Archit jindal

Team Vamcy Merla Motorsports: The Palakkad-Bengaluru combo of Adith K.C. and Harish K.N. conquered the treacherous terrain that saw many a star suffer casualty, and shot into the lead on Day 2 in the Motorsport Inc fmsci 14th Dakshin Dare rally at the dirt tracks,” about 30km from here, on Friday.

“We had a smooth run today, and our target was to bring the car home safely and gain some time in a few of our favourite sections,” said Adith, a double INRC champion in his class, who was ably assisted by Harish KN, who is fast gaining a name for his co-driver role. “Yes, we are very happy to be in the lead despite a puncture in the fag end of the day. We pulled on and protected our lead. We hope to continue at the same pace for the next four stages,” chipped in Harish. The duo gained a 15-second lead in the Honda City over second-placed Gypsy.

Vinod Singh and Shailendra Singh of the Ashva team are in second place on Day 2, followed by a clean performance by Aieman Ahmed (co-driver Sagar M) of Team VM Motorsports, as overnight leaders Archit Jindal and Aashish Bhaskar of Delhi suffered a rear right puncture and lost 15 minutes. They did survive the day and will take a start to fight back in the next two days.