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  • Samuel Jacob begins 2024 campaign on a winning note; Tanika tops Ladies class

    Samuel Jacob begins 2024 campaign on a winning note; Tanika tops Ladies class

    Nashik, 7 April 2024: Samuel Sajan Jacob of Petronas TVS Racing began the season on a winning note snatching the Overall victory from teammate Rajendra RE in the MRF Rally of Nashik, the first round of the MRF Mogrip fmsci Indian National Rally Championship for two-wheelers here on Sunday.

    “I am feeling really happy wining the first round of Indian National Rally Championship. A winning beginning after a long break is always welcome and I thanks all the Petronas TVS Racing team for all the support and specially for the wonderful bike. I have trained very hard for this win and am happy to get the overall victory. The stages were full of tarmac, yes for about 60 per cent of the terrain and the rest is broken tarmac and I like it as it was a fast track,” said Jacob after the rally.

    Samuel Jacob with the Overall trophy in Nashik.

    While Petronas TVS Racing riders bagged three classes, with Imran Pasha (Supersport 260 Group B) and Syed Asif Ali (Scooters) also winning their classes, the lady rider from Satara, Tanika Shanbagh, kept the flag flying for Hero Motosports. Apart from winning the Ladies class, the two-time National champion finished Overall 30 in the field of 90 bikes. The TVS riders, however, swept the top class winning all the podium places in the Superbike Pro-Expert Group A with multiple national champion Aishwarya Pissay finishing fourth after the boys.

    The first round of the bike Nationals organised by AW Events and promoted by Godspeed Racing attracted 90 entries and 85 bikes finished the rally with five logging a DNF which included Arjun Joy and Karthik Naidu. Zeitmesser provided the live timings to the thousandth of a second.

    Former champion R Nataraj of Bengaluru won the Superbike Expert Group A Class 2 defeating compatriot Amogh Nag while Asad Khan of Chikkamagaluru finished third.

    Shivamogga’s Abdul Reheman won the Supersport 165cc Group B class while Rajesh Narajan Swamy won the Supersport 400cc class. Bengaluru’s Suhail Ahmed won the SS 550cc class and Arshad Muhammed of Thrissur won the 450cc Group D class. Amarendra Sathe of Pune won the Star of Karnataka local class.

    VS Naresh took a podium in the Supersport 550 Group B class on Sunday.

    Provisional Final Results: (#Bike number) (All privateers unless mentioned)

    Class 1: Superbike Pro-Expert Group A:

    1. #2 Samuel Jacob (Udupi, Petronas TVS Racing) (25 minutes, 03.831 seconds);

    2. #3 Rajendra RE (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (25:12.092);

    3. #1 Abdul Waheed Tanveer (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (25:32.225);

    4. #4 Aishwarya Pissay (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) 29:41.198.

    Class 2 Superbike Expert Group A:

    1. #5 Nataraj R (Bengaluru) (26:53.905);

    2. #6 GS Amogh Nag (Bengaluru) (27:43.780);

    3. #7 Asad Khan (Chikkamagaluru) (27:51.600).

    Class 3 Supersport 165cc Group B:

    1. #15 Abdul Reheman (Shivamogga) (29:29.776);

    2. #14 Bharat L (Bengaluru) (29:31.202);

    3. #89 Arshad Ali AT (Kannur) (29:41.877).

    Classs 4: Supersport 260 Group B:

    1. #26 Imran Pasha (Mysore, TVS) (26:07.655);

    2. #30 T Arun (Hassan, Hero Motosports) (26:34.469);

    3. #29 Yuva Kumar (Bengaluru, Hero Motosports) 26:45.720.

    Class 5: Supersport 400cc Group B:

    1. #42 Rajesh Narajan Swami (Pen) (28:03.998);

    2. #45 Anish Shetty (Bengaluru) (28:58.518);

    3. #41 Akhand Pratap Singh (Rorkee) (29:29.648).

    Class 6: Supersport 550 Group B:

    1. #52 Suhail Ahmed (Bengaluru) (28:44.853);

    2. #47 Naresh VS (Bengaluru) (29:40.304);

    3. #48 Darshan Chaure (Nashik) (30:52.412);

    Class 7: Scooters up to 210cc Group B:

    1. #56 Syed Asif Ali (Bengaluru, TVS) (29:59.732);

    2. #59 Venkatesh Shetty (Mumbai, Aprilia SR 150) (32:11.799);

    3. #60 Goutham N (Bengaluru) (32:27.604).

    Class 8: Women’s Class Group B:

    1. #62 Tanika Shanbhagh (Hero MotoSports, Satara) (30:11.762);

    2. #65 Somyya Chaudhary A (New Delhi) (31:31.733);

    3. #64 Remya Ravi (Thiruvananthapuram) (35:10.889).

    Class 9: Super Stock up to 450cc Group D:

    1. #69 Arshad Muhammed (Thrissur) (29:53.709);

    2. #72 Udayakumar M (Coimbatore) (30:15.197);

    3. #68 Shivam Thakur (Kullu) (30:30.249).

    Class 10 Star of Karnataka:

    1. #85 Amarendra Sathe (Pune) (31:59.690);

    2. #83 Lokesh Anik Bhosale (Pune) (32:29.292);

    3. #84 Kishore Jadhav (Pune) (32:36.992).

    Overall: (top-10 riders)

    1. #2 Samuel Jacob (Udupi, Petronas TVS Racing) (25 minutes, 03.831 seconds);

    2. #3 Rajendra RE (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (25:12.092);

    3. #1 Abdul Waheed Tanveer (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (25:32.225);

    4. #26 Imran Pasha (Mysore, TVS) (26:07.655);

    5. #30 T Arun (Hassan, Hero Motosports) (26:34.469);

    6. #29 Yuva Kumar (Bengaluru, Hero Motosports) 26:45.720.

    7. #5 Nataraj R (Bengaluru) (26:53.905);

    8. #27 Sachin D (Bengaluru, TVS) 926:56.007);

    9. #32 Banteilang Jyrwa (TVS) (26:56.905);

    10. #28 Sabarish R (Coimbatore) (27:32.179).

  • Rajendra claims 8th Nationals; Samuel Jacob fastest rider: Sprint Nationals

    Rajendra claims 8th Nationals; Samuel Jacob fastest rider: Sprint Nationals

    Bengaluru, 26 Feb 2023: Multiple National champion and ace rally rider Rajendra RE clinched the Open Class to claim his 8th National title, while his teammate Samuel Jacob became the National Champion in the other feature class and also bagged the ‘fastest rider’ tag in the finals f the Motorsports Inc fmsci Indian National Rally Sprint Championship for the year 2022 conducted along with Indian Dirt Fest, that concluded here on Sunday.

    But it was the talented first year student of B.Com in DG College of Commerce, Satara, Tanika Shanbagh, astride a Hero Xpulse 200 in Hero MotoSports colours, who stopped the TVS juggernaut winning the Ladies Class with ease and grace. It was her maiden National championship title win. She became the first Ladies Sprint champion as the Class got the fmsci National Championship status only this year (2022). Last year, she dared a risky entry but her injured ankle did not allow her to push. Her teammate Karan Kumar, added one more title for Hero MotoSports, winning the Group D upto 260cc class. Imran Pasha and Karthik made it four titles for the riders from TVS stable after Rajendra and Samuel Jacob.

    Maiden National title for Tanika Shanbagh as she wins
    the Sprint Nationals in Bengaluru on Saturday. INDIAinF1 pic

    Another star rider, Samuel Shajan Jacob, 29, who has a Masters in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, also knows a bit about sprockets and chains. He won the National title in the Group A upto 600cc class to add fourth National title to his exploits, and became the fastest rider of the Sprint Finals clocking a blistering 6min, 06.41sec ahead of Rajendra and Nataraj in the Group A class, which was dominated by Petronas TVS Racing riders. Born in Udupi the genial giant, won the longer INRC 2w Championship Overall title in 2020 along with his Group B class title, which he retained in 2021 for his third crown. Today, it is his fourth National title and maiden Sprint title in his class Group A upto 600cc class.

    However, it was Shivamogga’s Rajendra, 37, who claimed the National title in the Premier Open Class upto 600cc clocking 06:06.70 beating Jacob from Udupi. Imran Pasha, also from TVS came third in the finals. Rajendra, who has 7 titles in two different classes in the longer 2w Rally Nationals including two overall titles in 2019 and 2022, it is the maiden title in Sprint Nationals, and his 8th title. (2014 & 2015 upto 165cc; 2016, 2017 & 2018 upto 260cc; 2019 & 2022 Group A overall) .

    Bengaluru’s 26-year defending champion Pavan BK, clinched the title in the Group B 131cc to 165cc class with a hat-trick to boot. He has been dominating this class for sometime now, and would have clinched a National double in the next higher Gr.B 166 to 260cc class but a minor fall in the final corner prevented a possible podium. “Overall it was a flat out race and I enjoyed it thoroughly. I am so thrilled to make it a hattrick,” said Pavan, who came back from a mid-season injury with determination and hardwork. He has four National titles under his belt winning this class in 2020, 2021 and 2022, beside another title in the Group B 166 to 260cc class in 165cc in the 2w National Rally Championship, the longer format INRC.

    Bengaluru’s Pavan BK on a hattrick as he admirably came back from an injury to retain his title in the Group B 131 to 165cc class in the Sprint National Final on Saturday.

    International rider and celebrated racing star Anish D Shetty took the Championship victory in Group B 261cc to 400cc class while Imran Pasha from TVS won the 166 to 260cc class. Durgesh (upto 130cc) and Karthik K (Scooter class) were the other National champions 2022 in their respective classes.

    Jeemon Antony, the Kerala cop who speeds like a Bullet train.

    In the heavyweight Bullet class, 40-year Jeemon Antony won the Championship crown. The strong-willed but humble cop, always wears a smile on his face which does not show the two titanium rods that support his spine when he is on duty standing all the time policing the traffic in a Kerala city. Once on a crime beat, this Senior Civil Police Officer in Ernakulam stole the victory from big boys, Bruce Lee Naresh, Tribal Café fame Dev Venkatesh and India’s first Hero Dirt Track champ Asad Khan, but without a penny in sponsorship. Three cheers to this disciplined warrior, Jeemon Antony, who proved that life begins afresh at 40, with a maiden National Championship title. “I am very happy to finally win an Indian National title. It is a great moment after all the hardwork and months of bed rest and recovery,” said an elated Jeemon Antony. His bullet was tuned by Aneesh Anoop.

    “The wide participation and close competition has shown that the Sprint Nationals popularity has increased with the successful zonal rounds. Despite time constraints we managed to finish the Nationals with the support of both riders and teams,’’ said former Indian National Rally Champion Jaidas Menon, the Clerk of the Course and the man behind Motorsports Inc, the Promoters.

    After the regional rounds, the qualified riders competed in the grand finale and the winners here were declared National champions in the 10 classes in the delayed 2022 championship.

    Indian National Champions 2022 (Sprint) (Provisional):

    1. Bullet Class:                        Jeemon Antony;
    2. Group A Upto 600cc:      Samuel Jacob;
    3. Group B 131cc to 165cc: Pavan BK;
    4. Group B 166cc to 260cc: Imran Pasha;
    5. Group B 261cc to 400cc: Anish D Shetty (PRN Motorsport);
    6. Group B Upto 130cc:       Durgesh J;
    7. Group D Upto 260cc:      Karan Kumar (Hero MotoSports);
    8. Ladies Class:                       Tanika Shnbagh (Hero MotoSports);
    9. Open Class Upto 600cc: Rajendra RE;
    10. Scooter Class:                    Karthik K;
  • Samuel Jacob overall winner in 2w MRF Mogrip INRC: Rally of Coimbatore

    Samuel Jacob overall winner in 2w MRF Mogrip INRC: Rally of Coimbatore

    Coimbatore, 24 Jan 2021: Samuel Jacob of Team TVS Racing astride a TVS RTR 260cc became the Overall Winner of MRF Mogrip fmsci Rally of Coimbatore 2020, the third round of the Indian National Rally Championship for two-wheelers here on Sunday. He clocked a penalty of 1 hour 1 minute and 3 seconds in the National event successfully hosted by the Coimbatore Auto Sports Club and promoted by God Speed Racing under the dynamic leadership of Shyam Kothari, 7-time national motocross and multiple champion.

    J Imran Pasha, also from TVS Racing, bagged the Overall Runner-up place clocking 1:1:39. “The track gave ample scope to test the abilities of both the man and the machine, with many challenging and technical stages,” said Samuel, the winner of Group A pro-expert class. The event ran like clock-work without any delay, despite the COVID19 restrictions and a total distance of 80.22km, with a Special Stage distance of 67.00 kms was run on Saturday and Sunday.

    Local lad K Saravana Kumar won the Star of Tamil Nadu category exclusively for riders from Tamil Nadu. He posted a splendid performance finishing overall 23rd with a time of 1 hour 9 minutes and 13 seconds. The ceremonial flag off was held from Suguna Kalyana Mandapam by Goutham Hari, MRF, Regional Sales Manager on Saturday.

    Deeban Kumar, MRF’s District Manager, Coimbatore, was the chief guest for the prize distribution function which was held at Sennammal Kovil Mandapam, near Kethanur on Sunday. Organisers, CASC thanked MRF Limited and Godspeed for sponsoring and conducting the Championship successfully.

    Provisional Unaudited Results:

    Class 1: Super Bike Pro-expert Group A: 1. #4 Nataraj R (TVS Racing) (01:02.28.714); 2. #11 Rakesh Kumar P (Privateer Apache RTR) (01:07:40.744); 3. #12 Vinay Prasad (Pvt. Hero Xpulse) (01:08:01.976).

    Class 4: Super Sport 260B: 1. #1 Samuel lJacob (TVS Racing) (01hour; 01minute, 03.089 seconds);2. #6 J Imran Pasha (TVS Racing) (01:01.39.601); 3. #2 D Sachin (TVS Racing) (0:02.55.334). (All Apache
    RTR)

    Editor’s note: Results are incomplete and will be added as and when official copy is received