National drag racing finale from Saturday

For the first time the National Drag Racing Championship will be held at the MMRT track which is being transformed into India’s only multi-event motorsport facility. The track has provision to conduct events ranging from racing to karting to dirt track competitions. 

The spotlight would be on Bengaluru’s Pratap Jayaram and National two-wheeler champion Jagan Kumar of TVS Racing from Chennai who won in the Indian Open class among cars and bikes, respectively. 

Veteran Jayaram, driving a modified Reva, evoked memories of his salad days as racer a few decades ago by clocking the fastest time in the Hosur round and is expected to dish out a repeat performance this weekend. 

Likewise, Jagan Kumar took no prisoners while riding his trusted TVS Apache RTR to victory in the Indian Open besides topping the time charts in the 165cc class. 

The two-day event beginning Saturday will be a twotier affair comprising National Championship and support races for both bikes and cars.