Excitement Builds for Second Round of FMCSI Indian National Car Racing Championship in Coimbatore

Coimbatore, November 12 (Daily Kiran) : The FMCSI Indian National Car Racing Championship 2026 is set to enter its second round at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore this weekend. Following varied outcomes in the first round, drivers are eager to showcase their skills and achieve their best performances.

Over the course of Saturday and Sunday, spectators can look forward to an exhilarating lineup of 18 races. The first round saw a diverse array of winners, with Arya Singh taking victory in a rain-affected race on Saturday by a narrow margin of 2.456 seconds. The first race on Sunday was won by Dhruv Goswami of Meco Racing, who finished just 0.356 seconds ahead of his competitors. The final race of the weekend, also impacted by rain, saw Balaprasath start from pole position and secure the win. Mehul Agarwal came close to victory in all three races, while Rahul Rangsami made it to the podium twice.

In the Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup, Kabir Sahu of Vadodara dominated the amateur races, winning all three with margins of 2.298, 3.218, and 1.793 seconds. Saurav Sanjay Day from Mumbai provided strong competition, moving from 10th to 5th in his first race and finishing 2nd and 3rd in the subsequent races.

The professional category featured three different winners. Senthil Kumar from Coimbatore won the first race by a mere 0.025 seconds after starting from pole position. In the second race, Navneet Kumar excelled after a restart due to a red flag. The last race on Sunday was clinched by Anish Shetty from Bengaluru, who began in 5th place.

In the JK Tyre Levitas Cup, Pratik Sonavane from Mumbai won both gentleman races on Sunday, achieving the fastest lap time of 1:24.681. Siddharth Balasundaram finished in second place in both races.

Meco Racing’s Shatveer Shetty had a stellar start to the season by winning both races in the JK Tyre Novice Cup. Augustine Bobby from DTS Racing secured second place in both races, while Sri Lanka’s Adam Junaid consistently reached the podium.

In the Super Saloon category, Diljit TS from DTS Racing won both Super Stock races, while Aman Nagdev from Noida triumphed in the Indian Touring Cars race. Deepak Ravikumar from Team Performance Racing emerged victorious in the Indian Junior Touring Cars race.

Arjun Narendran from Arka Motorsports took the win in the Indian Super Touring Cars on Saturday, but the rain-affected race on Sunday was won by Bireen Pithawala from Team N1 Intervalve.

The weekend promises to be filled with thrilling racing action as competitors vie for top honors at the Kari Motor Speedway.