K.J. Jacob (co-driver S.N. Shanmuga) emerged the overall winner of the Rally of Hyderabad, the fourth round of the Blueband Sports FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) at Sanghi Nagar near here on Sunday.
For Jacob, who made his debut in the INRC in 2016 at the K1000 rally in Bengaluru, it was the first overall win. He was ably assisted by Shnamuga and driving an INRC2 spec Volkswagen Polo 1.6, they punched above their weight.
Hyderabad’s tough terrain and, the longest special stage among the current rally venues in India, proved daunting as the top three in both the INRC1 and INRC2 and many overnight leaders fell by the wayside in the final stage.
