INRC 3T at Coimbatore: Anushriya Gulati Leads a New Turbocharged Story
Anushriya Gulati and Karan Aukta won INRC 3T in the Citroen C3, while Arjun Rajeev and Chandra Mouli finished second and Adith KC and Avinash C A took third in Baleno RS cars.
ViPeople Motorsport DeskPublished Updated 9 min read
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INRC 3T gave Rally of Coimbatore its clearest new-car story. Anushriya Gulati and Karan Aukta won the category in the Arka Motorsports Citroen C3, finishing eighth overall in 01:39:23.810. Arjun Rajeev and Chandra Mouli took second in a Baleno RS, with Adith KC and Avinash C A third in another Baleno RS.
The result made Anushriya the reference point in a class built around different kinds of two-wheel-drive machinery. The Citroen C3 carried the class-winning pace. The Baleno RS crews stayed close enough to make the podium a real contest. The BlueBand Sports result panels carry the complete classified order.
Anushriya and Karan make the C3 count
Anushriya Gulati and Karan Aukta finished eighth overall and first in INRC 3T with a 01:39:23.810 total. The C3 was new to this national rally programme, so the result carries two meanings at once. It is a class victory on the timing sheet and an immediate reference for a car that has entered the Indian field with very little room for a quiet introduction.
The Coimbatore stages rewarded a crew that could keep its rhythm through fast gravel, changing loose surface and repeated runs. Anushriya and Karan stayed inside the leading national order from the first day to the final control. Their class win came with enough overall pace to place the C3 among the weekend’s main technical stories.
Anushriya Gulati and Karan Aukta attack the Coimbatore gravel in the class-winning Citroen C3 number 24.Photograph: BlueBand Sports
Two Baleno RS cars share the podium fight
Arjun Rajeev and Chandra Mouli brought their Baleno RS home second in INRC 3T and twelfth overall in 01:40:34.297. Adith KC and Avinash C A followed in the other Baleno RS, fourteenth overall in 01:40:39.640. The gap between the two crews was 5.343 seconds after the completed rally.
The two cars gave the class a useful comparison. They shared the same model description in the official result, though each crew still had to make its own decisions about pace notes, tyre life and the line through the loose corners. Arjun and Chandra held second. Adith and Avinash kept the fight close to the final timing line.
Arjun Rajeev and Adith KC share the INRC 3T podium at Rally of Coimbatore, with Arjun second and Adith third.Photograph: Supplied
Arjun Rajeev and Chandra Mouli’s white Baleno RS in INRC 3T action at Rally of Coimbatore.Photograph: Supplied
Adith KC and Avinash C A’s blue Baleno RS, car number 12, in INRC 3T action at Rally of Coimbatore.Photograph: Rally Diaries
The BlueBand Sports final-results graphic records Arjun Rajeev and Chandra Mouli second in INRC 3T and Adith KC and Avinash C A third.Photograph: BlueBand Sports
The BlueBand Sports final-results graphic records Darshan Kokkengada and Kushalappa Madapanda thirtieth overall and fifth in INRC 3T.Photograph: BlueBand Sports
Eight crews give the category its shape
INRC 3T · Complete classified result
Class pos
Overall
Car
Crew
Vehicle
Total
1
8
24
Anushriya Gulati / Karan Aukta
Citroen C3
01:39:23.810
2
12
29
Arjun Rajeev / Chandra Mouli
Baleno RS
01:40:34.297
3
14
12
Adith KC / Avinash C A
Baleno RS
01:40:39.640
4
20
30
Maninder Singh / Prince Rohit Gowda
Polo
01:42:39.293
5
30
6
Darshan Kokkengada / Kushalappa Madapanda
Polo
01:50:16.047
6
33
28
Baljinder Singh Dhillon / Goutham C.P
Polo
01:51:43.324
7
38
27
Thejas S Reddy / Arjun SSB
i20
01:53:18.920
8
47
8
Vishakh B / Chiranth Jain
Fronx
02:00:02.224
Maninder Singh and Prince Rohit Gowda finished fourth in a Polo, twentieth overall in 01:42:39.293. Darshan Kokkengada and Kushalappa Madapanda were fifth in the No. 6 Polo, thirtieth overall in 01:50:16.047. Baljinder Singh Dhillon and Goutham C P placed sixth in another Polo at 01:51:43.324.
Thejas S Reddy and Arjun SSB brought an i20 to seventh in class and thirty-eighth overall in 01:53:18.920. Vishakh Balachandran and Chiranth Jain completed the class in a Fronx, placing eighth in class and forty-seventh overall in 02:00:02.224. Those four crews give the category depth beyond its podium and show how many different cars can carry the 3T label to the finish.
The BlueBand Sports final-results graphic records Baljinder Singh Dhillon and Goutham C P in the INRC 3T order, followed by Thejas S Reddy and Arjun SSB.Photograph: BlueBand Sports
Vishakh Balachandran and Chiranth Jain’s No. 8 Fronx attacks the Coimbatore gravel in INRC 3T.Photograph: BlueBand Sports
Vishakh Balachandran and Chiranth Jain launch the No. 8 Fronx over a Coimbatore gravel section.Photograph: BlueBand Sports
The No. 8 Duran Racing Fronx carries speed through the dust at Rally of Coimbatore.Photograph: BlueBand Sports
The result that travels forward
Anushriya and Karan leave Coimbatore with the class win and a strong overall benchmark. Arjun and Chandra leave with second place in a Baleno RS. Adith and Avinash leave with a podium and a gap small enough to keep the next round open. The rest of the class leave with a clear set of timing references for a season that now has a new category story to follow.
A new Citroen won the class. Two Baleno RS crews made the podium. Six more names kept the INRC 3T story honest.
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