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Hyderabad star Stephen Rogers dominates 4W Drag Championship

Chennai, Apr 21 (UNI) 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, besides setting a National record, as he topped the category in both first
and second rounds held at the Taneja Aerospace, Hosur, last weekend (April 18-20).
In the three-day event, promoted and organized by Speedway Motorsports and Vroom Motorsports,
Pachigalla, driving an Audi R8 in the premier Unrestricted class, aced the highly competitive field,
clocking 09.635 secs for the 402-metre dash in Round 1on Friday and improving it to 08.948 secs
in Round-2 on Sunday and setting a new National record in the process.
Pachigalla further underlined his status by winning the Indian Open M3 (Unlimited) category race on
Sunday by clocking 08.955 secs.
Later, in the Vroom Drag Meet, a support event, Pachigalla clocked 08.849 seconds to better the
National record he had set earlier.
Meanwhile, veteran Vidyaprakash Damondaran from Coimbatore, the oldest participant at 80 years
of age, and driving an Audi TT, remained unbeaten in the Pro-Stock 3061cc–4002cc class across
both rounds.
The massive crowd was treated to exciting fare as Bengaluru’s Shreyas Mahendra won in three
categories – Pro-Stock 2051-2550c cc, Indian Open M1 and M2 – in Round-1.
There were separate categories for petrol and diesel vehicles besides the Indian Open that was
open to vehicles powered by either fuel.
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): Karthik KV (10.315s).
DIESEL - PS L4 (1651cc-2050cc): Naveen Reddy Kesara (13.749s). PS L6 (2551cc-3060cc): Aakash Durai (12.571s).
Indian Open M1 (Upto 2750cc): Shreyas Mahendra (12.963s). Indian Open M2 (Upto 4002cc): Shreyas Mahendra (13.259s). Indian Open M3 (Unlimited): Yajur Miglani (10.656s).
ROUND-2:
PETROL – Unrestricted (N1): Stephen Jyothi Rogers Pachigalla (08.948s).
PS K2 (1151cc – 1450cc): Narayan Swamy (14.880s). PS K3 (1451cc – 1650cc): Vinay SM (15.036s). PS K4 (1651cc – 2050cc): Thrishal M.S (15.790s). PS K5 (2051cc – 2550cc): Vijay Raju (13.846s). PS K7 (3061cc – 4002cc): Vidyaprakash Damodaran (13.830s). PS K8 (4003cc – 5100cc): Karthik KV (10.230).
DIESEL – PS L4 (1651cc-2050cc): Naveen Reddy Kesara (13.624s). PS L6 (2551cc-3060cc): Aakash Durai (12.415).
Indian Open M1 (Upto 2750cc): Vijay Raju (14.195s). Indian Open M2 (Upto 4002cc): Vidyaprakash Damodaran (13.236s). Indian Open M3 (Unlimited): Stephen Jyothi Rogers Pachigalla (08.955s).
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