Schoolboy Shreyas steals the show in fourth round

CHENNAI: Bengaluru schoolboy Shreyas Hareesh from Rockers Racing pulled off a sensational lights-to-flag victory, his first in the Novice (Stock 165cc) category, in the fourth round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2022 at the Madras International Circuit here on Saturday.

The 12-year-old Shreyas, a Standard VI student of the Kensri School in Bengaluru, started from P3 on the grid, but was in the lead even before Turn-1. The youngster then hung on to notch up his maiden win in the category. Meanwhile, KY Ahamed led a 1-2-3 finish for the Petronas TVS Racing team in the Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open category. Pacer Yamaha enjoyed a double podium in the Pro-Stock 165cc Open race, with Prabhu Arunagiri taking the win and teammate Mathana Kumar finishing third behind Idemitsu Honda SK69 Racing’s Rajiv Sethu.

Ahamed, Deepak Ravikumar and Jagan Kumar came home in that order in the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc category, with defending champion Rajini Krishnan (RACR Castrol Power1) limping home in the seventh place.

RESULTS (PROVISIONAL): Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open (Race 1): 1. KY Ahamed (11 minutes, 18.883 seconds); 2. Deepak Ravikumar (11:22.507); 3. Jagan Kumar (11:23.439).

Pro-Stock 165cc Open (Race 1): 1. Prabhu Arunagiri (09:52.203); 2. Rajiv Sethu (09:52.304); 3. Mathana Kumar (09:52.389).

Novice (Stock 165cc) (Race 1): 1. Shreyas Hareesh (12:59.578); 2. R Rohan (12:59.744); 3. Kayan Zubin Patel (13:00.498)