Hemant Mudappa’s scintillating performance, aptly nicknamed ‘LightningR1’, lit up the Madras Race Track once again as he finished the third and final round of MMSC FMSCI with a scintillating national record in the top two categories. Won the National Championship in Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship 2021 which concluded at MMRT on Sunday.
Destroying the competition time and again, the combination of his tuners, Mudappa and Sharan Pratap produced a magical run that not only set him a record in both the top classes, but helped the Kodava star clinch the 2021 Drag National title . Bengaluru’s Speed Maestro thus won their fifth consecutive National Title for Super Bikes in the Premier Super Sport 1051cc and above category and also won the National Championship in the 851 to 1050cc category with double gold today. Overall, this makes him a nine-time Indian National Drag Champion. They won the premier class in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. He also achieved four other titles in the lower classes.
On Sunday, the Mantra Racing rider clocked a good tenth of a second to clock 7.749 seconds with Kali Suzuki Hayabusa’s touch speed of 239.58 at the prestigious circuit of the 302m Madras Motor Sports Club. Thus, he broke his own record of 7.913 which he had set in Round 2 in October 2021. In the 851cc to 1050cc category, he broke his own record today.
“I am on cloud nine. A dedicated mantra behind my performance is racing that has worked tirelessly day and night. A lot of testing and development based on the collected data is a testament to the commitment to each and every member of my team. Two in Drag -Clipping the tenth is a very, very big achievement. I have worked very hard on my fitness and the visualizations I do before the race have helped me a lot. I am thrilled to win this championship because we were tied And the competition was tough,” said Mudappa, who set a record in every round this year. He broke his own record in the 850cc category in Round 1 and then scored a record run in the top class in the next two rounds.
“Yes, both are national records today and they are also the best circuit records in MMRT. Hayabusa is the fastest bike and this is the record ever. It is absolutely wonderful to make such records. Consistently, they have improved the timing this year and that is commendable,” said Pratap Jayaram, chairman of FMSCI’s Drag Commission, who confirmed the record.
Provisional Unaudited Results: 4 Stroke Super Sport 1051cc and above: 1. Hemant Mudappa (Mantra Racing) 7.749 sec); 2. Hafizullah Khan (8.031); Harish Naik (8.315).
4-Stroke Super Sport 851cc to 1050cc :: 1. Hemant Mudappa 7.755; 2. Tajamul Hussain 7.966; 3. Mohd. Riyaz (8.135);
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