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  • To SIR with love: From Singapore Streets to South India Stages – Meet Rally’s Newest Couple

    To SIR with love: From Singapore Streets to South India Stages – Meet Rally’s Newest Couple

    CHENNAI, 21 April 2025: When you think of Singapore, you think of skyscrapers, spotless streets, and Formula 1’s Marina Bay Circuit. You don’t think of gravel roads, rally-spec cars, or jungle trails. But for husband-and-wife duo Raguvaran and Amanda, rallying is more than just motorsport—it’s a shared dream that’s defied borders, convention, and even geography.

    This weekend, the duo will be making their competitive debut at the Indu Chandhok Memorial 48th South India Rally, the opening round of the Blueband 2025 Indian National Rally Championship (INRC), representing Pune’s formidable Slideways Industries team. They’re the only international team on the entry list—and their journey here is as heartwarming as remarkable.

    A Rally Dream Born on an Island Without Rallies

    Singapore is a bustling city-state barely 49 km wide, where every inch of land is spoken for. Rallying there? Practically impossible. “There were no rally events. Just no space,” says Amanda, who caught the rally bug long before she ever got behind the wheel. “But I always dreamed of co-driving.”

    After marrying Ragu, a motorsport volunteer since 2012 with some single-seater driving experience, the couple decided to give rallying a serious shot. “Amanda had this undying interest in rallies,” Ragu smiles. “So I said, ‘Let’s go for it’—though I did hit pause when I saw what we were getting into at first!”

    Slideways Industries: The Launchpad

    Their rally aspirations began to take shape when they connected with Slideways Industries, one of India’s most respected rally outfits. With over a decade in the sport and a reputation for nurturing talent through its arrive-and-drive programme, the team gave Amanda and Ragu just what they needed: a fully-prepped rally car, professional training, and logistical support. “All we had to do was show up and drive,” Amanda laughs.

    Slideways has previously fielded legends like Gaurav Gill, Karamjit Singh, and Vikram Mathias, and helped produce champions like Daraius Shroff, the 2024 INRC3 titleholder. Now, they’re backing a team that’s perhaps their most unique yet—Ragama Racing, a name inspired by the couple’s bond (Rag-u and Ama-nda).

    From Organisers to Racers

    Before they strapped into rally suits, Amanda and Ragu spent years on the other side of the barrier. They volunteered, managed events, and served in key positions at Singapore’s motorsport events. In 2017, their paths converged again as friends, which turned to romance in 2022, and soon enough, a motorsport partnership for life.

    The Road to South India Rally

    Their official rally debut comes after just a single testing session last week in Coimbatore. “We only just sat in a rally car for the first time,” Amanda admits. But they’re undeterred. “Our goal is simple: finish the rally, have fun, and make friends.”

    As temperatures soar in Chennai, the couple’s biggest challenge might just be the Indian summer. But spirits are high. “This is a dream come true for us,” says Ragu. “I’m particularly stoked for Amanda. She’s been building up to this moment for much longer than I have.”

    A Rally Debut Unlike Any Other

    Amanda will co-drive, calling the shots from the navigator’s seat, while Ragu takes the wheel. It’s a trial by fire in one of the INRC’s toughest events, but it’s also the kind of story that reminds fans why they fell in love with motorsport in the first place.

    So, if you find yourself at the service park this weekend, look for the couple with matching helmets, mismatched gloves, and big grins of “Ragama Racing.” Stop by. Say hi. They’ll likely be more excited to meet you than you are to meet them.

    Amanda and Ragu would like to give a shout-out to those who have assisted their journey: “This would not have been possible if not for the help of our good friend and world-renowned professional co-driver, Dale Moscatt, and Aniruddha of Slideways Industries. Each of them contributed significantly to getting us well prepared for this event.”

    For Amanda and Ragu, this isn’t just a rally—it’s the start of something incredible. As their team name denotes, it’s music on four wheels!

  • Gaurav Gill takes lead on Day1: INRC Robusta Rally

    Gaurav Gill takes lead on Day1: INRC Robusta Rally

    Ammathi (Kodagu), 23 Nov. 2024: Arjuna Awardee Gaurav Gill and co-driver Aniruddha Rangnekar overcame initial hiccups and performed admirably to take the lead after Day 1 in the Robusta Rally, the fifth and penultimate round of the Blueband Sports fmsci Indian National Rally Championship 2024 organised by Robusta Adventure and Sports Academy here, on Saturday.

    The Speed Maestro from Delhi, Gill, was forced to start on a cautious note as their intercom failed resulting in no calls and he had to drive from memory. After losing 17.4 seconds to Karna Kadur, who was fastest in Stage 1, Gill bounced back brilliantly to clock the fastest times in the remaining five Stages and took a handsome lead of over 53 seconds by the end of the day.

    “It has been a perfect day. The stages were rougher than I expected with massive stones and boulders but we managed to overcome all odds as our tyres performed well. We had decent speeds and the goal is to bring back the car home tomorrow,” said the seven-time National champion, Gill.

    Championship leaders Karna Kadur and co-driver Musa Sherif of Arka Motorsports were second overall followed by Hassan’s Jason Saldhanha and local co-driver Timmu Uddapanda. He who overtook former National champion Aditya Thakur (Chettinad Sporting) in the final Stage of the day, was also leading in INRC2 class with Thakur in second place ahead of Jahaan Singh Gill of Snap Racing.

    Chettinad Sporting’s Daraius Shroff from Mumbai, the championship leader in INRC3 category took a 20-second lead over Abhin Rai.

    Fabid Ahmer, Harkrishan Wadia, Philippos Matthai and Chetan Shivram were some of the top casualties on Day 1. Of the 61 cars that took the start, only 43 cars finished the day.

    On Sunday, the rally will run another six Special Stages at Woshully and Margoli estates.

    Provisional Results after Day 1 (Leg 1 – Saturday):

    INRC Overall:

    1. Gaurav Gill (privateers, Delhi)/ Anirudha Rangnekar (Pune) (00, 57 minutes, 35.1 seconds);

    2. Karna Kadur (Arka Motorsports, Bengaluru)/ Musa Sherif (Kasargod) (00:58:28.3);

    3. Jason Saldhanha (Arka Motorsports, Hassan)/ Thimmu Uddapanda (Kodagu) (00:59:05.1);

    INRC2: 1. Jason Saldhanha (Arka Motorsports, Hassan)/ Thimmu Uddapanda (Kodagu) (00:59:05.1);

    2. Aditya Thakur (Chettinad Sporting Solan) / Virender Kashyap (Shimla) (00:59:36.7);

    3. Jahaan Singh Gill (Snap Racing, Chandigarh)/ Suraj K Prasad (Bengaluru) (01:00:31.5);

    INRC3: 1. Daraius Shroff (Chettinad Sporting, Mumbai)/ Arjun Dheerendra (Bengaluru) (01:00.44.3);

    2. Abhin R Rai/ Arvind Dheerendra (Ideal Racing, both Bengaluru) (01:01:06.6);

    3. Arnav Pratap Singh (Snap Racing, Gurugram)/ Rohit N (Bengaluru) (01:01:33.8);

    Ladies Class: 1. Anushriya Gulati (Arka Motorsports, Dehradun)/ Karan Aukta (01:04:08.0);

    2. Nikeetaa Takkale (Pvt, Pune)/ Raghuram Saminathan (Coimbatore) (01:05:52.8);

    3. Phoebe Nongrum (Snap Racing, Shillong)/ Nash Ross (Hyderabad) (01:08:18.2);

    Junior INRC: 1. Abhin R Rai/ Arvind Dheerendra (Ideal Racing, both Bengaluru) (01:01:06.6);

    2. Arnav Pratap Singh (Snap Racing, Gurugram)/ Rohit N (Bengaluru) (01:01:33.8);

    3. Arjun Rajiv (Chettinadu Sporting)/ Vinay Padmashali (Both Bengaluru) (01:04:44.9);

    Fmsci Classic Challenge:

    1. Harish KN Gowda/ Mahesh Nandi (Privateers, both Bengaluru) (01:10:15.1);

    2. Praveen Dwarakanath/ Kariyappa (Kass Motorsports., both Bengaluru) (01:10:29.9);

    3. Thejas S Reddy/ Ravindra Kumar (Pvt. Both Bengaluru) (01:14:32.2);

    Fmsci Gypsy Challenge: 1. Darshan Nachappa/ Abinav Ganapathy (Pvt. Both Kodagu) (01:08:08.4);

    2. Sanjay Aggarwal/ Dheeraj Manae (Pvt. Both Bengaluru) (01:09:00.8);

    3. Dr Akarsh Sundar (Pvt., Chikmagalur)/ Ravi Kumar (Bengaluru) (01:10:14.8);

  • 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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