Grape county

FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship: Defending National Rally Champion and last year’s winner Karna Kadur of Bengaluru, partnered by experienced co-driver Musa Sherif of Kasargod, set the early pace by clinching top honours in the 2.1-km Super Special Stage of the Rally of Maharashtra, the sixth and final round of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) 2025, at the Grape County tarmac strip in Nashik on Friday.

The multiple-time national champion was in his element, delivering a sharp and controlled run to send out a clear statement of intent with a sprint victory in the curtain-raiser of the sixth and final round organised by Western India Sports Association.

However, the real challenge begins on Saturday, when crews tackle two demanding loops of three Special Stages each, covering 71.64 km of highly technical tarmac that is expected to be extremely fast in several sections.