Audi R8, Pachigalla break India quarter mile record

India’s fastest car just got faster, with Sean Rogers Pachigalla setting a time of 8.69 seconds.

Published On Dec 19, 2025 03:11:24 PM

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Sean Rogers Pachigalla and his twin-turbo Audi R8 once again broke the India quarter-mile record at Round 5 of the Indian National Drag Racing Championship (4W). He completed the quarter-mile dash in 8.693 seconds, improving on his previous record of 8.849 seconds.

Pachigalla completes quarter-mile run in 8.69 sec with his twin-turbo Audi R8.
Improves on previous record by 0.156 sec

Audi R8 is India’s fastest car

Pachigalla wins Indian National Drag Racing title in unrestricted class

Tuned by Tony Palo from T1, and built by Modcrew and Venom Performance, Pachigalla’s Audi R8 V10+ is equipped with a twin-turbo setup producing over 1,600hp. It officially became India’s fastest car in December 2024, setting a time of 9.21 seconds at The Valley Run. With this, Pachigalla broke Gautam Singhania’s longstanding record of 9.278 seconds, set 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 seconds, making his R8 the first car to dip under the 9-second mark. He’s now shaved another 0.156 seconds off that time.

Along with setting a new India record, Pachigalla 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.

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 SM	Race Concepts Motorsport	57
Pro stock – 1651cc to 2050cc	Thrishal MS	TuneOTronics	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	TuneOTronics	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