Rajini, Sharath claim titles

K. Rajini of Red Rooster Racing and Sarath Kumar of Ten 10 Racing won the overall titles in their respective categories as the fifth and final round of the Sidvin-FMSCI National racing championship concluded here on Sunday.

Starting from pole in the Open Super Stock (600 cc) category, Rajini won both races to clinch the championship with a total of 80 points. Rajini led from start to finish in the first race.

The results:

Expert: Group ‘B' four-stroke (up to 165 cc): Race 1: 1. Sarath Kumar (Ten-10) 13:15:923s, 2. Harry Sylvester (Blue Arrow) 13:41:689s; Race 2: 1. Sarath Kumar 12:33:377s, 2. P. Karthick (TVS Racing) 12:34:023s, 3. K. Jagan (TVS) 12:41:273s.

Open: Group ‘A' Super Stock (600 cc): Race 1 (8 laps): 1. K. Rajini (Red Rooster) 15:06:411s, 2. Sumit Lucas Toppo (Blue Arrow) 15:29:714s, 3. V. Vikram (Ten-10) 15:47:260s; Race 2 (7 laps): 1. K. Rajini 13:19:960s, 2. Sumit Lucas Toppo 13:24:429s, 3. M. Gautham (Moto Rev India) 13:34:453s.

Group ‘B' two-stroke (up to 160 cc): Race 1 (6 laps): 1. P. Deva Kumar 13:01:682s, 2. S. Rajkumar 13:05:438s, 3. A. Sathish Kumar (Blue Arrow) 13:06:354s; Race 2: 1. A. Sathish Kumar 13:05:679s, 2. S. Rajkumar 13:10:978s, 3. Vivek Pillai 13:26:696s.

Intermediate class: Group ‘D' four-stroke (130-165 cc): Race 1: 1. D. Dinesh Kumar (Moto Force) 15:01:528s, 2. B. Naveen Raj (Moto Rev India) 15:02:057s, 3. M. Sudhakar (Ten-10) 15:25:148s; Race 2: 1. B. Naveen Raj 15:12:035s, 2. A. Prabhu (Moto Rev) 15:31:156s, 3. E.B. Arjun 15:41:300s.

Novice: Group ‘D' four-stroke (up to 130 cc): Race 1: 1. G.R. Santosh 15:57:913s, 2. B. Naveen Raj 16:16:683s, 3. P. Anand Kumar 16:18:188s; Race 2: 1. B. Naveen Raj 15:35:702s, 2. G.R. Santosh 15:41:352s, 3. Dinesh Kumar 15:51:309s . — Principal Correspondent