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  • TVS’ C Vijaykumar consolidates position in Foreign Open class

    Pune, 26 Sept 2004: TVS Racing continued its dominance at the end of 4th round of the MRF National Motocross Championship held in Pune as C. Vijaykumar consolidated his overall lead to a total of 135 points in the prestigious Indian Experts Foreign Open Class, despite injury. In a battle that is always fought with true grit i.e., foreign open class; the first moto saw top 3 positions by TVS Racing with Vijaykumar taking the lead followed by H. K Pradeep and C. S. Santosh. Though Syed Eathasham of Yamaha Racing was leading till the 7th lap it was Vijaykumar who sprung from nowhere to emerge a clear winner. C. S. Santosh who was leading in the second position gave way to Pradeep for the third position as he struggled with two falls.

    The second moto had a different story as Karan Kadam of Yamaha Racing overcame others to bag the top position. C. S. Santosh of TVS Racing put up a valiant fight to come 2nd closely followed by Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha Racing at 3rd. The reigning champion C. Vijaykumar of TVS Racing managed only 6th position as an injury caused by a fall in Indian Experts Group B upto 150 CC 2-stroke race slowed him considerably. Karan Kadam was declared the overall winner by 33 points followed by Santosh with 32 points.

    It was truly Santosh’s (TVS Racing) day as he garnered maximum podium positions. He came overall 2nd in the Indian Experts Foreign Open and Number one in Indian Experts Group B upto 150 CC 2 stroke and Indian Experts Group B upto 180 CC four Stroke.

    The group B Indian Experts upto 150 CC 2-Stroke too saw some exciting race. C. Vijaykumar of TVS Racing who was a strong contender for the race had a massive fall and had to settle for a DNF. His counterpart C. S Santosh cruised towards the finishing line. Syed Eathasham and Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha Racing came 2nd and 3rd respectively.

    Another winner of the day was the experienced C. D. Jinan of TVS Racing who took the top honours in the Group D upto 180 CC riding TVS Fiero F2. He took a formidable lead right at the beginning and managed to maintain his pace though Sridhar Urs of Yamaha was just few yards behind him.

    The other class which Yamaha Racing took number one position was the Class D Indian Experts upto 110 CC where Sridhar Urs of Yamaha emerged winner. C.D. Jinan of TVS Racing and Shivakumar of Yamaha came 2nd and 3rd respectively.

    The Novice class was taken by Yamaha’s Wasim Mohammed closely followed by K.P Chandan and Syed Zubair of TVS Racing for the 2nd and 3rd position.

    The local class saw some interesting fight between Vishal Barguje and Abijit Jhadav. But in the end Vishal Barguje did some thrilling daredevil riding to emerge as the top rider of Pune. In the privateer intermediate class Amol Temghare of Pune emerged victorious.

  • Vijaykumar leads Pradeep, CS Santosh as TVS sweeps top-three places

    Pune, 26 Sept. 2004: TVS Racing continued its dominance at the end of 4th round of the MRF National Motocross Championship held in Pune as C. Vijaykumar consolidated his overall lead to a total of 135 points in the prestigious Indian Experts Foreign Open Class, despite injury.

    In a battle that is always fought with true grit i.e., foreign open class; the first moto saw top 3 positions by TVS Racing with Vijaykumar taking the lead followed by H. K Pradeep and C. S. Santosh. Though Syed Eathasham of Yamaha Racing was leading till the 7th lap it was Vijaykumar who sprung from nowhere to emerge a clear winner. C. S. Santosh who was leading in the second position gave way to Pradeep for the third position as he struggled with two falls.

    The second moto had a different story as Karan Kadam of Yamaha Racing overcame others to bag the top position. C. S. Santosh of TVS Racing put up a valiant fight to come 2nd closely followed by Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha Racing at 3rd. The reigning champion C. Vijaykumar of TVS Racing managed only 6th position as an injury caused by a fall in Indian Experts Group B upto 150 CC 2-stroke race slowed him considerably. Karan Kadam was declared the overall winner by 33 points followed by Santosh with 32 points.

    It was truly Santosh’s (TVS Racing) day as he garnered maximum podium positions. He came overall 2nd in the Indian Experts Foreign Open and Number one in Indian Experts Group B upto 150 CC 2 stroke and Indian Experts Group B upto 180 CC four Stroke.

    The group B Indian Experts upto 150 CC 2-Stroke too saw some exciting race. C. Vijaykumar of TVS Racing who was a strong contender for the race had a massive fall and had to settle for a DNF. His counterpart C. S Santosh cruised towards the finishing line. Syed Eathasham and Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha Racing came 2nd and 3rd respectively.

    Another winner of the day was the experienced C. D. Jinan of TVS Racing who took the top honours in the Group D upto 180 CC riding TVS Fiero F2. He took a formidable lead right at the beginning and managed to maintain his pace though Sridhar Urs of Yamaha was just few yards behind him.

    The other class which Yamaha Racing took number one position was the Class D Indian Experts upto 110 CC where Sridhar Urs of Yamaha emerged winner. C.D. Jinan of TVS Racing and Shivakumar of Yamaha came 2nd and 3rd respectively.

    The Novice class was taken by Yamaha’s Wasim Mohammed closely followed by K.P Chandan and Syed Zubair of TVS Racing for the 2nd and 3rd position.

    The local class saw some interesting fight between Vishal Barguje and Abijit Jhadav. But in the end Vishal Barguje did some thrilling daredevil riding to emerge as the top rider of Pune. In the privateer intermediate class Amol Temghare of Pune emerged victorious.

    Editor’s note: Migrated from archives on 29 July 2022.

  • Vijaykumar enthralls Chennai, bags best rider award

    Chennai, 1 August 2004: The 3rd round of the MRF National Motocross, a round of the FMSCI National Motocross Championship 2004 was a grand success. Huge crowds lined up the Kandaswami College Grounds in Annanagar Chennai to see the cream of the Indian Motocross talent vie with each other. And they were not disappointed as the teams of TVS and Yamaha gave a glorious display of skillful riding.

    The event began with the most awaited race of the all. The Indian Experts Moto 1 Foreign Class upto 250 cc. Vijay Kumar of Team TVS Racing was the cynosure of all eyes and didn’t disappoint, as he emerged first at the first turn. With Syed Eathasam and Karan Kadam of Yamaha close on his heels, Vijay Kumar led the pack into the first 4 laps. The 5th lap proved to be a very interesting one as the 3 leaders jostled with one another for the lead. With the crowd cheering on, Karan Kadam of Yamaha was hot on the heels of Vijay Kumar. The gap between them had closed noticeably and as the crowd watched in tense anticipation, Karan was ‘black flagged’ and had to retire on safety grounds as first his seat fell off and then his number plate. Vijay Kumar went on to increase his lead and win with a comfortable margin, as Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha was unable to close the gap. Limping due to an injury suffered earlier, Vijay Kumar won the hearts of all as he showed the Chennai crowd his class act.

    With all interest centering on this one race, it was no surprise as the crowd swelled as the second moto began. Vijay Kumar, battling pain, roared into the lead. With daredevil riding he slowly increased his lead as the crowd behind battled for the second and third places. Karan Kadam of Yamaha started closing the gap and almost took the lead at one stage. With the crowd urging on Vijay Kumar, he battled on till the 3rd lap, where he lost the lead to Syed Eathasham and Karan Kadam of Yamaha. As Syed took the lead a new battle began for second place. Into the 6th lap, Karan suffered an unfortunate fall enabling Vijay Kumar to whiz past. Syed won the second moto with Vijay Kumar coming in second.

    With his splendid showing Vijay Kumar of Team TVS was adjudged the best rider of the day. With his daredevil riding Vijay showed Chennai crowds why he is held in such high esteem. He was the star of the day leaving no one in doubt about his immense talent.

    The next race was the Novice Class, and Deepak John on a TVS Shogun shot into the lead into the first bend. Riding steadily he maintained his lead till the fifth lap of the race. Going into the turn into the 5th lap, he misjudged a turn and fell giving Wasim Mohd riding a Yamaha RX 135 to slip past him and move into the lead. And it stayed that way till the end with Mohd Wasim emerging victorious.

    With crowd swelling in numbers, interest centred around the next race which was the Class 2, Indian Experts above 80 cc upto 150 cc. All eyes were again drawn to Vijay Kumar of Team TVS. T. K. Viswanath had other plans and he shot into the lead ahead of more fancy names into the first corner. However in the melee immediately post the first corner, C. Santhosh of Team TVS moved into the lead. With the crowd yelling at the top of their voices, Syed Eathasham of Yamaha bore down on Santosh and the pressure was too much for Santosh who surrendered his lead. Syed rapidly built up his lead and was being threatened by both Santosh and Vijay Kumar of Team TVS till a midfield collision between the two TVS riders allowed Yogesh Barguje to move into second place. There was no catching Yogesh however and he won with time to spare.

    The next race was for Class 8 – Indian Experts above 110 c upto 250 cc. This was a fairly steady race and Bharat Kadam riding a Yamaha 250 F drove a good, steady race to win comfortably over Abhijit Jadhav.

    The race for Class 5, Indian Experts above 80 cc upto 110 cc was next. C. D. Jinan of Team TVS shot into the lead. However a major spill into the 2nd lap involving some of the leaders, led to Jinan surrendering his lead to V. Lokesh. However, Shivkumar began piling on the pressure and son moved into the lead and eventually winning with some smart and effective riding.

    Rustom Patel of Team TVS Racing dominated the Class 3 for Indian Experts winning with ease. B. V. Suresh and Sayed Zubair of Team TVS came second and third respectively.

    ShivaKumar came back to win the Class 6, Indian Experts, race for bikes above 110cc upto 180 cc. Driving with aplomb, he ensured that he didn’t lose his lead to either Jinan or Shridhar and emerged victorious. This was his second victory for the afternoon.

    Chennaites came to their feet to cheer the local class. Anandkumar drove a good race to win.

  • Vijay Kumar of TVS Racing excels, awarded ‘Best Rider of the Day’

    Chandigarh, 29 Feb 2004: TVS Racing dominated the first round of the MRF National Motocross Championship held in Chandigarh by winning 5 out of 6 championship races. Ace rider and reigning national motocross champion C. Vijay Kumar of TVS Racing showed his mettle by sealing top positions in both the events he participated. His daredevil skill of speed and courage earned him the ‘Best Rider of the day’ title instituted by the organisers. The crowd was in all cheers for this wonder boy as he enthralled them with his jumps in great dexterity and speed.

    The bright and sunny morning at Chandigarh began with the Moto 1 of the prestigious Group A Experts Foreign Class upto 250 CC where C. Vijay Kumar leaped into lead followed closely by his counterpart H.K. Pradeep. As the race progressed both Pradeep and Yamaha’s leading rider Yogesh Barguje had a fall putting them out of contention. T. K. Vishwanath of Yamaha went ahead past other riders except Vijay Kumar of TVS Racing who had by then consolidated his initial lead and in the end took the top position with ease. It was however interesting to note that Syed Rehman of TVS Racing, who was way behind caught in a tangle, surged past top 10 riders to take the third position.

    The day also ended with the Moto 2, which turned out to be a total entertainer. Three Yamaha riders shot into lead initially and it took a while for the TVS Racers to get out of a tangle they got into. Once Vijay kumar of TVS Racing, who was behind by almost a lap behind, got his coast cleared took on the riders ahead of him with ease. Though he managed to reach only a close second he was by then assured winner in the class with 37 points. Syed Eathasham of Yamaha racing who shot to a good lead managed to guard his position to come first in the second moto.

    Following this TVS Racing team continued to dominate leaving no stone unturned for Yamaha to take the limelight. The Group B Indian Experts upto 150 CC was easily won by C. Vijay Kumar who was leading right through. It was however, interesting to note how Syed Rehman of TVS Racing, who once again, surged from behind beating all the riders including the Syed Eathasham of Yamaha racing at the last crossing towards the finish line to become second.

    Another surprise winner of the day was the experienced C. D. Jinan of TVS Racing who took the top honours in the Group D upto 180 CC riding TVS Fiero F2. He took a formidable lead right at the beginning and maintained his pace leaving only his team mate H. K. Pradeep to offer some resistance. The only class which Yamaha Racing took number one position was the Class D Indian Experts upto 110 CC where Shivkumar of Yamaha emerged winner. Here again Syed Rehman was not too far behind him at the finish line. The second and third position in this class was sealed by TVS Racing. The novice class also saw TVS Racing taking the top honors.

    Thrilled by his win, C. Vijay Kumar of TVS Racing said “This was indeed a short and challenging track and I had told myself at the beginning come what may I must bring glory to my team. It required me to put in extra effort of staying there till the end with high speeds especially at the curves and in the end it paid off.”

    Results
    MRF NATIONAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1 – CHANDIGARH
    1. Indian Experts Foreign Open – Group A upto 250 CC.
    MOTO 1
    Sl . No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 C. Vijay Kumar TVS RACING TVS 250 X
    2 T. K. Vishwanath Yamaha Racing YZ 250 F
    3 Syed Rehman TVS Racing TVS 250 X

    MOTO 2
    Sl . No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 Syed Eathasham Yamaha Racing YZ 250 F
    2 C. Vijay Kumar TVS Racing TVS 250 X
    3 T.K.Vishwanath Yamaha Racing YZ 250 F
    OVERALL WINNER – C. Vijay Kumar of TVS Racing with 37 points

    2. Indian Experts Group B Above 80 CC upto 150 CC
    Sl . No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 C. Vijay Kumar TVS Racing Shaolin
    2 Syed Rehman TVS Racing Shaolin
    3 Syed Eathasham Yamaha Racing RX 135

    3. Indian Experts Group B 110 CC upto 250 CC
    Sl . No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 B. V. Suresh TVS Racing Fiero
    2 Rustom Patel TVS Racing Fiero
    3 Chandan K. P TVS Racing Fiero

    4. Indian Experts Group D 110 CC upto 180 CC
    Sl . No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 C. D. Jinan TVS Racing TVS Fiero F2
    2 Pradeep H.K TVS Racing TVS Fiero
    3 Shivkumar Yamaha Racing YBX Yamaha

    5. Indian Experts Group D 80CC upto 110 CC
    Sl . No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 Shivkumar Yamaha Racing Crux
    2 Syed Rehman TVS Racing TVS Victor
    3 C. D. Jinan TVS Racing TVS Victor

    6. Indian Novice Group D Above 80 CC upto 150 CC
    Sl . No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 Chandan K. P TVS Racing TVS Shogun
    2 Wasim Khan Yamaha Racing RX 135
    3 Deepak John TVS Racing TVS Shogun

    Non-Championship events
    The local class was one by Jeevan Jeet Singh of Chandigarh. The intermediate class A stroke 2/4 upto 250 CC / 400 CC was won by Rey Dhillion