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New Indian Express
02-08-2025
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Sarthak scores fighting win; Jagathisree tops in three races
Pune teenager Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) pulled off a brilliant win, his second in three starts, in the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open category at the Rolon Round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2025 at the Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore on Saturday. Starting from P3, 18-year-old Sarthak survived some close calls and contacts with pole-sitter, Hyderabad's Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) who eventually finished third behind Chennai teenager Johann Reeves Emmanuel (Motul KTM Gusto Racing India) to win an incident-filled 10-lap race. Later, One Racing's Jagathishree Kumaresan, the 21-year-old from Chennai, wrote her own script by winning all the three races she took part in. The defending champion won both her outings in the Girls (Stock 165cc) category of the National Championship and in between, topped the Women's race in the Petronas TVS India One-Make Championship for a grand triple.
New Indian Express
02-08-2025
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- New Indian Express
Sarthak Chavan scores fighting win in Coimbatore
Pune teenager Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) pulled off a brilliant win, his second in three starts, in the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open category at the Rolon Round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2025 at the Kari Motor Speedway, here on Saturday. Starting from P3, 18-year-old Sarthak survived some close calls and contacts with pole-sitter, Hyderabad's Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) who eventually finished third behind Chennai teenager Johann Reeves Emmanuel (Motul KTM Gusto Racing India) to win an incident-filled 10-lap race. Later, One Racing's Jagathishree Kumaresan, the 21-year-old from Chennai, wrote her own script by winning all the three races she took part in. The defending champion won both her outings in the Girls (Stock 165cc) category of the National Championship and in between, topped the Women's race in the Petronas TVS India One-Make Championship for a grand triple. In Race-1 in the Girls category, Jagathishree started from P3, but fought her way to P1 while in the next outing, she 'messed up' her pole-position start to drop to fifth but recovered to win ahead of two former champions Ryhana Bee (KYT Helmet ISBK Racing), who had started from P12, and Ann Jennifer (Motul Sparks Racing). Mad Rabbit Racing enjoyed a profitable day as their riders, 18-year-old from Bengaluru Savion Sabu, Amit Prasad from Mysuru and Mohamed Mikail (Thiruvallur) won the Pro-Stock 165-200cc Open, Stock 165cc (Novice) race and Stock 301-400cc (Novice) races, respectively.
The Hindu
02-08-2025
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Sarthak scores fighting win, Jagathishree scores a grand triple
Pune teenager Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) pulled off a brilliant win, his second in three starts, in the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open category at the Rolon Round of the MRF-MMSC FMSCI National Motorcycle Racing Championship at the Kari Motor Speedway here on Saturday. Starting from third on the grid, 18-year-old Sarthak survived some close calls and contacts with pole-sitter, Hyderabad's Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1), who eventually finished third behind Chennai teenager Johann Reeves Emmanuel (Motul KTM Gusto Racing India) to win an incident-filled 10-lap race. Later, One Racing's Jagathishree Kumaresan, the 21-year-old from Chennai, won all three races she took part in. The defending champion won both her outings in the Girls' Stock 165cc category of the National Championship and, in between, topped the women's race in the Petronas TVS India One-Make Championship. The results (Provisional – all 10 laps unless mentioned): National C'ship: Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open (Race-1): 1. Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) 12:11.514s; 2. Johann Reeves Emmanuel (Motul KTM Gusto Racing India) 12:13.197; 3. Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) 12:14.197. Pro-Stock 165-200cc Open (Race-1): 1. Savion Sabu (Mad Rabbit Racing) 13:15.722; 2. P.M. Soorya (LGE Racing) 13:15.784; 3. Senthilkumar (RDX Torque Racing) 13:16.156. Super Stock 165cc Intermediate (Race-1): 1. Raj Kumar (Motul Sparks Racing) 14:01.641; 2. Mohammed Samrul Zubair (Motul Sparks Racing) 14:08.520; 3. Kamal Navas (Rockers Racing) 14:22.495. Stock 301-400cc (Novice, Race-1, 3 laps): 1. Mohamed Mikail (Mad Rabbit Racing) 4:03.706; 2. Varun Patil (Mad Rabbit Racing) 4:05.823; 3. Raivat Dhar (MAI Racing) 4:06.348. Stock 165cc (Novice, Race-1, 4 laps): 1. Amit Prasad (Mad Rabbit Racing) 6:00.854; 2. Lal Nunsunga (Motul Sparks Racing) 6:00.884; 3. Hari Haran (RACR Castrol Power1) 6:00.958. Girls (Stock 165cc, Race-1, 3 laps): 1. Jagathishree Kumaresan (One Racing) 4:28.857; 2. Lani Zena Fernandez (RACR Castrol Power1) 4:37.835; 3. Saima Ajaz Baig (KYT Helmet ISBK Racing) 4:38.480. Race-2 (8 laps): 1. Jagathishree Kumaresan 11:53.637; 2. Ryhana Bee (KYT Helmet ISBK Racing) 11:53.817; 3. Ann Jennifer (Motul Sparks Racing) 11:58.437. Petronas TVS India One-Make Championship: Expert (Apache RR 310) (Race-1): 1. P. Mohan Babu 12:58.967; 2. Manoj Yesuadiyan 13:02.937; 3. G. Balaji 13:06.195. Women (RTR 200, 8 laps): 1. Jagathishree Kumaresan 11:49.700; 2. S.P. Shuria 12:03.542; 3. Sarah Khan 12:15.987. Rookie (RTR 200, Race-1): 1. Hari Haran 14:47.447; 2. A. Joshua 15:01.602; 3. Steve Waugh Sugi 15:01.775. Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup: Honda CB 300F (Race-1): 1. B.A. Tejash (Tumakuru) 14:07.625; 2. Raivat Dhar 14:08.219; 3. Amit Prasad 14:14.584.
The Hindu
08-06-2025
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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).
Hans India
08-06-2025
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Rahil Pillarisetty notches first win in four years at the Indian National Motorcycle Racing C'ship
Hyderabad ace 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 Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship came to an abrupt end due to a massive 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 the day's remaining two races, which will be run in the second round in August. Earlier, Ann Jennifer (RACR Castrol Power1) from Chennai, 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 day's highlight was Rahil's brilliant win in the Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open Race-2 as he overcame a strong challenge from yesterday's Race-1 winner Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) with a late burst. The pair was trailing Bengaluru teenager Chiranth Vishwanath (Petronas TVS Racing), who had taken the lead after a great start from P4. Also in the mix was veteran Rajini Krishnan (RACR Castrol Power1), a multiple National champion, who was running P2 most of the race until yielding ground to Sarthak and Rahil. The duo then moved past Chiranth with Rahil successfully defending his P1 spot. Sarthak finished second, ahead of Chiranth. Meanwhile, Ann Jennifer (RACR Castrol Power1) made a strong start to her bid to regain the national title, which she had last won in 2020. Showing good pace, she left the field chasing shadows for a repeat of her Saturday's win in Race-1. Ann Jennifer said, 'I have made a good start to the season by winning both races. However, I feel the others might catch up as the season progresses, and so, I must continue working hard like I did during the off-season when I practised with the Pro-Stock boys and learnt a lot from them. 'I feel good considering where I was last year when I suffered a head injury from a crash in Round-3. The doctors advised me to quit racing, but the sport is in my blood, and I just couldn't stop myself from getting on a race bike. Despite the two wins this weekend, I feel there is scope for improvement, and I hope I can be a bit quicker in the next round.' R Solomon from Bengaluru completed a double by winning the second race in the Honda CB 300F class. He was in a league of his own as he finished over 10 seconds ahead of Chennai riders, Deepak Kumar and Swaroop Krishna, in the eight-lap race. Sarthak Chavan emerged a convincing winner in the Electric RTE race while Chiranth Vishwanath (Bengaluru) finished second and C Senthilkumar (Coimbatore) third. Later, in the truncated Rookie (Apache RTR 200) race, Coimbatore's Hari Haran took the honours ahead of Poojitha Anil Kumar (Bengaluru) and Sri Lankan Hesali Nehansa Peiris. Full Result: 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. Ann Jennifer AS (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. Hari Haran R (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. Senthilkumar C (Coimbatore, Petronas TVS Racing) (07:35.232). Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup: Honda CB 300F (Race-2, 8 laps): 1. Solomon R (Bengaluru) (17:03.481); 2. Deepak Kumar (Chennai) (17:13.576); 3. Swaroop Krishna (Chennai) (17:24.441).
