Kush Maini wins Micro Max JK Tyre National Championship Round 1 in Kolhapur
The engines revved up as the drivers in the Micro Max category were ready for the final round of Round 1 of the championship. Kush Maini led the formation lap followed and continued to lead in the races as they began. He sat on a comfortable lead but the real battle was behind him for the second and third position with drivers like Akash Gowda, Mira Kirti Erda, Gaurav Prakesh Marne and Kavin Vinay Lazarus fought intensively for the positions. After being overtaken a lot of times by his close rivals, Akash Gowda finally made it to the second position in the grid and following him was Gaurav Prakash Marne. The only girl contestant in the grid, Mira did not let the boys succeed easily and gave them a tough competition. Her performance in Round 1 is highly commendable. The best team trophy award went to Team Maini Racing.

After being declared the winner, Kush Maini of Micro Max category said, "I feel very good and confident as it was a great start to the championship by winning both the pre–finals and the finals. My qualifying was a disaster as I had a mechanical problem but slowly made my way up through the heats. I\´\m looking forward to the next round in Kolhapur."

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