Chennai, April 25 -- Reigning National champion Karna Kadur from Bengaluru set the early pace
to take a slender lead in the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship promoted by Vamcy Merla after
two loops of the short Super Special Stage which kick-started the Indu Chandhok Memorial 48th South India Rally at the Madras International Circuit, here on Friday.
Kadur, representing Arka Motorsports with veteran Musa Sherif (Kasargod) in the co-driver's seat,
not only topped the chart in the APRC (Asia Cup) segment, but also led the field in the Blueband FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship 2025 Round-1 powered by Vamcy Merla, sparing
half-a-second to team-mate, Mangaluru's Jason Saldanha (co-driver PV Srinivasa Murthy from Bengaluru).
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