Reigning champion Gaurav Gill drove with controlled aggression to top the time sheets on the opening day of the Coffee Day India Rally, the fourth round of the MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship here on Friday.
Driving the XUV 500 for Mahindra Adventure team, Gill did not look as spectacular as some of the drivers before him.
But the clean lines through the corner saw him clock 02:34.7 seconds for the 2.12 kms run as he led a 1-2 for his team, ahead of Amittrajit Ghosh who did 02:35.1 in the super special stage.
Local lad Karna Kadur of Arka Motorsports, piloting a Volkswagen Polo, was overall third quickest timing 02:36.1.
Thousands of spectators who thronged the school grounds were treated to an action-packed afternoon as Kadur topped in the INRC-2 category while Dhruva Chandrasekar was the fastest in the INRC-3 class with a time of 02:36.6.
The action will shift to the nearby coffee estates on Saturday when six special stages will be run. The rally will conclude on Sunday after the competitors complete one loop of the three special stages in the reverse direction.
The results:
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