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Privateer Adnaan Ahamed claims overall honours; Faseela wins Ladies class
Puttur (Karnataka), 22 May 2022: On a dramatic day of slush and action, it was a glorious day for the unsung riders as local hero Adnaan Ahamed hoisted the flag high for privateers by clinching a well-deserved Overall victory at Rally de Mangaluru, the second round of the MRF MoGrip fmsci National Rally Championship 2W 2022 here on Sunday. Hero MotoSports’ Yuva Kumar and Sathyaraj Arumugam took the second and third place behind Ahmed, in that order.
All the ten bikes of Petronas TVS Racing team did not take the start for Round 2 on Sunday morning. Though issues of fuel pipe during the scrutiny are said to have led to the withdrawal of TVS factory team riders, an official version is awaited.
Sarath Mohan of Malappuram won the Group A Super Bike Expert class with a commanding lead once again to lead the championship table with two victories beating his state-mate Francis Sinan, who had to play second fiddle once again while Asad Khan of Chikkamagaluru came third ahead of another good performance by young lady rider Tanika Shanbagh, who stood overall 11th.
In the Super Sport 130cc class, Anoop Manjappa stepped up gear in wet conditions and pushed aside the challenge from Round 1 winner, Chalass Bose of Kottayam who was fastest in three stages but the lost ground in SS6. Chalass began with a bang clocking the best time in SS1, as the two Honda Stunners played cat-and-mouse race winning a stage each but Anoop took a decisive lead in SS6 and never looked back. Sudarshan of Chikkamagalur came third astride a Yamaha Gladiator.
Pinkesh Thakkar, who won the Scooter class on Sunday in Puttur. In Super Sport 165cc Class, defending champion Ajin Abraham of Kottayam, who missed the first round due to professional obligations took a comfortable win with a lead of over one and a half minute over Chikkamagaluru’s Francis PV, who won the first round. Sasi Kumar from Coimbatore, also on a Hero Impulse, finished third.
VS Naresh from Bengaluru put his Himalayan on the top winning the Royal Enfield class ahead of Arun Joy from Kochi and Abhijeet Sarkar of Bengaluru.
Fazeela from Ernakulam, found the moment ideal to display her talent and skills to claim the Ladies Class with Mangaluru’s Apoorva taking the second spot once again. The 2021 Sprint champion, Deeksha Srivastava, despite losing ground in one of the stages, completed her maiden podium in the Rally Nationals.
Hansraj Saikia from Guwahati, who came all the way from Guwahati provided the North-East flavour to the Nationals winning the Super Sport 400cc Group B class with ease and grace despite a road penalty as plenty of lead over Amogh Nag of Bengaluru. Astride a KTM Duke, Saikia, was looking to gain the much-needed experience, but the victory was a sweet bonus. Vinit Sharma of Indore also made it to the podium.
And it was also a day to celebrate for experienced Pinkesh Thakkar, who put Aprilia on a winning pedestal. With an entry as Aprilia JB Racing, he won the class astride his SR150 while Bengaluru’s Goutham N took second and Muzaffar Ali of Pune came third.
Round 2 Results (Provisional):
Overall:
1. Adnan Ahmed, Mangaluru (Privateer – Hero Xpulse) 00:53:43.222;
2. Sathyaraj Arumugam, Coimbatore (Hero MotoSports – Hero Xpulse) 00:58:11.981;
3. Yuva Kumar, Bengaluru (Hero MotoSport – Hero Xpulse) 00: 58:47.042;
4. Sarath Mohan, Malappuram (Pvt. Husqvarna FE450) 00:58:51.904;
5. Karan Kumar, Coimbatore (Privateer – Hero Xpulse) 00:59:24.532;
6. Sinan Francis, Kochi (Privateer – KTM 450EXCF) 00:59:24.532.
Class 1A: Super Bike Expert Group A:
1. Sarath Mohan, Malappuram (Privateer – Husqvarna FE450) 00:58:51.904;
2. Sinan Francis, Kochi (Pvt. – KTM 450EXCF) 1:00:35.064;
3. Asad Khan, Chikkamagaluru (Pvt. – TVS Apache RTR 180) 01:04:32.645;
4. Tanika Shanbagh, Satara, (Pvt. – Husqvarna TE 350) 01:05:48.979;
5. Jatin Jain, Nagpur, (Pvt. – KTM 450EXCF) 1:06:36.170;
Class 2: Super Sport 130 Group B:
1. Anoop Manjappa, Bengaluru (Pvt. Honda Stunner) 01:11:52.473;
2. Chalass K Bose, Kottayam, (Pvt. Honda Stunner) 01:13:49.259;
3. Sudarshan B, Chikkamagaluru (Pvt. Yamaha Gladiator) 01:14:51.156;
4. Dilip Raj, Chikkamagaluru (Pvt. Honda 130) 01:20:32.129;
5. Vinoth Kumar S, Erode (Pvt. Honda Stunner) 01:32:05.188;
Class 3: Super Sport 165 Group B:
1. Ajin Abraham, Kottayam (Pvt. Hero Impulse) 01:06:02.886;
2. Francis PV, Chikkamagaluru (Pvt. Hero Impulse) 01:07:37.329;
3. Sasi Kumar K, Coimbatore (Pvt. Hero Impulse) 01:07:46.535;
4. Shabuddin Sayed, Goa (Pvt. Hero Impulse) 01:09:08.627;
5. Goutham Rao, Bengaluru, (Pvt. Hero Impulse) 01:10:22.771;
Class 4: Super Sport 260 Group B:
1. Adnaan Ahamed, Mangaluru (Pvt. – Hero Xpulse) 00:58:11.981;
2. Sathyaraj Arumugam, Coimbatore (Hero MotoSport – Hero Xpulse) 00:58:47.042;
3. Yuva Kumar, Bengaluru (Hero MotoSport – Hero Xpulse) 00:58:49.314;
4. Karan Kumar, Coimbatore (Pvt. Hero Xpulse) 00:59:24.532;
5. Arun T, Tumkur (Pvt. Hero Xpulse) 01:01:48.671.
(Only 9 of the 13 riders completed the Rally)
Class 5: Super Sport 400 Group B:
1. Hansraj Saikia, Guwahati (Pvt. KTM Duke) 01:11:51.153; (Including 1 min road penalty)
2. Amogh Nag, Bengaluru (Pvt. – KTM 390) 01:15:02.719; (including 2 min road penalty)
3. Vinit Sharma, Indore (Pvt. KTM Duke 390) 01:19:29.197;
4. Ashwin Anantha Raju, Bengaluru (Pvt. KTM Duke 390) 01:20:39.219;
(Four of the six riders finished in this class)
Class 6: Super Sport 550 Group B:
1. Naresh VS, Bengaluru (Pvt. Royal Enfield Himalayan) 01:13:16.106;
2. Arun Joy, Kochi (Pvt. RE Himalayan) 01:17:28.691;
3. Abhijeet Sarkar, Bengaluru (Pvt. RE Himalayan) 01:45:56.651; (Including 1min 10sec Road Penalty);
(Only three of the four bikes finished in this class)
Class 7: Ladies Class Group B:
1. Fazeela U, Ernakulam (Pvt. Hero Impulse) 01:26:51.367;
2. Apoorva B, Mangaluru (Pvt. Hero Impulse) 01:36:41.442;
3. Deeksha Srivastava, Pune (Pvt. Hero Impulse); 02:55:49.970 (Including 9min road penalty);
(Priyanka Dutta DNF in SS4; Only three bikes of the four that started finished; Aishwarya did not start)
Class 8: S0 to S3 Scooter 210cc Group B:
1. Pinkesh Thakkar, Bhopal, (Aprilia JB Racing -Aprilia SR150) 01: 25:32.419;
2. Goutham N, Bengaluru (Pvt. – TVS NTorq) 01:26:27.179;
3. Muzaffar Ali, Pune (Pvt. – Aprilia SR150) 01:34:03.878.
(3 of the 4 bikes that started finished; 4 TVS riders ‘Did Not Start’ (DNS) Subramanya T. DNF in SS3;)
Class 9:
1. Suchith Kumar Reddy, Bengaluru (Pvt. Hero Xpulse 200) 01:17:22.079; (Incl. 2min road penalty);
2. Vivek Vijayan, Bengaluru (Pvt. Hero Xpulse 200) 01:23:41.466; (Incl. 1min road penalty);
3. Safwan Hussain, Mangaluru (Pvt. Hero Xpulse 200) 01:33:29.871; (Incl. 1min40sec road penalty);
4. Siddartha Wodeyar, Bengaluru (Pvt. Hero Xpulse 200) 01:37:03.253;
Eom/provisional results from MRF Live Timing.
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Rugved Barguje wins a double, claims ‘Rider of the Day’ award
Pune, 7 May 2022: Talented youngster Rugved Barguje of Petronas TVS Racing was in flowing form as he conquered both the motos to win the ‘Rider of Day’ trophy in the second round of the MRF MoGrip fmsci National Supercross Championship 2022 here on Saturday.
In a huge achievement, popular privateer Arun D of Hassan achieved a double astride an Impulse. He won the prestigious Indian Experts class beating celebrated factory rider and former National champion Nataraj R and his teammate Sachin D of TVS Racing took third place. He won the Private Experts class too beating Shailesh Kumar and Yogesh P came third. All the riders were on Impulse bikes.
Promoted by GodSpeed Racing with TVS Racing, Servo, Sidvin and FXR as sponsors, the Supercross Nationals are back with a bang in Nashik last Sunday attracting huge crowd after a two-year haitus due to COVID19. Pune too welcomed the popular sport with huge crowds gracing the artificial gallery for vantage spot and watched the riding daredevils in action. The daring feats, stunning jumps and the fast bikes did not disappoint them. The Freestyle Motocross riders and their stunts were a bonus for an evening of entertainment as many turned up with families.
CD Jinan, who dominated the proceedings in the first round, had to play second fiddle to the local hero Rugved Barguje, who took the championship lead in the top Foreign Experts class, (the SX1 Group A upto 500cc bikes) from the Kerala master. Barguje, inherited the biking skills and talent from his father, Dhyaneswar, the senior Barguje, who was popular as Bala in his hey days. He also has brothers who raced bikes but with today’s riding it was Rugved, who hogged all the limelight with a dominating show. He took the hole shot in the first moto and by the end of the first lap, the 22-year old opened up a huge gap of over 20 bike-lengths and never looked back, making the victory look so cool.
In the second moto too, Barguje was ahead into the first corner, a low right, but was boxed in by TK Prajwal, who took the hole shot and CD Jinan, who sneaked into second. Not the one to easily give up, the youngster launched an all out attack from the third position and near the third corner he sensed the chance and launched himself with clever use of the berm and overtook both Prajwal and Jinan, to regain the lead. Thereon, he shrewdly managed his lead, controlling his pace and jumps, and extended the gap for another comfortable win. With a straight back and balanced approach, hitting the whoops with his rear tyre at the same spot, Barguje seems to have gained the extra time managing the ten whoops to his advantage.
Behind him it was the Satara youngster, Ikshaan, son of another former racing star, Shanbhag, who clinched a creditable second place in the second moto. Jinan, had a forgettable week-end as he fell in the second moto and injured his leg. But the rider running 50, puts to shame many youngsters with his fitness mantra. He got up and finished the moto, and only during the podium ceremony one could notice a slight limp. Jinan got a third in the other moto and kept himself at a striking distance in the title race. Watchout for the master blaster in the remaining rounds.
“I am so thrilled. It is definitely a very big feeling to win in the home town. The effort and hard work I put in for the past two months had paid off. Now I got the championship lead and with more rounds to go, my focus is to be consistent and I will take it round by round,” said a beaming Rugved Barguje to INDIAinF1 from Pune.
Coimbatore’s Manikandan K won the SX2 ahead of Bhumik Lalwani of Mount Abu and first round winner Ajay Srinivas of Bengaluru. Shillong’s rising star Banteilang Jerwa of TVS Racing, astride a RTR 200 won the Novice class again to take the championship lead. Teammate Sachin D came second ahead of Arun T. Jinendra Sangave of Kolhapur pocketed the Locals class while Shlok Ghorpade won the Junior SX1. Another home-town talent Akshat Hupale bagged the Junior SX2 and is leading the championship after two rounds.
Results: Round 2 – 2022 (provisional):
Rider of the Day: Rugved Barguje (Pune)
1. Class 1 SX 1 (A&B) Group A Stroke 2/4 Upto 500CC (Foreign Experts Class) (2 motos):
1. #9 Rugved Barguje (Pune); TVS RTR 300;
2. #36 Ikshan Shanbhag (Satara) TVS RTR 300;
3. #50 CD Jinnan (Thrissur); TVS RTR 300;
2. Class 2 SX 2 (A&B) Group A: Stroke 2/4 Upto 500CC (2 motos):
1. # Manikandan K (Coimbatore) KX250;
2. # Bhumik Lalwani (Mount Abu); KX250;
3. #12 Ajay Srinivas (Bengaluru); KX250;
3. Class 3 NOVICE Group C: Stroke 2/4 Upto 260CC:
1. #27 Banteilang Jerwa (TVS Racing – Shillong, Meghalaya) TVS RTR 200;
2. #40 Sachin D (Petronas TVS Racing) (Bengaluru); TVS RTR 200;
3. #73 Arun T (Hassan); Impulse;
4. Class 4 LOCALS Group B: Stroke 2/4 Upto 260CC:
1. #90 Jinendra S (Kolhapur) TVS RTR 200;
2. # Rajesh Swami, Impulse;
3. #6 Russel Jossy (Goa) Impulse;
5. Class 5 INDIAN EXPERTS Group C: Stroke 2/4 Upto 260CC:
1. #73 Arun T (Impulse) (Hassan); Impulse;
2. # Nataraj R (Petronas TVS Racing – Bengaluru) TVS RTR 200;
3. #40 Sachin D (Petronas TVS Racing- Bengaluru) TVS RTR 200;
6. Class 6 PRIVATE EXPERTS Group C: Stroke 2/4 Upto 260CC:
1. #73 Arun T (Impulse) (Hassan);
2. # Shailesh Kumar; Impulse;
3. # Yogesh P () Impulse;
7. Class 7 JR SX 1 Group A: Stroke 2/4 Upto 250CC (2 motos):
1. #33 Shlok Ghorpade (Satara) KTM 150;
2. #97 Jinendra Sangave (Kolhapur) KX250;
3. #52 Srujan J () KX100;
8. Class 8 JR SX 2 Group A: Stroke 2/4 Upto 100CC (for riders under-12 years):
1. #34 Akshat Hupale (Pune) KTM SX85;
2. #5 Bhairav C () Husqvarna;
3. # Srujan J () KTM SX65;
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TVS Asia one-make championship trials at Sepang on April 27
Bangi, 20 April 2022: The two-wheeler giant in Indian motorsports, TVS Racing is all set to make it international presence with a one-make championship that that will run alongside FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) beginning in Malaysia from May 29. The trials at Sepang are scheduled for April 27.
Two Wheels Motor Racing (TWMR) announced its partnership with TVS Racing, the factory racing team of TVS Motor Company and the news one-make championship will be name the TVS Asia One-Make Championship.
The championship will see a total of 16 riders from all over Asia who will be finalised on April 27 for the first year. The selection will be held at the Sepang International Circuit where Round 2 of the ARRC will take place in May.
Commenting on the development, Mr. Vimal Sumbly, Head – Premium Business, TVS Motor Company, said, “The engineering and performance prowess in our race machines has been derived from TVS Racing’s race-bred pedigree on the track, proving its mettle across a host of racing formats and has put us on the global map. We are excited about carving our success story internationally. The TVS Asia One Make Championship will play a pivotal role as a milestone in our global journey for TVS Racing.”
“We take this as an opportunity to take our learnings from the Indian tracks and demonstrate our capabilities internationally. We also look forward to having international racers atop our TVS Asia One Make Apache RR 310 motorcycles competing in the future championships.”
Ron Hogg, Promotions Director of Two Wheels Motor Racing Sdn. Bhd. said, “The participation of TVS Racing in the One-Make Championship is a bold gesture that would certainly open avenues in discovering new talents. More importantly, bringing in a new partner and manufacturer will ignite the interest for FIM Asia Road Racing Championship in general.”
On the impact towards the motorsport industry, Ron continued, “Motorsport industry is ever-changing. From a technological perspective, we move very quickly from two-strokes to four-strokes and having said that, we foresee further development of machines to suit the needs of the industry. Being rider-centric, we constantly look for ways that would pave opportunities for riders to pursue professional riding at a higher level. Our collaboration with TVS Racing in this One-Make Championship is part of our strategic plan that would serve the needs of our Asian riders at the regional front consequently contributing to a comprehensive development within the motorsport industry.”
FIM Asia President, Stephan P Carapiet said, “The One-Make Championship collaboration is an important mark in the motorsport championships as it forms yet another platform for the development of future motorsport stars and an opportunity to race the TVS One-Make machines. TVS will now be able to showcase the capacities, qualities and reliabilities of the machine in the racing field and through the technical specifications and data obtained from the races, they will also be able to make forward approaches in developing enhanced features that would better serve the needs of their domestic use.”
“India is a base for motorcycle manufacturers with a sales projection that supersedes the rest of the Asian markets. The involvement of TVS in racing however goes the extra mile to exhibit their advancement in technology and potentially spark interest in motorsport among the 1 billion population. FIM Asia fully supports this initiative and with the financial subsidies and opportunities provided by TVS Racing, we look forward to the participation of over 10 countries for the coming round in Malaysia.”
TVS Asia One-Make Championship will participate in four rounds of the ARRC:
1. 27th – 29th May 2022 Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
2. 1st – 3rd July 2022 (TBC)
3. 12th – 14th August 2022 Sugo International Circuit, Japan
4. 18th – 20th November 2022 Chang International Circuit, Thailand
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TVS Racing’s Rajendra wins maiden Dakshin Dare crown
Chitradurga (Karnataka), 17 Feb. 2022: TVS Racing factory rider Rajendra RE came out triumphant winning the Overall title in the Motorsport Inc 12th edition of the Dakshin Dare, a cross-country event under the aegis of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (fmsci), which concluded here on Wednesday night.
The 35-year old warhorse, a multiple National champion, who began his rally-raid career winning the Group B class in thelonger version of the Dakshin Dare in 2017, won his maiden Overall title beating stiff competition astride a TVS Apache RTR 450FX and added one more trophy to the TVS Racing’s cabin. The Shivamogga-born rider who is also an Indian National Rally champion said: “I am very glad to win the Dakshin Dare title. Though it is a shortened version, the competition was high and I am happy that the organisers managed the event despite the pandemic. With the support from TVS Racing, I am looking forward to a fruitful 2022.”
Rajendra receiving the winners trophy from Chief Guest at Chitradurga on Wendesday. The popular cross-country rally which was restricted to two-wheelers this year saw good response of over 36 bikes despite the pandemic and the tough terrain proved that only 23 finished the course. With many National champions fighting for honours in different classes, the four-day event saw the riders traverse a distance of over 300 km of competitive off-road sections starting from Bengaluru Triple-S, a spectator special, and two loops of Selective Sections (SS) about 100-km each, around Chitradurga on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first day saw the riders take the country-side roads on the picturesque foothills, amidst the windmills near Hiriyur, while the flowing flat-out stretches near Challakere saw the top guns touching speeds of 146-kmph on Day 2.
Sarath Mohan of Asura Garage from Mallapuram came overall second astride a Husqvarna FE450 while another champion Yuva Kumar of Hero MotoSports had to be content with an overall third but he claimed the gold in his class, the Group B 166 to 260cc category. Rajendra also won the Group A upto 600cc class. Youngster Goutham topped the Group B upto 165 class while another veteran Aakash Aithal of Puttur won the Group B 261 to 400cc event.
Winners all – Dakshin Dare 2w concludes in Chitradurga on 16 Feb. 2022. Photo: AutoTrack Hero MotoSports stalwart Sathyaraj bagged the Group D upto 260cc section while Suhail Ahmed of Bengaluru, a former multiple Supercross National champ, clinched the heavyweight Bullet class on a Himalayan. Pinkesh Thakkar, an expert motocross champion, now riding a TVS NTorq, conquered the Scooter Class. Sachin D is the one of the big names who crashed on Day 1.
“Since we ran the Dare on public roads extra precaution was taken for Safety of the riders and all COVID protocols were in place. The riders enjoyed the flowing stages and I appreciate all the efforts of the Officials and the team who made sure that the event was a big success,” said Jaidas Menon, the Promoter. The Dakshin Dare for four-wheelers is being planned for August 2022.
Final Audited Results:
Overall: 1. Bike #1 Rajendra RE (TVS Racing, Bengaluru) (4 hours,19 minutes, 23.561 seconds); 2. #6 Sarath Mohan (Mallapuram), (4:30:51.777); 3. #37 Yuva Kumar (Hero MotoSports, Bengaluru) (4:35:36.889); 4. #10 Suhail Ahmed (Bengaluru) (4:44:49.415); 5. #11 Satyaraj (Hero MotoSports, Chennai) (4:45:30.605); 6. #29 Pavan BK (Bengaluru) (4:46:31.400); 7. #7 Sinan Francis (Kottayam) (4:46:50.773); 8. #5 Naresh VS (Bengaluru) (4:54:32.819); 9. #18 Aakash Aithal (Puttur, near Mangaluru) (4:55:12.360); 10. #4 Karthik (TVS Racing, Jaipur) (5:04:02.545).
1. Group A upto 600cc: 1. Rajendra RE (TVS Racing, Bengaluru) (4:19:23.561); 2. Sarath Mohan, (4:30:51.777); 3. Sinan Francis (Kottayam) (4:46:50.773).
2. Group B upto 165cc: 1. #2 Goutham (Bengaluru) (5:07:29.526); 2. #21 Jithu (Kottayam) (5:11:16.870); 3. #28 Manmeet Singh (Kolkata) (5:42:06.189).
3. Group B 166 to 260cc: 1. Yuva Kumar (Hero MotoSports, Bengaluru) (4:35:36.889); 2. Karan Mohan (Bengaluru) (5:36:09.257); #25 Sachin D (Bengaluru) (TVS Racing) (DNF).
4. Group B 261 to 400cc: 1. Aakash Aithal (Mangalore) (4:55:12.360); 2. #22 Uday Ganguli (Kolkota) (5:21:16.408); 3. #26 Dwarith Manna (Kolkata) (5:41:18.873).
5. Group D: Upto 260cc: 1. Satyaraj (Hero MotoSports, Bengaluru) (4:45:30.605); 2. Pavan BK (Bengaluru) (4:46:31.400); 3. Karthik (TVS Racing, Bengaluru) (5:04:02.545).
6. Bullet Class: 1. Suhail Ahmed (Bengaluru) (4:44:49.415); 2. Naresh VS (Bengaluru) (4:54:32.819).
7. Group B Scooter Class: 1. #15 Pinkesh Thakkar (Pune) (TVS Racing) (5:30:10.195).
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KY Ahamed leads front row sweep for TVS Racing
Chennai, 3 Feb 2022: KY Ahamed led a front-row lockout for TVS Racing as he took pole position in the premier Pro-Stock 165cc Open category as the fifth and final round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2021 commenced at the MMRT, here on Thursday.
Ahamed clocked 01 minute, 54.353 seconds while his team-mates Deepak Ravikumar (01:54.988) and championship leader Jagan Kumar (01:55.179) filled the front row. Incidentally, Jagan, a nine-times National champion, needs a total of 10 points in this weekend’s double-header to seal the title.
Pacer Yamaha team, making a comeback to the championship after a dozen years, had two of their riders, Prabhu Arunagiri (P4) and Mithun Kumar (P6) in the second row along with Idemitsu Honda SK69 Racing’s Rajiv Sethu qualified P5.
Earlier, Sparks Racing’s Allwin Xavier, a 22-year old engineering student from Thrissur, who is currently placed third on the leaderboard, grabbed the pole position, clocking 02:07.266.
Championship co-leader Alwin Sundar (AS Motorsports) from Chennai (02:07.466) was second while Mysuru rider, Varun Nanjundegowda (Sparks Racing), completed the front row on the grid for tomorrow’s first of three races, with a hot lap of 02:08.474. Anfal Akdhar (Rockstar Racing), also from Thrissur, who is tied on points with Alwin Sundar, will start from P9, some two seconds off the pace.
In the Girls (Stock 165cc) category, Lani Zena Fernandez (Speed Up Racing) from Puducherry qualified for pole position ahead of Ryhana Bee (RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate) who has already clinched the title in this category, and last year’s champion Ann Jennifer (Sparks Racing).
Lani Zena Fernandez (No.97), who qualified for pole position in the Girls (Stock 165cc) category on Feb 03, 2022. Photo by Anand Philar Meanwhile, Bengaluru’s Anish Damodara Shetty (Race Concepts), currently placed second in the championship behind veteran Rajini Krishnan (RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate), posted the quickest time during the free practice session in the Pro-Stock 301-400cc category, with a best lap of 01:50.614secs. TVS Racing’s Deepak Ravikumar (01:51.175) was the second quickest, ahead of Rajini (01:51.638).
Provisional results (Qualifying – best laps):
Pro-Stock 165cc: 1. KY Ahamed (TVS Racing, Chennai) (01min, 54.353secs); 2. Deepak Ravikumar (TVS Racing, Chennai) (01:54.988); 3. Jagan Kumar (TVS Racing, Chennai) (01:55.179).
Novice (Stock 165cc): 1. Allwin Xavier (Sparks Racing, Thrissur) (02:07.266); 2. Alwin Sundar (AS Motorsports, Chennai) (02:07.466); 3. Varun Nanjundegowda (Sparks Racing, Mysuru) (02:08.474).
Girls (Stock 165cc): 1. Lani Zena Fernandez (Speed Up Racing, Puducherry) (02:10.011); 2. Ryhana Bee (RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate, Chennai) (02:10.213); 3. Ann Jennifer (Sparks Racing, Chennai) (02:11.052).
TVS One-Make Championship – Open (RR 310): 1. Ami Van (Auroville) (01:56.505); 2. Jagadeesh N (Bengaluru) (01:56.724); 3. Navaneeth Kumar (Puducherry) (01:56.836).
Girls (Apache RTR 200): 1. Deepika Reddy (Hyderabad) (02:12.895); 2. Rakishitha Dave (Chennai) (02:15.137); 3. Adlin Seles (Chennai) (02:15.206).
Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup – CBR 150: 1. Prakash Kamat (Bokaro Steel City) (02:08.265); 2. Vivek Gaurav (Patna) (02:08.559); 3. Theopaul Leander (Chennai) (02:09.128)
Hornet 2.0 (Support class): 1. Kevin Kannan (Chennai) (02:11.712); 2. G Balaji (Chennai) (02:13.053); 3. Shankar Guru (Chennai) (02:14.264).
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Abdul Tanveer crowned overall National Champion 2021: 2w Rally
TVS Racing wins four top glamorous classes of the 2021 National Rally Championship for two-wheelers in a dominant fashion at the final round in Nashik. For many years now, the Premier Racing Team in the country has been winning the Overall Championship and National titles in multiple categories. Defending champions Samuel Jacob and Aishwarya Pissay won the National titles in their respective classes with a round to spare while Pavan BK too won the Super Sport 165cc Group B with a huge margin in the penultimate round itself. However, it is World Cupper Miss Pissay, who dominated the season like no other, winning 150 out of 150 points.
Abdul Wahid Tanveer wins 2w National Rally Championship
Abdul Tanveer, the Overall Champion, for 2021. Nashik, 19 Dec. 2021: Mysore’s Abdul Wahid Tanveer of TVS Racing was crowned the National champion in the GodSpeed MRF Mogrip fmsci National Rally Championship 2021 for two-wheelers which concluded with the sixth and final round held here on the picturesque foothills of Sahayadri mountain ranges on Sunday Dec. 19, with a consistent show finishing all the six rallies.
Champions All
Abdul Wahid Tanveer, Asad Khan, Ajin Abraham, Pavan BK, Samuel Jacob, Sajeesh Reghunathan, Mohammed Zaheer, Karthik and Aishwarya were the National champions for 2021 in their respective classes from Class 1 for Super Bikes Pro-Expert to Class 8 Ladies category.
Profiles of these 2021 champions will be published soon.
Aishwarya’s stunning Record
Champions All: The triumphant TVS team at Nashik on Dec 19. Photo from TVS Meanwhile, 2019 World Cup Baja winner, the only world champion in motorsports from India, Aishwarya Pissay, astride a TVS RTR200, continued her winning spree as she made a clean sweep of all the rounds and added one more National title to her glittering career.
The Bengaluru rider who made her rally debut in the last round of 2016 season, decided to do both road racing and rallying from 2017 and promptly won both the Nationals. The 2021 title is her fifth consecutive National championship victory in Ladies Class. For record she has 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 INRC titles and 2021 National Rally Championship title. Apart from these five Nationals she is also the maiden National champion in Road Racing when the ladies class was accorded National status in 2017. She won the inaugural MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship Ladies Class in 2017.
The rider supported by Hyperice and Scott, had a blemishless year and young Tanika Shanbagh was the only rider who put up a semblance of a fight but the Kannadiga from Satara, who was bothered by an injury to her leg. But Tanika bravely put up a fight, and deservedly finished second. She did clock some fast times, especially in the slush and muddy terrain, which vanquished many a rider. The talented rider, is focussed and her race craft and hardwork, with experience will surely take her places as she got her fundamentals right. Taking part in different rounds, 10 ladies entries, speak well for the Women in Motorsports, with Sprint Ladies champion 2021, Deeksha joining for the last round in Nashik. Apoorva B, despite taking part in only three rallies finished third in the championship.
Consistent Tanveer is champ
Astride a TVS RTR450, Tanveer, who joined TVS Racing in 2014, won only the third and fourth rounds, but finished all the other rounds in second place for valuable points and defeated teammate and 2019 champion Rajendra RE by a comfortable margin of 22 points. Rajendra, who began with a bang winning the opening round in Hampi, appeared to have taken a decisive lead winning Round 2 too, but the treacherous terrain and the slush killed his hope as he logged a DNF (Did Not Finish) in the next two rounds that virtually put paid to his hopes. The victory at the last round here is only a consolation as Tanveer proved that he could ride in any terrain. The old adage, for finishing first, first you have to finish the rally, proved true as Rajendra’s three wins went in vain.
Tanveer, popular as Tanni in the TVS garage, made his international debut in 2017. He took part in the PanAfrica Rally 2018 at Morocco from September 8 to 15 for a creditable overall eighth position on debut. Moreover, he bagged the first place in Enduro Class in one of the stages and went on to do well in Morocco rally next year in 2019 winning the laurels for the country in his class.
TVS brilliance continues – Samuel retains his class
Samuel Jacob, Group B 260cc Class Champioin for 2021 Defending overall champion, Samuel Shajan Jacob won the championship in the Group B 260cc class for the second year in a row, riding an Apache RTR200. The Udupi rider who joined TVS in 2018 has a Masters in Logistics and Supply Management and thus is a thinking rider, aware of his strengths. Though he lost to teammate Tanveer in overall class, he enjoyed a dominant run this season, with five wins in six rounds and excelled with brilliant riding skills and consistent performance, especially in the wet rounds. Just 28, he celebrated his birthday with a deserving win on Dec 4 with a victory in a tricky round.
Samuel Jacob in action, all photos courtesy TVS Karthik keeps up the tempo till end
Karthik Naidu clinched his maiden title, winning in the scooter class with a rally spec TVS Ntorq 125. He won the title by a margin of just 11sec, with the title coming down to the last loop of the rally. Though the Ntorqs dominated, the class he found some thrilling competition which brought alive the championship and kept it open till the end. It is the NTorq which stood him in good stead in all the obstacles he came across.
Karthik Naidu, the scooter champion in action. Karthik Naidu B Selvaraj, Team Manager, TVS Racing, said, “It has been an incredible season for the TVS Racing team at the 2021 INRC. I am thrilled with the performance of all the TVS Racing riders, and their hard work and dedication have paid off.Abdul Wahid Tanveer was consistent and flawless and won overall & Group A 450cc category championship. Samuel Jacob worked hard to put up a good show throughout the season and won the Group B 260cc class championship.Aishwarya completely dominated the ladies’ class of the season with six straight wins, and it is her 5th consecutive national title. Karthik N also put up a staller show andemerged as champion in scooters class.
“I would like to thank all the TVS Racing team crew for their relentless work and immense efforts in keeping the motorcycles and scooters at its best form.”
“Not just the pandemic, the rains too created havoc. But we managed to complete the Championship on time and we are the only fourth Nationals after Karting and Sprint to finsih all rounds successfuly. Now it is Supercross in full swing,” said Shyam Kothari, a 7-time former National champion in three different disciplines of motorsports and the man behind the whole show. A biker known for his spectacular jumps he is the man behind the show for two Nationals, the MRF Mogrip rally and Supercross, promoting under GodSpeed Racing. The Supercross Nationals will begin next month from Indore.
Final audited Results: (To be added)
Champions: 2021 National* Rally Championship (two-wheeler)
Class 1: Super Bike Pro-Expert Group A: Abdul Waheed Tanvir 122 points;
Class 1A: Super Bike Expert Group A: Asad Khan, 94;
Class 2: Super Sport 130 Group B: Ajin Abraham 110;
Class 3: Super Sport 165 Group B: Pavan BK 136; (Won with 1 round to spare)
Class 4: Super Sport 260 Group B: Samuel Jacob 143; (Won with 1 round to spare)
Class 5: Super Sport 400 Group B: Sajeesh Reghunathan 133
Class 6: Super Sport 550 Group B: Mohammed Zaheer 129;
Class 7: S0 to S3 Scooter 210 Group B: Karthik 122;
Class 8: Ladies Class Group B: Aishwarya Pissay 125 (Won with 1 round to spare);
*Note: Till 2020 the Championship nomen clature was Indian National Rally Championship for 2w. From 2021 it is changed to National Rally Championship by FMSCI, the governing body for sport in India.
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Samuel Jacob claims overall honours in Round 4: INRC2w
Chikkamagaluru, 21 Nov 21: Abdul Wahid Tanveer of TVS Racing Factory Team won the Super Special Stage and thrilled the spectators but it was defending champion Samuel Jacob who re-claimed the Overall victory in the fourth round of the MRF Mogrip FMSCI Indiann National Rally Championship for two-wheelers 2021 here on Sunday.
Watch the TVS video here courtesy Samuel Jacob.
Both Tanveer and Samuel Jacob won their respective classes.
Aishwayra Pissay defeated Tanika Shanbag to take the fourth win of the season from four rounds. Akash Aithal, who ably organised the second and third rounds, returned as a participant and won the Super Sport 400cc astride a KTM Adventure 390 with stock suspension. “The winning saga goes on! Age is just a number,” was the online slogan from the veteran who beat another senior, Venu Ramesh Kumar, the affable rider representative, who had to be content with a second place again on a KTM Duke.
Aman Prabhakar from Nagpur, the current Rally of Himalayan winner, won the Class 1A for foreign bikes beating Asad Khan, the local hero, astride a Suzuki RMX 450z who excelled in the Super Special at his old school in Chikmagalur. Jatin Jain, also from Nagpur, finished third.
Note: Factual errors were corrected on 23 Nov. 2021
CATEGORY WISE PROVISIONAL STAGE TIMINGS
CLASS 1 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SSS SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 SS7 SS8 SS9 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 1 ABDUL WAHID TANVEER TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR BENGALURU 02:16.210 06:13.566 07:09.925 06:01.003 06:55.281 05:58.150 06:49.242 05:53.800 06:44.957 – 00:54:02.134 – 00:54:02.134 2 4 NATARAJ R TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR BENGALURU 02:20.130 06:25.406 07:32.332 06:27.808 07:25.273 06:14.820 07:17.789 06:17.527 07:09.429 – 00:57:10.514 – 00:57:10.514 3 3 GOUTHAM RAO R PRIVATEER TVS APACHE RTR BENGALURU 03:14.957 10:31.636 09:07.101 07:26.990 08:35.675 07:22.390 08:26.058 07:08.828 08:25.867 – 01:10:19.502 – 01:10:19.502 4 2 RAJENDRA R E TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR HOSUR 02:08.620 21:20.621 06:51.214 06:21.148 DNF – – – – – – – – CLASS 1A RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SSS SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 SS7 SS8 SS9 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 8 AMAN PRABHAKAR PAWDE PRIVATEER KTM EXCF 450 NAGPUR 02:32.430 06:24.664 07:34.417 06:16.285 07:26.527 06:08.234 07:17.292 06:08.453 07:11.980 – 00:57:00.282 – 00:57:00.282 2 6 ASAD KHAN PRIVATEER SUZUKI RMX 450Z CHIKMAGALUR 02:36.080 06:38.589 07:56.636 06:28.832 07:57.019 06:28.062 07:32.242 06:27.292 07:40.562 – 00:59:45.314 – 00:59:45.314 3 7 JATIN JAIN PRIVATEER KTM EXCF 250 NAGPUR 02:44.360 07:06.292 08:11.156 06:51.707 07:52.363 06:44.949 07:59.765 06:45.214 07:49.328 – 01:02:05.134 – 01:02:05.134 4 5 SARATH MOHAN PRIVATEER HUSQVARANA FE 450 MALLAPURAM 02:14.670 06:09.363 06:58.015 06:05.910 07:10.371 06:10.742 07:02.199 DNF – – – – – CLASS 2 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SSS SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 SS7 SS8 SS9 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 22 AJIN ABRAHAM PRIVATEER HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC KERALA 02:53.500 07:03.781 08:15.191 06:56.410 08:15.027 06:41.597 08:09.855 07:17.414 08:05.390 – 01:03:38.165 – 01:03:38.165 2 46 CHALASS K BOSE PRIVATEER HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC KOTTAYAM 02:45.835 07:22.316 08:48.578 07:05.449 08:39.167 06:52.250 08:27.406 07:17.414 08:24.847 – 01:05:43.262 – 01:05:43.262 3 23 NITESH G POOJARI PRIVATEER HONDA STUNNER 130 CC MANGALORE 02:57.671 08:15.144 09:08.250 06:55.830 08:51.976 07:02.570 08:21.375 07:17.414 08:19.218 – 01:07:09.448 – 01:07:09.448 4 25 DURGESH J PRIVATEER HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC BENGALURU 02:51.210 07:16.750 10:20.117 07:01.156 08:50.402 07:13.648 08:43.320 07:17.414 08:44.652 – 01:08:18.669 – 01:08:18.669 5 24 DILIP RAJ PRIVATEER HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC CHIKMAGALUR 02:59.453 07:23.578 08:58.386 07:17.450 08:52.476 07:29.449 09:09.417 07:17.414 08:51.406 – 01:08:19.029 – 01:08:19.029 6 26 RAHUL SHRIYAN PRIVATEER HONDA STUNNER 130 CC MANGALORE 03:00.160 DNF – – – – – – – – – – – 7 27 SRIKANTH MODALA PRIVATEER YAMAHA YBX 125 CHIKMAGALUR 03:15.488 08:04.531 10:15.718 DNF – – – – – – – 00:00:30 – 8 44 PRASHANTH R PRIVATEER HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC BENGALURU 03:02.300 08:09.066 09:28.957 08:05.878 09:29.914 08:08.273 22:09.367 DNF – – – – – CLASS 3 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SSS SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 SS7 SS8 SS9 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 19 PAVAN B K PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 BENGALURU 03:01.191 06:42.089 07:46.906 06:25.214 07:40.476 06:25.425 07:37.933 07:17.414 07:44.195 – 01:00:40.843 – 01:00:40.843 2 18 SASIKUMAR K PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 COIMBATORE 02:50.191 06:45.351 08:04.128 06:44.117 07:52.984 06:45.734 07:45.253 06:28.550 08:04.023 – 01:01:20.331 – 01:01:20.331 3 20 ABRAR PASHA PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 SHIMOGA 02:39.281 06:42.007 08:07.183 06:27.667 07:53.800 06:26.136 08:10.742 07:17.414 08:11.656 – 01:01:55.886 – 01:01:55.886 4 21 ANOOP MANJAPPA PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 BENGALURU 03:43.585 07:56.402 10:29.332 07:21.300 08:50.980 07:14.828 09:03.339 07:17.414 08:51.812 – 01:10:48.992 – 01:10:48.992 CLASS 4 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SSS SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 SS7 SS8 SS9 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 9 SAMUEL JACOB TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR HOSUR 02:14.760 06:03.417 07:03.722 05:54.707 06:52.652 05:59.582 06:52.675 06:00.554 06:54.000 – 00:53:56.069 – 00:53:56.069 2 10 IMRAN PASHA J TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR MYSURU 02:13.070 06:14.148 06:59.828 06:02.937 06:59.335 06:01.203 07:00.722 06:07.652 07:02.238 – 00:54:41.133 – 00:54:41.133 3 11 SACHIN D TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR HOSUR 02:14.520 06:16.964 07:19.660 06:11.796 08:00.125 06:26.218 07:29.847 06:21.187 07:24.734 – 00:57:45.051 – 00:57:45.051 4 12 PRABAKARAN S PRIVATEER HERO XPULSE 200 CHIKMAGALUR 03:20.910 08:37.527 24:44.843 09:04.500 11:53.746 09:15.988 14:01.914 07:17.414 12:08.457 – 01:40:25.299 00:01:50 01:42:15.299 CLASS 5 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SSS SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 SS7 SS8 SS9 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 16 AAKASH AITHAL PRIVATEER KTM ADV 390 PUTTUR 02:38.790 07:58.035 08:50.363 07:18.210 08:26.027 07:19.835 08:26.027 07:17.414 08:31.503 – 01:06:46.204 – 01:06:46.204 2 14 VENU RAMESHKUMAR V PRIVATEER KTM DUKE 390 COIMBATORE 02:47.860 07:36.878 09:07.175 07:17.970 08:51.527 07:12.589 08:24.324 07:03.699 08:35.160 – 01:06:57.182 – 01:06:57.182 3 13 SAJEESH REGHUNATHAN PRIVATEER KTM DUKE 390 BENGALURU 02:58.030 07:29.746 09:09.933 07:10.740 09:01.312 06:53.355 08:11.320 11:14.234 15:02.824 – 01:17:11.494 00:00:20 01:17:31.494 4 15 SRAVAN KUMAR KUTTOOR PRIVATEER KTM ADV 390 HYDERABAD 03:00.080 09:11.796 10:42.039 08:27.340 10:14.453 08:14.308 10:22.593 07:17.414 10:47.722 – 01:18:17.745 00:01:20 01:19:37.745 CLASS 6 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SSS SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 SS7 SS8 SS9 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 17 MOHAMMED ZAHEER PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC BENGALURU 02:48.050 07:20.242 09:11.195 07:13.360 08:23.445 07:12.253 08:18.406 06:58.972 08:06.324 – 01:05:32.247 – 01:05:32.247 2 43 NARESH V S PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC BENGALURU 02:53.650 07:35.339 09:24.953 07:15.500 08:52.382 07:16.320 08:34.437 07:15.968 08:56.011 – 01:08:04.560 – 01:08:04.560 3 48 VIJAY KUMAR M PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD ELECTRA 350 CC CHIKMAGALUR 03:41.113 10:42.347 15:06.062 09:59.042 14:04.011 09:55.144 13:13.562 07:17.414 14:47.562 – 01:38:46.257 00:01:40 01:40:26.257 CLASS 7 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SSS SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 SS7 SS8 SS9 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 29 KARTHIK N TVS RACING TVS N TORQ BENGALURU 02:30.824 07:08.804 08:20.406 06:58.777 08:33.312 07:04.195 08:29.078 07:17.414 08:50.105 – 01:05:12.915 – 01:05:12.915 2 30 SYED ASIF ALI TVS RACING TVS N TORQ BENGALURU 02:50.773 07:28.761 08:42.394 07:18.871 08:50.367 07:09.507 08:27.917 07:17.414 08:23.960 – 01:06:29.964 – 01:06:29.964 3 28 SHAMIM KHAN TVS RACING TVS N TORQ HOSUR 02:38.894 07:33.710 09:01.542 07:18.746 08:36.660 07:11.164 08:37.320 07:17.414 08:28.867 – 01:06:44.317 – 01:06:44.317 4 45 SUBRAMANYA T PRIVATEER TVS N TORQ BENGALURU 02:47.058 07:30.695 09:17.285 07:19.761 09:39.828 07:25.367 09:09.535 07:17.414 08:58.644 – 01:09:25.587 – 01:09:25.587 CLASS 8 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SSS SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 SS7 SS8 SS9 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 31 AISHWARYA PISSAY M TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR BENGALURU 02:34.040 07:13.863 08:20.085 07:08.953 08:09.062 07:11.230 08:07.980 07:08.753 08:06.691 – 01:04:00.657 – 01:04:00.657 2 32 TANIKA SHANBHAG PRIVATEER HERO XPULSE 200 SATARA 02:44.560 07:22.593 10:03.710 07:06.250 09:02.832 07:09.656 09:00.171 07:17.414 08:41.574 – 01:08:28.760 – 01:08:28.760 3 34 APOORVA B PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 MANGALORE 05:41.968 09:45.289 13:01.628 08:31.179 11:19.632 08:24.804 11:53.527 07:17.414 11:11.535 – 01:27:06.976 00:00:20 01:27:26.976 4 33 ANAM HASHIM PRIVATEER HERO KARMIZ PUNE 03:13.269 09:03.628 12:02.082 08:47.042 18:08.960 09:16.402 14:20.000 07:17.414 13:11.308 – 01:35:20.105 00:00:50 01:36:10.105 SOK RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SSS SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 SS7 SS8 SS9 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 39 ADNAAN AHMED PRIVATEER HERO XPULSE 200 MANGALORE 02:27.535 06:33.046 07:34.074 06:52.820 07:27.230 06:21.820 07:30.257 07:17.414 07:30.218 – 00:59:34.414 – 00:59:34.414 2 42 FRANSIS P V PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 CHIKMAGALUR 02:28.207 06:35.082 07:54.582 08:14.652 08:46.761 06:39.976 07:58.125 07:17.414 07:46.105 – 01:03:40.904 – 01:03:40.904 3 41 SURAJ N PRIVATEER HERO XPULSE 200 CHIKMAGALUR 02:33.109 06:58.312 08:30.046 07:06.152 08:45.164 07:03.730 08:30.781 07:17.414 08:32.105 – 01:05:16.813 – 01:05:16.813 4 35 PURAB J P PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 CHIKMAGALUR 02:42.300 07:11.296 08:40.699 07:01.015 08:36.535 07:03.425 08:50.718 07:17.414 08:40.707 – 01:06:04.109 – 01:06:04.109 5 38 NADEEM AHAMED PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 MYSURU 02:45.058 07:37.101 09:30.421 07:04.421 09:03.082 07:04.863 09:09.574 07:17.414 09:00.394 – 01:08:32.328 – 01:08:32.328 6 36 SARATH P S PRIVATEER HERO XPULSE 200 BENGALURU 03:20.882 10:34.058 15:36.730 10:38.480 15:44.136 10:49.957 14:25.078 07:17.414 14:23.433 – 01:42:50.168 00:01:50 01:44:40.168 7 47 MOHAMMED ISRAR PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 MYSURU 02:37.840 07:55.390 08:55.898 07:15.738 08:40.976 DNF – – – – – – – OVERALL PROVISIONAL/FINAL RESULTS
RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CLASS CITY SSS SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 SS7 SS8 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 9 SAMUEL JACOB TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR CLASS 4 HOSUR 02:14.760 06:03.417 07:03.722 05:54.707 06:52.652 05:59.582 06:52.675 06:00.554 06:54.000 00:53:56.069 – 00:53:56.069 2 1 ABDUL WAHID TANVEER TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR CLASS 1 BENGALURU 02:16.210 06:13.566 07:09.925 06:01.003 06:55.281 05:58.150 06:49.242 05:53.800 06:44.957 00:54:02.134 – 00:54:02.134 3 10 IMRAN PASHA J TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR CLASS 4 MYSURU 02:13.070 06:14.148 06:59.828 06:02.937 06:59.335 06:01.203 07:00.722 06:07.652 07:02.238 00:54:41.133 – 00:54:41.133 4 8 AMAN PRABHAKAR PAWDE PRIVATEER KTM EXCF 450 CLASS 1A NAGPUR 02:32.430 06:24.664 07:34.417 06:16.285 07:26.527 06:08.234 07:17.292 06:08.453 07:11.980 00:57:00.282 – 00:57:00.282 5 4 NATARAJ R TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR CLASS 1 BENGALURU 02:20.130 06:25.406 07:32.332 06:27.808 07:25.273 06:14.820 07:17.789 06:17.527 07:09.429 00:57:10.514 – 00:57:10.514 6 11 SACHIN D TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR CLASS 4 HOSUR 02:14.520 06:16.964 07:19.660 06:11.796 08:00.125 06:26.218 07:29.847 06:21.187 07:24.734 00:57:45.051 – 00:57:45.051 7 39 ADNAAN AHMED PRIVATEER HERO XPULSE 200 SOK MANGALORE 02:27.535 06:33.046 07:34.074 06:52.820 07:27.230 06:21.820 07:30.257 07:17.414 07:30.218 00:59:34.414 – 00:59:34.414 8 6 ASAD KHAN PRIVATEER SUZUKI RMX 450Z CLASS 1A CHIKMAGALUR 02:36.080 06:38.589 07:56.636 06:28.832 07:57.019 06:28.062 07:32.242 06:27.292 07:40.562 00:59:45.314 – 00:59:45.314 9 19 PAVAN B K PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 CLASS 3 BENGALURU 03:01.191 06:42.089 07:46.906 06:25.214 07:40.476 06:25.425 07:37.933 07:17.414 07:44.195 01:00:40.843 – 01:00:40.843 10 18 SASIKUMAR K PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 CLASS 3 COIMBATORE 02:50.191 06:45.351 08:04.128 06:44.117 07:52.984 06:45.734 07:45.253 06:28.550 08:04.023 01:01:20.331 – 01:01:20.331 11 20 ABRAR PASHA PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 CLASS 3 SHIMOGA 02:39.281 06:42.007 08:07.183 06:27.667 07:53.800 06:26.136 08:10.742 07:17.414 08:11.656 01:01:55.886 – 01:01:55.886 12 7 JATIN JAIN PRIVATEER KTM EXCF 250 CLASS 1A NAGPUR 02:44.360 07:06.292 08:11.156 06:51.707 07:52.363 06:44.949 07:59.765 06:45.214 07:49.328 01:02:05.134 – 01:02:05.134 13 22 AJIN ABRAHAM PRIVATEER HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC CLASS 2 KERALA 02:53.500 07:03.781 08:15.191 06:56.410 08:15.027 06:41.597 08:09.855 07:17.414 08:05.390 01:03:38.165 – 01:03:38.165 14 42 FRANSIS P V PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 SOK CHIKMAGALUR 02:28.207 06:35.082 07:54.582 08:14.652 08:46.761 06:39.976 07:58.125 07:17.414 07:46.105 01:03:40.904 – 01:03:40.904 15 31 AISHWARYA PISSAY M TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR CLASS 8 BENGALURU 02:34.040 07:13.863 08:20.085 07:08.953 08:09.062 07:11.230 08:07.980 07:08.753 08:06.691 01:04:00.657 – 01:04:00.657 16 29 KARTHIK N TVS RACING TVS N TORQ CLASS 7 BENGALURU 02:30.824 07:08.804 08:20.406 06:58.777 08:33.312 07:04.195 08:29.078 07:17.414 08:50.105 01:05:12.915 – 01:05:12.915 17 41 SURAJ N PRIVATEER HERO XPULSE 200 SOK CHIKMAGALUR 02:33.109 06:58.312 08:30.046 07:06.152 08:45.164 07:03.730 08:30.781 07:17.414 08:32.105 01:05:16.813 – 01:05:16.813 18 17 MOHAMMED ZAHEER PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC CLASS 6 BENGALURU 02:48.050 07:20.242 09:11.195 07:13.360 08:23.445 07:12.253 08:18.406 06:58.972 08:06.324 01:05:32.247 – 01:05:32.247 19 46 CHALASS K BOSE PRIVATEER HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC CLASS 2 KOTTAYAM 02:45.835 07:22.316 08:48.578 07:05.449 08:39.167 06:52.250 08:27.406 07:17.414 08:24.847 01:05:43.262 – 01:05:43.262 20 35 PURAB J P PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 SOK CHIKMAGALUR 02:42.300 07:11.296 08:40.699 07:01.015 08:36.535 07:03.425 08:50.718 07:17.414 08:40.707 01:06:04.109 – 01:06:04.109 21 30 SYED ASIF ALI TVS RACING TVS N TORQ CLASS 7 BENGALURU 02:50.773 07:28.761 08:42.394 07:18.871 08:50.367 07:09.507 08:27.917 07:17.414 08:23.960 01:06:29.964 – 01:06:29.964 22 28 SHAMIM KHAN TVS RACING TVS N TORQ CLASS 7 HOSUR 02:38.894 07:33.710 09:01.542 07:18.746 08:36.660 07:11.164 08:37.320 07:17.414 08:28.867 01:06:44.317 – 01:06:44.317 23 16 AAKASH AITHAL PRIVATEER KTM ADV 390 CLASS 5 PUTTUR 02:38.790 07:58.035 08:50.363 07:18.210 08:26.027 07:19.835 08:26.027 07:17.414 08:31.503 01:06:46.204 – 01:06:46.204 24 14 VENU RAMESHKUMAR V PRIVATEER KTM DUKE 390 CLASS 5 COIMBATORE 02:47.860 07:36.878 09:07.175 07:17.970 08:51.527 07:12.589 08:24.324 07:03.699 08:35.160 01:06:57.182 – 01:06:57.182 25 23 NITESH G POOJARI PRIVATEER HONDA STUNNER 130 CC CLASS 2 MANGALORE 02:57.671 08:15.144 09:08.250 06:55.830 08:51.976 07:02.570 08:21.375 07:17.414 08:19.218 01:07:09.448 – 01:07:09.448 26 43 NARESH V S PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC CLASS 6 BENGALURU 02:53.650 07:35.339 09:24.953 07:15.500 08:52.382 07:16.320 08:34.437 07:15.968 08:56.011 01:08:04.560 – 01:08:04.560 27 25 DURGESH J PRIVATEER HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC CLASS 2 BENGALURU 02:51.210 07:16.750 10:20.117 07:01.156 08:50.402 07:13.648 08:43.320 07:17.414 08:44.652 01:08:18.669 – 01:08:18.669 28 24 DILIP RAJ PRIVATEER HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC CLASS 2 CHIKMAGALUR 02:59.453 07:23.578 08:58.386 07:17.450 08:52.476 07:29.449 09:09.417 07:17.414 08:51.406 01:08:19.029 – 01:08:19.029 29 32 TANIKA SHANBHAG PRIVATEER HERO XPULSE 200 CLASS 8 SATARA 02:44.560 07:22.593 10:03.710 07:06.250 09:02.832 07:09.656 09:00.171 07:17.414 08:41.574 01:08:28.760 – 01:08:28.760 30 38 NADEEM AHAMED PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 SOK MYSURU 02:45.058 07:37.101 09:30.421 07:04.421 09:03.082 07:04.863 09:09.574 07:17.414 09:00.394 01:08:32.328 – 01:08:32.328 31 45 SUBRAMANYA T PRIVATEER TVS N TORQ CLASS 7 BENGALURU 02:47.058 07:30.695 09:17.285 07:19.761 09:39.828 07:25.367 09:09.535 07:17.414 08:58.644 01:09:25.587 – 01:09:25.587 32 3 GOUTHAM RAO R PRIVATEER TVS APACHE RTR CLASS 1 BENGALURU 03:14.957 10:31.636 09:07.101 07:26.990 08:35.675 07:22.390 08:26.058 07:08.828 08:25.867 01:10:19.502 – 01:10:19.502 33 21 ANOOP MANJAPPA PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 CLASS 3 BENGALURU 03:43.585 07:56.402 10:29.332 07:21.300 08:50.980 07:14.828 09:03.339 07:17.414 08:51.812 01:10:48.992 – 01:10:48.992 34 13 SAJEESH REGHUNATHAN PRIVATEER KTM DUKE 390 CLASS 5 BENGALURU 02:58.030 07:29.746 09:09.933 07:10.740 09:01.312 06:53.355 08:11.320 11:14.234 15:02.824 01:17:11.494 00:00:20 01:17:31.494 35 15 SRAVAN KUMAR KUTTOOR PRIVATEER KTM ADV 390 CLASS 5 HYDERABAD 03:00.080 09:11.796 10:42.039 08:27.340 10:14.453 08:14.308 10:22.593 07:17.414 10:47.722 01:18:17.745 00:01:20 01:19:37.745 36 34 APOORVA B PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 CLASS 8 MANGALORE 05:41.968 09:45.289 13:01.628 08:31.179 11:19.632 08:24.804 11:53.527 07:17.414 11:11.535 01:27:06.976 00:00:20 01:27:26.976 37 33 ANAM HASHIM PRIVATEER HERO KARMIZ CLASS 8 PUNE 03:13.269 09:03.628 12:02.082 08:47.042 18:08.960 09:16.402 14:20.000 07:17.414 13:11.308 01:35:20.105 00:00:50 01:36:10.105 38 48 VIJAY KUMAR M PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD ELECTRA 350 CC CLASS 6 CHIKMAGALUR 03:41.113 10:42.347 15:06.062 09:59.042 14:04.011 09:55.144 13:13.562 07:17.414 14:47.562 01:38:46.257 00:01:40 01:40:26.257 39 12 PRABAKARAN S PRIVATEER HERO XPULSE 200 CLASS 4 CHIKMAGALUR 03:20.910 08:37.527 24:44.843 09:04.500 11:53.746 09:15.988 14:01.914 07:17.414 12:08.457 01:40:25.299 00:01:50 01:42:15.299 40 36 SARATH P S PRIVATEER HERO XPULSE 200 SOK BENGALURU 03:20.882 10:34.058 15:36.730 10:38.480 15:44.136 10:49.957 14:25.078 07:17.414 14:23.433 01:42:50.168 00:01:50 01:44:40.168 41 26 RAHUL SHRIYAN PRIVATEER HONDA STUNNER 130 CC CLASS 2 MANGALORE 03:00.160 DNF – – – – – – – – – – 42 27 SRIKANTH MODALA PRIVATEER YAMAHA YBX 125 CLASS 2 CHIKMAGALUR 03:15.488 08:04.531 10:15.718 DNF – – – – – – 00:00:30 – 43 47 MOHAMMED ISRAR PRIVATEER HERO IMPULSE 150 SOK MYSURU 02:37.840 07:55.390 08:55.898 07:15.738 08:40.976 DNF – – – – – – 44 2 RAJENDRA R E TVS RACING TVS APACHE RTR CLASS 1 HOSUR 02:08.620 21:20.621 06:51.214 06:21.148 DNF – – – – – – – 45 5 SARATH MOHAN PRIVATEER HUSQVARANA FE 450 CLASS 1A MALLAPURAM 02:14.670 06:09.363 06:58.015 06:05.910 07:10.371 06:10.742 07:02.199 DNF – – – – 46 44 PRASHANTH R PRIVATEER HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC CLASS 2 BENGALURU 03:02.300 08:09.066 09:28.957 08:05.878 09:29.914 08:08.273 22:09.367 DNF -
Abdul Wahid Tanveer wins Overall honours; TVS sweep continues
Mangaluru, 14 Nov 2021: TVS Racing continued to dominate the MRF MoGrip Indian National Racing Championship for two-wheelers as Dakar-prospect Abdul Wahid Tanveer romped home with a stunning overall victory in Round 3 held here on Sunday.
Abdul Tanveer, who made his debut in 2014 for TVS,has been on the rise and the #2 Bengaluru rider clocked 40minutes, 55.728 seconds for the six Special Stages, as he defeated his nearest rival and defending champion Sarath Mohan of Mallapuram by over six seconds. However, Sarath Mohan, a privateer on Husqvarna FE450 won Class 1A with Tanveer taking Class 1 gold astride a TVS Apache RTR. Imran Pasha J, also of TVS Racing came overall third, another 14 seconds behind Mohan, but won Class 4 as well. TVS also made a sweep of the scooter class.
Tanveer, who won his class in his international rally year in Merzouga in 2017 has been preparing for Dakar but COVID19 postponed his dream run. Undaunted, the Mysore rider is pulling all stops to keep his fitness and win the domestic events. Teammate and former champion Nataraj R came second while privateer Gautham Rao R completed the podium pushing out another former champion and TVS giant Rajendra RE.
In the Class IA, Sarath Mohan of Mallapuram, astride a Husqvarna FE 450 beat the Rally of Himalayas winner Aman Prabhakar Pawde on a KTM EXCF 450 while Asad Khan took third on a Suzuki RMX 450Z as all privateers ruled the roost in this top class. Ajion Abraham, Dilip Raj and Prashanth R, all on a Honda CBR Stunner 130cc, won the Class 2 in that order.
Riding a Hero Impulse 150cc, Pavan won Class 3 ahead of Sashi Kumar and Abrar Pasha, all privateers and on similar bikes. Imran Pasha J upset champion Samuel Jacob and Sachin had to be content with a third in Class 4, the TVS Apache RTR category.
Venu Ramesh Kumar, continues to defy age, as the senior most rider once again stood on the second step of the podium. But this time, Sajeesh Reghunathan, also on a KTM Duke 390 beat the Riders’ Representative to take the gold and Sravan Kumar Kuttoor on a KTM ADV 390 claimed the third place.
Mohammed Zaheer won the Bullet Class with another Belgaum rider taking the second also on a Himalayan. Naresh and Devaraj Venkatesh of Tribal Cafe, finished in that order.
TVS Racing once again dominated the Scooter Class and made amends to last round loss of a podium place by sweeping all the top-three places. Syed Asif Ali won the gold while teammates Karthik and Shamim Khan followed him in second and third, all on TVS N Torque. Adnan Ahmed won the non-championship Star of Karnataka award.
Read Ladies Class report won by World Cupper Aishwarya is here.
Class-wise Provisional Results:
Class 1 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 2 ABDUL WAHID TANVEER TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR BENGALURU 10:11.718 04:01.472 09:43.207 03:43.886 09:37.875 03:37.570 00:40:55.728 – 00:40:55.728 2 3 NATARAJ R TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR BENGALURU 11:00.945 04:26.429 10:36.121 04:02.156 10:18.675 03:54.152 00:44:18.478 – 00:44:18.478 3 4 GOUTHAM RAO R Privateer TVS APACHE RTR 200 BENGALURU 12:51.902 04:13.968 12:07.406 04:11.460 11:53.753 04:07.722 00:49:26.211 – 00:49:26.211 4 1 RAJENDRA R E TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR HOSUR DNF – – – – – – – – Class 1A RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 10 SARATH MOHAN Privateer HUSQVARANA FE 450 MALLAPURAM 09:58.656 03:45.433 09:56.316 03:32.097 09:54.031 03:55.472 00:41:02.005 – 00:41:02.005 2 9 AMAN PRABHAKAR PAWDE Privateer KTM EXCF 450 NAGPUR 10:46.445 04:30.375 10:57.597 03:46.031 10:37.277 03:47.277 00:44:25.002 – 00:44:25.002 3 5 ASAD KHAN Privateer SUZUKI RMX 450Z CHICKMAGALUR 11:23.011 04:11.164 11:12.753 04:00.054 10:48.074 03:54.027 00:45:29.083 – 00:45:29.083 4 8 JATIN JAIN Privateer KTM EXCF 250 NAGPUR 11:47.609 04:09.433 11:48.105 04:04.562 11:17.015 03:57.480 00:47:04.204 – 00:47:04.204 5 6 RAKESH NAGARAJA Privateer KTM EXCF 250 BANGALORE 13:00.613 04:37.371 12:04.226 04:16.148 11:42.281 04:14.539 00:49:55.178 – 00:49:55.178 6 7 PRAVITH PAVITHRAN Privateer KTM EXCF 450 THRISSUR DNF – – – – – – – – Class 2 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 14 AJIN ABRAHAM Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC KERALA 12:16.730 05:46.441 12:03.121 04:01.925 11:38.316 03:57.777 00:49:44.310 – 00:49:44.310 2 17 DILIP RAJ Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC CHICKMAGALUR 13:57.636 04:34.554 13:13.273 04:33.996 13:25.222 04:26.480 00:54:11.161 – 00:54:11.161 3 15 PRASHANTH R Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC BENGALURU 13:58.871 04:42.335 13:52.480 04:54.425 13:30.371 04:35.187 00:55:33.669 – 00:55:33.669 4 19 CHALASS K BOSE Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC KOTTAYAM 12:12.558 04:09.226 22:15.210 04:54.757 12:00.195 04:06.230 00:59:38.176 – 00:59:38.176 5 12 RAHUL SHRIYAN Privateer HONDA STUNNER 130 CC MANGALORE 21:59.417 04:44.367 14:46.605 04:30.753 13:47.335 04:33.425 01:04:21.902 – 01:04:21.902 6 16 DURGESH Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC BENGALURU DNF – – – – – – – – 7 11 NITESH G POOJARI Privateer HONDA STUNNER 130 CC MANGALORE 14:56.894 04:28.687 13:02.425 04:14.246 DNF 04:27.152 – – – 8 18 DEEPAK NAIDU Privateer YAMAHA YBX 125 BENGALURU 14:13.190 04:19.880 13:08.730 08:23.113 12:05.175 DNF – – – Class 3 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 23 PAVAN B K Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 BENGALURU 11:24.148 04:01.898 11:07.148 03:49.562 11:14.800 03:52.453 00:45:30.009 – 00:45:30.009 2 22 SASIKUMAR K Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 COIMBATORE 12:11.527 03:53.929 11:25.839 03:55.652 11:37.539 03:51.878 00:46:56.364 – 00:46:56.364 3 21 ABRAR PASHA Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 SHIMOGA 12:53.019 03:56.343 12:00.562 03:52.746 12:08.433 04:01.210 00:48:52.313 – 00:48:52.313 4 24 ANOOP MANJAPPA Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 BENGALURU 13:54.687 04:49.781 15:49.636 04:28.226 13:16.218 04:28.496 00:56:47.044 – 00:56:47.044 Class 4 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 27 IMRAN PASHA J TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR MYSURU 10:07.988 03:53.003 09:56.621 03:41.617 09:54.613 03:42.253 00:41:16.095 – 00:41:16.095 2 26 SAMUEL JACOB TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR HOSUR 10:25.191 03:45.625 10:15.304 03:38.410 10:03.054 03:33.757 00:41:41.341 – 00:41:41.341 3 28 SACHIN D TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR HOSUR 11:00.480 03:47.906 10:30.687 03:44.191 10:12.238 03:47.617 00:43:03.119 – 00:43:03.119 4 29 TRINESH V Privateer TVS APACHE HOSKOTE 12:08.812 04:02.011 11:21.968 03:48.289 11:05.972 03:43.363 00:46:10.415 – 00:46:10.415 5 25 ANAND JAYAKRISHNAN J C Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 TRIVANDRUM 13:04.382 04:29.117 12:34.968 04:26.828 12:51.695 04:29.210 00:51:56.200 – 00:51:56.200 Class 5 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 30 SAJEESH REGHUNATHAN Privateer KTM DUKE 390 BENGALURU 14:12.757 04:45.207 14:18.949 04:27.500 12:09.425 04:17.394 00:54:11.232 – 00:54:11.232 2 32 VENU RAMESHKUMAR V Privateer KTM DUKE 390 COIMBATORE 15:12.984 04:46.640 13:36.808 05:07.339 13:42.515 04:37.957 00:57:04.243 – 00:57:04.243 3 31 SRAVAN KUMAR KUTTOOR Privateer KTM ADV 390 HYDERABAD 13:30.539 05:08.472 15:55.929 04:51.492 15:07.972 04:51.816 00:59:26.220 – 00:59:26.220 Class 6 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 37 MOHAMMED ZAHEER Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC BENGALURU 12:44.613 04:41.621 12:45.578 04:27.679 11:48.929 04:20.277 00:50:48.697 – 00:50:48.697 2 34 NARESH V S Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC BENGALURU 12:50.660 04:32.980 12:25.035 04:19.839 12:20.546 04:33.011 00:51:02.071 – 00:51:02.071 3 33 DEVRAJ VENKATESH Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC BENGALURU 13:26.964 06:01.453 14:13.265 04:35.566 12:36.925 04:15.761 00:55:09.934 – 00:55:09.934 4 36 SHARATH KUMAR Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC BENGALURU 12:55.699 04:39.710 25:01.429 04:31.277 11:39.265 04:25.449 01:03:12.829 – 01:03:12.829 5 35 ABHIJITH SARKAR Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC BANGALORE 14:18.722 05:28.804 14:14.847 05:34.253 DNF – – – – Class 7 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 38 SYED ASIF ALI TVS Racing TVS N TORQ BENGALURU 12:49.308 04:17.085 12:13.808 04:10.011 12:22.324 04:12.941 00:50:05.477 – 00:50:05.477 2 40 KARTHIK TVS Racing TVS N TORQ BENGALURU 13:19.179 04:31.250 12:26.636 04:13.382 12:06.812 04:03.691 00:50:40.950 – 00:50:40.950 3 41 SHAMIM KHAN TVS Racing TVS N TORQ HOSUR 13:19.082 04:23.835 12:51.464 04:14.757 12:36.476 04:19.781 00:51:45.395 – 00:51:45.395 4 39 SUBRAMANYA T Privateer TVS N TORQ BENGALURU 16:08.207 04:37.117 13:19.578 04:23.843 12:52.921 04:13.238 00:55:34.904 – 00:55:34.904 5 42 ABHIJIT SHETTY Privateer TVS N TORQ BENGALURU DNF – – – – – – – – Class 8 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 43 AISHWARYA PISSAY M Privateer TVS APACHE RTR BENGALURU 12:26.617 04:55.621 12:19.554 04:19.296 12:10.363 04:27.398 00:50:38.849 – 00:50:38.849 2 45 TANIKA SHANBHAG Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 BENGALURU 12:45.160 04:17.281 13:07.707 04:18.601 12:46.234 04:17.199 00:51:32.182 – 00:51:32.182 3 48 ANAM HASHIM Privateer HERO HONDA KARIZMA 223 PUNE 18:14.074 05:47.933 17:15.953 05:42.937 16:40.710 05:26.113 01:09:07.720 – 01:09:07.720 4 47 APOORVA B Privateer HERO IMPULSE 200 MANGALORE 21:05.773 05:32.093 18:31.214 05:17.285 17:37.468 05:07.605 01:13:11.438 – 01:13:11.438 5 46 SNEHA CC Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 THRISSUR 25:04.250 05:32.566 19:32.511 05:19.089 16:47.210 05:17.097 01:17:32.723 – 01:17:32.723 6 44 SUSHMITHA V Privateer TVS APACHE RTR BENGALURU 22:55.480 07:49.667 25:57.230 06:02.550 23:49.714 06:15.679 01:32:50.320 – 01:32:50.320 STAR OF KARNATAKA RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 52 ADNAN AHMED Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 MANGALORE 11:10.753 03:55.839 10:44.988 03:48.480 10:40.156 03:44.937 00:44:05.153 – 00:44:05.153 2 57 FRANCIS P V Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 CHICKMAGALUR 13:01.347 03:59.753 12:04.097 04:04.023 11:49.035 03:54.968 00:48:53.223 – 00:48:53.223 3 50 BHARATH P Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 BANGALORE 13:17.718 04:33.273 12:37.632 04:48.742 12:45.031 04:36.437 00:52:38.833 – 00:52:38.833 4 56 NADEEM AHAMED Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 MYSURU 14:35.292 05:50.257 13:25.593 04:18.453 12:30.242 04:14.035 00:54:53.872 – 00:54:53.872 5 58 MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM BAWA Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 MANGALORE 14:56.503 04:35.867 13:43.628 05:16.445 14:54.886 04:36.679 00:58:04.008 – 00:58:04.008 6 55 SARATH P S Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 BENGALURU 27:37.867 06:34.105 22:47.976 07:45.777 18:08.687 06:24.839 01:29:19.251 – 01:29:19.251 7 51 AKSHAY RAJSHEKAR URS Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 MANGALORE 12:37.839 06:40.890 DNF – – – – – – 8 54 NAGA CHAITHANYA M G Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 BENGALURU 14:25.167 05:34.707 DNF – – – – – – 9 53 MOHAMMED ISRAR Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 MYSURU 13:44.906 04:41.593 12:48.714 DNF – – – – – OVERALL PROVISIONAL/FINAL RESULTS
RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CLASS CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 2 ABDUL WAHID TANVEER TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR Class 1 BENGALURU 10:11.718 04:01.472 09:43.207 03:43.886 09:37.875 03:37.570 00:40:55.728 – 00:40:55.728 2 10 SARATH MOHAN Privateer HUSQVARANA FE 450 Class 1A MALLAPURAM 09:58.656 03:45.433 09:56.316 03:32.097 09:54.031 03:55.472 00:41:02.005 – 00:41:02.005 3 27 IMRAN PASHA J TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR Class 4 MYSURU 10:07.988 03:53.003 09:56.621 03:41.617 09:54.613 03:42.253 00:41:16.095 – 00:41:16.095 4 26 SAMUEL JACOB TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR Class 4 HOSUR 10:25.191 03:45.625 10:15.304 03:38.410 10:03.054 03:33.757 00:41:41.341 – 00:41:41.341 5 28 SACHIN D TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR Class 4 HOSUR 11:00.480 03:47.906 10:30.687 03:44.191 10:12.238 03:47.617 00:43:03.119 – 00:43:03.119 6 52 ADNAN AHMED Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 STAR OF KARNATAKA MANGALORE 11:10.753 03:55.839 10:44.988 03:48.480 10:40.156 03:44.937 00:44:05.153 – 00:44:05.153 7 3 NATARAJ R TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR Class 1 BENGALURU 11:00.945 04:26.429 10:36.121 04:02.156 10:18.675 03:54.152 00:44:18.478 – 00:44:18.478 8 9 AMAN PRABHAKAR PAWDE Privateer KTM EXCF 450 Class 1A NAGPUR 10:46.445 04:30.375 10:57.597 03:46.031 10:37.277 03:47.277 00:44:25.002 – 00:44:25.002 9 5 ASAD KHAN Privateer SUZUKI RMX 450Z Class 1A CHICKMAGALUR 11:23.011 04:11.164 11:12.753 04:00.054 10:48.074 03:54.027 00:45:29.083 – 00:45:29.083 10 23 PAVAN B K Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 Class 3 BENGALURU 11:24.148 04:01.898 11:07.148 03:49.562 11:14.800 03:52.453 00:45:30.009 – 00:45:30.009 11 29 TRINESH V Privateer TVS APACHE Class 4 HOSKOTE 12:08.812 04:02.011 11:21.968 03:48.289 11:05.972 03:43.363 00:46:10.415 – 00:46:10.415 12 22 SASIKUMAR K Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 Class 3 COIMBATORE 12:11.527 03:53.929 11:25.839 03:55.652 11:37.539 03:51.878 00:46:56.364 – 00:46:56.364 13 8 JATIN JAIN Privateer KTM EXCF 250 Class 1A NAGPUR 11:47.609 04:09.433 11:48.105 04:04.562 11:17.015 03:57.480 00:47:04.204 – 00:47:04.204 14 21 ABRAR PASHA Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 Class 3 SHIMOGA 12:53.019 03:56.343 12:00.562 03:52.746 12:08.433 04:01.210 00:48:52.313 – 00:48:52.313 15 57 FRANCIS P V Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 STAR OF KARNATAKA CHICKMAGALUR 13:01.347 03:59.753 12:04.097 04:04.023 11:49.035 03:54.968 00:48:53.223 – 00:48:53.223 16 4 GOUTHAM RAO R Privateer TVS APACHE RTR 200 Class 1 BENGALURU 12:51.902 04:13.968 12:07.406 04:11.460 11:53.753 04:07.722 00:49:26.211 – 00:49:26.211 17 14 AJIN ABRAHAM Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 KERALA 12:16.730 05:46.441 12:03.121 04:01.925 11:38.316 03:57.777 00:49:44.310 – 00:49:44.310 18 6 RAKESH NAGARAJA Privateer KTM EXCF 250 Class 1A BANGALORE 13:00.613 04:37.371 12:04.226 04:16.148 11:42.281 04:14.539 00:49:55.178 – 00:49:55.178 19 38 SYED ASIF ALI TVS Racing TVS N TORQ Class 7 BENGALURU 12:49.308 04:17.085 12:13.808 04:10.011 12:22.324 04:12.941 00:50:05.477 – 00:50:05.477 20 43 AISHWARYA PISSAY M Privateer TVS APACHE RTR Class 8 BENGALURU 12:26.617 04:55.621 12:19.554 04:19.296 12:10.363 04:27.398 00:50:38.849 – 00:50:38.849 21 40 KARTHIK TVS Racing TVS N TORQ Class 7 BENGALURU 13:19.179 04:31.250 12:26.636 04:13.382 12:06.812 04:03.691 00:50:40.950 – 00:50:40.950 22 37 MOHAMMED ZAHEER Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC Class 6 BENGALURU 12:44.613 04:41.621 12:45.578 04:27.679 11:48.929 04:20.277 00:50:48.697 – 00:50:48.697 23 34 NARESH V S Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC Class 6 BENGALURU 12:50.660 04:32.980 12:25.035 04:19.839 12:20.546 04:33.011 00:51:02.071 – 00:51:02.071 24 45 TANIKA SHANBHAG Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 Class 8 BENGALURU 12:45.160 04:17.281 13:07.707 04:18.601 12:46.234 04:17.199 00:51:32.182 – 00:51:32.182 25 41 SHAMIM KHAN TVS Racing TVS N TORQ Class 7 HOSUR 13:19.082 04:23.835 12:51.464 04:14.757 12:36.476 04:19.781 00:51:45.395 – 00:51:45.395 26 25 ANAND JAYAKRISHNAN J C Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 Class 4 TRIVANDRUM 13:04.382 04:29.117 12:34.968 04:26.828 12:51.695 04:29.210 00:51:56.200 – 00:51:56.200 27 50 BHARATH P Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 STAR OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE 13:17.718 04:33.273 12:37.632 04:48.742 12:45.031 04:36.437 00:52:38.833 – 00:52:38.833 28 17 DILIP RAJ Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 CHICKMAGALUR 13:57.636 04:34.554 13:13.273 04:33.996 13:25.222 04:26.480 00:54:11.161 – 00:54:11.161 29 30 SAJEESH REGHUNATHAN Privateer KTM DUKE 390 Class 5 BENGALURU 14:12.757 04:45.207 14:18.949 04:27.500 12:09.425 04:17.394 00:54:11.232 – 00:54:11.232 30 56 NADEEM AHAMED Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 STAR OF KARNATAKA MYSURU 14:35.292 05:50.257 13:25.593 04:18.453 12:30.242 04:14.035 00:54:53.872 – 00:54:53.872 31 33 DEVRAJ VENKATESH Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC Class 6 BANGALORE 13:26.964 06:01.453 14:13.265 04:35.566 12:36.925 04:15.761 00:55:09.934 – 00:55:09.934 32 15 PRASHANTH R Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 BENGALURU 13:58.871 04:42.335 13:52.480 04:54.425 13:30.371 04:35.187 00:55:33.669 – 00:55:33.669 33 39 SUBRAMANYA T Privateer TVS N TORQ Class 7 BENGALURU 16:08.207 04:37.117 13:19.578 04:23.843 12:52.921 04:13.238 00:55:34.904 – 00:55:34.904 34 24 ANOOP MANJAPPA Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 Class 3 BENGALURU 13:54.687 04:49.781 15:49.636 04:28.226 13:16.218 04:28.496 00:56:47.044 – 00:56:47.044 35 32 VENU RAMESHKUMAR V Privateer KTM DUKE 390 Class 5 COIMBATORE 15:12.984 04:46.640 13:36.808 05:07.339 13:42.515 04:37.957 00:57:04.243 – 00:57:04.243 36 58 MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM BAWA Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 STAR OF KARNATAKA MANGALORE 14:56.503 04:35.867 13:43.628 05:16.445 14:54.886 04:36.679 00:58:04.008 – 00:58:04.008 37 31 SRAVAN KUMAR KUTTOOR Privateer KTM ADV 390 Class 5 HYDERABAD 13:30.539 05:08.472 15:55.929 04:51.492 15:07.972 04:51.816 00:59:26.220 – 00:59:26.220 38 19 CHALASS K BOSE Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 KOTTAYAM 12:12.558 04:09.226 22:15.210 04:54.757 12:00.195 04:06.230 00:59:38.176 – 00:59:38.176 39 36 SHARATH KUMAR Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC Class 6 BENGALURU 12:55.699 04:39.710 25:01.429 04:31.277 11:39.265 04:25.449 01:03:12.829 – 01:03:12.829 40 12 RAHUL SHRIYAN Privateer HONDA STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 MANGALORE 21:59.417 04:44.367 14:46.605 04:30.753 13:47.335 04:33.425 01:04:21.902 – 01:04:21.902 41 48 ANAM HASHIM Privateer HERO HONDA KARIZMA 223 Class 8 PUNE 18:14.074 05:47.933 17:15.953 05:42.937 16:40.710 05:26.113 01:09:07.720 – 01:09:07.720 42 47 APOORVA B Privateer HERO IMPULSE 200 Class 8 MANGALORE 21:05.773 05:32.093 18:31.214 05:17.285 17:37.468 05:07.605 01:13:11.438 – 01:13:11.438 43 46 SNEHA CC Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 Class 8 THRISSUR 25:04.250 05:32.566 19:32.511 05:19.089 16:47.210 05:17.097 01:17:32.723 – 01:17:32.723 44 55 SARATH P S Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 STAR OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU 27:37.867 06:34.105 22:47.976 07:45.777 18:08.687 06:24.839 01:29:19.251 – 01:29:19.251 45 44 SUSHMITHA V Privateer TVS APACHE RTR Class 8 BENGALURU 22:55.480 07:49.667 25:57.230 06:02.550 23:49.714 06:15.679 01:32:50.320 – 01:32:50.320 46 11 NITESH G POOJARI Privateer HONDA STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 MANGALORE 14:56.894 04:28.687 13:02.425 04:14.246 DNF 04:27.152 – – – 47 42 ABHIJIT SHETTY Privateer TVS N TORQ Class 7 BENGALURU DNF – – – – – – – – 48 16 DURGESH Privateer HONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CC Class 2 BENGALURU DNF – – – – – – – – 49 1 RAJENDRA R E TVS Racing TVS APACHE RTR Class 1 HOSUR DNF – – – – – – – – 50 7 PRAVITH PAVITHRAN Privateer KTM EXCF 450 Class 1A THRISSUR DNF – – – – – – – – 51 51 AKSHAY RAJSHEKAR URS Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 STAR OF KARNATAKA MANGALORE 12:37.839 06:40.890 DNF – – – – – – 52 54 NAGA CHAITHANYA M G Privateer HERO XPULSE 200 STAR OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU 14:25.167 05:34.707 DNF – – – – – – 53 53 MOHAMMED ISRAR Privateer HERO IMPULSE 150 STAR OF KARNATAKA MYSURU 13:44.906 04:41.593 12:48.714 DNF – – – – – 54 35 ABHIJITH SARKAR Privateer ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CC Class 6 BANGALORE 14:18.722 05:28.804 14:14.847 05:34.253 DNF – – – – 55 18 DEEPAK NAIDU Privateer YAMAHA YBX 125 Class 2 BENGALURU 14:13.190 04:19.880 13:08.730 08:23.113 12:05.175 DNF – – -
Rajendra bags overall honours; Aishwarya begins campign in style
Hosapete, 17 October 2021: 2019 National champion Rajendra RE of Team TVS Racing won the feature event and the overall honours and 2019 World Cup Baja winner Aishwarya Pissay as they led Team TVS Racing sweep in Rally de Hampi, the first Round of the MRF Mogrip fmsci National Rally Championship for bikes (2w) 2021, the final event of the Utsav de Hampi 2021, here on Sunday.
Defending champion in the top Pro-Expert class Nataraj of TVS Racing suffered a DNF (did not finish). Pune mariner Ashish Raorane, could only come 4th in the Expert class, but his very presence here gave a chance to the fans to watch a Dakar hero and his super machine. “It is like training for a marathon and coming for sprint. But is a rear op for our fans to watch our heroes,’’ said a veteran motorsport enthusiast, Rohit of the organising club, Motorsports Academy of Vijayanagar, about Ashish, who is one among the two confirmed for Dakar 2022 in Saudi Arabia next January along with Kerala’s Harith Noah.
Making a clean sweep of the top-four places in the overall honours and winning every class they entered, the Hosur-based 2-wheeler tyre specialists, TVS Racing, made their speed statement in style on the dirt tracks around the Hampi heritage region in the first round supported by Karnataka Tourism, Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, TVS Apache and Hotel Royal Orchid.
2019 Champion Rajendra RE of TVS Racing who won the overall honours in Round 1 of the MRF Mogrip National Rally Championship 2w 2021 at Hosapete on Sunday. Sarath Mohan, a privateer from Mallapuram, won the Expert class while another Kerala rider Ajin Abraham clinched the gold in the Super Sport 130cc Group B class. Coimbatore riders Sasikumar (165cc), and veteran biker and Riders’ representative Venu Ramesh Kumar (400cc), also took the top spot on the podium in their respective classes. Samuel Jacob, Mohammed Zaheer won gold in their classes while Nadeem Ahmed became the Star of Karnataka, the support race.
The Bike Rally Nationals promoted by GodSpeed Racing are scheduled to run five more rounds for the 2021 championship.
Provisional (Unaudited) Results:
Overall: 1. Rajendra RE (TVS Racing) (01:01:39.474); 2. Samuel Jacob (TVS) (01:02:12.993); 3. Abdul Waheed Tanvir (TVS) (01:02:25.753); 4. Imran Pasha J (TVS) (01:02:29.794); 5. Sarath Mohan (Privateer-Pvt.) (01:03:22.563); 6. Sachin D (TVS) (01:03:54.305); 7. Yuva Kumar (Hero MotoSport) (01:04:31.790); 8. Asad Khan (Pvt.) (01:05:26.509); 9. Sathyaraj Arumugam (Hero Motosports) (01:06:23.036); 10. Badal Subhash Doshi (Pvt.) (01:06:35.506).
Class 1: Super Bike-Pro Expert Group A: 1. Rajendra RE (TVS Racing) (01:01:39.474); ); 2. Abdul Waheed Tanvir (TVS) (01:02:25.753); 3. Goutham Rao R (Pvt.) (01:11:52.935). All 3 Bengaluru.
Class 1A: Super Bike (Expert) Group A: 1. Sarath Mohan (Privateer – Mallapuram) (01:03:22.563); 2. Asad Khan (Chikmagalur – Pvt.) (01:05:26.509); 3. Badal Subhash Doshi (Vashi – Pvt.) (01:06:35.506).
Class 2: Super Sport 130 Group B: 1. Ajin Abraham (Kerala) (01:10:45.998); 2. Nithesh G Poojari (Mangaluru)(01:13:27.186); 3. Deepak Naidu (Bengaluru) (01:14:12.420).
Class 3: Super Sport 165 Group B: 1. Sasikumar K (Coimbatore) (01:07:12.705); 2. Pavan BK (Bengaluru) (01:07:55.068); 3. Stephen Roy (Kushalanagar) (01:10:11.197). (All 3 privateers)
Class 4: Super Sport 260 Group B: 1. Samuel Jacob (Hosur) (01:02:12.993); 2. Imran Pasha J (Mysuru) (01:02:29.794); 3. Sachin D (Hosur) (01:03:54.305). (All three are from TVS Racing)
Class 5: Super Sport 400 Group B: 1.Venu Rameshkumar (Coimbatore) (01:12:15.155); 2. Sajeesh Reghunathan (Bengaluru) (01:12:26.679); 3. Sravan Kumar Kuttoor (Hyderabad) (01:20:46.064).
Class 6: Super Sport 550 Group B: 1. Mohammed Zaheer (01:10:52.393); 2. Sharath Kumar (01:15:20.814); 3. Naresh VS (1:20:12.947); All 3 Bengaluru).
Class 7: Group “B” (S0 to S3 Scooters up to 210CC): 1. Shamim Khan (Hosur) (01:09:31.818); Karthik (01:09:36.111); 3. Syed Asif Ali (Bengaluru) (01:10:18.611). All 3 TVS Racing).
Class 8: Group “B” Ladies Class (Open Indian M/c): 1. Aishwarya Pissay M (Bengaluru – TVS Racing) (01:10:20.050); 2. Tanika Shanbhag (Satara pvt.) (01:13:20.998); 3. Ryhana Bee (Chennai pvt.) (01:13:33.072).
Class 9: Star of Karnataka (Non-Championship support class): 1. Nadeem Ahamed (Mysuru) (01:11:54.369); 2. Mohammed Israr (Mysuru) (01:19:33.041); 3. Vinay Channarudraiah (Bengaluru) (01:23:10.010).
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Jagan Kumar scores imperious win: 2w Racing Nationals
Chennai, 21 August 2021: Defending champion Jagan Kumar (TVS Racing) did as he pleased on his super quick Apache RTR 160 bike to win the premium Pro-Stock 165cc Open race in the first round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2021 at the MMRT, here on Saturday.
Earlier, Alwin Sundar (AS Motorsports), the English Literature student from Chennai’s Guru Nanak college, and who turns 19 in a week’s time, gave himself an advance birthday gift by winning the Novice (Stock 165cc) race that he started from P5.
Chennai’s Jagan, 31, winner of nine National titles, set such a hot pace after starting from pole position that it virtually destroyed a classy field to finish well ahead of arch-rival and fellow-international Rajiv Sethu (Idemitsu Honda SK69 Racing) who, in turn, held off TVS Racing’s Deepak Ravikumar after a cat-and-mouse battle through the six-lapper.
“The bike was just brilliant today. I really pushed in the early part of the race and, in the end, it was fairly comfortable,” said Jagan who even kept looking behind as he approached the finish line at the end of the race.
In contrast, the pole-sitter in the Novice race run earlier in the day, Allwin Xavier (Sparks Racing), crashed in the last lap when in lead which allowed Alwin Sundar to get a jump and post his maiden win at the National level.
Running third in the last lap, Sundar, racing in just his third season, moved to the front after couple of riders in front, including Xavier, crashed in the final lap. Also benefitting from the incident were Thrissur’s Anfal A (Rockstar Racing) and Teja TVR Namburu (Gusto Racing) from Hyderabad, who finished second and third, respectively.
Another notable winner on the day was 16-year old Kavin Quintal from Chennai in the high-end NSF 250R class of the Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup. He had to ward off defending champion 14-year old Sartak Chavan (Pune) who crashed in the fourth lap when hotly challenging for the lead. Quintal finished ahead of Varoon Sadasivam and Geoffrey Reviven Emmanuel, both also from Chennai.
The results (Provisional – all 6 laps unless mentioned):
National Championship – Pro-Stock 165cc Open (Race-1): 1. Jagan Kumar (TVS Racing) (11mins, 50.845secs); 2. Rajiv Sethu (Idemitsu Honda SK69 Racing) (11:55.312); 3. Deepak Ravikumar (TVS Racing) (11:57.519).
Novice (Stock, 165cc, Race-1): 1. Alwin Sundar (AS Motorsports) (13:09.026); 2. Anfal A (Rockstar Racing) (13:09.157); 3. Teja TVR Namburu (Gusto Racing) (13:09.335).
One-Make Championships:
Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup – NSF 250 Open (Race-1): 1. Kavin Quintal (Chennai) (11:04.310); 2. Varoon Sadasivam (Chennai) (11:15.762); 3. Geoffrey Reviven Emmanuel (Chennai) (11:16.398).
Honda CBR 150 (Race-1): 1. Rakshith S Dave (Chennai) (13:12.373); 2. Prakash Kamath (Bokharo Steel City) (13:17.189); 3. Theopaul Leander (Chennai) (13:21.759).
Honda Hornet 2.0 (Race-1): 1. Kevin Kannan (Chennai) (13:28.543); 2. Veera Ashwin Lal (Madurai) (13:49.116); 3. Sudheer Sudhakar (New Delhi) (13:52.208).
TVS Apache RR 310 Open (Race-1): 1. Amarnath Menon (Kerala) (12:18.421); 2. Yashas RL (Bengaluru) (12:19.175); 3. Jagadeesh N (Bengaluru) (12:19.737)
TVS Rookie (RTR 200, Race-1): 1. Jinendra Kiran Sangave (Kolhapur) (13:00.501); 2. Zenas Zhotan Bailey (Auroville) (13:21.271); 3, Jagathishree (Chennai) (13:21.432).
TVS Girls (RTR 200, 5 laps): 1. Rakshita Srihari Dave (Chennai) (11:21.305); 2. Adlin Seles (Chennai) (11:25.725); 3. Nishita Palani (Chennai) (11:32.585).
