Coorgi Hemanth Mudappa breaks National Drag record

The
31-year
Coorgi,
based
in
Bengaluru,
nicknamed
LightningR1,
did
his
magic
once
again
to
prove
his
critics
wrong
as
he
dashed
to
a
gold
beating
his
own
National
record
in
the
4-stroke
850
to
1050cc
SuperSport
Class
set
in
2019.

Hemanth
also
holds
the
National
drag
record
in
the
top
above-1051cc
Class.

New
post
(Hemanth
Mudappa
raring
to
go:
MMSC
fmsci
Drag
Nationals)
has
been
published
on
INDIA
in
F1
–

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—
Indian
Motorsports
Website
(@indiainF1)

October
1,
2021

“I’m
so
happy
to
set
the
National
record
in
this
category.
Seven
National
titles
won’t
come
by
luck.
We’ve
put
in
hardwork
and
practised
hard,
testing
and
improving
after
every
run.
I
dedicate
this
gold
to
my
friend
Riyaz’s
mom,
who’s
on
a
ventilator.
Despite
that
he
came
here
and
clocked
an
eight.
Hats
off
to
him,” said
a
delighted
Hemanth,
who
runs
1Up
Nutrition,
a
top
brand
Nutrition
supplements
for
sportspersons.

“Winning
is
in
the
DNA
of
Mantra
Racing
from
1954.
We’ve
been
tuning
Mudappa’s
bikes
for
all
his
National
titles
and
I’m
glad
he
got
the
much-awaited
record
today.
We
brought
some
upgrades
but
it
was
the
hard
work
and
practice
he
put
in
at
the
air
strip
that
brought
him
success,”
said
Sharan
Pratap
of
Mantra
Racing,
who
tunes
the
champion
bikes.

Hemanth
astride
a
green
#93
BMW
s1000rr
was
lightening
quick
to
post
a
stunning
7.914
to
beat
the
National
Drag
record
in
this
class
despite
being
a
fraction
of
a
second
slower
reaction
at
the
start
to
Hyderabad’s
Mohd.
Riyaz,
who
did
8.058
seconds.
Sugan
Prasad,
also
from
Bengaluru,
clocked
8.421
to
take
the
bronze.

In
the
top
class
of
4-stroke
Above-1051cc
Super
Sport,
riding
a
black
Suzuki
Hayabusa,
Hemanth
clocked
8.061sec.
“With
others
posting
only
in
8s,
I
took
it
easy
and
won
at
a
relaxed
pace,” the
passionate
bodybuilder
added.

In
other
classes,
Bharath
Raj
(226-360cc),
Madhan
Kumar
(upto
165cc)
and
Aiyaz
Rem
(361-550cc)
won
the
gold.

Results
(provisional):

4S
Above-1051cc
Class:
1.
#97
Hemanth
Muddappa
(Bengaluru)
8.061sec;
2.
#98
Hafizullah
Khan
(Bengaluru)
8.396;
3.
Vignesh
Purushottham
(Bengaluru)
8.409;

4S
851
to
1050cc
Super
Sport:
1.
#93
Hemanth
Muddappa
(7.914);
2.
#96
Mohd.
Riyaz
(Hyderabad)
(8.058);
3.
Sugan
Prasad
(Bengaluru)
(8.421);

4S
226
to
360cc
SS
Indian:
1.
#74Bharath
Raj
(12.427);
2.
#75
Mohamed
Shakir
(12.655);
3.
#77
Yogeshwaran
(13.014);

4S
upto
165cc
SS
Indian:
1.
#71
S
Madhan
Kumar
(13.826);
2.
#73
K
Kannan
(13.990);
3.
#91
S
Kannan
(14.472);

4S
361
to
550cc
SS
Indian:
1.
#85
Aiyaz
Rem
(12.368);
2.
#83
Yogeshwaran
(12.620);
3.
#84
D
Anish
Samson
(12.658).

(Source:
Media
Release)