Bengalurean mujahid pasha

Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing: Mumbai’s Hanuman Pawshe (Fast Track Racing India) snatched the title in the premier Unrestricted class after defending champion Hemanth Muddappa (Mantra Racing) was penalised for jump start in the final run to provide a dramatic finish to the MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship 2025 at the Madras International Circuit, here on Sunday.

Going into the fourth and final round on Sunday, both Pawshe and Bengaluru’s Muddappa were tied on 55 points, with the former’s teammate Alimon Saidalvi (Bengaluru) two points adrift of the leaders. In the final run today, Muddappa was pulled up for a jump start, which left Pawshe the championship winner in this category ahead of Saidalvi and Muddappa.

Muddappa, however, salvaged the concluding round by winning the championship in two other categories to take his National title count to 17. A fourth-place finish in the Super Sport 4-Stroke 1051-1650cc class, which fetched him 14 points, was sufficient for Muddappa to clinch the title from Round-4 winner and fellow-Bengalurean Mujahid Pasha (Fast Track Racing India), who finished second overall in the championship.