Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) June 15, 2023: Double National Overall INRC champion Amittrajit Ghosh and experienced co-driver Ashwin Naik zoomed to the top of the charts, thrilling the crowds with stunning drifts to clock 1min 53.5sec in the 2.05-KM Super Special Stage second run. Ghosh had skipped SSS-I, which is also the SS5, on Wednesday (June 14) night as the Rally of Arunachal headed to a climax.

Earlier, Gaurav Gill posted a time of 2-min flat in the first run of the Super Special Stage. “I always give my best but the huge crowds are too close to comfort. Both the runs in ‘Triple S’ are quite different tracks but I enjoyed my run,” the three-time APRC champion said. Obviously, the times of left and right ones could not be compared despite both being the same distance of 2.05km.

Despite their intimidating presence, the ‘Master of Speed’ displayed controlled aggression and put in a couple smart and pitch-perfect drifts posting the best time of 2-min flat in the first run.

The Ziro leg is cancelled according to a bulletin by the CoC Girijashankar Joshy, and the rally will finish the course with four more Special Stages at the Chimpu and Hollongi, twice each in the same direction.

Safety was an issue with huge number of spectators thronging the Super Special Stage (SSS) venue. But the organisers were alert and quick to stop the SSS as the situation become unmanageable. The drivers who did not compete were given scratch times.Photo: YouTube grab

The leg one standing will be available only after scratch times were given to those who did not complete the SSS runs.

While 51 cars took the start, four cars logged a DNF. Three from INRC3 and one Gypsy. Prominent among them are Pragathi Gowda and Jason Saldanha.

Revised Itenerary

Rally of Arunachal 2023Day 2 Programme ( 15th June ) at Itanagar

14:45 Parc ferme out / Service in45 Mins Service15:30 Service out15:45 SS7 Chimpu17:18 SS8 Holongi17:58 Service In30 Min Service19:33 Regroup Out19:48 SS9 Chimpu21:21 SS10 Holongi22:01 Service In10 Min Service22:11 Parc ferme