R Natraj of Bengaluru and Goa’s Javed Shaikh emerge as the hot picks in the auction for the 4th edition of Pune Invitational Supercross 2017.
Bhalla Royal successfully bided for R Natrj with the the franchise owner Vikas Bhalla bagging the rider for Rs 60,000. R Natraj will be seen in action in the SX- 3 Indian Riders category.
Javed proved to be the second costliest biker after he was bagged for Rs. 53,000 by Team Greeshm, owned by Ajit Gadhoke.
As many as 53 riders were part of the auction pool with bids from seven participating teams. Four riders from Pune went under the hammer out of them, Yuvraj Konde-Deshmukh, emerged as the most surprising element with a bid of Rs 44,000 in the SX-J category.
Seven international riders have confirmed their participation, however, they were not part of the pool auction and were allotted to respective teams through an open draw of lots. All the International riders will be seen in action in the SX1category.
International riders
- Travis Pitt (US)
- Dennis Stapleton (US)
- Brain Ma-derios (US)
- Daniel Sedlak (US)
- Anthony Raynard (South Africa)
- Kerim Fitzgerald (South Africa)
- Justin Muscutt (US)
