<p>The Mysuru-Bengaluru combine of Lohitt Urs and co-driver Srikanth Gowda cruised to win the IRC Overall title in the four-wheeler Rally of Coimbatore 2015, the second round of the FMSCI Indian Rally Championship, here on Saturday. They were in a Mitsubishi Evo VIII car and timed a total of 1::34:59.1.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Mahindra Adventure’s Sunny Sidhu-PVS Murthy (01::39:27.6) finished second Overall, while their teammates Amittrajit Ghosh-Ashwin Naik (1::39:59.0) were third. <br /><br />Karna Kadur-Vivek Ponnusamy (1::40:30.5) finished fourth Overall and also went on to win the IRC 1600 title here.<br /><br />Defending National Overall champion Gaurav Gill (Musa Sherif) retired with car problems on Friday and started Leg 2 on Saturday. However, Urs and Gowda had put themselves in a good position and clinched the title.<br /><br />Bengalureans Rahul Kanthraj-Vivek Bhatt (Team Yokohama), in a Mitsubishi Cedia, wrapped up the IRC 2000 title with a total time of 1::43:06.5. They retained the Rally of Coimbatore title and made it two in a row this season after winning in Nashik. Second was the combine of Hrishikesh Thackersey-Ninad Mirajgaonkar, while Sumit Panjabi-Nitin Jacob finished third.<br /><br />It was a mix of joy and relief for Karna Kadur (co-driver Vivek Ponnusamy), who clinched the IRC 1600 title.<br /><br />Last year’s champions Adith KC-Harish KN won the FMSCI Cup with a total time of 1::43:53.2.<br /><br />Results (provisional): IRC Overall: Lohitt Urs-Srikanth Gowda 1::34:59.1, 1; Sunny Sidhu-PVS Murthy (Mahindra Adventure) 1:39:27.6, 2; Amittrajit Ghosh-Ashwin Naik (Mahindra Adventure) 1::39:59.0, 3.<br /><br />IRC 2000: Rahul Kanthraj-Vivek Bhatt (Team Yokohama) 1::43:06.5, 1; Hrishikesh Thackersey-Ninad Mirajgaonkar 1::44:00.8, 2; Sumit Panjabi-Nitin Jacob 1:46:10.7, 3.<br /><br />IRC 1600: Karna Kadur-Vivek Ponnusamy 1::40:30.5, 1; Bikku Babu-Milen George Cherian 1::42:15.4, 2; Vikram Rao Aroor-Somayya AG 1::42:41.4, 3. <br /><br />FMSCI Cup: Adith KC-Harish KN 1::43:53.2, 1; Ashwin Reddy-Suraj M 1::44:49.7, 2; Habib Mohammed-Shahid Salman 1::45:21.0, 3.</p>
<p>The Mysuru-Bengaluru combine of Lohitt Urs and co-driver Srikanth Gowda cruised to win the IRC Overall title in the four-wheeler Rally of Coimbatore 2015, the second round of the FMSCI Indian Rally Championship, here on Saturday. They were in a Mitsubishi Evo VIII car and timed a total of 1::34:59.1.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Mahindra Adventure’s Sunny Sidhu-PVS Murthy (01::39:27.6) finished second Overall, while their teammates Amittrajit Ghosh-Ashwin Naik (1::39:59.0) were third. <br /><br />Karna Kadur-Vivek Ponnusamy (1::40:30.5) finished fourth Overall and also went on to win the IRC 1600 title here.<br /><br />Defending National Overall champion Gaurav Gill (Musa Sherif) retired with car problems on Friday and started Leg 2 on Saturday. However, Urs and Gowda had put themselves in a good position and clinched the title.<br /><br />Bengalureans Rahul Kanthraj-Vivek Bhatt (Team Yokohama), in a Mitsubishi Cedia, wrapped up the IRC 2000 title with a total time of 1::43:06.5. They retained the Rally of Coimbatore title and made it two in a row this season after winning in Nashik. Second was the combine of Hrishikesh Thackersey-Ninad Mirajgaonkar, while Sumit Panjabi-Nitin Jacob finished third.<br /><br />It was a mix of joy and relief for Karna Kadur (co-driver Vivek Ponnusamy), who clinched the IRC 1600 title.<br /><br />Last year’s champions Adith KC-Harish KN won the FMSCI Cup with a total time of 1::43:53.2.<br /><br />Results (provisional): IRC Overall: Lohitt Urs-Srikanth Gowda 1::34:59.1, 1; Sunny Sidhu-PVS Murthy (Mahindra Adventure) 1:39:27.6, 2; Amittrajit Ghosh-Ashwin Naik (Mahindra Adventure) 1::39:59.0, 3.<br /><br />IRC 2000: Rahul Kanthraj-Vivek Bhatt (Team Yokohama) 1::43:06.5, 1; Hrishikesh Thackersey-Ninad Mirajgaonkar 1::44:00.8, 2; Sumit Panjabi-Nitin Jacob 1:46:10.7, 3.<br /><br />IRC 1600: Karna Kadur-Vivek Ponnusamy 1::40:30.5, 1; Bikku Babu-Milen George Cherian 1::42:15.4, 2; Vikram Rao Aroor-Somayya AG 1::42:41.4, 3. <br /><br />FMSCI Cup: Adith KC-Harish KN 1::43:53.2, 1; Ashwin Reddy-Suraj M 1::44:49.7, 2; Habib Mohammed-Shahid Salman 1::45:21.0, 3.</p>
