National Motorcycle Racing | Rahil, Savion Sabu grab pole positions in Pro-Stock categories
The Hindu
Hyderabad's Rahil Pillarisetty, Bengaluru's Savion Sabu, and Aizawl's Lal Nunsanga secure pole positions at MRF MMSC INMRC.
Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) ended his four-year wait for pole position as he topped qualifying in the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc category in the first round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship at the Madras International Circuit (MIC) here on Friday.
Later, riding under dark rain clouds, the 17-year-old Savion Sabu (Mad Rabbit Racing) qualified for pole position in the Pro-Stock 165-200cc, the new class this season.
Equally impressive was 22-year-old Lal Nunsanga (Motul Sparks Racing), who grabbed pole position in the Novice (Stock 165cc) class. It was his first pole in six years, the last being in the Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup.
Mohamed Mikhail (Mad Rabbit Racing), a graduate from the Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup, also qualified for the pole position in the Stock 301-400cc (Novice) class.
The results (Qualifying): National C’ship: Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open: 1. Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) 1:49.184s; 2. Alwin Sundar (Petronas TVS Racing) 1:49.669; 3. Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) 1:49.674.
Pro-Stock 165-200cc Open: 1. Savion Sabu (Mad Rabbit Racing) 1:57.898; 2. Senthilkumar (RDX Torque Racing) 1:58.862; 3. Venkatesan Iyappan (Rookies Racing) 1:58.992.
Stock 301-400cc (Novice): 1. Mohamed Mikail (Mad Rabbit Racing) 2:01.197; 2. Arjun Kanwar (RACR Castrol Power1) 2:01.477; 3. Varun Patil (Mad Rabbit Racing) 2:01.493.
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