Jagan, Sofyyan set the pace on opening day

Jagan Kumar from Chennai (TVS Racing) and Bengaluru’s Sofyyan Ahamed (Quick Shift Racing) achieved a double each in the first round of the MMSC FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing championship at the Taneja Aerospace facility here on Saturday.

International rider Jagan Kumar from Chennai, ast­ride the TVS RTR Apache, got into his stride by clocking 14.250 seconds for the 400-metre sprint in the Up to 165cc class.

Later, he took the honours in the Indian Open class with a time of 13.484 seconds which was the quickest in the National Championship category.

Emulating the double was Sofyyan Ahamed who topped in the 360cc and 225cc classes of the National Championship.

Provisional results (National Championship – all 4-Stroke): Indian Open: Jagan Kumar 13.484 secs, 1; Ashwin Kumar 13.707, 2; Aiyaz 13.723, 3.

Up to 550cc: Zaker Baig 13.689, 1; Aiyaz 13.725, 2; Anantharaj 13.946, 3.
Up to 360cc: Sofyyan Ahamed 15.410, 1; Avinash R 15.944, 2; Abdul Hafeez 17.130, 3.
Up to 225cc: Sofyyan Ahamed 15.527, 1; Avinash R 15.831, 2; Harsha V 16.604, 3.
Up to 165cc: Jagan Kumar 14.250, 1; KY Ahmed 14.385, 2; Khalid Pasha 15.796, 3.
MMSC Drag Races (2-Stroke – winners only): Kalim Pasha (Bengaluru, Indian Open), Attaullah Baiq (Bengaluru, 350cc), Md Touheed (Bengaluru, 165cc), Khalid Pasha (130cc).