This weekend for us fans is lined up with two wheeler action. From Moto GP on international stage to National Motorcycle Racing Championship in India, we have plenty to look forward to this weekend. Read DRC’s preview of the weekend.
The rivalry continues-Saarthak VS Chiranth
One duo that has been the center of the media’s talks is Saarthak Chavan and Chiranth Vishwanath, and for good reasons.
The two of them have been fighting tooth and nail in the Pro Stock categories (165cc and 301-400 cc). At the last event from 5-7 July, Saarthak took the pole from Vishwanath by just 0.043 seconds in 301-400cc category. Meanwhile in the 165cc, Vishwanath edged out Chavan by a mere 0.093 seconds. This statistic shows the fierceness of the competition.
Read the report from the last round here.
However, Chiranth has had his fair share of bad luck in the races. During the last event, Chiranth had a issue with his bike during the Pro Stock 165cc race 1. This meant he dropped down to P7 at the finish. While in Sunday’s Pro Stock 301-400cc race, Chiranth missed a gear on the last lap, handing over the win to Sarthak.
These two will surely be unmissable on Saturday and Sunday.
Competetive young riders make up the headlines
All throughout the categories of the National 2W Racing Championship, one thing that is common is the young leading the pack.
One prime example is Abdul Basim, 17 year old young gun from Chennai.
He is racing in the Novice 165cc category and he’s doing it in spectacular fashion. At the last event, he took pole by 2.5 seconds! Not only this, he has won every race this season in the Novice Stock 165cc category. he will be the one to watch this weekend.
In the girls categories, Rakshitha Dave (15) and Jagathishree Kumaresan (20) are in the limelight as they both have won two races this season in the Stock 165cc category.
This will be also be true for the Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup (NSF 250R) and TVS One-Make Championship as they too have showed nail biting action from young, talented riders
Over 100 entries for National 2W Racing Championship Round 3
This weekend at the Madras International Circuit will have plenty of action as mentioned in the points above. Another massive figure is the total number of entries registered for the weekend. Over 100 riders will be taking part in the Round 3 of the National 2W Racing Championship over 19 races scheduled.
One of these categories is the Novice Stock 301-400cc categories which has gathered 30 entries. We fans will have to keep our eyes peeled for the competetion in this category. As of now, Kaushik Subaiah Ganesan has dominated here with 3 wins out of 4 races.