BMW M5, Suzuki Hayabusa fastest at The Valley Run 2023

    The 2023 Valley Run saw some blistering quarter-mile times, with Fahim Zahran (Suzuki Hayabusa) and Vicky Sawant (BMW M5) bagging top honours.

    Published On Dec 14, 2023 06:21:00 PM

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    The 11th edition of The Valley Run saw over 700 participants and 11,800 spectators gather at the Aamby Valley airstrip for three days of thrilling drag racing. The fastest times of the event were 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 female rider: Shweta Chithrode (Suzuki Hayabusa), 9.904secs

    The Valley Run 2023: Fastest cars, bikes

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

    Roshan Reddy completed the quarter-mile run in 11.712secs to take home the title of Fastest Indian Car of the Event, while 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 also a big turnout from female racers. Uvashri Kannadasan Balajeyanthi and Shreya Singh took top honours in the cars classes. Over in the bikes classes, Shweta Chithrode and Samantha D'Souza emerged as the fastest female riders.

    Along with the main drag races, the event also hosted a variety of special segments including drifting and stunt shows by Bad Boi Drifts and JK Tyre. At the end of three days of hard-fought racing, the trophies were handed out, and the event was made possible by the help of partners 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,” said 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.”

    The Valley Run 2023 results
    PrizeCompetitor nameVehicleClassTime (secs)
    Fastest Indian Car of the EventRoshan ReddySkoda vRSR211.712
    Best Tuner - Indian CarVenom Performance (Sreeram)Skoda vRSR211.712
    Fastest Foreign Car of the EventVicky SawantBMW M5N9.971
    Best Tuner - Foreign CarSuper Car Club Garage (Mushabbar Lakadwala)BMW M5N9.971
    Fastest Car - Diesel CarVikram WaliaBMW X3L612.37
    Best Tuner - Diesel CarMod my car India/Etuners GreeceBMW X3L612.37
    Fastest Indian Car with Engine SwapGaurav ShettyVolkswagen PoloR411.623
    Best Tuner - Indian Car with Engine SwapN1 RacingVolkswagen PoloR411.623
    Fastest Foreign Bike of the EventFahim ZahranSuzuki HayabusaE39.359
    Best Tuner - Foreign BikeFahim ZahranSuzuki HayabusaE39.359
    Fastest Indian Bike of the EventShahrukh KhanKawasaki Ninja 400C411.622
    Best Tuner - Indian BikeMantra RacingKawasaki Ninja 400C411.622
    Fastest Driver Foreign Car - FemaleShreya SinghMcLaren 720SK910.897
    Fastest Driver Indian Car - FemaleUvashri Kannadasan BalajeyanthiSkoda Octavia 1.8 TSIM311.989
    Fastest Rider Foreign Bike - FemaleShweta ChithrodeSuzuki HayabusaD29.904
    Fastest Rider Indian Bike - FemaleSamantha D'SouzaKawasaki Ninja 400C413.185

    Elite Cup 2023 results

    The 2023 Valley Run also doubled up as the final round of the The Elite Cup. Launched earlier this year, the series consisted of three high-profile drag racing events across the country. The first two rounds were held in Hosur and Hyderabad.

    Vivek Ramchander took victory in the Pro Stock and Unrestricted Class in his tuned Audi RS6, while Mithun M won the Indian Open Class in his Skoda Octavia vRS. Both cars are tuned by TuneOTronics Bangalore. Fahim Zahran, Saurabh Parab, Prashanth and Shahrukh Khan were some of the winners in the bikes classes.

    The Elite Cup 2023 winners
    ClassCompetitor NameVehiclePoints
    B2PrashanthYamaha RXG285
    B3Shahrukh KhanYamaha RD350165
    C3Abdul ShaikBajaj Pulsar NS100
    C4Shahrukh KhanKawasaki Ninja 400300
    C5Mirza Jahangir BaigTriumph Daytona 675R285
    D1Sorabh ParabSuzuki GSX-R1000250
    D2Mohammed RiyazSuzuki Hayabusa260
    E2Shahrukh KhanKawasaki Ninja 400200
    E3Faheem ZaharaniSuzuki Hayabusa285
    K5Shreyas Mahendra (Elite)Race build200
    K6Abubakr Artani (Elite)Skoda Octavia275
    K7Abhishek RangaswamySkoda Octavia RS285
    K8Karthik KVBMW M340i100
    K9Vivek RamchanderAudi300
    N1Vivek RamchanderAudi RS6270
    R2Mithun MSkoda Octavia vRS260

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