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Karna Kadur and co-driver Musa Sherif have solidified their leadership in the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship's India Round at Madras International Circuit. The Arka Motorsports team completely dominated Day 2, with their drivers occupying the top four positions on the leaderboard. Defending champions Harkrishan Wadia and Kunal Kashyap trail Kadur in second place, while Amittrajit Ghosh recovered from earlier challenges to secure third. The championship will conclude tomorrow with five remaining special stages that will determine the ultimate winner.

Key Points: Karna Kadur Dominates APRC India Round at Madras Circuit

  • Kadur and Sherif top four of five special stages
  • Arka Motorsports drivers occupy top four leaderboard positions
  • Rally concludes with five final special stages
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Asia Pacific Rally Championship: Karna Kadur and Musa Sherif top the leaderboard after Day 2

Arka Motorsports rally champions Karna Kadur and Musa Sherif lead Day 2 of FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship

"Despite fuel pump issues, we bounced back strong - Amittrajit Ghosh"

Chennai, April 26

Reigning national champion Karna Kadur along with co-driver Musa Sherif continued their dominance, topping four of the five special stages today in the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) India Round which is being held here at the Madras International Circuit.

Kadur and Sherif, representing Arka Motorsports, increased their overnight lead on defending APRC winners and teammates Harkrishan Wadia and Kunal Kashyap. They topped today’s first stage, the short 4.9 km Special Stage (SS) 3 and followed up by setting the quickest time in the 19.2 km in SS2.

However, the pair lost 5.9 seconds in SS3, but that did not matter much in the end, as Karna Kadur switched up gears and took a huge lead in the last two stages, which were the Avisa stage and the Track stage, to top the time sheets on the penultimate day of the competition.

Wadia and Kashyap finished the day in second place followed by two-time National champion Amittrajit Ghosh and co-driver Ashwin Naik also of Arka Motorsports finished in third place. Despite having issues with the fuel pump, Ghosh, who was trailing in sixth place, bounced back to finish third at the end of the day. Incidentally, the top four places on the leaderboard belong to drivers from Arka Motorsports.

The APRC will conclude tomorrow with five more special stages, at the end of which the winner will be decided.

Results (Saturday):

FIA APRC/Overall

1. Karna Kadur/ Musa Sherif (Arka Motorsports) (01:05:25.4 s)

2. Harkrishan Wadia/ Kunal Kashyap (Arka Motorsports) (01:06:34.2 s)

3. Amittrajit Ghosh/ Ashwin Naik (Arka Motorsports) (01:06:39.8 s)

4. Philippos Matthai/ Harish KN (Arka Motorsports) (01:06:51.3 s)

5. Fabid Ahmer/ Milen George (Chettinad Sporting) (01:06:56.1 s)

- IANS

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Rahul S.
Kadur and Sherif are absolutely crushing it! That last stage performance was 🔥. Arka Motorsports really has an incredible lineup this year. Can't wait to see how they finish tomorrow!
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Priya K.
Amittrajit Ghosh's comeback after the fuel pump issues was impressive. Shows real championship mentality to climb from 6th to 3rd in one day. The competition between teammates is making this so exciting to follow!
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Arjun M.
While the racing is exciting, I wish the coverage showed more of the technical aspects. Would love to know what car setups these drivers are using to handle the different stages so well.
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Sneha P.
That 19.2 km stage must have been intense! The concentration required for those long stretches is unbelievable. Hats off to all the drivers and co-drivers 👏
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Vikram R.
Interesting to see Arka Motorsports dominating the top 4 spots. Makes me wonder if the competition needs more teams at this level to make it more unpredictable. Still, great driving all around!
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Neha T.
The time differences are so tight after the top 2! Just 5 seconds between 3rd and 5th place. Tomorrow's final stages are going to be edge-of-the-seat stuff 🤩

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