals #IndianDragRacers #worldisyourplayground #EliteOctane #RickeyGadson #ManCup #DragRacing #rgdrs
There were over 800 participants from and racers who have more than 20 years of experience competed from all over the world.
Amit Sharma becomes the `Fastest Indian Rider’ in India’s drag racing history when he stopped the clock at 8.87sec in his class. He earned his way to the last-16 in a seasoned racers class of 64 entries.
Elite Octane’s initiative has opened a doorway for India Racers to perform at the highest level in the “World Fastest Sport – Drag Racing”. The initiate which started at `The Valley Run 2017′ at Amby Valley saw multiple world champion Rickey Gadson’s hosted the first-ever Rickey Gadson Drag Racing School in India. The two Indian Racers were selected from this very group by the 11-time World Champion. “The journey from Valley Run to World Finals has been incredible and we certainly see a bright future ahead for Indian Racers,” said Rongom Tagore. Both Sonu and Amit were on Kawasaki ZX14R which were provided by Rickey Gadson.
Street Fighter Class details:
Street Fighter is the street-bike index class contested at AMA Dragbike National events and is considered the entry point into index racing. Most bikes compete with either big displacement normal-aspirated motors to nitrous or turbocharged machines with a D.O.T street tire without the aid of wheelie bars.
All compete with a heads-up, pro-tree start. Street Fighter is run on qualified 64 bike field, based on a standard of 9.50/6.10 index. Standard safety is a requirement. During qualifying, runs quicker than the 9.50/6.10 index will be placed at the bottom of the qualifying sheet. During eliminations, runs quicker than the standard disqualify the rider under Handicap “break-out” procedures. All entries must be self-starting. No starter carts or bump starts permitted.
Updated with quote on 25Nov2018 at 1015am
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Kari Motor Speedway beckons 2nd Round of the Drag Nationals
Coimbatore, 22 Sept 2011: After the huge response to the successful first round of the inaugural Drag Racing Nationals, the cream of talent in the country is headed to Karimotor Speedway for the second round of the FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing Championship to be held here on Saturday and Sunday.
Spitfire Motorsport s in association with Speedway Motorsports, Hyderabad, felt the need to have an organised event for Drag Racing which has a huge following in the country and with FMSCI agreeing to streamline the most popular grass-root form of motorsport, the birth of Drag event brought the number of motorsport Nationals to seven Rajashekara Prabhu who won the inaugural event is leading the Indian Open INDRC for cars while Kaleem Pasha is the champion in bikes in both the Indian Open and Foreign Open class for two wheelers.
What is a Drag Race: A drag race is a straight 400 metre run of 2 cars or bikes alongside. There is a special starting light system which will first be amber in colour and the driver has to start as soon as the green light comes on. The timing will be recorded as soon as the vehicle crosses the 400 metre mark. The system will also record the reaction time of the driver (i.e. the time the vehicle takes to start moving after the green light has come on). In case of a tie of 2 vehicles having the same timing, the driver with a lower reaction time will be placed ahead.
“Drag racing is an extremely popular form of motor racing and attracts a large number of entrants. In order to accommodate all the entries to participate in a single day, the entries are limited to about 200 for one weekend. Drag Racing is often referred to as the most popular form of “grass roots” motorsport,’’ said Mandeep, one of the organisers.
“Unlike other forms of racing, a drag race is one where regular cars and motorcycles with no modifications also can take part under the “showroom stock” or the “street stock” category. This is an ideal form of motor racing for novices to take part,’’ he added. The results are classified based on various classes which are based on type of vehicle and cubic capacity. Entries are received at AutoZone, 22 KSM Road, RS Puram, Coimbatore.
Championship Points after Round 1:
Class M-1 Up to 130 cc – 2 Stroke Full Name Champ. Points Syed Subhan 50 Javeed Khan 44 Sundeep Singh Sokhi 38 Md. Mahmood 32 Class M-2 Above 130 cc up to 165 cc – 2 Stroke Full Name Champ. Points Kaleem Pasha 50 Syed Subhan 44 Iqbal Shaik 38 S. Abijith Shetty 32 Ismail Bin Moosa 26 Class MF-2 – above 130 upto 165 cc -4 stroke Full Name Champ. Points Syed Kursheed Ali 50 Vamsi Krishna Surapaneni 44 Hannan 38 Gopal Krishna 32 Anikh Praveen P 26 Jhangir Mirza 24 Class MF-3 – above 165cc upto 210cc – 4 stroke Full Name Champ. Points Shaik Muneem 50 Javeed Khan 44 Sharan Parekh 38 Mahesh H.G. 32 Syed Kursheed Ali 26 Bullet Class 350 cc and above Full Name Champ. Points Sundeep Singh Sokhi 50 Mohammed Munaf Taufeeq 44 Guru dev Singh Sokhi 38 Imran Khan 32 Hassan Bakaran 26 Mohd Farook 24 YEZDI CLASS Full Name Champ. Points Faheemuddin 50 Mohd Farook 44 Vamsi Krishna Surapaneni 38 Foreign Bikes 751 CC and Above Full Name Champ. Points Kaleem Pasha 50 Riyaz 44 Sunil Kumar 38 Ajay Kumar 32 Sharan Reddy 26 Faqar Ali Khan 24 Amit Sharma 22 Neeraj Kumar Sharma 20 Indian Bikes Open Full Name Champ. Points Kaleem Pasha 50 Syed Subhan 44 Syed Kursheed Ali 38 Iqbal Shaik 32 S. Abijith Shetty 26 Javeed Khan 24 Foreign Bikes Open Full Name Champ. Points Kaleem Pasha 50 Riyaz 44 Sunil Kumar 38 Sundeep Singh Sokhi 32 Neeraj Kumar Sharma 26 Faqar Ali Khan 24 Ajay Kumar 22 -
TVS Racing Victorious At Speed Run 2004: Drag races
Mumbai, 28 March 2004: MS Ravindra of TVS Racing, sets a new record as the fastest Indian Rider!!
He was on a group B* TVS Shaolin and covered a distance of 400mts in 13.19 sec (record time), achieving top speed of 146+ km/h.
It was a memorable day at the ‘Drag meet’ where combination of sheer engine power and lightest payload (machine + Rider wt) was at competition. The event was organised by ‘AUTOCAR’ sports magazine.
We had considerably reduced the chassis weight by using rear frame parts (stay, seat support etc) made in aluminum, the engine was a specially tuned TVS Shaolin where the porting, carburation and exhaust complimented each other to bring out this record performance.*Group B: All Solo two wheelers manufactured / assembled in India, homologated with FMSCI but modified within the framework of the regulations. The frame can be lightened, porting can be done exhaust chamber can be used etc. but all modifications must be carried out in India.
Syed Rehman of TVS Racing, did longest wheelie** !
He covered 200 mts on one wheel, the next rider could cover only 85 mts.
**Wheelie: is riding the two wheeler with front wheel lifted in air, this requires considerable amount of practice and skill on the part of the rider.
