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  • Bakhru, Samervel win Ajmera IndiKarting Clash of Pros

    Bakhru, Samervel win Ajmera IndiKarting Clash of Pros

    Mumbai, 7 Feb 2021: Mumbai teenagers Raaj Bakhru and Raiden Samervel won the Ajmera IndiKarting Clash of Pros racing event here in Wadala, Mumbai on Sunday.

    Bakhru won 2 races and was second in one race to win the Pro Senior, while Samervel won all three races to win the Pro Junior.

    Some of India’s best talent from around the country participated in the 2 day FMSCI sanctioned event, inspite of numerous Covid related protocols in place. More than expected entries in the Pro senior meant that the seniors would be split into groups and would therefore get 4 races each, with 6 races in total.

    Bakhru qualified on pole in the Pro Senior with a laptime of 27.491, a mere tenth of a second ahead of Rahul Deshpande and Ojas Surve. Samervel bagged pole in the Pro Junior ahead of Veer Sheth and Nirvaan Chandna.

    Race 1 saw Bakhru stamp his authority to win from pole ahead of Deshpande and Neville Tata who climbed up from seventh on the grid.  Deshpande won race 2, while Bakhru won race 3. Surve and Aditya Patnaik, were second and third in race 2 and 3. Former National Karting Champion and JK Formula 1300 Champion – Aaroh Ravindra started last and showed his class to win race 4 ahead of Bakhru and Ishaan Barde who completed the podium.

    Barde won race 5 after an intense battle with Ravindra. Surve followed in third. Race 6 was won by Aditya Pandit ahead of Patnaik, while Paarth Damani drove well to make it on the podium for the final race.

    Samervel dominated the Pro Junior. He started from Pole in Race 1 and won ahead of Sheth and Chandna. Race 2 grid which was based on Race 1 results reversed, saw Samervel start from eighth and carve his way through the field to eventually win the race. Hoshmand Elavia and Chandna were second and third respectively. Samervel started from pole in race 3 and won ahead of Sheth and Elavia.

    The overall Pro Senior was won by Raaj Bakhru on 21 points, ahead of Aaroh Ravindra by a mere half point. Aditya Patnaik’s consistency took him to third with 18 points. Raiden Samervel on 30 points dominated the Pro Junior ahead of Elavia and Sheth on 18 and 16 points respectively.

    “We are very happy to see motorsport pick up again. Young racers travelled from Delhi, Hyderabad and other places around India for the race. Some of them will be traveling abroad to race as well and we wish them the very best” said 8 time National Champion and promoter of IndiKarting, Rayomand Banajee.

  • Jamie Shah, Shaurya Kapani win IndiKarting Clash of Karts; Rahul wins pro title: Ajmera IndiKarting

    Jamie Shah, Shaurya Kapani win IndiKarting Clash of Karts; Rahul wins pro title: Ajmera IndiKarting

    Winners all: The winners of the Ajmera IndiKarting that concluded on the outskirts of Mumbai on Sunday. Photo IndiKarting

    Mumbai, 15 Jan 2020: Jamie Shaw & Shaurya Kapani both from Mumbai, dominated proceedings in the Pro Senior & Junior categories, at the Ajmera IndiKarting Clash of Karts which concluded on Sunday. The event was a resounding success with over 650 registrations translating into 204 entries from across the country, in India’s largest karting event. The culmination of the 3 round, Clash of Pros Season 2 saw Rahul Deshpande win the Pro Senior while Shaurya Kapani won the Pro Junior.

    Qualifying on pole in the Pro Senior, Jamie Shaw got off to an excellent start. He pulled away to win Race 1 comfortably. Rahul Deshpande was second, just ahead of Danesh Banajee. Race 2 start order is based on the entire results of Race 1 being reversed. Jah Wadia started on pole & held the lead for a while. Jamie Shaw however proved to be in excellent form. He made his way through the entire field & managed to take his second consecutive victory, once again ahead of Rahul & Danesh. Race 3 proved to be the most exciting. Danesh made a good start from third to move ahead of Rahul. He soon overtook Jamie to move into the lead. Rahul moved upto 2nd and he and Danesh were nose to tail for close to 20 laps. Danesh drove an excellent defensive race to win race 3, followed by Rahul & Jamie.

    Raiden Samervel grabbed pole by a mere 5 hundreths of a second, ahead of Veer Sheth in the Pro Junior. He went on to win Race 1 ahead of Shaurya Kapani & Veer. The reverse grid Race 2, saw Shaurya notch an excellent victory ahead of Nirvaan Chandna & Hoshmand Elavia. Race 3 saw Veer Sheth start third & make his way up to win ahead of Shaurya & Raiden.

    Sawan Sathyanarayan from Bengaluru won the Open & Amateur categories. Mumbai lads Ojas Surve & Sasvat Jain followed him in the Open category, while Chandan Hegde & Ojas were second & third in the Amateur Category.

    Ayan Jussawalla (DPYA High School) triumphed in the Inter-School Category ahead of Advaith Jampa (Tridha School) & Aditya Patnaik (Delhi Public School). Sasvat Jain (Indian School of Design & Innovation) took top honours in the Inter-College category. Tej Patel (Podar International School) & Raghav Vaishnav (Jai Hind College) were second & third. Chintan Shah (Deltron Electricals) won the Corporate Category ahead of Mark Shaw (Shawman Software) and Aashwath Chowta (Afwah Media Consultants).

    Isha Sharma from Belgaum was the winner of the Women’s category ahead of Aashi Hanspal & Maariyah Sheikh. Jamie Shaw beat Aman Singh Bhui & Kiran Pardeshi in the Veteran category, while Sawan S finished ahead of Chintan Shah & Prashant Sonpar in the Master category. Raghav Vaishnav triumphed in the Senior Plus category with Paarth Damani & Adil Shah completing the podium.

    Fahad Kutty won the Pro Senior Plus category ahead of Mihir Patel & Raghav Vaishnav. Members of the media also participated in a special category for themselves, with Gaurav Davare of ZigWheels winning the race ahead of Saurabh Gamare (Exhibit Magazine). Rajesh Dsouza (Zee TV) was third.

    The event was also the culmination of the 2nd season of the 3 round Clash of Pros. Rahul Deshpande was the overall winner of the Pro Senior category with a total of 63 points ahead of Jamie Shaw with 54 points. Danesh Banajee who missed the 2nd round due to a rib injury was third with 52 points. Shaurya Kapani was the overall winner in the Pro Junior with 28 points. He was followed by Veer Sheth on 61 points, while Raiden Samervel with 51 points was third.

    The prestigious Akshay Patil Memorial Trophy was awarded to Veer Sheth.

    It has been a fantastic event with so many newcomers trying the sport for the first time. 204 entries was tough to handle but everything went smoothly. A huge thanks to the Ajmera group, due to whom, we have this fantastic facility in Mumbai” said Rayomand Banajee, founder IndiKarting.

    IndiKarting open class race in progress on Sunday. Photo Ajmera IndiKarting

    Results – Pro Senior –

    Race 1 – 1. Jamie Shaw. 2. Rahul Deshpande. 3. Danesh Banajee

    Race 2 – 1. Jamie Shaw. 2. Rahul Deshpande. 3. Danesh Banajee

    Race 3 – 1. Danesh Banajee. 2. Rahul Deshpande. 3. Jamie Shaw

    Pro Junior –

    Race 1 – 1. Raiden Samervel 2. Shaurya Kapani 3. Veer Sheth

    Race 2 – 1. Shaurya Kapani. 2. Nirvaan Chandna. 3. Hoshmand Elavia

    Race 3 – 1. Veer Sheth. 2. Shaurya Kapani. 3. Raiden Samervel

    Pro Senior Plus –  1. Fahad Kutty. 2. Mihir Patel. 3. Raghav Vaishnav.

    Open – 1. Sawan Sathyanarayan. 2. Ojas Surve. 3. Sasvat Jain

    Inter School – 1. Ayaan Jussawalla (DPYA High School) 2. Advaith Jampa (Tridha School) 3. Aditya Patnaik (Delhi Public School)

    Amatuer – 1. Sawan Sathyanarayan. 2. Chandan Hegde. 3. Ojas Surve

    Inter College – 1. Sasvat Jain (Indian School of Design & Innovation) 2. Tej Patel (Podar International School). 3. Raghav Vaishnav (Jai Hind College)

    Women – 1. Isha Sharma. 2. Aashi Hanspal. 3. Maariyah Sheikh

    Corporate – 1. Chintan Shah (Deltron Electricals) 2. Mark Shaw (Shawman Software) 3. Aashwath Chowta (Afwah Media Consultants)

    Senior Plus – 1. Raghav Vaishnav. 2. Paarth Damani. 3. Adil Shah

    Master – 1. Sawan Sathyanarayan 2. Chintan Shah. 3. Prashant Sonpar

    Veteran – 1. Jamie Shaw. 2. Aman Singh Bhui. 3. Kiran Pardeshi

    Media – 1. Gaurav (ZigWheels) 2. Saurabh Gamare (Exhibit Magazine) 3. Rajesh Dsouza (Zee TV)

    Clash of Pros (Overall after 3 rounds)

    Pro Senior – 1. Rahul Deshpande (63 points) 2. Jamie Shaw (54 points). 3. Danesh Banajee (52 points)

    Pro Junior – 1. Shaurya Kapani (78 points) 2. Veer Sheth (61 points). 3. Raiden Samervel (51 points)

    Pro Senior Plus – 1. Raghav Vaishnav (19 points) 2. Fahad Kutty (17 points) 3. Mihir Patel (13 points)

  • Over 500 racers for Ajmera IndiKarting series, the brainchild of Rayomand Banajee

    Over 500 racers for Ajmera IndiKarting series, the brainchild of Rayomand Banajee

    Qualifying sessions in progress at the Ajmera IndiKarting Series at IndiKarting circuit in Wadala, Mumbai on Saturday. An IndiKarting image

    Mumbai, 4 May 2019: Over 500 racers from across the country will compete in the Ajmera IndiKarting Series here on Sunday, including a number of national champions and internationally-experienced racers.

     
    Youngsters from Kashmir, Nashik, Kerala, Gujarat, Haryana, Jalgaon and Vijayawada, among other cities, took part in the qualifying rounds on Friday and Saturday and are now set for the grand finale at the Ajmera IndiKarting circuit in Wadala, the only racing circuit in Mumbai.
     
    IndiKarting, the country’s largest karting series, conceived by the king of karting Rayomand Banajee and organised under the aegis of FMSCI, aims at promoting motorsport at the grassroots level while also giving established drivers the platform to showcase their talent.
     
    The popular series will see the serious racers compete in the Pro Category in three different age groups, while those with lesser or no experience can take part in the Inter-School, Inter-College or Corporate, Amateur and Master (30 years & above) category, as per their qualification. 
     
    There is a special category for women too, though girls and women can also participate in any category against men. Motorsport, as is well known, is one of only two global sports that allows women to compete against men as equals. 
     
    “Mumbai is seeing competitive racing for the first time in 10 years. The high number of entries shows that the city is into this sport. We have made it easier and affordable for them by allowing them to simply turn up at the track and compete,” Rayomand Banajee, 8-time National Champion & founder of IndiKarting, said.
     
    “Mumbai has a shortage of good sporting facilities. We are happy that we have been able to set up motorsport infrastructure in Wadala. This is just the beginning as we at Ajmera Group propose many more such facilities,” Atul  Ajmera, Director of Ajmera Group of companies, declared.
     
    The finals of all categories will take place on Sunday from 3pm to 7pm. Spectator entry is free.