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The Hindu
08-06-2025
- Automotive
- The Hindu
National Motorcycle Racing Championships: Rahil pulls off an upset win over Sarthak
Hyderabad's Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) pulled off his first win in four years as he pipped favourite Sarthak Chavan, the Pune teenager, to claim the honours in the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open race even as the first round of the MRF-MMSC-FMSCI National Motorcycle Racing Championships came to an abrupt end due to a thunderstorm at the Madras International Circuit here on Sunday. The heavy rains accompanied by strong winds early afternoon caused considerable damage to the facility while it also forced cancellation of day's remaining two races which will be run in the second round in August. Earlier, Ann Jennifer (RACR Castrol Power1) from Chennai and Bengaluru's Varun Patil (Mad Rabbit Racing) completed a double apiece in the Girls (Stock 165cc) and Stock 301-400cc (Novice) categories, respectively, while young Kedarnadh (Motul KTM Gusto Racing) from Tirupati topped the Stock 165cc (Novice) race. The results (Provisional, all six laps unless mentioned): Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open (Race-2): 1. Rahil Pillarishetty (Hyderabad, RACR Castrol Power 1) (11mins, 03.229secs); 2. Sarthak Chavan (Pune, Petronas TVS Racing) (11:03.501); 3. Chiranth Vishwanath (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (11:03.543). Stock 301-400cc (Novice) Race-2: 1. Varun Patil (Bengaluru, Mad Rabbit Racing) (12:22.078); 2. Kamal Navas (Chennai, Rockers Racing) (12:22.412); 3. Jagadeesh Nagaraj (Bengaluru, 12:23.382). Stock 165cc (Novice) Race-2: 1. Kedarnath (Tirupati, Motul KTM Gusto Racing) (13:09.435); 2. Rajender Beedani (Hyderabad, MAI Racing) (13:15.456); 3. Yashwant Varma (Visakhapatnam, Motul Sparks Racing) (13:25.449). Girls (Stock 165cc) Race-2 (5 laps): 1. A.S. Ann Jennifer (Chennai, Motul Sparks Racing) (10:55.279); 2. Jagathishree Kumaresan (Chennai, One Racing) (10:57.190); 3. Rakshitha Dave (Chennai, RACR Castrol Power 1) (10:58.280). Petronas TVS One-Make Championship: Rookie (Apache RTR 200) Race-2 (4 laps): 1. R. Hari Haran (Coimbatore) (09:11.487); 2. Poojitha Anil Kumar (Bengaluru) (09:19.950); 3. Hesali Nehansa Peiris (Sri Lanka) (09:20.010). Electric RTE (4 laps): 1. Sarthak Chavan (Pune, Petronas TVS Racing) (07:21.348); 2. Chiranth Vishwanath (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (07:27.075); 3. C. Senthilkumar (Coimbatore, Petronas TVS Racing) (07:35.232). Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup: Honda CB 300F (Race-2, 8 laps): 1. R. Solomon (Bengaluru) (17:03.481); 2. Deepak Kumar (Chennai) (17:13.576); 3. Swaroop Krishna (Chennai) (17:24.441).
The Hindu
07-06-2025
- Automotive
- The Hindu
Sarthak Chavan, Savion Sabu top Pro-Stock races
Teenage sensations Sarthak Chavan and Savion Sabu won in the 301-400cc Open and the 165-200cc Open, respectively, in the first round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship at the Madras International Circuit here on Saturday. The 18-year-old Sarthak, of Petronas TVS Racing, got past the pole-sitter Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) with a brilliant pass at Turn 11 on the last lap after trailing him throughout the six-lap race, the margin of victory being two-hundredths of a second. Savion (Mad Rabbit Racing), the 17-year-old who started from pole, made it a lights-to-flag win in the Pro-Stock 165-200cc Open class race. He held off experienced rivals, P.M. Soorya (Chandra LGE Racing) and Mohan Babu (Rockers Racing). The results (provisional, all 6 laps unless mentioned): Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open: Race-1: 1. Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) 11:00.394s; 2. Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) 11:00.421; 3. Alwin Sundar (Petronas TVS Racing) 11:06.699. Pro-Stock 165-200cc Open: Race-1: 1. Savion Sabu (Mad Rabbit Racing) 11:55.770; 2. P.M. Soorya (Chandra LGE Racing) 11:56.185; 3. Mohan Babu (Rockers Racing) 11:56.393. Stock 301-400cc (Novice): Race-1: 1. Varun Patil (Mad Rabbit Racing) 12:17.892; 2. Jagadeesh Nagaraj (Motul Sparks Racing) 12:18.263; 3. Kamal Navas (Team Rockers Racing) 12:18.287. Stock 165cc (Novice): Race-1: 1. Rajender Beedani (MAI Racing) 13:12.791; 2. Kedarnath (Motul KTM Gusto Racing) 13:13.267; 3. Yashwant Varma (Motul Sparks Racing) 13:15.620. Girls (Stock 165cc): Race-1 (5 laps): 1. A.S. Ann Jennifer (Motul Sparks Racing) 10:59.353; 2. Jagathishree Kumaresan (One Racing) 11:05.706; 3. Rakshitha Dave (RACR Castrol Power1) 11:06.519. Petronas TVS One-Make Championship: Expert (Apache RR310): Race-1: 1. G. Balaji 7:54.458; 2. Mohan Babu 7:54.669; 3. Kaushik Subbiah Ganesan 7:54.841. Rookie (Apache RTR 200): Race-1: 1. Akarsh Jangam 13:37.775; 2. Poojita Anil Kumar 13:37.776; 3. R. Hari Haran 13:38.543. Girls (Apache RTR 200): Race-1: 1. Elakiya Ravi 13:31.160; 2. Jagathishree Kumaresan 13:33.820; 3. Sarah Khan 13:48.364. Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup: Honda CB 300F: Race-1: 1. R. Solomon 12:50.322; 2. Ann Jennifer 13:06.226; 3. Alshin Thomas 13:10.090.
