Jagat and Anita Nanjappa

Jagat and Anita Nanjappa are a well-known couple in the sport of motor racing in India. They belong to the Kodava community and are natives of Kodagu district of Karnataka. They have participated and won many motorbike and car rallies in India. Jagat is usually the driver while his wife Anita dons the role of the navigator. Together, they have won nine Indian National Rally Riders Championship awards in the motorbike section from 1986 to 1996.^[1] Known for their grit and determination, they once completed a rally despite having a flat rear tyre with Anita having to sit on the petrol tank of the bike for a distance of 70 kilometres (43 mi) to reduce the weight on the flat tyre.^[2]

^ "In the driver's seat through slush and sand". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 March 2004. Archived from the original on 4 May 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
^ D. Ravi Shankar (5 August 2004). "K – 1000 anyone?". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2007.

[won-1] "In the driver's seat through slush and sand". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 March 2004. Archived from the original on 4 May 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2007.

[grit-2] D. Ravi Shankar (5 August 2004). "K – 1000 anyone?". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2007.

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