Stephen Jyothi Rogers Pachigalla in action.
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Hyderabad ace Stephen Jyothi Rogers Pachigalla started his campaign in the FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing Championship 2025 (4-wheeler) with a grand triple crown in the premier Unrestricted class as he topped the category in both the first and second rounds held at the Taneja Aerospace, Hosur, over the weekend.
Stephen Jyothi Rogers Pachigalla set a National record.
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In the three-day event, promoted and organised by Speedway Motorsports and Vroom Motorsports, Pachigalla, driving an Audi R8 in the premier Unrestricted class, aced the highly competitive field, clocking 09.635 seconds for the 402-metre dash in the first round on Friday and improving it to 08.948 seconds in the second round on Sunday and setting a new National record in the process.
The results (winners only): Round-1: PETROL – Unrestricted (N1): Stephen Jyothi Rogers Pachigalla (09.635secs); Pro-Stock K2 (1151cc – 1450cc): Narayan Swamy (15.483s); PS K3 (1451cc – 1650cc): Shaik Hussain Pasha (17.241s); PS K4 (1651cc – 2050cc): Thrishal M.S (15.545s); PS K5 (2051cc – 2550cc): Shreyas Mahendra (13.618); PS K7 (3061cc – 4002cc): Vidyaprakash Damodaran (13.351s); PS K8 (4003cc – 5100cc): K.V. Karthik (10.315s).
DIESEL – PS L4 (1651cc-2050cc): Naveen Reddy Kesara (13.749s); PS L6 (2551cc-3060cc): Aakash Durai (12.571s).
Indian Open M1 (up to 2750cc): Shreyas (12.963s); Indian Open M2 (up to 4002cc): Shreyas (13.259s); Indian Open M3 (Unlimited): Yajur Miglani (10.656s).
Round-2: PETROL – Unrestricted (N1): Pachigalla (08.948s). PS K2 (1151cc – 1450cc): Narayan Swamy (14.880s). PS K3 (1451cc – 1650cc): Vinay S.M. (15.036s). PS K4 (1651cc – 2050cc): M.S. Thrishal (15.790s); PS K5 (2051cc – 2550cc): Vijay Raju (13.846s). PS K7 (3061cc – 4002cc): Vidyaprakash (13.830s); PS K8 (4003cc – 5100cc): Karthik K.V. (10.230).
DIESEL – PS L4 (1651cc-2050cc): Naveen Reddy Kesara (13.624s); PS L6 (2551cc-3060cc): Aakash Durai (12.415).
Indian Open M1 (up to 2750cc): Vijay Raju (14.195s); Indian Open M2 (up to 4002cc): Vidyaprakash (13.236s); Indian Open M3 (Unlimited): Pachigalla (08.955s).
Published – April 21, 2025 07:35 pm IST
