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  • Vamcy Merla Sports Foundation supports tribals in Tiger Reserve hamlets

    Vamcy Merla Sports Foundation supports tribals in Tiger Reserve hamlets

    Hyderabad, 11 June 2024: The 2w Rally Nationals had a surprising tilt that the tribal villagers around the route of the rally welcomed, with thankful hearts, and enjoyed not just the rally but the good tidings that came along, thanks to Vamcy Merla, the founder and director of VM Sports Foundation.

    At the conclusion of the MRF MoGrip fmsci Indian National Rally Championship for two-wheelers near Hyderabad on Sunday, the VM Sports Foundation arranged an outing with the tribals of the Amrabad Tiger Reserve. It was a pleasant surprise for the villagers, who suffer with excess mosquitoes and the cold nights in the jungles, when bundles and bundles of blankets and bed sheets arrived in their village and an array of biking stars descended on the hamlet, led by Vamcy Merla in the presence of the ranger, Ravi Kumar, who was in-charge of the forest.

    “Mr. Merla has been supporting the tribals for over nine years now with blankets, buckets and ration when in need. It was especially helpful during the Covid times. He has also been providing jackets to the forest guards. We are glad that the relationship is now formalised with VM Sports Foundation,” added ranger Kumar, who was instrumental in garnering support for the tribals.

    Children in playful mood after receiving the gifts from VM Sports Foundation.

    “When the ranger brought to the notice of the foundation about the plight of the villagers, Vamcy Merla, immediately responded with a gesture and arranged for the needy things,” said Abijith Shetty, Manager, VMSF, who took the initiative to organise the outing along with VMSF riders. “After a good performance, the riders are in their elements and the free service in the villages is an icing on the cake,” said Nataraj, a top athlete and former National champion.

    The efforts were appreciated by the local MLA Dr. Chikkudu Vamsikrushna, Achampet, forest department officials and the Superintendent of Police.  VM Sports Foundation riders notched up several podiums in the just concluded Rally Nationals.

    Riders of VM Sports Foundation who took part in the 2w Rally Nationals visit the tribal villages and spend time in charity.
  • Karna Kadur-Musa Sherif duo clinches Rally of Maharashtra in style: INRC Round 2

    Karna Kadur-Musa Sherif duo clinches Rally of Maharashtra in style: INRC Round 2

    Nashik, 2 June 2024: Bengaluru’s Karna Kadur, a two-time Overall National champion, along with experienced co-driver Musa Sherif, switched up gears and annexed the Rally of Maharashtra in style, as the second round of the Blueband Sports fmsci Indian National Rally Championship for four-wheelers successfully concluded here on Sunday.

    With seven-time National co-driver champion Musa Sherif calling the pace notes, Karna Kadur, trailing in third place by a good two minutes on Saturday, focussed on consistency and gained advantage with skilful driving to win the Overall honours on Sunday. Overnight leaderd, Fabid Ahmer and co-driver Milen George of Chettinad Sporting, lost over five minutes in Special Stage 9 which pushed them down to overall 8th place in the final standings.

    Karna Kadur, left, and Musa Sherif of Arka Motorsports, after winning the Rally of Maharashtra in Nashik on Sunday. INDIAinF1 photo by arrangement

    Kolkata-Mangaluru pair of Amittrajit Ghosh and Ashwin Naik, a former two-time National champions, also managed to secure a well-deserved second place ahead of young guns Arnav Pratap Singh and Rohit N. Apart from a noteworthy Overall third, the New Delhi-Bengaluru duo from SNAP Racing topped their Class, INRC3.

    Kerala’s Fabid Ahmer and George Milen of Chettinad Sporting won the INRC2 class while talented lady driver Pragathi Gowda came second. Pragathi roped in co-driver Sujith Kumar BS, a veteran multiple National champion and sports administrator, who sat for stand-alone rally. Pragathi’s regular navigator, Trisha Alonkar, is recovering after a surgery. Privateers Shaik Hussain Pasha and co-driver Roshan Claver Crasta won the Classic class while Arnav Pratap Singh also bagged the Junior INRC. Nikeeta Takkale of Pune and co-driver Shivani Parmar of Mumbai won the Ladies class while Baljinder Singh Dhillon and Goutham CP clinched the Gypsy Challenge.

    The four stages today were completed by 11 O’clock and provided enough challenges for the drivers on the tarmac roads which were broken and narrow at many places. Of the 53 cars, 13 logged DNF.

    From left: Premnath K Promoter presenting trophy to Karna Kadur while Ashwin Pandit, right, CoC and founder of WISA presenting trophy to Musa Sherif, co-driver.

    Provisional Unaudited Overall classification (final)

    1. #3 Karna Kadur/ Musa Sherif (Arka Motorsports) 01hours, 47 minutes; 52.9seconds;

    2. #11 Amittrajit Ghosh/ Ashwin Naik (AART) 01:49:08.0;

    3. #43 Arnav Pratap Singh/ Rohit N (SNAP Racing) 01:49:29.2;

    4. #5 Jeet Jabhakh/ V Sekar (Chettinad Sporting) 01:49:45.5;

    5. #17 Daraius Shroff /Arjun Dheerendra (Chettinad Sporting) 01:49:53.6;

    6. #21 Dean Mascarenhas/ Gagan Karubaiah (DB Motorsport) 01:50:08.7;

    7. #40 Abhin Rai/ Moideen Jasher (IDR)  01:50:14.9;

    8. #29 Fabid Ahmer/ George Milen (Chettinad Sporting) 01:51:10.7;

    9. #49  Nikhil J/ Arvind Dheerendra (Pvt.) 01:54:23.5;

    10. #23 Pragathi Gowda/ Sujith BS (Chettinad Sporting) 1:59:32.1;

    INRC 2

    1. #29 Fabid Ahmer/ George Milen (Chettinad Sporting) 01:51:10.7;

    2. #23 Pragathi Gowda /Sujith Kumar BS (Chettinad Sporting) 01:59:32.1;

    3. #16 Yashas M Nayaka/ Sudhindra BG (Pvt.) 01:59:40.5;

    Pragathi Gowda and co-driver Sujith Kumar in action at Nashik. Photo courtesy Sujith FB

    INRC3

    Arnav Pratap Singh and co-driver Rohit N, who won INRC3 in action. Photo by Srinivasa Krishnan

    1. #43 Arnav Pratap Singh/ Rohit N (SNAP Racing) 01:49:29.2;

    2. #5 Jeet Jabhakh/ V Sekar (Chettinad Sporting) 01:49:45.5;

    3. #17 Daraius Shroff /Arjun Dheerendra (Chettinad Sporting) 01:49:53.6;

    Gypsy Challenge

    1 #45 Baljinder Singh Dhillon/ Goutham CP (Pvt.) 01:58:12.3;

    2. #52 Dr Akarsh Sundar/ Ravi Kumar (A & A Motorsports) 01:59:07.7;

    3. #37 Sachin Singh/ Prakash M(Pvt.) 02:04:25.5;

    Classic

    1. #55 Shaik Hussain Pasha/ Roshan Claver Crasta (Pvt.) 02:27:50.9;

    2. #45 Aneeshnath S/ Amitha Aneesh (A&A Motorsports) 02:42:22.5;

    Junior INRC

    1. #43 Arnav Pratap Singh/ Rohit N (SNAP Racing) 01:49:29.2;

    2. #40 Abhin Rai/ Moideen Jasher (IDR)  01:50:14.9;

    3. #42 Nikeeta Takkale/ Shivani Parmar (Pvt.)  02:00.17.5;

    Ladies Class

    1. #42 Nikeeta Takkale/ Shivani Parmar (Pvt.)  02:00.07.5;

    2. #34 Phoebe Nongrum/ Rahul Sancheti (SNAP Racing) 02:05:24.4;

    3. #14 Harshitha Gowda/ M Srivatsa (A & A Motorsports) 02:19:26.7;

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  • Fabid Ahmer steals the lead on Day 2: INRC Round 2, Nashik

    Fabid Ahmer steals the lead on Day 2: INRC Round 2, Nashik

    Nashik, 1 June 2024: Ace Kerala driver Fabid Ahmer and co-driver Milen George of Chettinad Sporting, shod on MRF Tyres, stormed to the front after a tough day that saw Arjuna Awardee Gaurav Gill and defending champion Aroor Arjun Rao suffer casualties in the Rally of Maharashtra, the second round of the Blueband fmsci Indian National Rally Championship here on Saturday.

    Fabid Ahmer, a talented driver, who lost course in the last couple of years due to mechanical failures and punctures, is back on track with a measured performance in Red colours, to take the Overall lead on Day 1. The Kerala duo also topped their class INRC2. With a healthy lead of over one minute, Fabid, who narrowly missed the national championship, a couple of years back, looks good to challenge the title this year.

    Aroor Arjun Rao was fastest in the first stage of the Day (SS2) but soon he went out. Then Fabid Ahmer was fastest in three stages today. While Harkrishan Wadi set the fastest time in SS5, the fourth stage today, Amittrajit Ghosh, topped the timesheets in the last stage of the day.

    Crowds watching the Rally of Maharashtra. INDIAinF1 photo

    Fast-improving Sardarji, Harkrishan Wadi and Kunal Kashyap of Arka Motorsports, who were threatening to topple the best, clocked the second best Overall time once again and will fight for the win till the end, with four more stages left on Sunday. Former Overall champions Karna Kadur, who had the privilege of the best navigator in the field, Musa Sherif, notched up a hard-fought Overall third placing with four stages still to go. Following Fabid, Harkrishan is trailing in second place in INRC 2 class and Ramcharan is in third place. If Ramcharan can retain his place on the last day tomorrow, it would be a good maiden result for him and experienced navigator Jeevarathinam.

    Pragathi Gowda to trail behind Nikeetaa (not in pic) in Ladies Class. She had co-driver Sujith Kumar, who is making a comeback after several years. Her regular co-driver Trisha Alonkar recently underwent a surgery and is still recovering. Photo courtesy Sujith BS

    In INRC 3 class, Ajay Sankar and Nitharshan (Mandovi Racing) were leading the class. Hyderabad’s racing driver, who shifted to rallying recently, Jeet Jabhakh and co-driver V Sekar from Chettinad Sporting are placed second. Skilled youngster Arjun Rajiv is trailing in third behind. Along with Mysore’s Vinay Padmashali as co-driver, the Bengaluru driver needs to up the game tomorrow as the three are within 10 seconds. Arnav Paratp Singh, Abin Rai and Daraious Shroff are all behind them within 30 seconds..

    Baljinder Singh Dhillon and co-driver Goutham CP topped the Gypsy class at the end of Day 2 followed by Dr Akarsh Sundar and Ravi Kumar. Privateer veteran Sanjay Agarwal and Dheeraj Manae are placed third after Leg 1. The Classic class saw only two finishers on the day.

    A rare photo of three cars of a rally in one frame. INDIAinF1 image

    Of the 53 cars that took the start on Day 2 on Saturday, 23 cars suffered retirements. However, 17 will take the restart on the final day on Sunday. Gaurav Gill, Jehaan Gill, Aditya Thakur, Anushriya Gulati, Naveen Puligilla and Praveen Dwarakanath logged DNF (Did Not Finish). Chandan Gowda was out dut to MPL.

    The Rally of Maharashtra run on tarmac and broken tarmac roads provided a completely virgin stages that were not run previously in the INRC which ran till 2016. The stages were run in Nashik and Palghar Districts, close to the areas of Jyotirlinga temple and Trimbakeshwar. These new stages offered extremely challenging terrain and put the crews and machines to the highest test. The scorching heat also exhausted the man and machines and high competition is set for Sunday.

    A vantage point for spectators to watch cars perform from close quarters.

    Provisional Results: Overall: After Leg 1 (Day 2):

    1. #29 Fabid Ahmer/ George Milen (Chettinad Sporting) 01hours, 07 minutes; 05.8seconds;

    2. #69 Harkrishan Wadia/ Kunal Kashyap (Arka Motorsports) 01:08:08.8;

    3. #3 Karna Kadur/ Musa Sherif (Arka Motorsports) 01:09:20.1;

    4. #11 Amittrajit Ghosh/ Ashwin Naik (AART) 01:09:55.6;

    5. #36 Ajay Sankar/ Nitharshan (Mandovi Racing) 01:10:00.0;

    6. #5 Jeet Jabhakh/ V Sekar (Chettinad Sporting) 01:10:09.8;

    7. #7 Arjun Rajiv/ Vinay Padmashali (Chettinad Sporting) 01:10:13.8;

    8. #43 Arnav Pratap Singh/ Rohit N (SNAP Racing) 01:10:38.4;

    9. #40 Abhin Rai/ Moideen Jasher (IDR)  01:10:46.0;

    10. #17 Daraius Shroff /Arjun Dheerendra (Chettinad Sporting) 01:11:05.0;

    INRC 2

    1. #29 Fabid Ahmer/ George Milen (Chettinad Sporting) 01: 07: 05.8;

    2. #69 Harkrishan Wadia/ Kunal Kashyap (Arka Motorsports) 01:08:08.8;

    3. #33 Ramcharan C/ Jeevarathinam (Pvt.) 01:15:09.0;

    INRC3

    1. #36 Ajay Sankar/ Nitharshan (Mandovi Racing) 01:10:00.0;

    2. #5 Jeet Jabhakh/ V Sekar (Chettinad Sporting) 01:10:09.8;

    3. #7 Arjun Rajiv/ Vinay Padmashali (Chettinad Sporting) 01:10:13.8;

    Junior INRC

    1. #36 Ajay Sankar/ Nitharshan (Mandovi Racing) 01:10:00.0;

    2. #7 Arjun Rajiv/ Vinay Padmashali (Chettinad Sporting) 01:10:13.8;

    3. #43 Arnav Pratap Singh/ Rohit N (SNAP Racing) 01:10:38.4;

    Ladies Class

    1. #42 Nikeeta Takkale/ Shivani Parmar (Pvt.)  01:16.33.7;

    2. Pragathi Gowda /Sujith Kumar BS (Chettinad Sporting) 01:19:07.6;

    3. Phoebe Nongrum/ Rahul Sancheti (SNAP Racing) 01:20:52.6

    Gypsy Challenge

    1. #45 Baljinder Singh Dhillon/ Goutham CP (Pvt.) 01:15:44.7;

    2. #52 Dr Akarsh Sundar/ Ravi Kumar (A & A Motorsports) 01:15:48.4;

    3. #37 Sanjay Agarwal / Dheeraj Manae (Pvt.) 01:16:11.9;

    Classic

    1. #55 Shaik Hussain Pasha/ Roshan Claver Crasta (Pvt.) 01:33:06.3;

    2. #45 Aneeshnath S/ Amitha Aneesh (A&A Motorsports) 01:45:51.5;

    (Note: Car number is given after position number)

  • Gaurav Gill tops time-sheets on tarmac Super Special: INRC Nashik rally

    Gaurav Gill tops time-sheets on tarmac Super Special: INRC Nashik rally

    Nashik, 31 May 2024: Arjuna Awardee and three-time APRC winner Gaurav Gill, along with co-driver Aniruddh Rangnekar topped the timesheets with a blistering run in the Super Special Stage in the Rally of Maharashtra, the second round of the Blueband fmsci Indian National Rally Championship here on Friday.

    A total of 53 cars, including a guest driver in Daksh Gill, took the start in Triple S. There are six cars led by Gaurav Gill in the top INRC class. Western Indian Sports Association, popular as WISA, is conducting an INRC round after 2016. The outfit headed by Ashwin Pandit boasts of a dedicated team and is known to excel in good organisation and conduct of the rally both for the drivers and spectators.

    The Delhi daredevil, Gill, has been going through a difficult period for want of a well-prepared machine, has recently partnered with a new co-driver in Pune’s Aniruddh Rangnekar and is raring to go in one of his favourite destinations on tarmac at the Nashik rally, which is held on picturesque foothills of Sahayadri hill ranges. Backed by JK Tyre, the seven-time INRC overall champion, Gill, showed glimpses of his prowess on tarmac clocking more than six seconds faster time than the nearest rival Mangalore’s Aroor Arjun Rao and co-driver Satish Rajagopal of Bengaluru, the defending champions. Rao and Rajagopal of Mandovi Racing team, did well to beat seasoned Amittrajit Ghosh and Ashwin Naik to third, while INRC 3 driver Arnav Pratap Singh along with Rohit N came a stunning fourth in the Overall classification and first in his class, INRC 3.

    Jason Saldanha and Thimmu Uddapanda topped the INRC 2 class and also came a creditable sixth in Overall classification after the 2.10km Super Special Stage. Pragathi Gowda in MRF colours, along with new co-driver Sujith Kumar BS came second in the INRC2 class. Trisha Alonkar, her regular navigator, who underwent a surgery recently is still under recovery and rehab. Delhi’s Philippos Matthai and PVS Murthy, also in MRF colours, were third today, but are expected to give a fight on the actual stages from tomorrow.

    Defending champions Aroor Arjun Rao and Satish Rajagopal were second fastest in the Super Special Stage at Nashik on Friday. Photos by Srinivasa Krishnan
    Arnav Pratap Singh and Rohit N were a creditable overall fourth and also topped their class INRC 3. Super Special Stage is a short 2.10km tarmac sprint that is designed to attract spectators.

    In INRC3, Arnav Pratap Singh and co-driver Rohit N came out triumphant setting the top time while another youngster Arjun Rajiv along with Vinay Padmashali were second. Venunath V and Arun V were third fastest in the Super Special.

    Veteran Sanjay Agarwal and co-driver Dheeraj Manae clocked the top time in the Gypsy class.

    Former champions Aditya Thakur and Virender Kashyap during SSS.
    Philippos Matthai and PVS Murthy, overall 8th in Triple S.

    Including a liaison distance of about 263 km, the total rally distance will be 384.35km. There will be three Special Stages namely, Amboli which is 5.96km long, Dandwal, 22.25km, the longest stage and Poshera stage of 9.31km. All the three stages will be run twice on Saturday. On Sunday, Amboli will be run twice and the two other stages will be run once each making it 10 special stages. This year, there will be no INRC 4 category but NR4 class is included. Since the wear and tear is expected to be negligible on a tarmac stage, Amboli will be run four times with special permission. That will make the rally meet the required distance of Special Stages.

    As the real test begins tomorrow, another 118.52km of Special Stage distance needs to be conquered on Saturday and Sunday to claim the honours.

    Pragathi Gowda and Sujith Kumar BS, who is sitting for injured Trisha Alonkar, did well in MRF Colours to take the 7th spot in Triple S. The times are only ornamental in nature as real battles start on Saturday. PHOTOS by Srinivasa Krishnan
    Dean Mascarenhas and Gagan Karumbaiah during SSS.

    Provisional SSS Results: Overall:

    1. #4 Gaurav Gill/Aniruddh Rangnekar 1min, 34.5seconds;

    2. #1 Aroor Arjun Rao/Satish Kumar Rajagopal 1:40.7;

    3. #11 Amittrajit Ghosh/ Ashwin Naik 1:42.3;

    4. #43 Arnav Pratap Singh/ Rohit N 1:44.8;

    5.#31  Younus Ilyas/ Nitin Jacob 1:44.9;

    6. #9 Jason Saldanha/ Thimmu Uddapanda 1:45.9;

    7. #23 Pragathi Gowda/ Sujith Kumar 1:46.0;

    8. #64 Philippos Matthai/ PVS Murthy 1:46.8;

    9. #7 Arjun Rajiv/ Vinay Padmashali 1:47.0;

    10. #26 Jahaan Singh Gill/ Suraj Keshav Prasad 1:47.2;

    INRC

    1. #4 Gaurav Gill/Aniruddh Rangnekar 1min, 34.5seconds;

    2. #1 Aroor Arjun Rao/Satish Kumar Rajagopal 1:40.7;

    3. #11 Amittrajit Ghosh/ Ashwin Naik 1:42.3;

    INRC 2

    1. #9 Jason Saldanha/ Thimmu Uddapanda 1:45.9;

    2. #23 Pragathi Gowda/ Sujith Kumar 1:46.0;

    3. #64 Philippos Matthai/ PVS Murthy 1:46.8;

    INRC3

    1. #43 Arnav Pratap Singh/ Rohit N 1:44.8;

    2.  #7 Arjun Rajiv/ Vinay Padmashali 1:47.0;

    3. #41 Venunath V/ Arun V 1:47.7;

    Gypsy Challenge

    1. #47 Sanjay Agarwal/ Dheeraj Manae 2:00.3;

    2. #52 Dr Akarsh Sundar/ Ravi Kumar 2:03.4;

    3. #45 Baljinder Singh Dhillon/ Goutham CP 2:04.5;

    Classic

    1. #44 Praveen Dwarakanath/ Kariappa KB 2:05.0;

    2. #45 Aneeshnath S/ Amitha Aneesh 2:08.4;

    3. #55 Shaik Hussain Pasha/ Roshan Claver Crasta 2:13.3;

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  • Abdul Waheed Tanveer of TVS Racing wins Round 2: 2w Rally Nationals

    Abdul Waheed Tanveer of TVS Racing wins Round 2: 2w Rally Nationals

    Chikkamagaluru, 5 May 2024: In a battle between Petronas TVS Racing teammates, Abdul Waheed Tanveer hogged the limelight taking full honours ahead of Samuel Jacob in the Superbike Pro-Expert class of the MRF MoGrip fmsci National Rally Championship for 2-wheelers 2024 here on Sunday.

    The Round 2 of the Rally Nationals was well organised by the Motor Sports Club of Chikmagalur (MSCC) around the coffee estates.

    Samuel Jacob of Udupi, who won the first round in Nashik, fell short by about 39 seconds and Rajendra RE, a multiple champion, came behind in third in the four-bike field completed by lady driver Aishwarya Pissay in fourth.

    In the Superbike Expert class, Asad Khan of Chikkamagaluru, who came third in the first round upped the game and defeated fancied Nataraj R, a former TVS rider who is now supported by VM Sports Foundation. GS Amogh Nag, also from Bengaluru, finished third.

    Bengaluru Yogesh P, astride a Hero Impulse won the Super Sport 165cc Group B class while Hero Motosports T Arun of Hassan won the Super Sport 260cc Group B class. Raigad’s Rajesh Naranjan Swami, astride a KTM Duke 390 won the Super Sport 400cc class while the Super Sport 550cc class was won by Mohammed Zaheer of Bengaluru on a Royal Enfield Himalayan.

    Karthik Naidu of Petronas TVS Racing, a former champion, who missed the podium in the first round, came back with a bang winning the Scooter class while Satara’s Tanika Shanbagh won the Ladies class again, beating Tanaya Singh of Pune. Shivam Thakur of Kullu won the Super Sport upto 450cc Gourp D class while Ashwin Anantha Raju of Bengaluru became the Star of Karnataka, a non-championship class for local riders.

    The back-to-back third round will be held next Sunday (12 May 2024) at Tribal Adventure Café, Devanahalli, near Bengaluru.

    Provisional Final Results: (#Bike number) (All privateers unless mentioned)

    Class 1: Superbike Pro-Expert Group A:

    1. #82 Abdul Waheed Tanveer (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (1hour, 0min, 42.944seconds);

    2. #3 Samuel Jacob (Udupi, Petronas TVS Racing) (1:01:21.958);

    3. #1 Rajendra RE (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (1:02:14.855);

    4. #11 Aishwarya Pissay (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (1:13:07.787).

    Class 2 Superbike Expert Group A:

    1. #20 Asad Khan (Chikkamagaluru) (1:03:38.687);

    2. #16 Nataraj R (Bengaluru) 1:03:41.818);

    3. #13 GS Amogh Nag (Bengaluru) (1:06:53.696);

    Class 3 Super Sport 165cc Group B:

    1. #30 Yogesh P (Bengaluru, Hero Impulse) (1:08:08.356);

    2. #68 Abdul Reheman (Shivamogga, Hero Impuse) (1:09:57.565);

    3. #77 Chalass K Bose (Kottayam, Hero Impulse) (1:10:12.007).

    Classs 4: Super Sport 260 Group B:

    1. #37 T Arun (Hassan, Hero Motosports) (1:02:11.006);

    2. #72 Imran Pasha (Mysore, TVS) (1:03:05.941);

    3. #8 Karan Kumar (Coimbatore, Hero Motosports) (1:04:14.670).

    Class 5: Super Sport 400cc Group B:

    1. #42 Rajesh Narajan Swami (Raigad, KTM Duke 390) (01:07:06.384);

    2. #74 Anish Shetty (Bengaluru, KTM Duke 390) (01:07:46.151);

    3. #47 Akhand Pratap Singh (Rorkee, Uttarakhand, KTM Duke 390) (01:10:51.754).

    Class 6: Super Sport 550 Group B:

    1. #103 Mohammed Zaheer (Bengaluru, RE Himalayan) (01:10:01.851);

    2. #4 Arun Joy (Ernakulam, RE Himalayan) (01:10:43.403);

    3. #10 Suhail Ahmed (Bengaluru, RE Himalayan) (01:10:57.792);

    Class 7: Scooters up to 210cc Group B:

    1. #23 Karthik Naidu (Bengaluru, TVS NTorq) (01:12:38.434);

    2 #54 Syed Asif Ali (Bengaluru, TVS NTorq) (01:12:54.945);

    3. #70 Goutham N (Bengaluru, TVS) (01:21:25.074).

    Class 8: Women’s Class Group B:

    1. #24 Tanika Shanbhagh (Satara, Hero MotoSports, Xpulse) (01:14:19.223);

    2. #49 Tanaya Singh (Pune, Hero Xpulse) (01:16:58.905);

    3. #83 Bani Dabholkar (Goa, Hero Xpulse) (01:43:38.422).

    Class 9: Super Stock up to 450cc Group D:

    1. #94 Shivam Thakur (Kullu, Hero XPulse) (01:09:31.223);

    2. #85 Mohammed Arshad (Thrissur, TVS Apache) (01:12:00.621);

    3. #66 Pradeep C (Bengaluru, Hero XPulse) (01:12:50.367).

    Class 10 Star of Karnataka:

    1. #29 Ashwin Anantha Raju (Bengaluru, Hero XPulse) (01:13:34.656);

    2. #61 Abrar Ahmed (Mysuru, Hero XPulse) (01:14:15.004);

    3. #98 Madhusudhan Suresh (Shivamogga, Hero XPulse) (01:14:57.575).

    Overall: (top-10 riders)

    1. #82 Abdul Waheed Tanveer (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (1hour, 0min, 42.944seconds);

    2. #3 Samuel Jacob (Udupi, Petronas TVS Racing) (1:01:21.958);

    3. #37 T Arun (Hassan, Hero Motosports) (1:02:11.006);

    4. #1 Rajendra RE (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (1:02:14.855);

    5. #72 Imran Pasha (Mysore, TVS) (1:03:05.941);

    6. #20 Asad Khan (Chikkamagaluru) (1:03:38.687);

    7. #16 Nataraj R (Bengaluru) 1:03:41.818);

    8. #8 Karan Kumar (Coimbatore, Hero Motosports) (1:04:14.670).

    9. #40 Sachin I D (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing, RTR 200) (01:04:31.980);

    10. #27 Banteilang Jyrwa (Shillong, Petronas TVS Racing, RTR 200) (01:05:26.714).

    Top in Ladies class

    Overall 35. #11 Aishwarya Pissay (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing, RTR450) (1:13:07.787).

  • Samuel Jacob begins 2024 campaign on a winning note; Tanika tops Ladies class

    Samuel Jacob begins 2024 campaign on a winning note; Tanika tops Ladies class

    Nashik, 7 April 2024: Samuel Sajan Jacob of Petronas TVS Racing began the season on a winning note snatching the Overall victory from teammate Rajendra RE in the MRF Rally of Nashik, the first round of the MRF Mogrip fmsci Indian National Rally Championship for two-wheelers here on Sunday.

    “I am feeling really happy wining the first round of Indian National Rally Championship. A winning beginning after a long break is always welcome and I thanks all the Petronas TVS Racing team for all the support and specially for the wonderful bike. I have trained very hard for this win and am happy to get the overall victory. The stages were full of tarmac, yes for about 60 per cent of the terrain and the rest is broken tarmac and I like it as it was a fast track,” said Jacob after the rally.

    Samuel Jacob with the Overall trophy in Nashik.

    While Petronas TVS Racing riders bagged three classes, with Imran Pasha (Supersport 260 Group B) and Syed Asif Ali (Scooters) also winning their classes, the lady rider from Satara, Tanika Shanbagh, kept the flag flying for Hero Motosports. Apart from winning the Ladies class, the two-time National champion finished Overall 30 in the field of 90 bikes. The TVS riders, however, swept the top class winning all the podium places in the Superbike Pro-Expert Group A with multiple national champion Aishwarya Pissay finishing fourth after the boys.

    The first round of the bike Nationals organised by AW Events and promoted by Godspeed Racing attracted 90 entries and 85 bikes finished the rally with five logging a DNF which included Arjun Joy and Karthik Naidu. Zeitmesser provided the live timings to the thousandth of a second.

    Former champion R Nataraj of Bengaluru won the Superbike Expert Group A Class 2 defeating compatriot Amogh Nag while Asad Khan of Chikkamagaluru finished third.

    Shivamogga’s Abdul Reheman won the Supersport 165cc Group B class while Rajesh Narajan Swamy won the Supersport 400cc class. Bengaluru’s Suhail Ahmed won the SS 550cc class and Arshad Muhammed of Thrissur won the 450cc Group D class. Amarendra Sathe of Pune won the Star of Karnataka local class.

    VS Naresh took a podium in the Supersport 550 Group B class on Sunday.

    Provisional Final Results: (#Bike number) (All privateers unless mentioned)

    Class 1: Superbike Pro-Expert Group A:

    1. #2 Samuel Jacob (Udupi, Petronas TVS Racing) (25 minutes, 03.831 seconds);

    2. #3 Rajendra RE (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (25:12.092);

    3. #1 Abdul Waheed Tanveer (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (25:32.225);

    4. #4 Aishwarya Pissay (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) 29:41.198.

    Class 2 Superbike Expert Group A:

    1. #5 Nataraj R (Bengaluru) (26:53.905);

    2. #6 GS Amogh Nag (Bengaluru) (27:43.780);

    3. #7 Asad Khan (Chikkamagaluru) (27:51.600).

    Class 3 Supersport 165cc Group B:

    1. #15 Abdul Reheman (Shivamogga) (29:29.776);

    2. #14 Bharat L (Bengaluru) (29:31.202);

    3. #89 Arshad Ali AT (Kannur) (29:41.877).

    Classs 4: Supersport 260 Group B:

    1. #26 Imran Pasha (Mysore, TVS) (26:07.655);

    2. #30 T Arun (Hassan, Hero Motosports) (26:34.469);

    3. #29 Yuva Kumar (Bengaluru, Hero Motosports) 26:45.720.

    Class 5: Supersport 400cc Group B:

    1. #42 Rajesh Narajan Swami (Pen) (28:03.998);

    2. #45 Anish Shetty (Bengaluru) (28:58.518);

    3. #41 Akhand Pratap Singh (Rorkee) (29:29.648).

    Class 6: Supersport 550 Group B:

    1. #52 Suhail Ahmed (Bengaluru) (28:44.853);

    2. #47 Naresh VS (Bengaluru) (29:40.304);

    3. #48 Darshan Chaure (Nashik) (30:52.412);

    Class 7: Scooters up to 210cc Group B:

    1. #56 Syed Asif Ali (Bengaluru, TVS) (29:59.732);

    2. #59 Venkatesh Shetty (Mumbai, Aprilia SR 150) (32:11.799);

    3. #60 Goutham N (Bengaluru) (32:27.604).

    Class 8: Women’s Class Group B:

    1. #62 Tanika Shanbhagh (Hero MotoSports, Satara) (30:11.762);

    2. #65 Somyya Chaudhary A (New Delhi) (31:31.733);

    3. #64 Remya Ravi (Thiruvananthapuram) (35:10.889).

    Class 9: Super Stock up to 450cc Group D:

    1. #69 Arshad Muhammed (Thrissur) (29:53.709);

    2. #72 Udayakumar M (Coimbatore) (30:15.197);

    3. #68 Shivam Thakur (Kullu) (30:30.249).

    Class 10 Star of Karnataka:

    1. #85 Amarendra Sathe (Pune) (31:59.690);

    2. #83 Lokesh Anik Bhosale (Pune) (32:29.292);

    3. #84 Kishore Jadhav (Pune) (32:36.992).

    Overall: (top-10 riders)

    1. #2 Samuel Jacob (Udupi, Petronas TVS Racing) (25 minutes, 03.831 seconds);

    2. #3 Rajendra RE (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (25:12.092);

    3. #1 Abdul Waheed Tanveer (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (25:32.225);

    4. #26 Imran Pasha (Mysore, TVS) (26:07.655);

    5. #30 T Arun (Hassan, Hero Motosports) (26:34.469);

    6. #29 Yuva Kumar (Bengaluru, Hero Motosports) 26:45.720.

    7. #5 Nataraj R (Bengaluru) (26:53.905);

    8. #27 Sachin D (Bengaluru, TVS) 926:56.007);

    9. #32 Banteilang Jyrwa (TVS) (26:56.905);

    10. #28 Sabarish R (Coimbatore) (27:32.179).

  • Sidvin commits long-term development deal with Pragathi-Trisha duo

    Sidvin commits long-term development deal with Pragathi-Trisha duo

    Bengaluru, 7th April 2024: Pragathi Gowda, a rallyist from Bangalore, has signed a multi-year development deal with Sidvin, a globally renowned Oil and Gas Engineering services company specialising in Deep offshore Floating Production Systems, to help propel her career in the sport. The deal with Sidvin will enable Pragathi Gowda and co-driver Trisha Alonkar to make their mark on upcoming Rally Championships in Asia and Europe.

    The 26-year-old Pragathi is a Junior Indian National Rally 2022 champion, winner of the Asia-Pacific Rally Star Cup in 2022, and was named the reserve driver for FIA Rally Star for JWRC in 2023. 

    As she gears up to set tracks on fire at the forthcoming Indian National Rally Championship and Asia Pacific Rally Championship, Sidvin’s multi-year deal comes as shot-in-the-arm for the racer whose career has been on a meteoric rise. 

    On signing the contract, Pragathi said, “I am beyond excited to announce that I am joining Sidvin and signing a contract for the next three years. The support, and passion within the team are truly inspiring, and I am honoured to be a part of it. Teaming up with Sidvin feels like a natural fit, and I am confident that together, we will achieve great things on and off the track.”

    “I want to express my heartfelt thanks to the Managing Director of Sidvin, Mohan Nagarajan, a veteran rallyist himself, and the entire team for welcoming me and Trisha with open arms and for believing in our potential. I am eager to embark on this new chapter of my rally career with Sidvin by my side. Here’s to the hard work, determination, and victories together.”

    Speaking on the association, co-driver Trisha Alonkar said, “I am thrilled to share that my rally journey, which began with Pragathi, has been a remarkable experience filled with growth and determination. Today, I am grateful to Sidvin for believing in us and taking the step to team up. This partnership marks a significant milestone in our rallying career, and we are eager to embark on this new chapter with Sidvin by our side. I want to express my gratitude to Pragathi for being an integral part of my journey so far and to Sidvin for their belief in our ability,”

    Sidvin has backed prodigal motorsport athletes time and again. They were the first team to have had an Indian participation in the World Rally Championship way back in 2008. They have been associated with C.S. Santosh at the Dakar Rally and Ms. Aishwarya Pissay at the World Baja Championship, which she went on to win and become a world champion. Sidvin is also proud to be supporting Jeffery Emmanuel on his way now to the MotoGP. Now, as Pragathi and Sidvin join forces groundbreaking growth & development are expected to follow.

    Speaking of the contract, Sidvin Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. Mohan Nagarajan said “Sidvin has always been at the forefront of encouraging and developing Indian talent on the world’s stage be it in engineering or sports and in empowering women athletes to achieve their best. Having worked with Pragathi and Trisha for the last year and a half I’m very confident that they will make our country proud in the world of rallying. Sidvin wishes the young athletes all the very best in the coming years.“

  • Harkrishan-Kunal clinch the victory in APRC Asia Cup; claim INRC hattrick of wins

    Harkrishan-Kunal clinch the victory in APRC Asia Cup; claim INRC hattrick of wins

    Chennai, 17 March 2024: On a day of drama, Delhi’s Harkrishan Wadia (co-driver Kunal Kashyap, Himachal) of Arka Motorsports emerged champions in the 47th MMSC South India Rally, the first round of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) Asia Cup round and the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) here on Sunday.

    Wadia and Kashyap, who won the last two rounds in the 2023 calendar, made it a hattrick of wins in the INRC and also won the prestigious APRC round even as several leading title contenders retired due to various issues with their vehicles.

    Wadia not only topped the round of AVT Gold Cup FIA APRC-Asia Cup but also the season-opener of the Blueband Fmsci Indian National Rally Championship 2024 besides taking the P1 spot in the INRC 2 category for a triple crown.

    His main rivals in Asia Cup, SIDVIN-MRF Tyres sponsored Bengaluru pair of Pragathi Gowda and co-driver Trisha Alonkar, in a Subaru Impreza 4-wheel drive car whose windshield was shattered when hit by a stone thrown by a miscreant in the penultimate Stage, failed to finish as they ran out of fuel two Kms from the finish of the three-day event’s last stage.

    Consequently, second spot went to Hyderabad pair of Naveen Puligilla and co-driver Santosh Thomas with Coimbatore’s Ramcharan C (co-driver Jeevarathinam, Bengaluru) of Arka Motorsports completing the podium. Only three of the nine starters in the Asia Cup completed the event.

    Former World Rally champion (Production Cars), Karamjit Singh from Malaysia who is training Pragathi, was a shattered man. “We lost P2 in the Asia Cup. We are still figuring out how they ran out of fuel, but on the positive side, I am happy at the progress Pragathi made in the past one week. She was stepping up the pace Stage by Stage and getting comfortable with the car. She has a lot of talent and potential,” said Karamjit.

    In the National Championship, Wadia won the Overall and INRC 2 titles with overnight leader Himachal’s Aditya Thakur and co-driver Virender Kashyap (Chettinad Sporting) were docked a 30-second penalty for late check-in as they stopped to repair a damaged exhaust pipe after completing a Stage, and had to be content finishing second in INRC Overall and INRC 2 categories.

    Earlier, overnight leader in the Asia Cup, Aroor Arjun Rao (co-driver Satish Rajagopal) of Mandovi Racing, packed up after the day’s first Stage when he lost power steering. Also retiring was Day-1 leader Dean Mascarenhas (co-driver Gagan Karumbaiah) of DB Motorsport due to a fuel pump issue in the day’s penultimate Stage.

    Harkrishan, son of former Rally ace Anil Wadia, could barely stop smiling. “I pushed hard today as I had to make some time. The car was great and I am thankful to MRF Tyres for all the support. I made just one mistake when I overran a corner, but fortunately, it did not impact my position on the leaderboard. Overall, a good start to the season.”

    A dejected Thakur rued that he slipped to second after looking primed to win. “We had an exhaust issue. So, after SS-11, we stopped on the transport section to carry out some running repairs. It cost us time and we had to take a 30-second penalty for check-in at the next Time Control. We are extremely disappointed but hope to do better in the next round,” said Thakur.

    Kerala’s Vishak Balachandran (co-driver Anil Abbas), supported by MRF Tyres, took the honours in the INRC 3 while Shillong’s Phoebe Nongrum (co-driver Nash Ross, Hyderabad) of SNAP Racing, topped the Women INRC category with two front runners, Anushriya Gulati and Tarushi Vikram retired with mechanical problems. MRF Tyres-backed Arjun Rajiv from Bengaluru (co-driver Vinay Padmashali, Mysuru) of Chettinad Sporting drove well to clinch the title in the Junior INRC category.

    Delhi’s Baljinder Singh Dhillon (co-driver CP Gautam, Chikkamagaluru) emerged on top in the Fmsci Challenge Gypsy Cup.

    Of the 51 crews who started the Rally, 23 retired. The second round of the INRC is scheduled to be held in Nashik from May 31 to June 2.  

    Provisional final results:

    FIA APRC-Asia Rally Cup:

    1. Harkrishan Wadia (Delhi) / Kunal Kashyap (Himachal) (Arka Motorsports) (02Hrs, 04mins, 59.8secs); 2. Naveen Puligilla / Santosh Thomas (both Hyderabad) (Pvt.) (02:15:22.0); 3. Ramcharan C (Coimbatore) / Jeevarathinam (Bengaluru) (Arka Motorsports) (02:17:24.1).

    Blueband Indian National Rally Championship:

    INRC Overall: 1. Harkrishan Wadia (Delhi) / Kunal Kashyap (Himachal) (Arka Motorsports) (02:04:59.8); 2. Aditya Thakur / Virender Kashyap (both Himachal) (Chettinad Sporting) (02:05:05.0); 3. Vishak Balachandran (Thiruvananthapuram) / Anil Abbas (Ernakulam) (Chettinad Sporting) (02:10:02.6).

    INRC 2: 1. Harkrishan Wadia / Kunal Kashyap (02:04:49.8); 2. Aditya Thakur / Virender Kashyap (02:05:05.0); 3. Naveen Puligilla / Santosh Thomas (02:15:22.0).

    INRC 3: 1. Vishak Balachandran / Anil Abbas (02:10:02.6); 2. Daraious Shroff (Mumbai) / Srikanth Gowda (Chikkamagaluru) (Chettinad Sporting) (02:10:48.1); 3. Samrat Yadav (Chandigarh) / Arvind Dheerendra (Bengaluru) (Pvt.) (02:11:48.2).

    Junior INRC (2 finishers): 1. Arjun Rajiv (Bengaluru) / Vinay Padmashali (Mysuru) (Chettinad Sporting) (02:13:47.9); 2. Ajay Shankar (Kollam)/ S Nitharshan (Kallakurichi) (Mandovi Racing) (02:14:00.0).

    Women INRC (2 finishers): 1. Phoebe Nongrum (Shillong) / Nash Ross (Hyderabad) (Snap Racing) (02:28:27.4); 2. Harshitha Gowda (Bengaluru)/ Vignesh Mahalingam (Coimbatore) (Pvt.) (02:45:42.8).

    Fmsci Gypsy Challenge: 1. Baljinder Singh Dhillon (Delhi) / Goutham CP (Chikkamagaluru) (Pvt.) (02:21:51.9); 2. Dr Akarsh Sundar (Chikkamagaluru)/ Ravi Kumar (Bengaluru) (Pvt.) (02:24:45.7); 3. Jayanth Somanathan / R Rajashekar (Both Bengaluru) (Pvt.) (02:24:51.9).

  • Kelam coconut stage makes it tough for the drivers: A photo gallery

    Kelam coconut stage makes it tough for the drivers: A photo gallery

    As the Indian National Rally Championship enters its 37th year, the South India Rally provides the season opening thrills by adding another car-breaking stage Kelam, that provided colour to the images with coconut trees everywhere. The bright and beautuful gypsies had their day while many took it easy in the new stage that promises to be better next year.

    Here are some images from our celebrated motorsports photographers:

    Srinivasa Krishnan Insta: @srinivasakrishnan

    Adithya Thakur
    Anushriya Gulati. Photo by Srinivasa Krishnan
    Young turk Arjun Rajiv. Photo by Srinivasa Krishnan
    Defending champion Aroor Arjun Rao, who crashed out on Sunday. Photo by Srinivasa Krishnan
    Veteran evergreen driver Sanjay Agarwal thrills the sparce crowd with a brilliant jump. Photo by Srinivasa Krishnan

    Photos by Samuel Rajkumar, www.AceImages.in

    Pre-event favourite Karna Kadur and Musa Sherif packed off on Day 2 due to gear box issues. Photo by Samuel Rajkumar
    Maninder Singh Prince, had his moments before lady luck deserted him. Photo by Samuel Rajkumar
    Dean Mascarenhas, who led the field after Day 1 displaying some stunning speed was hit with mechanical issues on Day 2. Photo by Samuel Rajkumar
    The Monster! The car built by APRC legend Possum Bourne and driven by World champion in Production cars Karamjit Singh of Malaysia, who is currently mentoring Pragathi Gowda and Trisha Alonkar in their Subaru Impreza #23 at MIC on Friday. Photo by Samuel Rajkumar

    Photos by Karan Ravi, the young motorsports photographer:

    Arnav Pratap Singh and Rohit flying in the track stage on Saturday. Photo by Karan Ravi
    Arjun Rajiv, the youngest driver in the INRC kicks up dust at the MIC track stage. Photo by Karan Ravi
    Asia Pacific Rally Championship Asia Cup leg comes to India again. Photo by Karan Ravi
    Blueband Sports, the Promoters’ branding at the Track stage
    Starting point for the Track stage. Photo by Karan Ravi
    Aroor Vikram Rao. Photo by Karan Ravi
    Harkrishan Wadia, who won back to back rallies towards the end of 2023 is going great guns. Photo by Karan Ravi
    Clean and calm driving from the Polo Cup racing champ from Hyderabad. He could not resist jumping into the rally car after he drove the Zero car faster than the rest, at the sanghi stages last year… He is now gunning for a podium in his class INRC3. Photo by Karan Ravi
    Refuelling station all set for action on Day 2. Photo by Karan Ravi
    Baljinder Singh Dhillon and Goutham CP, the Delhi-Chikkamagaluru combo in a gypsy running for a podium finish. Photo by Karan Ravi
    With JK Tyre pulling out of full-time sponsorship of Rally cars, Maninder Singh Prince remains the lone warrior flying the yellow colours. Photo by Karan Ravi
  • Aditya Thakur takes control of Day 2 INRC proceedings

    Aditya Thakur takes control of Day 2 INRC proceedings

    Chennai, 16 March 2024: The Himachal pair of Aditya Thakur and co-driver Virender Kashyap gave themselves the best possible start for the 2024 season with a near-flawless drive to lead the timesheets in the 47th MMSC South India Rally, a round of the AVT Gold Cup FIA APRC-Asia Cup and the Blueband Fmsci Indian National Rally Championship near here on Saturday.

    Meanwhile, in the Asia Cup, Mangaluru’s Aroor Arjun Rao along with Bengaluru-based co-driver Satish Rajagopal shrugged off a launch control issue with their Mandovi Racing’s Maruti Baleno to snatch a four-second lead over Delhi’s Harkrishan Wadia (co-driver Kunal Kashyap, Himachal) while the Bengaluru tandem of Pragathi Gowda and co-driver Trisha Alonkar, in a 4-wheel Drive Subaru Impreza were placed third.

    The South India Rally concludes on Sunday when five more Stages will be run.

    Winning four of the day’s six Stages, Thakur piloted his Chettinad Sporting-prepared Volkswagen Polo with aplomb to take a handy 9.2 seconds lead over overnight leader Dean Mascarenhas (co-driver Gagan Karumbaiah) who had to deal with a misfiring engine through the day. Incidentally, Thakur also leads in the INRC 2 category.

    Bengaluru’s Arjun Rajiv (co-driver Vinay Padmashali, Mysuru) of Chettinad Sporting consolidated his overnight lead in the INRC and Junior INRC categories, as did Dehradun’s Anushriya Gulati (co-driver Karan Aukta) of Arka Motorsports in the Women INRC class.

    “I had issues with the launch control and was losing precious seconds at the start itself. Not much we can do about it right now since it is an electrical issue. I guess, I have to push really hard tomorrow to make up for the time lost at the start,” said Aroor.

    A beaming Thakur said: “After winning the National title in 2022, I had a very bad 2023 season when I was struggling to even finish a Rally. But I put in lot of hard work during the pre-season to get to where I am today. I think, the tyre choice really helped me today, opting for the correct compound. The MRF tyres worked really well and overall, I barely made a mistake today.” said Thakur.

    For Karna Kadur (Arka Motorsports) who was among the title favourites, it was yet another disappointing run leading to retirement due to gearbox issues. A puncture in the day’s second Stage, besides gear stuck in fourth, cost him more time. “I am not sure if I can rejoin the Rally tomorrow since it depends on whether we will be able to fix the issue tonight,” said Kadur.

    Pragathi Gowda, sponsored by SIDVIN and MRF Tyres, survived a close call on the day’s last Stage when she ignored a call by her co-driver Trisha Alonkar just after the start and slammed into a gate. “I made a mistake in not listening to Trisha’s call. I reversed and continued, but it cost me time. But otherwise, I am getting comfortable with the Subaru and improving my pace with each outing. Yes, I made 28 seconds on my own time during the second run of the AAVISA Stage. My learning continues.”

    Partial unaudited classification (after Leg-1) End of Day 2:

    FIA APRC-Asia Rally Cup: 1. Aroor Arjun Rao (Mangaluru) / Satish Rajagopal (Bengaluru) (Mandovi Racing) (01hr, 09mins, 39.8secs); 2. Harkrishan Wadia (Delhi) / Kunal Kashyap (Himachal) (Arka Motorsports) (01:09:53.5); 3. Pragathi Gowda / Trisha Alonkar (both Bengaluru) (Pvt.) (01:10:01.2).

    Blueband Fmsci Indian National Rally Championship:

    Overall: 1. Aditya Thakur / Virender Kashyap (both Himachal) (Chettinad Sporting) (01:08:46.0); 2. Dean Mascarenhas (Mangaluru) / Gagan Karumbaiah (Kodagu) (DB Motorsports) (01:09:24.5); 3. Aroor Arjun Rao / Satish Rajagopal (01:09:39.8).

    INRC 2: 1. Aditya Thakur / Virender Kashyap (01:08:46.0); 2. Philippos Matthai (Delhi) / PV Srinivasa Murthy (Bengaluru) (Arka Motorsports) (01:09:49.0); 3. Aroor Vikram Rao (Mangaluru)/ AG Somayya (Kodagu) (Pvt.) (01:09:52.8).

    INRC 3: 1. Arjun Rajiv (Bengaluru) / Vinay Padmashali (Mysuru) (Chettinad Sporting) (01:10:41.2); 2. Vishak Balachandran (Thiruvananthapuram) /Anil Abbas (Ernakulam) (Chettinad Sporting) (01:11:36.8); 3. Arnav Pratap Singh (Delhi) / Rohit N (Bengaluru) (SNAP Racing) (01:12:03.5).

    Junior INRC: 1. Arjun Rajiv (Bengaluru) / Vinay Padmashali (Mysuru) (Chettinad Sporting) (01:10:41.2); 2. Arnav Pratap Singh (Delhi) / Rohit N (Bengaluru) (SNAP Racing) (01:12:03.5); 3. Ajay Shankar (Kollam) / S Nitharshan (Kallakurichi) (Mandovi Racing) (01:13:45.9).

    Women INRC: 1. Anushriya Gulati (Dehradun) / Karan Aukta (Himachal) (Arka Motorsports) (01:02:36.1); 2. Phoebe Nongrum (Shillong) / Ross Nash (Hyderabad) (SNAP Racing) (01:07:42.7).

    Fmsci Gypsy Challenge: 1. Sanjay Agarwal / Dheeraj Manae (both Bengaluru) (Pvt.) (01:05:44.5); 2. Baljinder Singh Dhillon / Goutham CP (Pvt.) (01:06:10.4); 3. Jayanth Somanathan / R Rajashekar (both Bengaluru) (Pvt.) (01:06:49.8).