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Vinay Madaiah's Triple Triumph: Historic Hill Climb Nationals Sweep

Vinay Madaiah made history at the inaugural fmsci Hill Climb Nationals with an impressive triple victory. Driving a Honda City Vtec prepared by Race Concepts, he dominated the premier class and earned "Fastest Driver of the Meet" honors. The Bengaluru native achieved his childhood dream of competing in hill climb events he grew up watching. His precision driving on the challenging Mallappa Konda course secured wins across multiple categories in this landmark motorsport event.

Key Points: Vinay Madaiah Wins Three Classes in fmsci Hill Climb Nationals

  • Vinay Madaiah clocked 2:03.804 on the 2.5km Mallappa Konda track for fastest time
  • Won premier 1151-1650cc Pro-stock petrol class in Honda City Vtec
  • Also secured victories in Indian Open and INRC Rally cars categories
  • Karthik Arumugam and Mohammed Sahil claimed other class victories
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Triple win for Vinay Madaiah in inaugural fmsci Hill Climb Nationals

Bengaluru's Vinay Madaiah dominates inaugural fmsci Hill Climb Nationals with triple victory, earning "Fastest Driver of the Meet" honors on Mallappa Konda track.

"I grew up watching Hill Climbs and I am extremely passionate about these events since childhood and it was dream come true moment - Vinay Madaiah"

Bengaluru, October 20

Vinay S Madaiah of Trackmeisters Team won three classes in the Race to the Clouds event, the first round of the MSAK fmsci Indian National Hill Climb Championship 2025 (INHCC) on Sunday, as per a release from Indian National Hill Climb Championship 2025.

Bengaluru-born Vinay, in a Honda City Vtec built by Joel Joseph, Race Concepts, topped the premier 1151-1650cc Pro-stock petrol class to set the overall pace clocking 2minutes, 03.804 seconds to emerge as the "Fastest Driver of the Meet" on the 2.5km track on Mallappa Konda, 13km from Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh.

"I grew up watching Hill Climbs and I am extremely passionate about these events since childhood and it was dream come true moment," said Vinay, as quoted from a press release by Indian National Hill Climb Championship 2025.

Vinay is of Trackmeisters, the racing club that runs affordable motorsports events.

Vinay's precision run on the winding course got him two more victories in the Indian Open and INRC Rally cars classes to make it a historic triple in the first fmsci Hill Climb Nationals round.

Karthik Arumugam won the 1651cc and above class and came second to Vinay in two other classes. In the Up to 1150cc category, Mohammed Sahil of Ideal Racing took a commanding victory with a 2:10.264 run.

Kohima's Geetalatha Rai won the Ladies Open class in 2:42.217 beating Soundari Ananthraj, the 2w National Hill Climb round winner, who stayed back, to try her hand in the 4w class on a borrowed car. Kavya Kumari secured third despite mechanical setbacks.

- ANI

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Priya S
So inspiring to see Geetalatha Rai winning the Ladies Open class! 🏆 Women in motorsports deserve more recognition. Also great to see competitors like Soundari trying different categories. More power to all the women racers!
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Karthik V
The timing difference between classes is quite interesting. Vinay's 2:03.804 vs Mohammed Sahil's 2:10.264 in the smaller category shows how competitive each class is. Great to see multiple winners across different engine capacities.
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Sarah B
While the achievements are commendable, I wish there was more media coverage for these events. Hill climb racing is such an exciting motorsport but gets very little attention compared to cricket or even F1. Hope FMSCI promotes it better.
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Aditya G
Trackmeisters doing great work making motorsports affordable! This is exactly what we need in India - more accessible racing opportunities. Vinay's story of growing up watching hill climbs and now winning is pure passion 💪
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Michael C
The Mallappa Konda track sounds challenging - 2.5km winding course. Respect to all drivers who competed. Kavya Kumari getting third despite mechanical issues shows real determination. Looking forward to the next round!

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