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  • In rain, CD Jinan beats leader Harith Noah in Supercross Round 4

    Jaipur, 10 Sept. 2018: Veteran CD Jinan of Angata Racing astride a Kawasaki KX 250F won both the Motos with a display of skill and talent to beat favourite and championship leader Harith Noah in the fourth round of the 19th MRF MoGrip-FMSCI National Supercross Championship here on Sunday.

    Team TVS Racing rider Noah, who began the fourth round of the season with 110 points to 86 of privateer Jinan, needed to win both Motos to solidify his position at the top, but the track conditions probably made it difficult for him to adjust to.

    Jinan on the other hand used his experience of riding in the Dubai desert where he practices, thanks to his team Ang’ata Racing, which based in the Middle-east Kingdom.

    “The races were very closely fought and there was all the effort for competitors to get past each other despite the course having been battered overnight by heavy torrential rain,” explained Shyam Kothari, the Director of Godspeed Racing, the promoters of National Supercross.

    “When it started raining last night we were skeptical whether we would be able to conduct the championship, but the course was all intact though some table tops had got slushy, but it was all manageable,” Kothari said.

    The competition was worth a watch not just in the foreign bikes section but also in the other categories too. As Noah finished second in both Motos behind Jinan, his lead was reduced from 24 to 18 points going into the Round 5. Noah now has 144 to Jinan’s 126, which makes the final two rounds very crucial for both the riders and their respective teams.

    TVS Racing nonetheless kept its flag flying high by winning in other categories-Imran Pasha winning the Class 2 Novice Group and M Kalimohan taking the honours in Class 5 Indian Experts. Both these groups saw TVS riders dominating with the RTR machines all through the course.

    Pune’s Sarthak wins
    There was interesting battle in the Junior classes in the absence of the championship leader Yuvraj Kondedeshmukh, who recently represented India at the World Motocross Championship in Australia.
    In Class 9 Junior SX2, Sarthak had a tough fight with Shlok Ghorpade of Satara with both riding Kawasaki bikes while others in the fray were on KTMs. 

    Provisional Results:
    Class 1 SX1 Foreign Open Class Group A: 1. CD Jinan (Ang’ata Racing, Kawasaki KX250F) (20, 20) 40; 2. Harith Noah (TVS Racing, TVS RTR300) (17, 17) 34; 3. Yash Pawar (Nashik, Kawasaki KX250F) (13, 15) 28; 4. Saijith ES (13 Racing, Kawasaki KX250F) (15, 9) 24; 5. Mahesh VM (Ang’ata Racing, KawasakiKX250F) (10, 13) 23.

    Class 2 Novice Group C: 1. Imran Pasha (TVS Racing, TVS RTR) 20; 2. Sachin D (Bengaluru, Hero Impulse) 17; 3. M Kalimohan (TVS Racing, TVR RTR) 15; 4. Asif Gour (Jaipur, Hero Impulse) 13; 5. Nitin Singh (Jaipur, Hero Impulse) 11.

    Class 4 Locals Group B: 1. Santosh Visnoi (Hero Impulse) 20; 2. Raju Mathur (Hero Impulse) 17; 3. Asif Gaur (Hero Impulse) 15; 4. Ravikant Sharma (Hero Impulse) 13; 5. Nitin Singh (Hero Impulse) 11.

    Class 5 Indian Experts Group C: 1. M Kalimohan (TVS Racing, TVR RTR) 20; 2. Imran Pasha (TVS Racing, TVS RTR) 17; 3. Samual Jacob (TVS Racing, TVS RTR) 15; 4. Jagdeesh Kumar (Coimbatore, Hero Impulse) 13; 5. R Natraj (TVS Racing, TVS RTR) 11.

    Class 6 Private Experts Group C: 1. Gajendra Jangid (Jodhpur, Hero Impulse) 20; 2. Jagdeesh Kumar (Coimbatore, Hero Impulse) 17; 3. S Karthikeyan (Pollachi, Hero Impulse) 15; 4. Mani Kandan (Coimbatore, Hero Impulse) 13; 5. Asif Gour (Jaipur, Hero Impulse) 11.

    Class 7 SX2 Group A: 1. Saijith ES (13 Racing, Kawasaki KX250F) (20, 20) 40; 2. Prithvi Singh (Chandigarh, Kawasaki KX250) (17, 17) 34; 3. Yash Pawar (Nashik, Kawasaki) (15, 15) 30; 4. Mahesh VM (Ang’ata Racing, Kawasaki KX250) (13,13) 26; 5. Kayan Patel (Mumbai,Suzuki RM) (11, 11) 22.

    Class 8 Junior SX1 Group A/B/C/D: 1. Prajwal V (Bengaluru, KTM SX85) 20; 2. Ikshan Shanbhag (Satara, KTM SX85) 17; 3. Gaurang Naik (Pune, Honda CRF) 14; 4. Sarthak Chavan (Pune, Kawasaki KX) 13; 5. Shlok Ghorpade (Satara, Kawasaki) 12.

    Class 9 Junior SX2 Group A/B/C/D: 1. Sarthak Chavan (Pune, Kawasaki KX 100) 19; 2. Shlok Ghorpade (Satara, Kawasaki) 18; 3. Jinendra Sangaye (Kolhapur, KTM SX65) 15; 4. Raheesh Khatri (Mumbai, KTM SX65) 12; 5. Akash Hupale (Kolhapur, Kawasaki) 10.

  • TVS Racing’s Aravind KP wins MRF National Supercross Championship

    Bengaluru, 21 Nov 2013: Aravind K P of TVS Racing, romped home in his own true style, winning the second moto of the fifth and final leg of the MRF FMSCI MOGRIP National Supercross Championship, which was held over the weekend at the makeshift CODISSIA track in Coimbatore.

    Having already notched up a comfortable lead of 31 points in the championship over his nearest rival, Javed Shaikh, a privateer from Goa, Aravind needed to win at least one moto to clinch the title. An eager Aravind however pushed a bit too hard in the first Moto and ended up finishing third and adding only 16 points to his kitty.

    His TVS Racing teammate Harith Noah took the first place while privateer C D Jinan from Kerala came second. The thirst for victory brought out a completely different rider in him in Moto 2.

    Despite stiff competition from Jinan, a determined Aravind K P rode head down in a steady line, with clean and confident jumps to emerge the clear winner. He finished with 173 points, claiming the trophy in the Foreign Open Class (250 – 500cc).

  • HK Pradeep bags top honours in MRF Supercross Round 1

    Bangalore 15 May 2011: Team TVS Racing put up a spirited fight at the first leg of the MRF National Supercross Championship despite suffering a setback even before the first round of the competition. The initial leg, held at Bangalore today, did not see participation of Team TVS Racing’s flamboyant lead rider C S Santosh who had crashed on his Apache RTR 250 fx motorcycle during the practice rounds. A sombre TVS Team however took up the challenge and finished the day in style by taking podium positions in every race in which they participated. H K Pradeep who was adjudged the best rider of the day after winning the Class I Foreign Open – Group A 250 cc – 500 cc race.

    It was excitement from the word go. The first race of the day, Foreign Open Group A 250cc – 500 cc saw privateer C D Jinan from Kerala taking the lead initially in the first lap. But his glory was short lived as he fell while negotiating a sharp curve towards the middle of the first lap giving competitor privateer Veer Patel from Vadodara the chance to snatch the lead, followed closely by HK Pradeep in second place and Aravind K P in third place, both from Team TVS Racing. But as fate would have it, Veer Patel’s motorcycle stalled in lap 5 giving H K Pradeep and Aravind K P the opening to move into first and second place. Aravind K P then engaged in a closely fought endeavour to take the lead and win the race. Veer Patel came in third.

    In second moto however, Aravind overcame a slow start to finish ahead of privateer Veer Patel, but was not able to get the better of team mate H K Pradeep who finished first. Both Veer Patel and Aravind K P overtook C D Jinan in the first turn itself and continued until the end of the race finishing in second and third positions respectively. In all 11 riders participated in each of the motos.

    Team TVS Racing excelled in the Class III Indian Experts Group C up to 260 cc race as well, winning not only one, two and three but also four five and six. The only perceivable competition came from that of privateer CD Jinan, who was placed third at the end of the second lap. But in his enthusiasm to push his machine to the limits, he fell in lap 3 giving TVS riders just the room they were looking for. Both motors of Class III Indian Experst Group B upto 260 cc was again dominated by Team TVS Racing riders with teammates Aravind KP and Pradeep HK finishing first and second and fellow team mate Pramod Joshua finishing a distant third. The Class II Novice Group C upto 260cc was won by privateer Anil Kumar from Bangalore, while Basheer Ahmed of Team TVS Racing and Privateer Syed Dastagiri of Shimoga stood second and third respectively.

    The locals impressed in a closely run race with almost nine to ten riders jostling for space around corners to overtake one another. Madhu S took top honours winning the race, followed by Shabaz Khan.

    The next leg of the championship will take place in Comibatore next Sunday, 22nd May 2011

    Class 1: Foreign Open Group A 250 CC – 500 CC Moto – I (11, Riders, 10 Laps)
    PositionRiderTeamIAravind KPTVS RacingIIH K PradeepTVS RacingIIIVeer PatelVadodara
    Class 1: Foreign Open Group A 250 CC – 500 CC Moto – I (11, Riders, 10 Laps)
    PositionRiderTeamIH K PradeepTVS RacingIIAravind K PTVS RacingIIIVeer PatelVadodara
    Class 1: Foreign Open Group A 250 CC – 500 CC – Combined Results
    PositionRiderTeamIH K PradeepTVS RacingIIAravind K PTVS RacingIIIVeer PatelVadodara
    Class 3: Indian Experts Group B Up To 260CC (11 Riders, 6 Laps) Moto – I
    PositionRiderTeamIArvind K PTVS RacingIIH K PradeepTVS RacingIIIPramod JoshuaTVS Racing
    Class 3: Indian Experts Group B Up To 260CC (11 Riders, 6 Laps) Moto – II
    PositionRiderTeamIAravind K PTVS RacingIIH K PradeepTVS RacingIIIPramod JoshuaTVS Racing
    Class 3: Indian Experts Group B, Up To 260CC – Combined Results
    PositionRiderTeamIArvind K PTVS RacingIIH K PradeepTVS RacingIIIPramod JoshuaTVS Racing
    Class 2: Novice Group C, Up To 260CC (33 Riders, 5 Laps)
    PositionRiderTeamIAnil KumarBangaloreIIBasheer AhmedTVS RacingIIISyed DastagiriShimoga
    Class 4: Locals Group B Up To 260CC (25 Riders, 5 Laps)
    PositionRiderTeamIMadhu SBangaloreIIVinod LBangaloreIIIShabaz KhanBangalore
    Class 5: Indian Experts Group C Up To 260CC (14 Riders, 6 Laps)
    PositionRiderTeamIPramod JoshuaTVS RacingIINatarajTVS RacingIIIMohammed AzgharTVS Racing
    Class 6: Private Experts, Group C, Up To 260CC (26 Riders, 5 Laps)
    PositionRiderTeamIMadhu SBangaloreIIVinod LBangaloreIIIAdnan AhmedMangalore
    Class 7: Private Foreign Open, Group A, Up To 250CC / 500CC (14 Riders, 8 Laps)
    PositionRiderTeamICD JinanKeralaIIZain KhanMumbaiIIIAllan SequieraGoa

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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 NoGroupFirstSecondThird
    1.Class 1 Indian Experts Moto I (Foreign Open)MitchKaran KadamYogesh Barguje
    2.Class 1 Indian Experts Moto I (Foreign Open)MitchC S SantoshYogesh Barguje
    3.Indian NoviceAravind KPNataraj RSunil Kumar P
    4.Indian Experts (Above 180 upto 150cc)Santosh C SAravind K PRustom Patel
    5.Indian Experts
    (Above 110 upto 250cc)    		Santosh C SAravind K PR Raja
    6.Intermediate Class (Upto 250 cc)Yogesh BargujeEeshan LokhandeAllan Sequira
    7.Local Class (Above 110 upto 250cc)Mohd. AsgarSunil KumarBasheer Ahmed
    8.Indian Experts (Above 110 upto 160 cc)Aravind K PNatraj RVishal Barguje
    9.Indian Open Experts (Above 125cc upto 250cc)Rustom PatelVishal BargujeBasheer 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.

  • 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.