Vinay Madaiah Crowned Fastest Driver at Dust to the Clouds-4 Hill Climb in Kuppam

Bengaluru, India, June 9, 2026: Bengaluru’s Vinay Madaiah delivered a stellar performance to emerge as the Overall Fastest Driver and King of the Hill at the fourth edition of the Motorsports Inc Dust to the Clouds Hill Climb, an FMSCI-approved four-wheeler event held at Mallappa Konda near Kuppam on Sunday.

The popular grassroots motorsport competition, organised by Jaidas Menon-led Motorsport Inc, attracted a strong field of 146 competitors from across South India, making it one of the largest hill climb events in the region.

Driving a Honda City prepared by Bengaluru-based tuner Joel Joseph and the Race Concepts team, Madaiah clocked a blistering 3min 32.393sec in the Indian Open category to record the fastest run of the event and secure the coveted Fastest Driver title.

Madaiah’s dominant outing saw him win the Up to 1650cc and Indian Open classes while also finishing runner-up in the Up to 2000cc and Unrestricted categories, underlining his consistency across multiple classes.

“With 117 timed runs and a highly competitive field, this was one of the toughest hill climbs I have contested. Winning the King of the Hill title at Mallappa Konda and finishing as the Overall Fastest Driver is an achievement I will cherish for a long time. I thank Joel Joseph and the Race Concepts team for preparing a fast and reliable Honda City, and Motorsports Inc for organising a flawless event,” said Madaiah.

Indian Open Battle Goes Down to the Wire

The Indian Open category produced one of the closest contests of the day, with Madaiah edging out Hussain Mujawar by just 2.448 seconds. Mujawar finished second with a time of 3min 34.841sec, while Kiran Reddy completed the podium in third place.

Despite narrowly missing out on the overall honours, Mujawar enjoyed a highly successful weekend, claiming victories in the Up to 1400cc, Up to 2000cc, and Club Open categories.

Multiple Winners Shine at Dust to the Clouds-4

Apart from Madaiah and Mujawar, several competitors produced standout performances across the various classes.

Leo Paul emerged victorious in the Up to 1100cc category, while Mariam claimed top honours in the Ladies Class. Syed Asif Ahmed won the Diesel Class, Vivek Ramchandran topped the SUV Open category, Mohammad Ismail secured victory in the Super Stock 2000cc & Above class, and Aaryav G emerged winner in the 2000cc & Above category.

The event once again showcased the growing popularity of hill climb motorsport in South India, drawing competitors from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala.

Complete Results

Up to 1100cc

1. Leo Paul – 4:10.691
2. Geethalata Rai – 4:19.759
3. Siddarth Das – 4:22.542

Up to 1400cc

1. Hussain Mujawar – 3:38.575
2. Vedant Jouhari – 3:48.336
3. Jason – 4:03.089

Up to 1650cc

1. Vinay Madaiah – 3:34.056
2. Hussain Mujawar – 3:37.323
3. Jason – 4:02.334

Up to 2000cc

1. Hussain Mujawar – 3:36.266
2. Vinay Madaiah – 3:36.862
3. Kiran Reddy – 3:37.615

Unrestricted

1. Vinay Madaiah – 3:42.021
2. Aneesh Nath – 4:06.681

Indian Open

1. Vinay Madaiah – 3:32.393
2. Hussain Mujawar – 3:34.841
3. Kiran Reddy – 3:36.846

Club Open

1. Hussain Mujawar – 3:32.657
2. Mohammad Ismail – 3:37.316
3. HariKeshav – 3:37.344

Ladies Class

1. Mariam – 4:07.429
2. Amitha Anish – 4:25.860
3. Trishna Das – 4:27.548