The Aamby Valley airstrip in Mumbai was once again the host for drag-race enthusiasts. The 2015 Valley Run was held on January 10 and 11, 2015 with participants coming from across India, astride machines with various cubic capacities in an attempt to set the best quarter-mile time. Over 7,000 spectators congregated for the two-day event at Aamby Valley City.
The event saw many participants rolling in with their modified motorcycles and cars which were stripped down to the bare mechanical essentials in an interest to reduce weight. The Valley Run is one of India’s biggest drag racing events which takes place on a secluded airstrip. The Valley Run 2015 was organised by Elite Octane. The event attracted over 380 competitors, who were further divided into different classes according to engine size, make and modifications of their vehicles. Participants were entitled to one practice run in order to get their launch right before their final run.
The Valley Run 2015 is the third edition of the event and saw cars and bikes of various designs and engine classes blitz down the 402-meter drag strip to achieve the fastest time. The record holder for last year’s Valley Run was a tuned Kawasaki ZX-14R which set the record time of 9.843 seconds.
The highlight of this year's Valley Run was a Nissan GT-R. In last year’s edition the GT-R clocked the fastest time of 11.268 seconds. Some of the other cars and bikes present at the event were Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Harley Davidson, Ferrari, Porsche, KTM and an Audi R8. The Elite Octane organised Valley Run has been approved by Federation of Motor Sports Club in India (FMSCI). FMSCI is the only national motor sport federation recognized by the Government of India for the promotion and control of motor sport in India.
In order to accurately time contenders the organisers imported Professional Race America Wifi timing equipment (the only one in the country). The Director of Elite Octane, Rongom Mukherjee said that the Valley Run had stepped even further in terms of participation & partnership. In terms of partners, the Valley Run 2015 also had International partners supporting the event such as the film “Furious 7" from the Fast & Furious series.
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