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  • Karan Kadam of TVS Racing declared best rider

    Karan Kadam of TVS Racing declared best rider

    Panjim (Goa) 29 October 2006: TVS Racing team continued its dominance at the National Supercross (round 4) held at Panjim’s Campal Parade Ground today. The prestigious ‘Foreign Open’ class was a close battle between the reigning champion C. S. Santosh and the young and promising Karan Kadam. In the end, the latter won by a whisker; which also earned him the ‘The Best Rider of the Day’ title.

    The day began with the ‘Novice class’ race, which was once again a TVS dominated show. This was followed by the Moto 1 of the ‘Foreign Open’ where Karan began with a lead followed closely by C. S. Santosh. Though on several occasions Santosh came close to take the lead, Karan kept his cool and maintained his leadership position throughout. Moto 2 of the same race saw virtually a repeat performance with Santosh closely chasing Karan. In both the motos; the difference between these two riders was less than a second. Last year’s Goa round winner and current championship leader, C. Vijaykumar was reduced to a distant third in both the motos.

    With this win Karan Kadam has closed the gap with C.Vijaykumar who is presently leading this year’s championship at the end of Round 4 with 137 points. Karan is in hot pursuit with 134 points.

    The group B Indian Experts Class upto 150 CC 2-Stroke saw a clear winner in C. Vijaykumar of TVS Racing who won the race by nearly overlapping his nearest rival Syed Zubair of TVS Racing.

    In the stock class category, H. K Pradeep of TVS Racing proved his mettle by taking honours in the Indian Experts Group D 80 CC to 110 CC in his TVS Victor and ‘Experts Group D 125 CC to 160 CC in his TVS Fiero. TVS Racing dominated both these classes with all three podium positions going to the team. Veteran rider C.D Jinan of TVS Racing took the second honours in both these races.

    In the Novice class upto 150 cc; Joshua Pramod of TVS Racing in his Shogun fought it out to win the first spot. Grishin K C and K. P Arvind of TVS Racing closely followed him to take the second and third position respectively.

    The local class, which was clubbed along with Experts Group D 125 CC to 160 CC race saw some interesting fight but it was Imtiaz Kadar who had the last laugh. He was closely followed by Sudhir Borkar and Ibrahim Kadar to take the second and third spot respectively.

  • CS Santosh, Eathasham share honours; Vijaykumar keeps lead

    CS Santosh, Eathasham share honours; Vijaykumar keeps lead

    Pune, 15 May 2005: TVS Racing team continued its dominance at the second round of the MRF National Supercross Championship by winning 4 and sharing honours in the foreign open class among the total of 6 Championship classes held in floodlit Pune’s Deccan College Ground, today. The foreign open class points were shared between C. S. Santosh of TVS Racing and Yamaha’s Syed Eathasham. The reigning champion C Vijaykumar of TVS Racing continues to lead the championship in the prestigious ‘Foreign Open class’ with 70 points closely followed by C. S. Santosh with 67 and Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha with 60 points.

    The day began with the First moto of the Indian Experts Foreign Motorcycle where C. S. Santosh of TVS Racing inspite of having a poor start managed to overcome other riders and emerged victorious with a huge lead. Syed Eathasham of Yamaha racing managed to hold on to his second position though C. Vijaykumar nearly threatened him. Vijaykumar finished third in a well fought battle. The second moto of the race saw a change in fortunes with Syed Eathasham managing to take an early lead and maintain it till the end. Full credit to Santosh to reach second as he was last in the rung till about 5 laps. He zipped past others to emerge a close second. Vijaykumar could manage only a third.

    In the stock class of vehicles or in other words motorcycles without any modification; C. D Jinan of TVS Racing proved his class once again by taking honours in the Indian Experts Group D 80 CC to 110 CC in his TVS Victor and the Indian Experts Group D 125 CC to 160 CC in his TVS Fiero. TVS Racing dominated both these races with all the three podium positions going to the team.

    The group B Indian Experts upto 150 CC 2-Stroke saw a four-way battle between Syed Eathasham, Yogesh Barguje, C. Vijaykumar and C. Santosh. Syed Eathasham proved his class by take the top spot. Vijaykumar of TVS Racing, had to pull back due to technical problem with his bike. C. S. Santosh of TVS Racing capitalized on this and emerged second followed by Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha.

    In the Novice class upto 150 cc; Syed Zubbair of TVS Racing in his Shogun fought it out to win the first spot as he continued his winning spree from the first round held at Goa. Mohammad Azgar of Yamaha closely followed him.

    The local class saw some interesting fight between Pinkesh Thakker and Sunil Mohite; though the former managed to maintain his lead till the end. Vishal Barguje managed third.

    Editor’s Note: This article is manually migrated from archives on 30 July 2023.

  • Vijaykumar bags double in top class; TVS Racing Sweeps MRF National Supercross

    Vijaykumar bags double in top class; TVS Racing Sweeps MRF National Supercross

    Panjim (Goa), 8 May 2005: TVS Racing team dominated the first round of the MRF National Supercross Championship by winning Five of the Six Championship classes of the races held in Panjim’s Campal Parade Ground, today. Ace rider and the reigning champion C Vijaykumar of TVS Racing proved his class in the presence of a huge Sunday morning crowd by dominating both the Motos of the prestigious ‘Foreign Open class’. He came first in both the Motos taking his point tally to 40 and also earned ‘The Best Rider of the Day’ title.

    The day began with the First moto of the Indian Experts Foreign Motorcycle where C Vijaykumar of  TVS Racing managed to take an early lead, which he maintained and consolidated till the end. Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha Racing and C. S Santosh of TVS Racing who came 2nd and 3rd respectively battled it out as the latter almost edged out the former in the final bend. The second moto of the race saw a repeat performance with C Vijaykumar emerging clear winner followed by Barguje and Santosh who took the 2nd and 3rd spot.

    In the stock class of vehicles or in other words motorcycles without any modification; C. D Jinan of TVS Racing proved his class by taking honours in the Indian Experts Group D 80 CC to 110 CC in his TVS Victor. TVS Racing dominated this class with all the three podium positions going to the team. Jinan also took the honours in the Indian Experts Group D 125 CC to 160 CC in his TVS Fiero F2.

    The group B Indian Experts upto 150 CC 2-Stroke saw a four-way battle between Syed Eathasham, Yogesh Barguje, C. Vijaykumar and C. Santosh. Though Santosh looked very promising he fell back to the 4th position in a tangle between the riders. In the end Syed Eathasham managed to emerge 1st. Yogesh and Vijaykumar took the 2nd and 3rd spot respectively. This was the only class where Yamaha managed to take the top spot.

    In the Novice class upto 150 cc; Syed Zubbair of TVS Racing in his Shogun fought it out to win the first spot. He was closely followed by Yamaha’s Joshua Pramod and S. Arun of TVS Racing.

    The local class saw some interesting fight between Gordon Furtado and Mohmad Kadar with the latter taking lead till the penultimate lap. Kadar’s bike hit a technical snag and gave way for Gordon. Imtiaz Kadar came a distant second followed by Fidle Furtado who took the third spot.

    Note: This article is manually migrated from the archives on 22 June 2021.

  • Vijaykumar leads Pradeep, CS Santosh as TVS sweeps top-three places

    Pune, 26 Sept. 2004: TVS Racing continued its dominance at the end of 4th round of the MRF National Motocross Championship held in Pune as C. Vijaykumar consolidated his overall lead to a total of 135 points in the prestigious Indian Experts Foreign Open Class, despite injury.

    In a battle that is always fought with true grit i.e., foreign open class; the first moto saw top 3 positions by TVS Racing with Vijaykumar taking the lead followed by H. K Pradeep and C. S. Santosh. Though Syed Eathasham of Yamaha Racing was leading till the 7th lap it was Vijaykumar who sprung from nowhere to emerge a clear winner. C. S. Santosh who was leading in the second position gave way to Pradeep for the third position as he struggled with two falls.

    The second moto had a different story as Karan Kadam of Yamaha Racing overcame others to bag the top position. C. S. Santosh of TVS Racing put up a valiant fight to come 2nd closely followed by Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha Racing at 3rd. The reigning champion C. Vijaykumar of TVS Racing managed only 6th position as an injury caused by a fall in Indian Experts Group B upto 150 CC 2-stroke race slowed him considerably. Karan Kadam was declared the overall winner by 33 points followed by Santosh with 32 points.

    It was truly Santosh’s (TVS Racing) day as he garnered maximum podium positions. He came overall 2nd in the Indian Experts Foreign Open and Number one in Indian Experts Group B upto 150 CC 2 stroke and Indian Experts Group B upto 180 CC four Stroke.

    The group B Indian Experts upto 150 CC 2-Stroke too saw some exciting race. C. Vijaykumar of TVS Racing who was a strong contender for the race had a massive fall and had to settle for a DNF. His counterpart C. S Santosh cruised towards the finishing line. Syed Eathasham and Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha Racing came 2nd and 3rd respectively.

    Another winner of the day was the experienced C. D. Jinan of TVS Racing who took the top honours in the Group D upto 180 CC riding TVS Fiero F2. He took a formidable lead right at the beginning and managed to maintain his pace though Sridhar Urs of Yamaha was just few yards behind him.

    The other class which Yamaha Racing took number one position was the Class D Indian Experts upto 110 CC where Sridhar Urs of Yamaha emerged winner. C.D. Jinan of TVS Racing and Shivakumar of Yamaha came 2nd and 3rd respectively.

    The Novice class was taken by Yamaha’s Wasim Mohammed closely followed by K.P Chandan and Syed Zubair of TVS Racing for the 2nd and 3rd position.

    The local class saw some interesting fight between Vishal Barguje and Abijit Jhadav. But in the end Vishal Barguje did some thrilling daredevil riding to emerge as the top rider of Pune. In the privateer intermediate class Amol Temghare of Pune emerged victorious.

    Editor’s note: Migrated from archives on 29 July 2022.

  • TVS Fiero FX Out There Adventurers World Record Challenge

    Six Bikers Touch World’s Highest Motorable Pass “Marsimik La”

    Bangalore, 2 August 2004: The “TVS Fiero FX – OutThere Adveturers World Record Challenge” Expedition of six bike enthusiasts has set a new world record by crossing four of the world’s highest Motorable Passes including Marsimik La at 18,652 feet on their TVS Fiero FX bikes. The expedition will now formally claim their entry in Guinness Book of World Records. TVS Fiero FX is the first 150 cc motorbike to touch the highest motorable pass in the world.

    In a 24-hour period between 31st July to 1st August, 2004, the expedition covered four passes i.e. Marsimik La (18,652 feet), Khardung La (18,380 feet), Tanglang La (17,582 feet) and Chang La (17,350 feet), covering a distance of 638 KMs between Leh & Pang. These passes are four of the world’s highest roads & TVS Fiero FX is the first bike to touch all the four passes with in a 24 hours period .

    Expressing his joy over this great feat, Mr. Chandan Lahiri of OutThere Adventurers & the leader of expedition said, “it was a lifetime experience to be on top of the world. The dedication, determination, courage & an excellent team work finally triumphed over all the arduous challenges like lack of oxygen, rugged terrain, snow fall, melting snow, raging rivers, landslides and avalanches. More importantly, our TVS Fiero FX bikes proved to be a great machine on these terrains and more than lived up to our expectations as for as its power, handling, maneuverability, weight and balance were just the right combination required to do this grueling job successfully.”

    Chandan is also the current world record holder of traveling across the three highest motorable roads in the world in 14 hours and 44 minutes. Other members of the expedition were Patrick Kerr, Michael Williams, Burgess Cooper, Sarosh Cooper and Saurav Gupta.

    Speaking on the occasion Mr. Cecil K. Dewars, Vice President – Corporate Communication, TVS Motor said, “Today is a great day for TVS Motor as it’s 150 CC Fiero FX was selected by the expedition team for this arduous job and has lived up to their expectations. The success of this expedition has established the fact that this new technologically advanced bike is also capable of scaling such heights & withstand the elements of any magnitude.”

    “We are thankful to the expedition team for showing faith in our Fiero FX & exploring its latent potential & strengths on the highest & most difficult terrains of the world. I also take this opportunity to thank the Indian Army & TVS’ technical team led by Victor Obed for providing back-up support to the expedition & making it a great success.”, added Mr. Dewars.

    Fiero FX with proven 150cc, 12 BHP 4 stroke engine & digital ignition combined with the intelligent carburetor delivers superb performance and mileage. The core essence of the Fiero FX includes its ‘Great looks’, ‘excellent pickup’, ‘good handling’ and ‘superior technology’. These attributes enhance its strong association as the only bike with good performance and the best engine in its category. To complement the Fiero FX, there were specially designed Snow Tyres by TVS Tyres. The patterns provide excellent drivability and maneuverability for both front and rear. The casing had been strengthened to withstand the rigor of the challenging terrain.

    Chandan is also putting together a book – Himalayan Journeys: Tips on Travelling in the Himalayas – which provides useful tips for travelers embarking on a journey into the awesome mountains. The book will contain chapters on first aid, high altitude illness, how to be a responsible tourist, how to find water in the wild, and a chapter on the history of the mighty mountain range. The book is expected to hit the stands in August.

  • C Vijaykumar rated best; TVS Racing wins National Motocross

    Bangalore, 23 Dec 2003: It was grit, skill and motoring endurance that was at display in the dusty tracks of Bangalore’s Palace Grounds and in the end TVS Racing emerged victorious by taking top honours in 5 out of 6 races held today including the prestigious Indian Expert-Foreign Open upto 250 CC where it also emerged as the Champions with C. Vijaykumar’s formidable lead of 26 points (214 points) from the nearest competitor. The fiercely fought battle between TVS Racing and Yamaha Racing at the 6th and final round of MRF National Motocross Championship, saw the best of motor racing the country has ever seen. With this win, TVS Racing sealed the Championship position by taking 3 top positions of the possible 6. The prestigious foreign open was won by TVS Racing. 

    C. Vijaykumar the young sensation from TVS Racing, also last year’s national motocross champion, kept his title by winning number one positions in both the motos of the Indian Expert-Foreign Open upto 250 CC. His splendid performance today, won him ‘the best rider of the day‘ title as well.

    The huge crowd that turned out today was treated first with the daredevil acts of the riders at Moto One of the Indian Experts – Foreign Motorcycles Class Group A for motorbikes upto 250 cc. And they were not disappointed! C. Vijayakumar riding TVS 250 X was lagging behind 5 racers ahead of him at the end of first lap and soon shot himself into the lead at the end of 6th lap and kept the tempo going right till the end where he cleared the ‘tabletops’ with ease. Yogesh Barguje of Yamaha Racing was behind him but was in no position to catch up with Vijaykumar. The second moto of the same class turned out to be an almost repeat performance of the moto one where the top three positions were the same except this time Vijaykumar kept his initial lead throughout. 

    The other classes too saw TVS taking the honors where the popular ‘TVS Victor’, displaying excellent performance. In a separate add on to the motoring entertainment Paul Broomfield, the Australian Trainer of TVS Racing performed some daredevil stunts that enthralled the crowd. In no time he became the most popular guy in the field. 

    Speaking on the occasion Arvind Pangaonkar, General Manager, R&D, TVS Motor Company commented, “We have once again proved that we are the leaders of motocross race in India having one this coveted title. This is the fourth continuous year that we are winning the championship and all credit goes to the brilliant performance by our riders. This has given us a strong reinforcement and we promise our supporters a good motoring entertainment in the next year as well”

    C. Vijaykumar too was thrilled beyond words, “I am happy with the performance and I hope to do even better for my Team in the rest of the years to come.”

    MRF NATIONAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 6 – HYDERABAD
    INDIAN EXPERTS FOREIGN OPEN – GROUP A – UPTO 250 CC

    MOTO ONE
    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1. C. Vijayakumar Team TVS Racing TVS 250 X
    2. Yogesh Barguje Yamaha Racing YZ 250
    3. Sayed Eathasham Yamaha Racing YZ 250 F
    MOTO TWO

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 C. Vijayakumar Team TVS Racing TVS 250 X
    2 Yogesh Barguje Yamaha Racing YZ 250
    3 Sayed Eathasham Yamaha Racing YZ 250 F
    Overall Winner at the end of the Championship

    C. Vijaykumar -TVS Racing – 214 points 
    Yogesh Barguje – TVS Racing – 188 points

    INDIAN NOVICE – GROUP D – ABOVE 80CC UPTO 150 CC

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 Chandan K P TVS Racing Shogun
    2 V. Lokesh Yamaha Racing RX 135
    3 Sridhar Urs Yamaha Racing RX 135
    Overall Winner at the end of the Championship
    Lokesh Gowda -Yamaha Racing – 97 points

    INDIAN EXPERTS – GROUP D – ABOVE 80 CC UPTO 110 CC

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 Syed Rahman TVS Racing TVS Victor
    2 Shivkumar Yamaha Racing Yamaha Crux
    3 C. D Jinan TVS Racing TVS Victor
    Overall Winner at the end of the Championship

    Shivkumar of Yamaha Racing -111 points

    INDIAN EXPERTS – GROUP B – ABOVE 80 CC UPTO 150 CC

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 Yogesh Barguje Yamaha Racing RX 135
    2 Syed Rahman TVS Racing TVS Shaolin
    3 T. K. Vishwanath Yamaha Racing RX 135
    Overall Winner at the end of the Championship

    Yogesh Barguge of Yamaha Racing -92 points
    C. Vijay Kumar of TVS Racing – 88 points 

    Locals Group C 110 CC to 180 CC

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 M.D Azgar Privateer RX 135
    2 Deepak John Privateer TVS Shogun
    3 Manavalan Privateer RX 135
    INDIAN EXPERTS GROUP D 110 to 180 CC

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 B. V Suresh TVS Racing TVS Fiero
    2 Sayed Rehman TVS Racing TVS Fiero
    3 Rustom Patel TVS Racing TVS Fiero
    Overall Winner at the end of the Championship

    Sayed Rehman of TVS Racing – 106 points 

    TVS Fiero INDIAN EXPERTS GROUP B 110 to 250 CC

    Sl. No Rider Team Motorcycle
    1 G. Prasad TVS Racing TVS Fiero
    2 Rustom Patel TVS Racing TVS Fiero
    3 Pinkesh Thakkar TVS Racing TVS Fiero
    Overall Winner at the end of the Championship

    G. Prasad of TVS Racing – 112 points

    Note: This article is migrated from Archives in 2021