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Hemanth Muddappa bags two golds for 7th National drag title; 4th year in a row
Chennai, 24 January 2021: Multiple National champion Hemanth Muddappa of Mantra Racing was in his elements once again winning both the gold in the top-two categories as he emerged as a deserving National Champion for the 4th successive year, in the second and final round of the MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Drag Championship at the MMRT in Chennai on Sunday. Promoters Madras Motor Sports Club successfully concluded the Drag Nationals 2020 under strict bio-bubble.
Touching speeds of 205.65kmph, the 31-year old Bengaluru-based rider, who is passionate about fitness, won the above 1051cc class with ease clocking 7.879seconds for a course of 302-metres astride a BMW, beating Baba Satagopan (8.263) to second and convincingly defeated darkhorse Hafizullah Khan who ended up third with a time of 8.362 as the fight fizzled out to a one-man show. Tuned by Sharan Pratap, who continued the legacy of popular Pratap Jayaram, Hemanth was astride a Black BMW and soon celebrated with a custom-made helmet and champion T-shirt, as he bagged his 7th National Drag title in four years.
In the 850 to 1050cc class, the hardworking Coorgi, Hemanth Muddappa was on a green Hayabusa clocking 8.071 for his second gold of the day. Zubair Ali Jung came second in 8.202sec while Baba Satagopan was third in 8.306sec.
All five champions of the National Drag Championship which concluded on at MMSC Sunday. Hemanth won the National Drag Championship in the Feature race of Unrestricted Foreign Open class in the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 besides winning the top-two classes above 1051cc and 850to1050cc in 2018 and two more gold in the same classes today to make it his 7th National title. The Feature event, Unrestricted Foreign Open was not run this year. “Winning can be an excellent form of motivation for a time, but the drive to be just a little bit better every single day can make you unstoppable,’’ said Hemanth Muddappa, who is celebrating with his team and tuner Sharan Pratap, who says, “It is hardwork throughout the year. For this one day and two races, we prepare the whole year.’’
In other classes, J Bharat Raj clocked 14.420 to win the gold in the 4stroke 165cc category beating PM Soorya to second and R Aravind Ganesh took third place. In the 361 to 55cc, former Racing champion Karthik Mateti of Hyderabad won the National title edging out Aiyaz while Thulsi Ram took third. In the 226 to 360cc class, PM Soorya too had a close finish over J Bharat Raj to win the National title. Shankar Guru took third place.
National champions 2020:
Hemanth Muddappa (Mantra Racing, Above 1051cc and 851-1050cc);
Aiyaz (Pvt, 361-550cc and 131-165cc);
J Bharath Raj (Rulexx Rockers Racing, Up to 165cc, 226-360cc);
Ann Jennifer (Sparks Racing, Girls).
2-Stroke: Aiyaz (131-165cc); Mohammed Rafiq (2S, Up to 130cc).
Provisional Unudited Results (Final run):
4stroke: Above 1051cc: 1. Hemanth Muddappa (Mantra Racing- 7.879seconds); 2. Baba Satagopan (8.263); 3. Hafizullah Khan (8.362);
4Stroke: 851 to 1050cc: 1. Hemanth Muddappa (8.071); 2. Zubair Ali Jung (8.202); 3. Baba Satagopan (8.306);
4stroke: 165cc: 1. J Bharat Raj (14.420); 2. PM Soorya (14.462); 3. R Aravind Ganesh (14.526);
4stroke: 361 to 550cc: 1. Karthik Mateti (12.325); 2. Aiyaz (12.360); 3. Thulsi Ram (12.447);
4stroke: 226 to 360cc: 1. PM Soorya (12,532); 2. J Bharat Raj (12.536); 3. Shankar Guru A (13.166).
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Pune’s Ibrahim crowned champ in pro-class Indian eRacing
Mumbai, 20 Jan 2021: Pune’s Muhammad Ibrahim was crowned champion in the Pro Class, while Gurgaon’s Amitesh Rao bagged the Junior Class Title in the Mumbai Falcons Indian eRacing Championship in association with Volkswagen Motorsport India.
300+ registrations from over 40 cities were received for Season 4 of the Mumbai Falcons IeRC. The introduction of new classes, were a big boost to participation. Delhi’s Muskaan Jubbal won the Women’s class while Akunuri Sri Abilash from Chennai, and Kollam’s Steve George won a race each in the Amateur Class.
Muhammed Ibrahim, bagged Pole Position and went on to win both races, in the last round of the Pro Class, to establish himself as India’s best eRacer. The Kuala Lampur based 18 year old was a class apart winning 12 races of 16. He amassed a total of 683 points to comfortably finish ahead of Chennai’s Sai Prithvi (542 points) & Amith Kutti (451 points). Niranjan Kumar & Raiden Samervel completed the top five.
The final round of the Pro saw Sai Sanjay finish second in Race 1 ahead of Prithvi, Kutti & Michigan based Ujjwal Belwarier. The top 12 reverse grid saw Prithvi finish second ahead of Ooty’s Niranjan Kumar, followed by Rohit Raut (Pune) & Swaraj Yada (Navi Mumbai).
Amitesh Rao, won the last race of the Junior Class followed by Ritesh Rai (Chennai), Prasanna Rajan (Vellore), Navneet Kumar (Bengaluru), and Siddharth Snehl (Ranchi). Rao’s final round victory took him to 258 points to narrowly earn him the title ahead of Pune’s Aditya’s Iyer on 248 points. Rai, Munich based Garvit Agarwal & Mumbai’s Veer Sheth completed the top five in the Junior Championship.
60+ registrations were received for the inaugural Women’s class. Delhi’s Muskaan Jubbal won ahead of Mumbai’s Kushagri Khare & Bangalore’s Renukaa Gajendran.
It is good to see such a good response to the newly introduced classes. Mumbai Falcons is expanding into growing motorsport in India on multiple levels & we are confident that eRacing will continue to bring new talent into the sport. Said Moid Tungekar CEO of Mumbai Falcons who have just launched an all Indian F3 team to participate in the Asian F3 Championship.
Ibrahim wins a day’s testing in a Volkswagen Race Car, while other winners win training programs & kart racing entries.
“It’s fantastic to see moving from eRacing into real world racing, a formal step that many are considering. We are thankful to Mumbai Falcons, Volkswagen for the continuous support over multiple seasons & to Red Bull, Gamer Connect who have just joined us.” Said Rayomand Banajee, 8 Time National Champion & founder – IR eSports, who are the organisers of the Mumbai Falcons Indian eRacing Championship in association with Volkswagen Motorsport India.
Season 5 is due to start in April with the addition of more classes.
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NK (Narain Karthikeyan) Racing Academy seals Sr National title on debut
Bengaluru,12 Jan 2021 : The ROTAX MAX National Karting Championship 2020 concluded here at the Meco Kartopia was dominated by NK Racing Academy drivers by the very rapid brothers Arjun and Kush Maini, a press release said here on Tuesday.
The CRG factory team founded and operated by India’s first Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan ran five KT2 karts in the Senior MAX category.
It was yet another dominant stint for the team after its strong revival during the first two rounds of the Championship. The weekend begun with the very fast Kush Maini re-entering the Championship battle on Round 3, bagging pole position and the win closely followed by his brother Arjun Maini, the LMP2 driver who will represent India in the Asian Le Mans series with drivers Naveen Rao and Narain Karthikeyan himself.The academy rookie drivers Divy Nandan from Delhi and David Ryan from Chennai displayed strong pace as well, finishing P10 and P11 respectively with Sohil Shah was yet again, the reserve driver for the team running the fifth kart finishing P8 in the race with some strong moves in the race.
Round 4 was a very similar story with Kush Maini and Arjun Maini dominating qualifying 1-2 and the pre-final, final races. David Ryan put an impressive show making some moves to finish P8 while Divy Nandan placed P10 after losing out at the start. There was a change in the reserve driver line-up where, Sohil Shah was replaced by Nigel Abraham Thomas, who got to grips with the new kart immediately and put an impressive show at P6.
The Final Round of the Championship concluded with Arjun Maini winning both drivers and the team Championship with a dominant 31 points lead . Sohil Shah was back in the seat and performed remarkably finishing P7. The Rookie drivers David and Divy sailed home in P8 and P10 with the latter running Engine problems towards the end.Self help is the best help, drivers are expected to know their machine and are also expected to talk and give feedback to their engineers and mechs. Photo By Shajahan
Thus, NK Racing academy capped of a dominat debut season and gave CRG its first championship in India. Narain said “We achieved what we set out to do, most importantly in the development of young drivers from India. Also it was a great effort from CRG in giving us a dominant chassis specially made for our Indian track conditions.“NK Racing Academy is proudly supported by Usha International Pvt Ltd., Exgel Motorsport and Turtle Wax.
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Meco fmsci National Karting Championship X30 class 2021
The Meco FMSCI National Karting Championship X30 Class 2021 were held at 1.2km Meco Kartopia in Bengaluru. There are three categories where National champions are decided, namely Senior, Junior and Cadet. FMSCI, the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs in India, also conducts Rotax Max Karting Nationals, also in three class. So every year six National champions emerge from Karting National events.
Meco Kartopia in the only FMSCI homologated track in Bengaluru that was approved to conduct National races in karting from June 2015. National Karting champion Yash Aradhya holds the lap record at Meco Kartopia at 54.117 seconds in 2017 (Editor note: The record is later broken). Born on 17 August 2002, Aradhya shifted base to Europe in 2021 to study and plan for his Formula-4 races. The track has also seen the likes of Narain Karthikeyan, Arjun Maini, Kush Maini take to the track and produced many talented youngsters like Shahan Ali Mohsin, Ishaan Madesh and Rajiv Rishon. (The champions list is not yet complete.)
2020 – Champions
Senior: Ruhaan Alva; Junior:
2021 Meco FMSCI NKC 2021 X30
- Round 5
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Cadet
Meco FMSCI NKC 2021 X30 Round 4
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Cadet
Meco FMSCI NKC 2021 X30 Round 2 & 3
Sunday 29 August 2021 Seniors & Cadet
Saturday 28 August 2021 Juniors
Friday 27 August 2021;
Meco FMSCI NKC 2021 X30 Round 1
Sunday Report Winners: Senior: Ruhaan Alva; Junior: Rohaan Madesh; Cadet: Nikhilesh Raju.
Saturday Report:
Cadet
2020 -Meco FMSCI NKC 2020 X30 Round 5
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Meco FMSCI NKC 2020 X30 Round 4
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Meco FMSCI NKC 2020 X30 Round 3
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Meco FMSCI NKC 2020 X30 Round 2
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Meco FMSCI NKC 2020 X30 Round 1
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2014 Champions
Yash Aradhya – Rotax Max – Class
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Indian National Rally Sprint Championship 2020 – Champions List
CHAMPIONS 2020 – FMSCI Indian National Rally Sprint Championship 2020
PROMOTER = Motorsport INC
1. Group A Upto 800cc Class:
1. Sinan Francis (Ernakulam) KTM-EXC450 = 101 points
2. Sarath Mohan, Suzuki RMX450z, Mallapuram = 80 points
3. Vishwas SD (Bengaluru) Suzuki ?, = tied on 76 points
3. Badal S Doshi (Pune) Vishwas SD (Bengaluru) Suzuki RMX450z, = tied on 76 points
2. Group B 131cc to 165cc:
1. Pavan BK (Bengaluru) Hero Impulse = 130;
2. Ishan Chandra (Mangalore) Hero Impulse = 122;
3. Vinay Prasad = 84.
3. Group B 261cc to 400cc Class:
1. Sudeep Kottary (Mangalore) Duke 390 = 150;
2. Sajeesh Reghunathan (Mangalore) = 104;
3. Uday Ganguli = 84.
4. Group B Upto 130cc Class:
1. Noldin Thomas (Ernakulam) Yamaha-YBX = 116;
2. Rakesh Kumar V =115;
3. Durgesh =93.
5. Group B 166cc to 260cc Class:
1. Sachin D (Bengaluru) TVS Apache = 150;
2. Yuvakumar (Bengaluru) = 90;
3. Sanjay Somashekar (Bengaluru) = 87.
6. Ladies Class: 1. Ryhana Bee (Chennai) Hero Impulse = 136;
2. Tanika Shanbhag (Satara) Hero Impulse = 119;
3. Dimpy A = 79.
7. Bullet Class:
1. Suhail Ahmed (Bengaluru) Himalayan = 125;
2. Devaraj Venkatesh (Bengaluru) (Himalayan) = 11;
3. Sarath Kumar (Bengaluru) (Himalayan) = 81.
8. Scooter Class:
1. Karthik Naidu (Bengaluru) TVS N-Torq = 143;
2. Pinkesh Thakkar (Pune) Aprilla-SR125 = 105;
3. Goutham N = 90.
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MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championships, champions
Madras Motorsports Club (MMSC) is the only organisation in India which owns a Motorsports facilty accredited by FIA and FIM that is active for almost all the 52 Sundays in any given Calendar Year!
They are also the only Club who are capable of, and who have been conducting road racing championships for both two-wheeler and four-wheeler competitions since the historic days of Sholavaram fame. One of the five oldest clubs in India who discovered and promoted motorsports, MMSC, is at the forefront of promoting racing in India, is an understatement.
Here we try to put together and compile a list of all the Racing Nationals approved by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (fmsci) for posterity.
2021 Motorcycle Nationals – MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2021
Round 1: MMRT Tarmac; Preview; Friday; Saturday; Sunday
Round 2: MMRT Tarmac; Preview; Friday; Saturday; Sunday
2020 – Two Week-ends – Four Rounds
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
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National Champions 2020: All 9 motorsports disciplines
As on 26 Feb 2021
FMSCI Indian National Championships – 2020
1. MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship
2. JK Tyre FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship
3. FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship
4. MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship
5. MRF MOGRIP FMSCI National Supercross Championship
6. MRF MOGRIP FMSCI National Rally Championship 2W
7. MMS FMSCI National Karting Championship
8. MMS Indian National Karting X30 Championship
9. MMSC FMSCI Indian National 2W Drag Championship
10. FMSCI Indian National Rally Sprint Championship 2020
1. National Racing Championship (NRC): 2W Champions for 2020
1. Pro-Stock 301-400cc – Rider: KY Ahamed (Chennai, TVS Racing). Team: TVS Racing. Manufacturer: TVS.
2. Pro-Stock 165cc Open – Rider: Jagan Kumar (Chennai, TVS Racing). Team: TVS Racing. Manufacturer: TVS.
3. Novice (Stock 165cc) – Rider: Mohan Babu (Chennai, Privateer). Team: Sparks Racing. Manufacturer: Yamaha
4. Girls (Stock 165cc) – Rider: Anne Jennifer (Chennai, Sparks Racing). Team: Gusto Racing. Manufacturer: Yamaha.
2. JK Tyre National Racing Championship 2020
LGB Formula 4: 1. Champ: Sandeep Kumar, Dark Don Racing –66 points;
2. Ashwin Datta, Dark Don Racing –63 points;
3. Vishnu Prasad, MSport –54 points
Novice Cup: 1. Champion: Amir Sayed, Msport – 120 points;
2. Dhruvin Gajjar, DTS Racing –49 points;
3. Aman Chaudhary, DTS Racing –46 points.
Ladies Class: 1. Champion: Anushriya Gulati, Ahura Racing;
2. Mira Erda; 3. Phoebe Nongrum.
Rookie Class: 1. Champion: Anushriya Gulati, Ahura Racing, 77 points.
3. Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) for 4-wheelers
1. 1. Gaurav Gill; 2. Karna Kadur; 3. Fabid Ahmer.
2.Co-Drivers: 1. Musa Sherif; 2. Nikhil Pai; 3. Eldo Chacko.
3. INRC2: 1. Sahil Khanna 78; 2. Dean Mascarenhas 77; 3. Rahul Kantharaj 62;
4. Co-drivers: 1. Vidit Jain 83; 2. Shruptha Padival 77; 3. Vivek Bhatt 66;
5. INRC2 Team: 1. Snap Racing; (Sahil Khanna 117; Lakshay 24) Total=141;
6. INRC3: 1. Fabid Ahmer 98; 2. Aditya Thakur 90; 3. Maninder Singh Prince 86;
7.Co-drivers: 1. Eldo Chacko 98; 2. Virender Kashyap 90; 3. Vinay Kumar Padmashali 86;
8. INRC3 Team: 1. Snap Racing; (Maninder 77; Amer Beg 7; Arjun Rao 7) Total =91.
9. INRC4: 1. Vaibhav Marathe 68; 2. Mujeeb Rehman 65; 3. Rohit Iyer 55;
10. Co-drivers: 1. Suhan MK (68); 2. Goutham CP (65); 3. Manjunath (62);
4. National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2020
1. Indian Touring Cars: Driver – Arjun Balu (Coimbatore, Race Concepts, 151 points). Team – FB Motorsport (262)
2. Super Stock: Driver – Raghul Rangasamy (Mamallapuram, Performance Racing, 154). Team – Race Concepts (289).
3. MRF Saloon Car Series: Diljith TS (Thrissur, 113).
4. Formula LGB 1300: Driver – Tijil Rao (Bengaluru, 122). Team – Momentum Motorsport (215).
6. MRF MoGrip National Rally Championship for 2W
- Overall champion: Samuel Jacob
8. Indian National X30 Karting Championship
- Senior Class: Surya Varathan, Coimbatore
- Junior Class: Ruhaan Alva, Bengaluru
- Cadet Class: Ishaan Madesh, Bengaluru
9. Indian National Drag Championship 2w 2020:
1. Hemanth Muddappa (Mantra Racing, Above 1051cc and 851-1050cc);
2. Aiyaz (Pvt, 361-550cc and 131-165cc);
3. J Bharath Raj (Rulexx Rockers Racing, Up to 165cc, 226-360cc);
4. Ann Jennifer (Sparks Racing, Girls).
4. 2-Stroke: Aiyaz (131-165cc); Mohammed Rafiq (2S, Up to 130cc).
10. FMSCI Indian National Rally Sprint Championship 2020
PROMOTER = Motorsport INC
1. Group A Upto 800cc Class:
1. Sinan Francis (Ernakulam) KTM-EXC450 = 101 points
2. Sarath Mohan, Suzuki RMX450z, Mallapuram = 80 points
3. Vishwas SD (Bengaluru) Suzuki ?, = tied on 76 points
3. Badal S Doshi (Pune) Vishwas SD (Bengaluru) Suzuki RMX450z, = tied on 76 points
2. Group B 131cc to 165cc:
1. Pavan BK (Bengaluru) Hero Impulse = 130;
2. Ishan Chandra (Mangalore) Hero Impulse = 122;
3. Vinay Prasad = 84.
3. Group B 261cc to 400cc Class:
1. Sudeep Kottary (Mangalore) Duke 390 = 150;
2. Sajeesh Reghunathan = 104;
3. Uday Ganguli = 84.
4. Group B Upto 130cc Class:
1. Noldin Thomas (Ernakulam) Yamaha-YBX = 116;
2. Rakesh Kumar V =115;
3. Durgesh =93.
5. Group B 166cc to 260cc Class:
1. Sachin D (Bengaluru) TVS Apache = 150;
2. Yuvakumar = 90;
3. Sanjay Somashekar = 87.
6. Ladies Class: 1. Ryhana Bee (Chennai) Hero Impulse = 136;
2. Tanika Shanbhag (Satara) Hero Impulse = 119;
3. Dimpy A = 79.
7. Bullet Class:
1. Suhail Ahmed (Bengaluru) Himalayan = 125;
2. Devaraj Venkatesh Himalayan = 11;
3. Sarath Kumar = 81.
8. Scooter Class:
1. Karthik Naidu (Bengaluru) TVS N-Torq = 143;
2. Pinkesh Thakkar (Pune) Aprilla-SR125 = 105;
3. Goutham N = 90.
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Narain Karthikeyan, Maini bro’s descend on Meco Kartopia
Bengaluru, 20 Dec 20: Narain Karthikeyan, the first Formula One driver from India, descended on to the Garden City at the Meco Kartopia track where Arjun Maini, spent innumerable laps during his karting days. He is now here as part of NK Racing, Narain’s team, for which he is the mentor. Arjun Maini and his younger brother Kush Maini are taking part in the Rotax Max National Karting Championship Rounds here on Sunday. Afer Narain, Karun Chandhok, followed the well-laid path, and proved his mettle becoming the second Indian to enter the world of Formula 1.
Now as India waits for their third man in F1, we have some of the greatest talent, India has ever-produced, with Jehan Daruvala and Arjun Maini, competing at the highest level, is search of the elusive goal, in the world of motorsports.
And then suddenly, Narain Karthikeyan, Arjun Maini and Kush Maini descend, on to the humble Meco Kartopia, that supports and works as a gateway to bigger things in motorsports by offering a karting track, gets to see the return of its stars. Arjun Maini, grew into the top echelons after establishing and sustaining his fundamentals in karting. And here, he is once again, in Bengaluru, with a “new coach” that is none other than Narain Karthikeyan.
Coming to the news, Arjun Maini, took part and won the first two rounds of the Indian National Rotax Max Karting Championship where Narain Karthikeyan’s Team NK Racing Academy made a dominant debut winning three podiums, including two victories.
The team founded and operated by India’s first Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan made a strong revival in 2020 year winning multiple single seater Natonal Championships between 2006 and 2010. The CRG affiliated factory team using the KT2 chassis set the pace all through the two rounds which concluded here on Sunday. This was the first front row lockout for CRG under the senior category in the championship in India.
CRG, the Italian Kartng giant have previously supported several Formula One drivers like Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Nico Rosberg and many more in their karting days.
The team ran an array of talented drivers led by rapid LMP2 and former F2 Driver Arjun Maini with his brother Kush Maini, Britsh F3 championship Runner-up. The team also ran academy rookie drivers Divy Nandan and David Ryan, who were getting stronger throughout the weekend and made a remarkable impression with their performance. Sohil Shah, the Natonal Novice cup champion was the reserve driver for the team who also had an impressive run during Round 2 of the championship.
The weekend started with a bang , the team seeing the pace in qualifying for Round 1 and locking out the front row by the Maini brothers and 9th and 11th for Divy Nandan and David Ryan respectively. It was a very similar story in the Round 2 of the championship where a remarkable performance by Arjun Maini led to him taking the top step in the championship with the exception being,
Sohil Shah brought in place for Kush Maini. The team also took a significant lead in the team and constructors championship as the result.
NK Racing Academy is proudly supported by Usha International, Exgel Motorsport and Turtle Wax.
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4w Racing: Indian National Racing Champions 2020
Chennai, 21 Dec 2020: List of National Champions of 2020 in MRF fmsci Indian National Racing Championship as declared on 21 Dec 2020 through the Media Officer, MMSC after final audited results of the last round at 3.30pm
INDIA In F1, provides here, for ready reference, a list of all the National champions of 2020 season in all the disciplines which are officially honoured with the status of National Championships by the Federation of Indian Motor Sports Clubs in India.
National Racing Championship
Pro-Stock 301-400cc – Rider: KY Ahamed (Chennai, TVS Racing). Team: TVS Racing. Manufacturer: TVS.
Pro-Stock 165cc Open – Rider: Jagan Kumar (Chennai, TVS Racing). Team: TVS Racing. Manufacturer: TVS.
Novice (Stock 165cc) – Rider: Mohan Babu (Chennai, Privateer). Team: Sparks Racing. Manufacturer: Yamaha
Girls (Stock 165cc) – Rider: Anne Jennifer (Chennai, Sparks Racing). Team: Gusto Racing. Manufacturer: Yamaha.
One-Make EVENTS (These two are support events which does not enjoy a National Championship status):
TVS Open: Abhishek Vasudev (Bengaluru). Novice: Navaneeth Kumar (Puducherry). Girls: Jagruti Kiran Penkar (Kalyan). Media: Zaran Mody.
Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup – Open (NSF 250R): Sarthak Chavan (Pune). Novice (CBR 150R): Shyam Sundar (Chennai).
List release by MMSC Media Officer after correction on Monday. This list supersedes all other published before.
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Champ Ahamed’s radiator is legal: Pro-Stock 301-400cc category
Chennai, 21 Dec 2020: TVS Racing’s KY Ahamed from Chennai was declared rider champion in the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc category of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2020 which concluded at the MMRT, on Sunday.
The result was withheld last evening due to a protest questioning the legality of a part (radiator) used in Ahamed’s motorcycle. The Race Direction, following a scrutiny of the vehicle, turned down the protest, declaring the part (radiator) legal and that the modification was in line with the prescribed technical regulations.
Chennai-based Ahamed, 23, who had two wins, finished with a tally of 121 points in the championship, just five ahead of Bengaluru’s Anish Damodar Shetty (Race Concepts). Shetty, 26, had four wins in eight starts, but drew blank in two races in the final round which cost him dear.
The list of National champions of 2020 season:
Pro-Stock 301-400cc – Rider: KY Ahamed (Chennai, TVS Racing). Team: TVS Racing. Manufacturer: TVS.
Pro-Stock 165cc Open – Rider: Jagan Kumar (Chennai, TVS Racing). Team: TVS Racing. Manufacturer: TVS.
Novice (Stock 165cc) – Rider: Mohan Babu (Chennai, Privateer). Team: Sparks Racing. Manufacturer: Yamaha
Girls (Stock 165cc) – Rider: Anne Jennifer (Chennai, Sparks Racing). Team: Gusto Racing; Manufacturer: Yamaha.
