National rally sprint championship

FMSCI Indian National Rally Sprint: Delhi’s Philippos Matthai and Tarushi Vikram of Chikkamagaluru won two titles apiece in the finals of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Sprint Championship 2024 organised by the Madras Motor Sports Club at the Madras International Circuit here on Sunday.

Winner of multiple national titles in rally, autocross and sprint, the 41-year-old Matthai, along with co-driver Harish KN from Bengaluru, displayed controlled aggression on a wet track to post the quickest time of the day that earned him the victory in the premier Rally Sprint 1 class. He went on to clinch the Rally Sprint 2 class title too.

Chandan Manche Gowda of Bengaluru and co-driver Venu Ramesh Kumar of Coimbatore ended up second in both the top categories. However, Chandan and Ramesh had the consolation of winning the Rally Sprint 3 championship beating another INRC regular from Bengaluru, Arjun Rajiv (Pramod Raman).