Kari Motor Speedway beckons 2nd Round of the Drag Nationals

Coimbatore, 22 Sept 2011:  After the huge response to the successful first round of the inaugural Drag Racing Nationals, the cream of talent in the country is headed to Karimotor Speedway for the second round of the FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing Championship to be held here on Saturday and Sunday.

Spitfire Motorsport s in association with Speedway Motorsports, Hyderabad, felt the need to have an organised event for Drag Racing which has a huge following in the country and with FMSCI agreeing to streamline the most popular grass-root form of motorsport, the birth of Drag event brought the number of motorsport Nationals to seven Rajashekara Prabhu who won the inaugural event is leading the Indian Open INDRC for cars while Kaleem Pasha is the champion in bikes in both the Indian Open and Foreign Open class for two wheelers.

What is a Drag Race: A drag race is a straight 400 metre run of 2 cars or bikes alongside. There is a special starting light system which will first be amber in colour and the driver has to start as soon as the green light comes on. The timing will be recorded as soon as the vehicle crosses the 400 metre mark. The system will also record the reaction time of the driver (i.e. the time the vehicle takes to start moving after the green light has come on). In case of a tie of 2 vehicles having the same timing, the driver with a lower reaction time will be placed ahead.

“Drag racing is an extremely popular form of motor racing and attracts a large number of entrants. In order to accommodate all the entries to participate in a single day, the entries are limited to about 200 for one weekend. Drag Racing is often referred to as the most popular form of “grass roots” motorsport,’’ said Mandeep, one of the organisers.

“Unlike other forms of racing, a drag race is one where regular cars and motorcycles with no modifications also can take part under the “showroom stock” or the “street stock” category. This is an ideal form of motor racing for novices to take part,’’ he added. The results are classified based on various classes which are based on type of vehicle and cubic capacity. Entries are received at  AutoZone,  22 KSM Road, RS Puram, Coimbatore.

Championship Points after Round 1: