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  • Sarthak Chavan beats Chiranth to win Race 2 in FIM Asia Road Racing Championship

    Sarthak Chavan beats Chiranth to win Race 2 in FIM Asia Road Racing Championship

    Buriram (Thailand), 27 April 2025: Sarthak Chavan, the Indian champion made a grand statement for India winning the Race 2 of the opening round at the 2025 Idemitsu FIM Asia Road Racing Championship at Chang International Circuit here on Sunday.

    Sarthak Chavan beat his Indian mate Chiranth Vishwanath to become the pride of India after securing the top spot on the podium in the TVS ASIA One Make Championship second race. In Race 1, he finished fifth after he lost the suspension following a contact.

    The race began with young rider Hunter Corney from Australia rocketing into the lead, closely trailed by Hiroki Ono from Japan and Sarthak.

    Chiranth refused to stay deep within the group and sped up to join the front group. He even set a fastest lap time of 1’50:737s with a top speed of 207.3 km/h.

    After swapping leads for several laps, the chequered flag came down in Sarthak’s favour. The Indian rider clocked his first-ever victory in the TVS ASIA One Make Championship with a time of 14’56:976s, 0.130s ahead of Chiranth Vishwanath from India. Hiroki rounded out the winning trifecta in third place with a time of 14’57:216s.

    Hunter, in final lap, made contact with another bike, which caused him to lose control and drop back from the front group, ultimately losing his position in the battle for the podium.

    Sarthak said, “Yesterday was not so good. I could’ve qualified for P1, but it didn’t go well. I had a big contact at Turn 3, and my rear suspension got locked in the mud guard. Yesterday, I was just thinking about what to do on the next day, and today I did it. The last lap was really intense; my bike felt like it was dropping a bit of power, but it was still a great race. I managed to do a good lap time and finish in P1. After about 10 years of being here, my national anthem is finally played in ARRC. I’m happy. Of course, some will say their bike is slow, but that’s not possible because everyone here has the same bike. It was a wonderful opportunity and race.”

    TOP 5 FASTEST – RACE 2

    Sarthak Chavan – India (14’56:976s)

    Chiranth Vishwanath – India (14’57:106s)

    Hiroki Ono – Japan (14’57:216s)

    Atih Kanghair – Thailand (14’57:624s)

    Md Ramdan Rosli – Malaysia (14’58:133s)

  • Chiranth Vishwanath takes pole in both pro-stock classes: MMSC bike Nationals

    Chiranth Vishwanath takes pole in both pro-stock classes: MMSC bike Nationals

    Chennai, 6 Sept. 2024: Chiranth Vishwanath, the 17-year-old from Bengaluru who is in the middle of his breakthrough season, came up with two stunning rides to grab pole positions in both the premier Pro-Stock categories as the fourth and penultimate round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2024 – Powered by STORM was off to a thrilling start at the Madras International Circuit, here on Friday.

    For Chiranth, it was his maiden pole position in the Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open category, and he followed it up by taking P1 in the Pro-Stock 165cc Open class for a rare double. His arch-rival and TVS Racing team-mate Sarthak Chavan, also 17, from Pune, will line up in P2 behind Chiranth in both the categories. Incidentally, Chiranth emulated Sarthak’s double pole that the Pune star had secured in Round 1 in June.

    The qualifying sessions dished out exciting fare with all pole-sitters leaving it very late before delivering the hot laps for P1 slots. Chennai teenager Abdul Basim (Rockers Racing) took pole position in the Novice (Stock 165cc) category as did another local rider, 25-year-old Kaushik Subbiah Ganesan (RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate) in the Stock 301-400cc Novice class in the National Championship.

    Chiranth’s best performance on the day came in the PS 301-400cc qualifying session where he came up with a sizzling lap with a little more than a minute left to upstage Sarthak who finished ahead of veteran and Chennai ace Rajini Krishnan (RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate).

    Chennai’s Kaushik Subbiah Ganesan, who qualified for pole position in the Stock 301-400cc (Novice) category on 6 Sept 2024.

    In P4 and P5 were TVS Racing’s Deepak Ravikumar and Alwin Sundar (Gusto Racing India), respectively, with less than a second separating the top five.

    Late in the evening, Chiranth was back in the saddle, this time in the Pro-Stock 165cc Open class qualifying session that he won with another standout performance. Yet again, Sarthak was pushed to P2 with multiple National champion Jagan Kumar making it a front row sweep for TVS Racing.

    TVS India One-Make Championship

    Coimbatore’s Senthil Kumar, the championship leader in the Open (Apache RR 310) category, warmed up for the weekend’s double-header by qualifying for the pole position. Completing the front row were Manoj Yesuadiyan from Chennai and another Coimbatore rider Raj Kumar C. Less than one second separated the trio.

    In the Girls (Apache RTR 200) category, Pune’s Saimah Ajaz Baig qualified for pole position edging out Sarah Khan (Mumbai) and Aisvariya V (Coimbatore), in another thrilling qualifying session that saw the top three finishing within a second of each other.

    Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup

    Shyam Sundar from Chennai came out on top in the qualifying session in the NSF 250R category, followed by Bengaluru’s Prakash Kamat and Siddesh Sawant (Kolhapur). Another Bengalurean, Savion Sabu was at P4, less than a second behind the top three.

    The results (Qualifying – Top 3 best laps):

    National Championship:

    Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open: 1. Chiranth Vishwanath (Bengaluru, TVS Racing) (01min, 48.968secs); 2. Sarthak Chavan (Pune, TVS Racing) (01:49.155); 3. Rajini Krishnan (Chennai, RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate) (01:49.787).

    Pro-Stock 165cc Open: 1. Chiranth Vishwanath (01:54.129); 2. Sarthak Chavan (01:54.346); 3. Jagan Kumar (Chennai) (01:54.512) (all three TVS Racing).

    Novice (Stock 165cc): 1. Abdul Basim RS (Chennai, Rockers Racing) (02:06.684); 2. Tasmai Cariappa (Mysuru, Motul Sparks Racing) (02:07.222); 3. Lal Nunsanga (Mizoram, Motul Sparks Racing) (02:08.810).

    Stock 301-400cc (Novice): 1. Kaushik Subbiah Ganesan (Chennai, RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate) (02:00.063); 2. Raj Kumar (Coimbatore, RDX Torque Racing) (02:00.554); 3. Savion Sabu (Bengaluru, Madrabbit Racing) (02:00.723).

    Idumitsu Honda India Talent Cup (NSF 250R): 1. Shyam Sundar (Chennai) (01:52.221); 2. Prakash Kamat (Bengaluru) (01:52.399); 3. Siddesh Sawant (Kolhapur) (01:52.503).

    TVS India One-Make Championship:

    Open (Apache RR310): 1. Senthilkumar C (Coimbatore) (01:55.462); 2. Manoj Yesuadiyan (Chennai) (01:55.522); 3. Raj Kumar C (Coimbatore) (01:56.103).

    Girls (Apache RTR 200): 1. Saimah Ajaz Baig (Pune) (02:13.648); 2. Sarah Khan (Mumbai) (02:14.045); 3. Aisvariya V (Coimbatore) (02:14.188).

  • Young guns to challenge established stars: MMSC 2w Nationals Round 2

    Young guns to challenge established stars: MMSC 2w Nationals Round 2

    Chennai, July 6, 2023: The possibility of a new generation of riders continuing to push the seniors, like they did in the season-opener at Coimbatore last month, heightens the expectations of stirring duels in the second round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2023 which gets underway at the Madras International Circuit here on Friday with over 150 entries in the fray. 

    The three-day event with 15 races besides practice and qualifying sessions, brings together country’s top riders and bike manufacturers – Honda, TVS, Yamaha and KTM – to contest in four National championship categories – Pro-Stock 301-400cc, Pro-Stock 165cc, Novice (Stock 165cc) and Girls (Stock 165cc), apart from a support race in the 301-400cc (Novice) class. 

    The card also includes the Petronas TVS One-Make Championship comprising three categories, the Open (Apache RR 310), Rookie (RTR 200) and Girls (RTR 200), while Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup will have a double-header in the NSF 250 class. 

    At the tight and twisty Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore last month, established stars had to constantly look over their shoulders as a new generation of racers announced its arrival with podium and top-10 finishes. However, the very technical MIC would be a different challenge for the young guns when they go up against their experienced peers. In this context, there is much to look forward to in the races this weekend. 

    Rajiv Sethu (RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate) and Mathana Kumar (Pacer Yamaha) started the season with a double apiece in the two premium Pro-Stock categories, 310-400cc and 165cc, respectively, in Coimbatore, but both were tested by a pair of Petronas TVS Racing’s new recruits, Sarthak Chavan from Pune and Bengaluru’s Chiranth Vishwanath. Another teenager, Shreyas Hareesh (Rockers Racing) from Bengaluru impressed with two top-10 finishes in the Pro-Stock 165cc category. 

    In contrast, Hyderabad teenager Vignesh Goud (Race’ists Motorcycle Club) also notched a double in the Novice class quite comfortably while the ever-improving Lani Fernandez (RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate) from Puducherry won the highly competitive Girls’ race. 

    Both the One-Make Championships also witnessed young riders excel. Chennai’s Kavin Quintal (NSF 250), Alwin Sundar (Petronas TVS Open) and Shreyas Hareesh (Petronas TVS Rookie) dominated their respective categories with a double each while Bengaluru’s Nithila Das impressed while winning the Petronas TVS Girls’ race. It will be no surprise if the quartet extend their winning run at the MIC this weekend. 

    MMSC president Ajit Thomas said: “The Coimbatore round presented a happy scenario with many young riders making a mark in various categories, and it certainly augurs well for the future. We look forward to the trend continuing in the remaining rounds at the MIC. Once again, we are grateful to our sponsors MRF Tyres, the manufacturers, the growing number of competitors and the Media who all have contributed to the success of the championship.”

    There will be live streaming of the races on various social media platforms.