Bengaluru’s Rajendra underlined his standing as India’s top biker, winning the opening South Zone round of the FMSCI Reise Indian National Rally Sprint Championship (2W) on Sunday.
As per the official press release, “Rajendra , recorded the fastest time of the day in the Open Class Up To 550cc, scorching the 10-km specially designed course in Sarjapur on the outskirts of Bengaluru in 7:33.59 seconds.
Suhail Ahmed made it to the podium thrice, winning the Group A Up To 550cc class and coming second and third in the Bullet Class and the Group B 261 To 400cc.
Sinan Francis also picked up crucial points in two categories, including in the 550cc Open Class.
Reehana raced to the title in the Women’s Class Up To 260cc, beating a decent field of young and enthusiastic ladies
“It was an exciting day of racing, with close to 120 bikers lining up,” Motorsport Inc’s Jaidas Menon, the promoter and organizer, exulted. “This is great for spectators as they can see most of the action from close quarters,” he added.
RESULTS
Open Class Up to 550 CC
- Rajendra R
- Samuel Jacob
- Sinan Francis
Group A Up To 550 CC
- Suhail Ahmed
- Sinan Francis
- Kousthubha M
Group B 261 To 400 CC
- Naresh V S
- Akhand Pratap Singh
- Suhail Ahmed
Group B 166 to 260 CC
- Sachin D
- Yogesh P
- Nithyan L
Group D Up to 260 CC
- Asad Khan
- Bharath L
- Pradeep C
Group B 131 to 165 CC
- Varun Kumar
- Abrar Pasha
- Bharath L
Bullet Class
- Naresh VS
- Suhail Ahmed
- Asad Khan
Scooter Class
- Subramanya
- Pinkesh Thakkar
- Karthik Naidu
Women’s Class Up To 260 CC
- Reehana
- Sneha CC
- Satabdi Samanta
Zonal Star
- Yogesh P
- Sanjay Somashekar
- Vinay Prasad