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  • Rivaan Dev Preetham clinches a double after a nail-biting fight: Karting Nationals

    Rivaan Dev Preetham clinches a double after a nail-biting fight: Karting Nationals

    Bengaluru, 8 Sept. 2024: Chennai’s 11-year-old Class 6 student Rivaan Dev Preetham of MSport won both the races in a nail-biting contest in the Micro Max class while another Chennai lad Eshanth Vengatesan, too, bagged a double in the Junior Max class in the fourth round of the Meco Fmsci National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2024 at Meco Kartopia track here on Sunday.

    In a close contest, Rivaan, the Lady Andal House of Children student, pulled off a fine victory in the Pre-Final beating Hamza Balasinorwala of Mumbai overtaking him in the final lap to regain the lead for a hard-fought win. Vadodara’s Yug Jain from Peregrine Racing came in third. In the Final, Rivaan, once again won a close race after he exchanged the lead twice in the final lap with Hamza, who had to be content with a second place. Yug Jain finished third once again.

    In the Junior Max class, Eshanth Vengatesan from Peregrine Racing won both the Final and the Pre-Final beating Pune’s Arafath Sheikh of Crest Motorsport. Sheikh gave a tough fight in the Pre-Final but ended up second again in the Final race. Gurugram’s Aarav Dewan of Leapfrog Racing finished third in both the races.

    In the Senior Max Pre-Final, former champion Rohaan Madesh (Peregrine Racing) of Bengaluru took a convincing win beating Huuner Singh of Birel Art India, and Varun Hari Praveen, also from Peregrine came third. But, Varun Hari Praveen of Chennai turned the tables in the Final for a comfortable victory ahead of another multiple champion Ruhaan Alva of MSport, and Madesh finished third.

    The results (Provisional):

    Senior Max – Final (16 laps):

    1. Varun Hari Praveen (Chennai, Peregrine Racing) (15:11.207);

    2. Ruhaan Alva (Bengaluru, MSport) (15:14.077);

    3. Rohaan Madesh (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (15:16.317).

    Pre-final (5 laps): 1. Rohaan Madesh (04:53.038); 2. Hunner Singh (Gurugram, Birel Art India) (04:54.067); 3. Varun Hari Praveen (04:54.838).

    Junior Max – Final (14 laps):

    1. Eshanth Vengatesan (Chennai, MSport) (14:01.468);

    2. Arafath Sheikh (Pune, Crest Motorsport) (14:03.229);

    3. Aarav Dewan (Gurugram, Leapfrog Racing) (14:05.584).

    Pre-final (12 laps): 1. Eshanth Vengatesan (11:13.275); 2. Arafath Sheikh (11:13.371); 3. Aarav Dewan (Gurugram, Leapfrog Racing) (11:14.202).

    Micro Max – Final (12 laps):

    1. Rivaan Dev Preetham (Chennai, MSport) (12:40.762);

    2. Hamza Balasinorwala (Mumbai, Rayo Racing) (12:40.836);

    3. Yug Jain (Vadodara, Peregrine Racing) (12:41.217).

    Pre-final (10 laps): 1. Rivaan Dev Preetham (10:17.041); 2. Hamza Balasinorwala (10:17.246); 3. Yug Jain (10:23.919).

  • Rabindra, Ghorpade, Rajiv shine in National Karting Championship

    Rabindra, Ghorpade, Rajiv shine in National Karting Championship

    Hyderabad, 17 July 2017: Aaroh Rabindraand of Mumbai and Bengaluru school student Chirag Ghorpade caught the limelight along with Arjun Rajivin the second round of the FMSCI National Rotax Karting Championship, here on Monday.

    All three fought back from P2 or P3 to emerge victorious in their respective final races in what proved to be an action-packed and closely fought weekend.
    In the Senior Max, Manav Sharma of Faridabad (BPC Racing) dominated the qualifiers and pre-finals but couldn’t hold on to his advantage in the day’s marquee race.
    He was pipped to the post by Aaroh Rabindra (Rayo Racing), who started from P2 but still managed a handsome 3.586-second margin victory in the 20-lap race.
    The Junior Max final was won by Chirag Ghorpade (BPC) in a gripping race but young Tijil Rao almost grabbed all the attention in this category.
    Tijil took part in the races despite being born with club feet, which means he was born with both his legs turned inwards. He underwent four corrective surgeries but his deformity is yet to be completely corrected.
    Yash Aradhya and Shahan Ali Mohsin (both of MSport) and Chirag were engaged in a nail-biting tussle. Sai Satish began on pole but he was quickly overtaken by Arjun Syam.
    After a few laps, Chirag passed him and held on to the lead until the 15th lap; at that stage, Aradhya overtook him but on the final lap he made a crucial mistake, allowing Aradhya to reclaim the lead.
    In the Micro Max, all the podium places were claimed by Bengaluru lads. Arjun Rajiv got the better of Ruhaan Alva, who began on pole,
    Results: Senior Max: 1. Aaroh Ravindra (Rayo Racing); Aanjan Patodia (Rayo); Manav Sharma (BPC)
    Junior Max: 1. Chirag Ghorpade (BPC Racing); 2. Yash Aradhya (MSport); Shahan Ali Mohsin (MSport)
    Micro Max: 1. Arjun Rajiv (Peregrine Racing); 2. Ruhaan Alva (Birel Art); 3. MR Rishon (Birel Art).