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CS Santosh blazes away to National Supercross title
Team TVS Racing finishes 1st and 2nd overall in MRF National Supercross Championship
Pune, 13 Dec 2010: In a fitting finish to the MRF Supercross National Championship, team TVS Racing, which is celebrating its 25th year of racing asserted its supremacy on the race track sweeping the first and second championship positions.
The final race of the championship which was held in Pune saw Team TVS Racing’s star rider C S Santosh, not only finish the race with finesse but also steal the thunder by being crowned best rider of the day.
Santosh finished the championship round with a total of 219 points, a difference of 45 points from his nearest rival and team mate, Aravind K P who ended the race with 169 points. The hierarchy of winners of the MRF Supercross Championship therefore stands as C S Santosh as the overall champion, followed by Aravind K P in second place and C D Jinan, in third place with 168 championship points.
Though it was a matter of winning ten points in the Pune leg to sweep the championship, it was no easy task for C S Santosh, as both track and competition were equally fierce. Fellow team mate Aravind K P rode hard to hold on to the lead until the third lap in the first moto when he lost his balance allowing C S Santosh to capitalize and whiz past him to take final honours. Santosh finished off in signature style winning both motos to bag the championship.
“Speed, performance and endurance is what it took Team TVS Racing to cross the finish line in the winning position on the race track. This is a special win for us as it coincides with our celebration of 25th year of racing. I give full credit to all our riders for their stunning performances this year. We are proud to have spotted and nurtured the talent in C S Santosh, who rides for us not only in India but abroad as well. Aravind K P has also proved to be an able competitor.” said Arvind Pangaonkar, Adivsor Racing, TVS Motor Company.
Winning rider C S Santosh said that he was overwhelmed with his performance in Pune and it was a special feeling to win the championship in the silver jubilee year of TVS Racing. “Key skills that I picked up while training in the US and while riding abroad has helped me immensely” he said.
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TK Vishwanath, Veer Patel share honours in Foreign Class: MRF Supercross
Hyderabad, 31 May 2009: It was a challenging day at the MRF Supercross Championship 2009 for Team TVS Racing as its team riders fought it out in the heat and dust to finish on the podium. It might be recalled that Team TVS had been confronted with injuries to its top riders who as such did not participate in today’s leg of the Supercross Championship. The first moto of the Foreign Open Class began as a perfect starter for Team TVS with Aravind KP taking a huge initial lead followed Veer Patel in second place and by team mate T K Vishwanath, riding for Team TVS Racing for the first time in this year’s championship in third.
It was in the beginning of lap 5 that the team’s fortunes changed when Aravind K P fell off his bike and was overtaken by Veer Patel of Team Pashankar Racing. In the next lap fortunes changed again as it was Veer Patel’s who crashed this time, catapulting Team TVS Racing’s T K Vishwanath into the lead for the first time. Vishwanath finished off the race taking the first place, with Veer Patel in second and Eeshan Lokhande in third place. Aravind K P could manage only fourth position.
The second moto of the Foreign Class proved just as exciting as the first. It was a close fight between Veer Patel, Aravind K P and T K Vishwanath for a place on the podium. Veer Patel got the better of Aravind K P when he forced him to hold his bike in the air just that little bit longer than he could handle, resulting in Aravind crashing in the second moto as well, although he did well to comeback and finish in the third position. With this win, Veer Patel took top honours in round II of the MRF Supercross Championship 2009 with T K Vishwanath finishing second and Eeshan Lokhande edging ahead of Aravind KP to take third with a difference of just 4 points. Veer Patel was also adjudged the best rider of the day.
It however was Team TVS Racing all the way in the other races that took place in the day.Team TVS Racing swept the Class 2 – Novice – Group “C” races with Vishal Bharguje, Sudeep Kotegar and P Nataraj taking first second and third places. Here too, it was a close fight for the second third and fourth slot, but Team TVS Racing came out victorious in the end. It was a clean sweep for Team TVS Racing once again in the Class 3 – Indian Experts- Group “B” with Aravind K P, Pramod Joshua and T K Vishwanath finishing first, second and third respectively.
In the Class 6 – Intermediate Class – Group “A” it was Veer Patel of Pashankar Racing, who finished first, while privateer Jatin Jain from Nagpur and Goa’s Mohammed Kadar came in second and third. It was a spirited effort by the local boys, who fought a close race with Mohammed Jawed eventually emerging as winner. Fellow racers from the city, Gaurav Naidu and K Yashaswi took second and third place respectively.
It was one, two and four for Team TVS Racing in the Class 5 – Indian Experts – Class C with Pramod Joshua and Sudeep Kotegar taking first and second place. Privateer Sunil Kumar from Bangalore came in third, after successfully keeping Team TVS Racing’s R Nataraj at bay.
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HK Pradeep bags ‘Best Rider of the Day’ tag
Goa, 24 May 2009: The 1st round was in Goa on 24th May 2009, TVS Racing participated in 5 Races riding TVS RTR 250FX, TVS Apache RTR. All the 5 races WON by TVS Racing riders. Our HK Pradeep in addition to winning the prestigious group ‘A’ was also adjudged ‘Best Rider Of the Day’.. Our Ace Rider CS Santhosh could not participate the GOA round due to injury just 2 days before race(during practice).
However, HK Pradeep filled the gap and came out Victorious. The results and points tally is attached for those interested.
The 2nd Round is on 31st May, Sunday at Hyderabad.. we hope to repeat our performance!
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CS Santosh wins battles with Veer Patel, crowned champ in Round 1: Supercross
Hyderabad, 20 July 2008: Team TVS Racing’s CS Santosh emerged victorious in Round 1 winning both the motos of the prestigious Foreign Open class astride his TVS-RTR 250 fx and earned maximum points to be adjudged as the ‘Best Rider of the Day’ to begin the 2008 season of the MRF Supercross Challenge, held at NTR Grounds here on today.
Both the motos of the foreign class were fought hard with the top three riders displaying amazing skill and endurance on a highly demanding track. It was an incident packed race as Veer Patel of Pashankar Racing taking the lead in the very first round pushing his bike really hard. On lap three, he lost control of his bike and was forced to give way to C S Santosh of Team TVS Racing, who took over from there onwards as the race leader. The other contender from team TVS racing Aravind K P however, did not share the same luck as TVS RTR 125 x stalled and he was forced to withdraw. Eeshan Lokhande finished second while Veer Patel came in third.
The second moto saw a keen battle between Santosh and Veer Patel, the latter again taking the lead in the first lap only to give in to a clever inside maneuver by C S Santosh. In an action packed second moto, Eeshan Lokhande who put up a intense fight for second place with Veer Patel fell on the third lap giving way to Aravind K P of team TVS, who finished third after Veer Patel.
C S Santosh, Team TVS Racing, Veer Patel, Pashankar Racing and Eeshan Lokhande, Pashankar Racing took the podium in the final point tally of the Foreign Open Group A finishing first, second and third respectively.
The first moto of Group B Indian Experts upto 165 cc saw a clear winner in C S Santosh of TVS Racing on his TVS Shaolin even though team mate H K Pradeep put up a stiff fight. Santosh overtook most of the other riders and built up a huge lead ensuring a comfortable victory. Pradeep H K of Team TVS Racing came second and Aravind K P of TVS Racing came third. In the second moto however, C S Santosh took the lead right from the beginning followed by Aravind K P and H K Pradeep. The trio maintained the same positions right through the race.
C S Santosh, Team TVS Racing, Aravind K P, team TVS Racing and H K Pradeep, Team TVS Racing took the podium in the final point tally of the Indian Expert Group B finishing first, second and third respectively.
The Class C Indian Experts upto 165 cc saw a clear winner in H K Pradeep of Team TVS Racing who took the lead after a keen fight in the second lap overtaking Vishal Barguje of Pune. Nataraj R of Team TVS Racing finished third. In the second moto, H K Pradeep took the lead right from the beginning and went on to win the race. Basheer Ahmed from Bangalore and Pinkesh Thakkar of Pashankar racing came in second and third respectively.
H K Pradeep, Team TVS Racing, Pinkesh Thakkar of Pashankar Racing and Sunil Kumar of Pashankar Racing took the podium in the final point tally of the Foreign Open Group A finishing first, second and third respectively.
In the Group C Novice Upto 165 cc Class, Nataraj R of Team TVS Racing proved his class by taking honours on his TVS Apache. It must be said that Nataraj showed remarkable aggression and a burning desire to win as he hurled himself and his machine into corners increasing his lead over his rivals with every round. Snehal Chavan of Pashankar Racing and Sameer Choudhary of Nagpur came second and third respectively.
In the Indian Experts Group D 80 CC to 110 CC class it was C. D. Jinan on his TVS Fiero who raced ahead of the others to cap the top spot, with Pradeep H. K and Pramod Joshua coming second and third respectively.
The local class saw some interesting action between various talented and upcoming riders. But it was Vishal Roahcramani who took the initial lead and went on to the podium. Munir Khambati of Team TVS Racing and Yashaswi K came second and third respectively.
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Karan Kadam of TVS Racing crowned National Champ 2007
Bangalore, 9 Dec 2007: Team TVS Racing’s Karan Kadam, today clinched the MRF National Supercross Championship Title in the final round in Bangalore finishing second in Moto I. In an event filled first moto, TVS Racing’s CS Santosh began as race leader in lap one, before his bike stalled in the third lap, causing him to lose precious championship points and his position to team mate and rival Karan Kadam. Guest entrant, Mitch, from Canada, took everyone by surprise as he displayed superior riding skills and won both motos with ease. In the second moto too, the second position was closely fought between TVS Racing’s Karan and Santosh, with both displaying amazing skill and talent, fighting each other head to nail leaving competition way behind, until Karan Kadam, who was in second position, lost control of his bike while taking the table top jump. He crashed into barricading and fractured his right hand in the process. CS Santosh, however, proceeded to take the second spot, while privateer Yogesh Barguje finished third.
The Group B Indian Experts above 80 cc upto 150 CC 2-Stroke saw a clear winner in C S Santosh of TVS Racing’s on his TVS Shaolin. Santosh built up a huge lead ensuring a comfortable victory. Team mate Aravind K P took second place while Privateer Rustom Patel came in third, both on this Yamaha RX 135. Aravind was declared as the best rider of the day.
In the Group B Indian Experts 110cc upto 250cc 4-Stroke, C S Santosh of Team TVS Racing’s proved his class by taking honours on his TVS Apache RTR 160. Team mate Arvind KP also on his Apache RTR 160 came in second followed by team mate R Raja. All these skillful TVS riders fought to the end, to result in an all TVS victory.
In the Indian Novice Group D, above 80 CC upto 160 CC class it was Team TVS Racing’s Aravind KP on his Shogun who raced ahead of the others to cap the top spot, while teammate Nataraj R on his TVS Shogun and Sunil Kumar P finished second and third respectively.
In the Indian Experts Group D, above 110 CC up to 160 CC it was Aravind KP of TVS Racing who took top spot. Natraj R also of TVS Racing came in closely at second and Vishal Barguje finished third. Team TVS Racing dominated the podium positions with the top two going to the team.
In the Indian Open Experts Group B above 125cc up to 250 cc Rustom Patel on his RX 135 dominated to win in commanding style, with Vishal Barguje and Basheer Ahmed coming in at second and third respectively.
Group A intermediate class, 2 & 4 stroke up to 250cc had Yogesh Barguje take 1 st position followed by Eeshan Lokhande in second place and Allan Sequira coming in third.
The local class saw some interesting action between various talented and upcoming riders. But it was Mohammed Asgar, form Mysore who took the initial lead and went on to the podium. Sunil Kumar and Basheer Ahmed, both from Bangalore came in second and third respectively.
Sl No Group First Second Third 1. Class 1 Indian Experts Moto I (Foreign Open) Mitch Karan Kadam Yogesh Barguje 2. Class 1 Indian Experts Moto I (Foreign Open) Mitch C S Santosh Yogesh Barguje 3. Indian Novice Aravind KP Nataraj R Sunil Kumar P 4. Indian Experts (Above 180 upto 150cc) Santosh C S Aravind K P Rustom Patel 5. Indian Experts
(Above 110 upto 250cc)Santosh C S Aravind K P R Raja 6. Intermediate Class (Upto 250 cc) Yogesh Barguje Eeshan Lokhande Allan Sequira 7. Local Class (Above 110 upto 250cc) Mohd. Asgar Sunil Kumar Basheer Ahmed 8. Indian Experts (Above 110 upto 160 cc) Aravind K P Natraj R Vishal Barguje 9. Indian Open Experts (Above 125cc upto 250cc) Rustom Patel Vishal Barguje Basheer Ahmed -
Karan Kadam of Team TVS Racing crowned MRF Motocross 2007 champion
Bangalore, 9 Dec 2007: Team TVS Racing’s Karan Kadam, today clinched the MRF National Supercross Championship Title in the final round in Bangalore finishing second in Moto I. In an event filled first moto, TVS Racing’s CS Santosh began as race leader in lap one, before his bike stalled in the third lap, causing him to lose precious championship points and his position to team mate and rival Karan Kadam. Guest entrant, Mitch, from Canada, took everyone by surprise as he displayed superior riding skills and won both motos with ease. In the second moto too, the second position was closely fought between TVS Racing’s Karan and Santosh, with both displaying amazing skill and talent, fighting each other head to nail leaving competition way behind, until Karan Kadam, who was in second position, lost control of his bike while taking the table top jump. He crashed into barricading and fractured his right hand in the process. CS Santosh, however, proceeded to take the second spot, while privateer Yogesh Barguje finished third.
The Group B Indian Experts above 80 cc upto 150 CC 2-Stroke saw a clear winner in C S Santosh of TVS Racing’s on his TVS Shaolin. Santosh built up a huge lead ensuring a comfortable victory. Team mate Aravind K P took second place while Privateer Rustom Patel came in third, both on this Yamaha RX 135. Aravind was declared as the best rider of the day.
In the Group B Indian Experts 110cc upto 250cc 4-Stroke, C S Santosh of Team TVS Racing’s proved his class by taking honours on his TVS Apache RTR 160. Team mate Arvind KP also on his Apache RTR 160 came in second followed by team mate R Raja. All these skillful TVS riders fought to the end, to result in an all TVS victory.
In the Indian Novice Group D, above 80 CC upto 160 CC class it was Team TVS Racing’s Aravind KP on his Shogun who raced ahead of the others to cap the top spot, while teammate Nataraj R on his TVS Shogun and Sunil Kumar P finished second and third respectively.
In the Indian Experts Group D, above 110 CC up to 160 CC it was Aravind KP of TVS Racing who took top spot. Natraj R also of TVS Racing came in closely at second and Vishal Barguje finished third. Team TVS Racing dominated the podium positions with the top two going to the team.
In the Indian Open Experts Group B above 125cc up to 250 cc Rustom Patel on his RX 135 dominated to win in commanding style, with Vishal Barguje and Basheer Ahmed coming in at second and third respectively.
Group A intermediate class, 2 & 4 stroke up to 250cc had Yogesh Barguje take 1 st position followed by Eeshan Lokhande in second place and Allan Sequira coming in third.
The local class saw some interesting action between various talented and upcoming riders. But it was Mohammed Asgar, form Mysore who took the initial lead and went on to the podium. Sunil Kumar and Basheer Ahmed, both from Bangalore came in second and third respectively.
Sl No Group First Second Third 1. Class 1 Indian Experts Moto I (Foreign Open) Mitch Karan Kadam Yogesh Barguje 2. Class 1 Indian Experts Moto I (Foreign Open) Mitch C S Santosh Yogesh Barguje 3. Indian Novice Aravind KP Nataraj R Sunil Kumar P 4. Indian Experts (Above 180 upto 150cc) Santosh C S Aravind K P Rustom Patel 5. Indian Experts
(Above 110 upto 250cc)Santosh C S Aravind K P R Raja 6. Intermediate Class (Upto 250 cc) Yogesh Barguje Eeshan Lokhande Allan Sequira 7. Local Class (Above 110 upto 250cc) Mohd. Asgar Sunil Kumar Basheer Ahmed 8. Indian Experts (Above 110 upto 160 cc) Aravind K P Natraj R Vishal Barguje 9. Indian Open Experts (Above 125cc upto 250cc) Rustom Patel Vishal Barguje Basheer Ahmed -
Karan Kadam wins both motos, takes championship lead over Santosh: Supercross
Kolhapur, 9 October 2007: Young Karan Kadam of Team TVS Racing came out triumphant winning both the motos in the premier Foreign Open class and was declared the ‘Best Rider of the Day’ at the third round of the MRF National Supercross Championship 2007 held at the Mohite Racing Academy here today.
Karan Kadam earned a total of 40 points to take the championship lead over his closest rival and team mate CS Santsoh. Karan now leads by 20 points. Both the motos were fought hard with the top three riders displaying amazing skill and endurance on a highly-demanding track. It was an event-filled first moto as both Karan and Santosh collided at the very first turn of the first lap. Precious time was lost at the beginning of the race and it cost Santosh the race even as Karan regained control and his motorcycle and went on to win the race.The second moto too was closely fought between Karan and Santosh, with the latter taking the lead with real grit. He held on to his lead until the seventh lap when a lapped Fabio Chinde, co-competitor from Pune collided with Santosh. Karan Kadam who was following a close second took the lead and built a steady gap over his nearest competitor and won the race. Santosh however, recovered fast enough and was able to finish third. Yogesh Barguje took the second place.
The Group B Indian Experts upto 150 CC 2-Stroke saw a clear winner in C S Santosh of TVS Racing on his TVS Shaolin even though team mate Aravind KP took the initial lead. Santosh consequently built up a huge lead ensuring a comfortable victory. Yogesh Barguje took the second place while Arvind KP of TVS Racing came third.
In the Group B Indian Experts upto 250cc 4-Stroke, Arvind K P of Team TVS Racing proved his class by taking honours on his TVS Apache RTR, a model that was fielded for the first time by Team TVS Racing. It must be said that Arvind showed remarkable aggression and a burning desire to win as he hurled himself and his machine into corners increasing his lead over his rivals with every lap. Pramod Joshua and Arun Babu both from Team TVS Racing came second and third respectively, making it an all Team TVS Racing win. In the Indian Novice Group D 80 CC to 160 CC class it was Pinkesh Takkar on his Yamaha RX 100 who raced ahead of the others to cap the top spot, with Aravind KP of TVS Racing and Natraj R, also of TVS Racing coming second and third respectively. In the Indian Expert Group D, 110 CC up to 160 CC it was Pramod Joshua of TVS Racing who took top spot. Aravind KP came a close second and Natraj R finished third. Team TVS Racing dominated with all the three podium positions going to the team. In the Indian Experts Group B 125cc up to 250 cc Yogesh Barguje on his RX 135, dominated to win in commanding style, with Rustom Patel and Snehal Chavan coming second and third respectively. The local class saw some interesting action between various talented and upcoming riders. But it was Sumit Yewaare who took the initial lead and went on to the podium. Arif Ghori and Javed Bairagdar came 2 nd and 3rd respectively. All the winners are from Ichlalkaranji.
The next leg of the championship would be fought at Goa.
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C S Santosh of TVS Racing capture’s glory
Baroda, 10 June 2007: In a nail biting finish to the MRF Supercross championship, Team TVS Racing continued their winning momentum in Round 3 of the National Supercross Championship held here on Sunday morning.
The prestigious ‘Foreign Open’ class was the most gripping and engaging round playing decider to who would top championship points, after the gruesome tie of 71 points that C S Santosh managed at Round 2 in Coimbatore against Karan Kadam, both riders from TVS Racing. Both Moto 1 and Moto 2 were won by the ever-stylish C S Santosh who achieved top honors and went ahead in championship points achieving 111 points Vs Karan Kadam who now trails at 106 points..
‘Moto 1’ of the Foreign Open Class, which had a sensational start saw TVS Racing’s C S Santosh lead the pack followed by Karan Kadam right from the very first turn. The ever charged Baroda fans saw their favorite TVS Racing rider Karan Kadam loosing balance on lap 3, falling off his bike, allowing CS Santosh to comfortably widen his gap. The entire race was spectacular with the fans wooing in the best rider right up to the very end. Karan Kadam narrowed down the gap to literally come head to tail against CS Santosh, but was unable to overtake him to leave CS Santosh emerge victor of Moto 1 with a 3 point lead against team mate Karan Kadam. Privateer Yogesh Barguje of Pune, reincarnated on a TVS 250 FX finished 3rd at the end of the race.
‘Moto 2’ of the same class saw no reversal of fortunes for Karan Kadam of TVS Racing. The start of the race again saw C S Santosh take the lead, followed by Karan Kadam. Both riders again head to tail, saw a determined Karan Kadam leap over the last jump on lap 3 to overtake his team mate C S Santosh, leaving the crowd emotionally charged up, all in a standing position just to witness the battle between their favorite riders. Privateers Yogesh Barguje and Eeshan Lokhande battled it out for 3rd and 4th position far from the race leaders. Exposed to the move made by Karan Kadam, C S Santosh got even, over taking team mate Karan Kadam on the second last lap keeping it that way till the very end of the race. Without warning Karan Kadam had a punctured front tyre, taking away the opportunity to fight C S Santosh to the finish line. The end of ‘Moto 2’ pronounced Karan Kadam in second place and privateer Eeshan Lokhande taking 3rd.
Group D Class 4 – Indian Novice – Indian Motorcycles Class above 80 CC upto 160 CC, 2/4 stroke and Group D Class 6 – Indian Experts – Indian Motorcycles Class above 110 CC upto 160 CC 4 stroke saw the same winners, with TVS Racing’s Arvind K P proving his mettle yet again, bagging 1st position, followed by Pinkesh Thakkar on his RX 135 in 2nd and Grishin K C from TVS Racing in 3rd.
Group B Class 5 – Indian Experts – Indian Motorcycles Class above 125 CC upto 250 CC saw Rustom Patel of Mumbai on his RX 135 bag top honors, followed by Pinkesh Thakkar in 2nd and Sunil Kumar coming in 3rd.Local Class 2 & 8, Indian Experts Class and Intermediate Class saw the same race, docking two separate results, announcing C S Santosh of TVS Racing emerging winner of the Intermediate class followed by team mate Arvind K P and Rustom Patel on his RX 135. Yogesh Barguje bagged top honors on his CR250 Honda in the Intermediate Class followed by Eeshan Lokhande in 2nd place and Baroda local Veer Patel in 3rd.
Indian Experts Class 3, 110 CC upto 250 CC saw TVS Racing’s, Grishin K C winning honors, followed by team mates Arvind K P in 2nd and R Raja in 3rd, all of them riding on a TVS Apache.
One of the last but most exciting races of the day was the Local Class 7, which consisted of hometown Baroda riders. The winner of the event was Nasir Badshah in 1st position followed by Ansari Faizan in 2nd and Priyank Mahadik in 3rd.
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TVS Racing Performed Well In 2006, Bagging Numerous National Championships
Bangalore, 19 Feb 2007: TVS Racing won the following titles in different National championships in 2006:
1) MRF National Supercross Championship 2006.
Our riders fought it out in the 5 legs held in: Pune, Chennai, Coimbatore, Goa and Kolhapur and won the following championships!
C Vijay Kumar – upto 250CC (foreign bike class) – Riding a TVS 250FX
C Vijay Kumar – Upto 150CC (2stroke expert class) – Riding a TVS Shaolin
HK Pradeep – Upto 150CC (4stroke ‘B’group) – Riding a TVS Apache
CD Jinan – 80 to 110 CC (4stroke’D’ group)- Riding a TVS Victor
HK Pradeep – 125 to 160CC (4 stroke’D’group) – Riding a TVS Fiero.
Pramod Joshua – upto 150CC (2/4 stroke’D’group)- Riding a TVS Shogun
2) UCAL Rolon National Road Racing Championship 2006
Total 6 legs, 3 in Coimbatore and 3 in Chennai (MMST track). following championships were won by our Road Racing Riders,
K Rajini – upto 150CC (2stroke’C’group) – Riding a TVS Shaolin.
K Rajini – upto 150CC (4stroke’B’group) – Riding a TVS Fiero
Ashwin Sundar – 80 to 110CC (4stroke’D’group) – Riding a TVS Victor.
Ashwin Sundar – 125 to 160CC (4stroke’D’group) – Riding a TVS Apache
Ashwin Sundar – won the ‘Champion of Champions’ trophy
3) Gulf Dirt track National Championship 2006
Total 5 legs: Mangalore, Chennai, Raipur(Chhattisgarah), Nashik and Jodhpur. Following championships were won by our team riders,
HK Pradeep -upto 250CC (foreign m/c class) – Riding a TVS250X.
HK Pradeep -upto 150CC (2&4 stroke’B’group) – Riding a TVS Fiero.
KP Aravind – upto110CC (2stroke’D’group) – Riding a TVS Shogun (novice class)
KP Aravind – upto125CC (4stroke’D’group) – Riding a TVS Victor Edge (novice class)
Hafeez-ur-Rehman -125 to160CC (4stroke’D’group) – Riding a TVS Fiero (novice class) -
Karan Kadam of TVS Racing declared best rider
Panjim (Goa) 29 October 2006: TVS Racing team continued its dominance at the National Supercross (round 4) held at Panjim’s Campal Parade Ground today. The prestigious ‘Foreign Open’ class was a close battle between the reigning champion C. S. Santosh and the young and promising Karan Kadam. In the end, the latter won by a whisker; which also earned him the ‘The Best Rider of the Day’ title.
The day began with the ‘Novice class’ race, which was once again a TVS dominated show. This was followed by the Moto 1 of the ‘Foreign Open’ where Karan began with a lead followed closely by C. S. Santosh. Though on several occasions Santosh came close to take the lead, Karan kept his cool and maintained his leadership position throughout. Moto 2 of the same race saw virtually a repeat performance with Santosh closely chasing Karan. In both the motos; the difference between these two riders was less than a second. Last year’s Goa round winner and current championship leader, C. Vijaykumar was reduced to a distant third in both the motos.
With this win Karan Kadam has closed the gap with C.Vijaykumar who is presently leading this year’s championship at the end of Round 4 with 137 points. Karan is in hot pursuit with 134 points.
The group B Indian Experts Class upto 150 CC 2-Stroke saw a clear winner in C. Vijaykumar of TVS Racing who won the race by nearly overlapping his nearest rival Syed Zubair of TVS Racing.
In the stock class category, H. K Pradeep of TVS Racing proved his mettle by taking honours in the Indian Experts Group D 80 CC to 110 CC in his TVS Victor and ‘Experts Group D 125 CC to 160 CC in his TVS Fiero. TVS Racing dominated both these classes with all three podium positions going to the team. Veteran rider C.D Jinan of TVS Racing took the second honours in both these races.
In the Novice class upto 150 cc; Joshua Pramod of TVS Racing in his Shogun fought it out to win the first spot. Grishin K C and K. P Arvind of TVS Racing closely followed him to take the second and third position respectively.
The local class, which was clubbed along with Experts Group D 125 CC to 160 CC race saw some interesting fight but it was Imtiaz Kadar who had the last laugh. He was closely followed by Sudhir Borkar and Ibrahim Kadar to take the second and third spot respectively.