Karna Kadur, Nikhil Pai clinch maiden Karnataka-1000 Rally title

The Bengaluru pair of Karna Kadur and co-driver Nikhil V Pai of Arka Motorsports clinched their maiden Overall Karnataka-1000 title by finishing first in the Prasaditya 46th Karnataka-1000 Rally, a round of the Blueband FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship here on Sunday despite suffering a heavy damage to their car after clipping a rock.

Provisional final classification: Overall / INRC: 1. Karna Kadur /Nikhil Pai (Bengaluru, Arka Motorsports) (01hr,13mins, 56.5secs). INRC-2: 1. Suhem Kabeer (Virajpet) / Jeeva Rathinam (Bengaluru, Pvt) (01:16:57.1). INRC-3: 1. Matthai  / Harish. INRC-4: 1. Aeman Ahmed (Chikkamagaluru) / Sagar Mallappa (Bengaluru, Ammyfied Racing) (01:28:11.4).
Junior INRC: 1. Arnav / Arjun.

Gypsy Challenge (Non-Championship): 1. Samrat Yadav (Chandigarh) / Chandrashekar M (Bengaluru, Ammyfied Rallying) (01:18:26.7). All Women (Open): 1. Pragathi Gowda / Trisha Alonkar; Shivani Pruthvi / Deepti Pruthvi (Davangere, Pvt) (01:24.16.6).