MMSC Race Fest: Raj, Sarath, Kannan among title winners

The 2015 MMSC Race Fest came to a conclusion at the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday, with eight races taking place across four One-Make

The 2015 MMSC Race Fest concluded at the Buddh International Circuit with Sarath Kumar clinching the title in the Honda CBR 250 category. (Photo: Vinayak Pande)

A heavy downpour ahead of the final CBR 250 race saw the race delayed with the final Toyota Etios Motor Racing race held of the two wheel event. (Photo: Vinayak Pande)

The final race of the day saw some tight racing for the win as the riders gave it their all on a track that had now dried since the heavy downpour. (Photo: Vinayak Pande)

Mezan Anees (left) was unable to prevent the Hashim brothers from Calicut in sweeping the top two positions in the Toyota Etios Motor Racing races. (Photo: Vinayak Pande)

Meku Vridharaj and Vishwadev Muraleedharan took the Open and Novice titles, respectively for the inaugural running of the Suzuki Gixxer Cup. (Photo: Vinayak Pande)

Like yesterday, 1993 500cc MotoGP world champion Kevin Schwantz was on hand to entertain the crowd with some daring riding. (Photo: Vinayak Pande)

Kannan S and Akhanda Pratap Singh won the Open and Novice classes of the TVS Apache RTR 180 series.

The 2015 MMSC Race Fest came to a conclusion at the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday, with eight races taking place across four One-Make Championships. Suzuki, TVS and Honda ran their own series independent of the National Motorcycle Championship season, with Toyota joining the fray with the Etios Motor Racing trophy. The final day of the MMSC Race Fest came to a somewhat 'soggy' conclusion with a heavy downpour delaying the running of the final two events of the day; the Honda CBR 250 and the Etios Motor Racing series.

Suzuki GIXXER CUP: VIDHURAJ AND MURALEEDHARAN CLINCH TITLES

The Open Class of Suzuki Gixxer Cup saw Meka Vidhuraj beat former Group D motorcycle champion Kamlesh P Thakur by three tenths of a second to take the winning honours. More importantly, Ananth Raj finished third in the race to seal the inaugural Gixxer Cup title.

In the Novice Class, Vishwadev Muraleedharan completed a clean sweep this weekend en route to the title. Such was Muraleedharan’s dominance that he finished 10 seconds clear of his nearest rival in race two.

Suzuki Gixxer Cup (Open)

Meka Vidhuraj (13:57.519)
Kamlesh P Thakur (14:08.893)
Rajinikanth R 3 (14:10.221)

Suzuki Gixxer Cup (Novice)

Vishwadev Muraleedharan (10:35.639)
Amarnath Menon (10:42.936)
Ajeesh A (10:43.683)

HONDA CBR: SARATH KUMAR SEALS OPEN TITLE WITH ONE ROUND TO SPARE

The Honda CBR Novice class saw a reversal of fortunes, putting Aravind Balakrishnan and Sivanesan S tied on 141 points. While Balakrishnan scored a double victory, Sivanesan finished second in the first race on Saturday, before crashing on his second outing.

The title fight in the Open Class, however, has already ended with Sarath Kumar taking a double victory to stretch his advantage to a now unassailable 65 points.

The final round of the Honda CBR One-Make championship is scheduled in December.

Honda CBR 250 (Open)

Sarath Kumar (Ten10 Racing) (12mins, 26.034secs)
Mathana Kumar (Ten10 Racing) (12:26.526)
Rajiv S (Ten10 Racing) (12:35.431)

Honda CBR 150 (Novice)

Aravind B (10:18.753)
Sivanesan S (10:19.427)
Anish Shetty 3 (10:19.750)

TVS APACHE RTR: KANNAN AND SINGH WIN RESPECTIVE TITLES

Also achieving a double victory was Kannan S who secured the title in the Open Class of TVS Apache RTR 180. Kannan finished just six points ahead of Aravind Ganesh, who made an appearance on the podium yesterday.

Meanwhile, Akhanda Pratap Singh secured the Novice Class title of the same One-Make Championship, despite finishing down in fifth place in the shortened three-lap race.

TVS Apache RTR 180 (Open)

Kannan S (13:49.524)
Arun Muthukrishnan (13:49.735)
Aravind Ganesh 3 (13:50.270)

TVS Apache RTR 180 (Novice)

Akhanda Pratap Singh (10:36.019)
Malsawmdawgliana (10:36.170)
Udipta Kumar Rath (10:36.502)

TOYOTA ETIOS MOTOR RACING: HISHAM BROTHERS NOTCH DOUBLE WIN

Hisham twins - who led home a comfortable one-two finish in yesterday’s race two - were again the drivers to beat on Sunday, winning both races with a comfortable margin. Race 1 winner Mezaan Anees was their closest challenger, finishing second and third respectively in the two races scheduled for the day.

Toyota Etios Motor Racing Trophy (Race 1)