MRF MOGRIP FMSCI National Supercross Championship

Mangalore’s Aravind KP, representing Team TVS Racing, won the Overall class in the fourth round of the MRF MOGRIP FMSCI Indian National Supercross Championship in Hyderabad on Sunday. He won both motos to take maximum points and emerge as the winner.

It was an all-TVS show as Aravind’s teammates AW Tanveer and Rugved Barguje took the second and third places respectively.

There was more glory for Aravind as he won the Class 3 - Indian Experts, Group B title as well, again holding off Tanveer. However, Tanveer had the satisfaction of winning the Class 5 - Indian Experts Class Group “C” race.

The event was held in Jubilee Hills and witnessed over 90 entries from across the nation. This Championship has made a comeback to Hyderabad after a gap of over six years and it received a thumping welcome from the spectators as well as participants.

The SX 2 class for ‘privateers’ on foreign machines saw a hard-fought battle between Jignesh, Ruguved, Abhijit Jadhav and Aditya Thakkar. Between the two motos, Jignesh, Ruguved and Prithvi each shared the lead at some point or the other but eventually it was Jignesh (Nagpur) who was able to hold on to the top spot.

The Locals class received over 17 entries. Yasaswi K and Javed Khan battled it out throughout the five laps before the former won.

Results:

Class 1 - SX 1 - Group "A" Stroke 2/4 Upto 250cc/ 500cc: 1. Aravind KP (TVS RTR 300, TVS Racing); 2. AW Tanveer (TVS RTR 250, TVS Racing); 3. Rugved Barguje (TVS RTR 250, TVS Racing).

Class 2 - Novice - Group "C" Stroke 2/4 Upto 260cc: 1. Aakash Satpute (TVS RTR, TVS Racing); 2. Yash Pawar (TVS RTR, TVS Racing); 3. Sudeep Kottary (Hero Impulse, Mangalore).

Class 3 - Indian Experts - Group "B" Stroke 2/4 Upto 260cc: 1. Aravind KP (TVS RTR, TVS Racing); 2. AW Tanveer (TVS RTR, TVS Racing); 3. R Nataraj (TVS RTR, TVS Racing).

Class 4 – Locals Group "B" Stroke 2/4 Upto 260cc: 1. Yasaswi K (Hero Impulse, Hyderabad); 2. Javed Khan (Yamaha RX, Hyderabad); 3. Mohd. Azeemuddin (Yamaha RX 135, Hyderabad).

Class 5 - Indian Experts Class Group “C” Stroke 2/4 Upto 260cc: 1. AW Tanveer (TVS RTR, TVS Racing); 2. Yuva Kumar (TVS RTR, TVS Racing); 3. R Nataraj (TVS RTR, TVS Racing).

Class 6 - Experts - Group "C" Stroke 2/4 Upto 260cc: 1. Suhail Ahmed (Hero Impulse, Bangalore); 2. Sudeep Kottary (Hero Impulse, Mangalore); 3. Venkatesh Shetty (Hero Impulse, Mumbai).

Class 7 - SX 2 - Group "A" Stroke 2/4 Upto 250cc/ 500cc: 1. Jignesh Patel (KTM SXF, Nagpur); 2. Abhijit Jadhav (Yamaha YZ, Pune); 3. Rugved Barguje (Yamaha YZ, Pune).

Class 8 - Jr SX - Group "A/B/C/D" Stroke 2/4 Upto 500cc: 1. Rugved Barguje (TVS RTR 125, TVS Racing); 2. Prithvi Singh (Honda CRF, Chandigarh); 3. Rishi Gomes (Husqvarna, Goa).

Best Rider of the Race: Aravind K P – Team TVS Racing