{"id":481433,"date":"2025-04-13T02:13:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T20:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.com\/?p=481433"},"modified":"2025-04-13T02:13:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T20:43:46","slug":"indian-racing-festival2025-roars-to-life-at-thizama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/2025\/04\/13\/indian-racing-festival2025-roars-to-life-at-thizama\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Racing Festival2025 roars to life at Thizama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The highlands of Kohima thundered with the roar of engines as the Indian Racing Festival 2025 zoomed into Thizama ground on Saturday, marking a spectacular celebration of speed and adrenaline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Organised by JK Tyre Motorsport in collaboration with the Nagaland Adventure and MotorSports Association (NAMSA), the festival formed a highlight of NAMSA\u2019s silver jubilee celebrations, commemorating 25 years of pioneering motorsports in Nagaland and the Northeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Dubbed the \u201cFestival of Speed\u201d, the event transformed the 4th Battalion NAP grounds into a racing arena where national-level motorsport icons enthralled the crowd with precision stunts, powerful machines, and world-class racing displays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The atmosphere buzzed with excitement as spectators, many witnessing such high-level motorsport for the first time, gathered to witness this historic occasion. The Indian Racing Festival 2025 was a meticulously choreographed showcase featuring:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Formula 4 and IRL Wolf Cars \u2013 Driven by acclaimed racers Sohail Shah and Sandeep Kumar, these high-performance race cars brought the thrill of circuit racing to the hills. Rotax Go-Karts \u2013 Rising karting stars Yatharth Gaur and Aarav Sureka displayed their skills in the nimble Rotax machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Drift Cars \u2013 Lexus and BMW drift cars controlled by Ashwin and Sanam smoked up the track with tire-burning precision turns.<br>Stunt Cars \u2013 A thrilling performance by stunt drivers Hari Singh, Sunny Kumar, and Bobby Bhogal in Maruti Balenos wowed the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Superbikes \u2013 The roar of Honda CBR 650 and Suzuki GSX 750 bikes, piloted by Kruba Chander and Prabhakaran, added two-wheeled flair to the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Neingulie Nakhro chaired the ceremony, while Hari Singh, expressed pride in partnering with NAMSA to bring motorsport to the grassroots and foster a culture of excellence in the sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highlands of Kohima thundered with the roar of engines as the Indian Racing Festival 2025 zoomed into Thizama ground on Saturday, marking a spectacular celebration of speed and adrenaline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":481443,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40753],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-481433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sport-nagaland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}