The eleventh version of The Valley Run noticed over 700 contributors and 11,800 spectators collect on the Aamby Valley airstrip for 3 days of thrilling drag racing. The quickest instances of the occasion had been set by Fahim Zahran on his Suzuki Hayabusa and Vicky Sawant in his BMW M5.

1. Fastest car: BMW M5 (Vicky Sawant), 9.971secs
2. Fastest bike: Suzuki Hayabusa (Fahim Zahran), 9.359secs
3. Fastest feminine rider: Shweta Chithrode (Suzuki Hayabusa), 9.904secs

The Valley Run 2023: Fastest cars, bikes

Since the primary version held in 2013, The Valley Run has grown to develop into the crowning glory of India’s drag racing scene. Fahim Zahran set the quickest time of the 2023 version, with a time of 9.359secs astride a Suzuki Hayabusa he personally tuned. As for the cars, Vicky Sawant set the quickest time of 9.971secs behind the wheel of a BMW M5 tuned by Super Car Club Garage.

Roshan Reddy accomplished the quarter-mile run in 11.712secs to take house the title of Fastest Indian Car of the Event, whereas Shahrukh Khan set a time of 11.622secs on his tuned Kawasaki Ninja 400 to clinch the title of Fastest Indian Bike of the Event.

There was additionally an enormous turnout from feminine racers. Uvashri Kannadasan Balajeyanthi and Shreya Singh took high honours within the cars lessons. Over within the bikes lessons, Shweta Chithrode and Samantha D’Souza emerged because the quickest feminine riders.

Along with the primary drag races, the occasion additionally hosted quite a lot of particular segments together with drifting and stunt exhibits by Bad Boi Drifts and JK Tyre. At the tip of three days of hard-fought racing, the trophies had been handed out, and the occasion was made attainable by the assistance of companions AMG Performance, JK Tyre, Monster Energy, Castrol Power1, Indian Oil XP100, Super Select, Cloud9, Paytm Insider and Inovexic.

“The 11th edition of The Valley Run was one of the biggest editions of the decade-old series. It had its lows and extreme highs. It also had racing incidents and the safety precautions taken showed how important it is for an event of this scale to move ahead without serious repercussions,” mentioned Rongom Tagore Mukerji, director of Elite Octane (organiser of The Valley Run) and promoter of The Elite Cup.

“The Valley Run remains to be one of the most challenging events to execute at a remote location, but, at the same time, it’s special for the entire racing community. I would like to thank the participants for the tremendous support and patience, sponsors along with special guests. Lastly, the core team deserves all the accolades as their relentless efforts ensured that we could conclude the race classes successfully.”

Elite Cup 2023 outcomes

The 2023 Valley Run additionally doubled up as the ultimate spherical of the The Elite Cup. Launched earlier this 12 months, the collection consisted of three high-profile drag racing occasions throughout the nation. The first two rounds had been held in Hosur and Hyderabad.