
Tarushi Vikram Sets the INRC 3 SS08 Benchmark at Coimbatore
Tarushi Vikram and Athreya Kousgi finished seventeenth overall, with the official stage timing marking their crew fastest in INRC 3 on SS08.
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Tarushi Vikram and Athreya Kousgi finished seventeenth overall, with the official stage timing marking their crew fastest in INRC 3 on SS08.

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Tarushi Vikram and co-driver Athreya Kousgi won both the Ladies class and Junior INRC at the South India Rally, and finished inside the overall top ten.