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  • CS Santosh, Eathasham share honours; Vijaykumar keeps lead

    CS Santosh, Eathasham share honours; Vijaykumar keeps lead

    Pune, 15 May 2005: TVS Racing team continued its dominance at the second round of the MRF National Supercross Championship by winning 4 and sharing honours in the foreign open class among the total of 6 Championship classes held in floodlit Pune’s Deccan College Ground, today. The foreign open class points were shared between C. S. Santosh of TVS Racing and Yamaha’s Syed Eathasham. The reigning champion C Vijaykumar of TVS Racing continues to lead the championship in the prestigious ‘Foreign Open class’ with 70 points closely followed by C. S. Santosh with 67 and Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha with 60 points.

    The day began with the First moto of the Indian Experts Foreign Motorcycle where C. S. Santosh of TVS Racing inspite of having a poor start managed to overcome other riders and emerged victorious with a huge lead. Syed Eathasham of Yamaha racing managed to hold on to his second position though C. Vijaykumar nearly threatened him. Vijaykumar finished third in a well fought battle. The second moto of the race saw a change in fortunes with Syed Eathasham managing to take an early lead and maintain it till the end. Full credit to Santosh to reach second as he was last in the rung till about 5 laps. He zipped past others to emerge a close second. Vijaykumar could manage only a third.

    In the stock class of vehicles or in other words motorcycles without any modification; C. D Jinan of TVS Racing proved his class once again by taking honours in the Indian Experts Group D 80 CC to 110 CC in his TVS Victor and the Indian Experts Group D 125 CC to 160 CC in his TVS Fiero. TVS Racing dominated both these races with all the three podium positions going to the team.

    The group B Indian Experts upto 150 CC 2-Stroke saw a four-way battle between Syed Eathasham, Yogesh Barguje, C. Vijaykumar and C. Santosh. Syed Eathasham proved his class by take the top spot. Vijaykumar of TVS Racing, had to pull back due to technical problem with his bike. C. S. Santosh of TVS Racing capitalized on this and emerged second followed by Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha.

    In the Novice class upto 150 cc; Syed Zubbair of TVS Racing in his Shogun fought it out to win the first spot as he continued his winning spree from the first round held at Goa. Mohammad Azgar of Yamaha closely followed him.

    The local class saw some interesting fight between Pinkesh Thakker and Sunil Mohite; though the former managed to maintain his lead till the end. Vishal Barguje managed third.

    Editor’s Note: This article is manually migrated from archives on 30 July 2023.

  • 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 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.

  • C Vijaykumar rated best; TVS Racing wins National Motocross

    Bangalore, 23 Dec 2003: It was grit, skill and motoring endurance that was at display in the dusty tracks of Bangalore’s Palace Grounds and in the end TVS Racing emerged victorious by taking top honours in 5 out of 6 races held today including the prestigious Indian Expert-Foreign Open upto 250 CC where it also emerged as the Champions with C. Vijaykumar’s formidable lead of 26 points (214 points) from the nearest competitor. The fiercely fought battle between TVS Racing and Yamaha Racing at the 6th and final round of MRF National Motocross Championship, saw the best of motor racing the country has ever seen. With this win, TVS Racing sealed the Championship position by taking 3 top positions of the possible 6. The prestigious foreign open was won by TVS Racing. 

    C. Vijaykumar the young sensation from TVS Racing, also last year’s national motocross champion, kept his title by winning number one positions in both the motos of the Indian Expert-Foreign Open upto 250 CC. His splendid performance today, won him ‘the best rider of the day‘ title as well.

    The huge crowd that turned out today was treated first with the daredevil acts of the riders at Moto One of the Indian Experts – Foreign Motorcycles Class Group A for motorbikes upto 250 cc. And they were not disappointed! C. Vijayakumar riding TVS 250 X was lagging behind 5 racers ahead of him at the end of first lap and soon shot himself into the lead at the end of 6th lap and kept the tempo going right till the end where he cleared the ‘tabletops’ with ease. Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha Racing was behind him but was in no position to catch up with Vijaykumar. The second moto of the same class turned out to be an almost repeat performance of the moto one where the top three positions were the same except this time Vijaykumar kept his initial lead throughout. 

    The other classes too saw TVS taking the honors where the popular ‘TVS Victor’, displaying excellent performance. In a separate add on to the motoring entertainment Paul Broomfield, the Australian Trainer of TVS Racing performed some daredevil stunts that enthralled the crowd. In no time he became the most popular guy in the field. 

    Speaking on the occasion Arvind Pangaonkar, General Manager, R&D, TVS Motor Company commented, “We have once again proved that we are the leaders of motocross race in India having one this coveted title. This is the fourth continuous year that we are winning the championship and all credit goes to the brilliant performance by our riders. This has given us a strong reinforcement and we promise our supporters a good motoring entertainment in the next year as well”

    C. Vijaykumar too was thrilled beyond words, “I am happy with the performance and I hope to do even better for my Team in the rest of the years to come.”

    MRF NATIONAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 6 – HYDERABAD
    INDIAN EXPERTS FOREIGN OPEN – GROUP A – UPTO 250 CC

    MOTO ONE
    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1. C. Vijayakumar Team TVS Racing TVS 250 X
    2. Yogesh Barguje Yamaha Racing YZ 250
    3. Sayed Eathasham Yamaha Racing YZ 250 F
    MOTO TWO

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 C. Vijayakumar Team TVS Racing TVS 250 X
    2 Yogesh Barguje Yamaha Racing YZ 250
    3 Sayed Eathasham Yamaha Racing YZ 250 F
    Overall Winner at the end of the Championship

    C. Vijaykumar -TVS Racing – 214 points 
    Yogesh Barguje – TVS Racing – 188 points

    INDIAN NOVICE – GROUP D – ABOVE 80CC UPTO 150 CC

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 Chandan K P TVS Racing Shogun
    2 V. Lokesh Yamaha Racing RX 135
    3 Sridhar Urs Yamaha Racing RX 135
    Overall Winner at the end of the Championship
    Lokesh Gowda -Yamaha Racing – 97 points

    INDIAN EXPERTS – GROUP D – ABOVE 80 CC UPTO 110 CC

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 Syed Rahman TVS Racing TVS Victor
    2 Shivkumar Yamaha Racing Yamaha Crux
    3 C. D Jinan TVS Racing TVS Victor
    Overall Winner at the end of the Championship

    Shivkumar of Yamaha Racing -111 points

    INDIAN EXPERTS – GROUP B – ABOVE 80 CC UPTO 150 CC

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 Yogesh Barguje Yamaha Racing RX 135
    2 Syed Rahman TVS Racing TVS Shaolin
    3 T. K. Vishwanath Yamaha Racing RX 135
    Overall Winner at the end of the Championship

    Yogesh Barguge of Yamaha Racing -92 points
    C. Vijay Kumar of TVS Racing – 88 points 

    Locals Group C 110 CC to 180 CC

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 M.D Azgar Privateer RX 135
    2 Deepak John Privateer TVS Shogun
    3 Manavalan Privateer RX 135
    INDIAN EXPERTS GROUP D 110 to 180 CC

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 B. V Suresh TVS Racing TVS Fiero
    2 Sayed Rehman TVS Racing TVS Fiero
    3 Rustom Patel TVS Racing TVS Fiero
    Overall Winner at the end of the Championship

    Sayed Rehman of TVS Racing – 106 points 

    TVS Fiero INDIAN EXPERTS GROUP B 110 to 250 CC

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 G. Prasad TVS Racing TVS Fiero
    2 Rustom Patel TVS Racing TVS Fiero
    3 Pinkesh Thakkar TVS Racing TVS Fiero
    Overall Winner at the end of the Championship

    G. Prasad of TVS Racing – 112 points

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