We rode down to the Aamby Valley airstrip, near Lonavala, to witness the popular Valley Run held there. This was the 11th edition of the drag-racing competition spanning three days
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India has been a growing stage for drag racing for quite a few years now. The Valley Run furthers this culture considerably and helps provide a platform both for aspirants and enthusiasts. It has become one of the biggest events in the country attracting a large gathering of participants, racing community and automobile enthusiasts alike.
At this year’s Valley Run, we had a variety ranging from wheelie races to stunt shows. Coming to the important part of the event, it was a very cool fly-by for the pink Suzuki Hayabusa, in the “Unrestricted Open Class”, piloted by Fahim Zahran that clocked a blisteringly quick 9.359-second quarter-mile time. It was closely followed by the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R of Mantra Racing, ridden by Sundiip Sokhi, coming in at 9.676 seconds. In third was another Hayabusa with a time of 9.679 seconds.
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The fastest Indian bike at the event was a Kawasaki Ninja 400 tuned by Mantra Racing that set a time of 11.622 seconds with Shahrukh Khan riding it. Also part of the proceedings was the “Foreign Bike Wheelie” category that saw Ajit Suvarna of Team Flying Pistonss set a 10.693-second quarter-mile on a Honda CBR1000RR while popping a wheelie. In the “Indian Bike Wheelie” category, KTM motorcycles were dominant, the fastest time being 13.152 seconds set by Mayoor Rajesh Bharghavan on his KTM Duke.
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With a growing number of women contenders at every single race event, this year saw Shweta Chithrode racing her Suzuki Hayabusa to a 9.904-second time in the “Foreign Bike” category, while Samantha D’Souza and her Kawasaki Ninja 400 claimed the title of the fastest Indian bike with 13.185 seconds.
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As mentioned earlier, the event also comprised a stunt show display by stunt rider Sachin, stall displays by Ducati, Monster Energy, JK Tyre, and a lot more.
Story: Charan Karthik
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