TVS dominate Gulf Cup

Roaring sounds of bike engines, wet sludge flying around and smudging all in sight, is a delight for motorcycle connoisseurs and racing aficionados.

The 14 races of the Gulf Cup Dirt Track racing thrilled the Nashik crowds at the specially laid-out course by organisers Sportscraft at the Idgah Ground, Golf club, Trimbak Road.

The event began with Indian expert class foreign motorcycles upto 250cc group A race 1, which was won by KP Arvind. The racers showed why they are the category’s expert class by creating ‘frets’ from wet ground at the curves from the opening lap of the 13, which were utilised by all the competitors.

The novice class races had up to 15 competitors and produced great action for the gallery as the amateurs tried a number of manoeuvres to overtake their opponents at the turns. One of the unique races in event was the scooters up to 110cc race, which was won by Pinkesh Thakkar of Pune. Although the racers moved slower than the ones on the bikes, the very fact that they were racing on scooters made it an interesting watch.

R Prakash produced a stunning finale to the event by recovering from a tumble in the last couple of laps to finish first in the private expert class, foreign motorcycles up to 250cc.

Pradeep HK from TVS Racing Team was best in the Indian Expert class, winning both the Races in Indian Expert Group ‘B’ Motorcycle up to 260 cc 2 & 4 Stroke.

The team dominated the four Indian expert class categories, winning all three podium finishes in each.