Arvind KP emerged overall winner in the first round of the MRF MOGRIP FMSCI National Rally Championship (2W) – 2015 that was conducted here on Sunday (May 31). Naresh VS finished overall second, while Abdul Wahid emerged third overall. Arvind and Naresh won in their respective categories as well.
A total of 48 riders entered the event, while 38 finished. The total distance of the rally was 170 Km with four competitive stages. The stages were mostly broken tarmac with some dirt sections thrown in. This was the first of the five-round championship and the other rounds will be conducted in Coimbatore, Chikkamagaluru, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. This championship has been revived after a gap of 8 years.
Overall winners: 1. Arvind KP (43 min, 36 sec penalty); 2. Naresh VS (45 min, 56 sec); 3. Abdul Wahid (45 min, 56 sec).
Class 1: Motorcycles Group A: 1. Arvind KP (43 min, 36 sec); 2. Dhaval Toke (56 min, 36 sec); 3. Ashish Raorane (57 min, 52 sec).
Class 2: Motorcycles Group B, upto 130cc (M1): 1. Rohit Gowda (1 hr, 14 mins, 48 sec).
Class 3: Motorcycles Group B, 131cc to 165cc (M2): 1. Suhail Ahmed (47 min, 49 sec); 2. Sachin D (51 min, 37 sec); 3. Nishit Jhaveri (51 min, 40 sec).
Class 4: Motorcycles Group B, 166cc to 260cc (M3+M4): 1. Naresh VS (45 min, 56 sec); 2. Abdul Wahid (45 min, 56 sec); 3. Yuva Kumar (47 min, 42 sec).
Class 5: Motorcycles Group B, 261cc to 500cc (M5): 1. Yashraj Rathod (51 min, 58 sec); 2. Vishwas SD (54 min, 39 sec).
Star of Nashik: 1. Aditya Thakkar (50 min, 20 sec); 2. Parvinder Singh Hunjan (52 min, 26 sec); 3. Amit Suryawanshi (54 min, 15 sec).
Scooters: 1. Shamim Khan (53 min, 13 sec); 2. Hiten Thakkar (56 min, 18 sec); 3. Syed Asaf Ali (56 min, 22 sec).
source : oneindia.com
