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Audi R8 breaks India quarter mile record

India’s fastest car just got faster, with Sean Rogers Pachigalla setting a time of 8.69 sec.
2 min read19 Dec '25
Unnatee GidithuriUnnatee Gidithuri
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Sean Rogers Pachigalla’s twin-turbo Audi R8 once again broke the India quarter mile record at the recent Vroom Drag Meet, held at Taneja Aerospace in Hosur, near Bengaluru. He completed the quarter mile dash in 8.693 sec, improving on his previous record of 8.849 sec.

  1. Audi R8 compeltes quarter mile run in 8.69 sec at Vroom Drag Meet
  2. Pachigalla, Modcrew win national titles

Audi R8 is India’s fastest car

Pachigalla wins Indian National Drag Racing title in unrestricted class

Tuned by Venom Performance and Modcrew, Pachigalla’s Audi R8 V10+ is equipped with a Sheepey Race twin-turbo setup producing over 1,600hp. It officially became India’s fastest car back in December 2024, setting a time of 9.535 sec at The Valley Run. With this, Pachigalla broke Gautam Singhania’s longstanding record of 9.278 sec (set back in 2008) in a drag-spec Nissan Skyline GT-R.

Pachigalla then further improved on that time just earlier this year, clocking a time of 8.849 sec and becoming the first car to dip under the nine second mark. He’s now shaved another 0.156 sec off that time.

Along with setting a new India record, Pachigalla also clinched the FMSCI Indian National Drag Racing title in the unrestricted class. His team Modcrew took top honours in the teams’ unrestricted class as well. Imran Majid finished second overall, just 5.5 points behind Pachigalla. 

Sean Rogers Pachigalla Audi R8

2025 Indian National Drag Racing Championship (4W) winners

Category
Competitor
Tuner
Points
Pro stock – 1151cc to 1450cc
Narayana Swamy
Etuners Motorsports
59
Pro stock – 1451cc to 1650cc
Vinay S M
Race Concepts Motorsport
57
Pro stock – 1651cc to 2050cc
Thrishal M.S
Tune OTronics
62.5
Pro stock – 2051cc to 2550cc
Shreyas Mahendra
DB Motorsports
46/5
Pro stock – 3061cc to 4002cc
Vidyaprakash Damodaran
-
59
Pro stock – 4003cc to 5100cc
Karthik Kv
Harmonixx Tuning
59
Pro stock diesel – 1651cc to 2050cc
Naveen Reddy Kesara
-
59
Pro stock diesel – 2551cc to 3060cc
Aakash Durai
Tune OTronics
62.5
Indian Open – Up to 2750cc
Shreyas Mahendra
DB Motorsports
50
Indian Open – Up to 4002cc
Vidyaprakash Damodaran
-
59
Indian Open - Unlimited
Silas Paul
Modcrew
73
Unrestricted
Sean Rogers Pachigalla
Modcrew
43

Image credit: Arjun Durga

 

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