Coimbatore: The JK Tyre-FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing Championship was held on April 22 & 23, 2015 at the Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore. The championship was a 4 round series where each competitor accumulated points depending on his position in each round. At the end of the championship, the competitor with the maximum points was declared the champion of the season. Around 200 participants registered for the event which witnessed exotic cars ranging from Nissan GT-R to Porsche 911 racing alongside each other. The format of the event was two cars and bikes race alongside on a 400 meter and 250 meter track respectively.

Round 1 & 2 declared Joel Joseph followed by RavindraBopanna as the frontrunners in the four wheeler Indian open category. Round 3 & 4 of the championship which took place on 22 April, saw drivers thrilling the crowd with their action. Joel Joseph, sitting behind the wheels of Honda City emerged as the overall winner by finishing the race in 13.68 seconds. Jagdish BL finished second by completing the race in 14.14 seconds. Finishing third was JayanthSomanathan in 14.44 seconds.

The final day witnessed some adrenaline pumping action in the championship today. Competitors from across the country were all geared up for a nail biting finish as today’s race was the deciding factor of the overall champions of the JK Tyre FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing Championship.

In the four wheeler Indian open category, Coimbatore lad Vinod S sealed his championship title followed by Joel Joseph from Bangalore. Finishing third was RavindraBopanna from Hyderabad.

In the four wheeler unrestricted category, Joel Joseph from Bangalore drove his way to the championship title. Finishing close to Joel were Gaddafi Malik &Akram Malik from Tirunelveli in second & third place respectively.

The two wheeler category also witnessed exciting finishes. In the Indian open category, Javeed Khan from Hyderabad walked away with the championship title followed by Antony A from Bangalore finishing second. There was a tie between Nisarullah Khan from Bangalore & Raja V but Nisarullah was declared the second runner up because of his better timings & reaction time.

In the Unrestricted category, Rizwan Khan from Mysore finished first, followed by MohdRiyaz from Hyderabad finishing second and Shabbir A R from Bangalore finishing third.

JK Tyre along with Spitfire Motorsports and Speedway Motorsports organised the JK Tyre-FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing Championship in Coimbatore.

Drag Racing is an extremely popular form of motorsport which has been gaining popularity in India in the recent times. The excitement surrounding this motorsport has been garnering a lot of entrants and unlike other forms of racing, a drag race is one where regular cars and motorcycles with no modifications also can take part and compete. Although a number of Drag Races have been conducted in the country from the 1990’s, there has never been a championship organised for the same. Championships like this is expected to give a major boost to the sport and increase the competitiveness and quality to international events.