Bengaluru, April 28 (IANS) Promising local talent Ishaan Madesh (Peregrine Racing) and Chennai’s Rivaan Dev Preetham (MSPORT) came up with dominating performances in their respective categories in the first round of the Meritus Cup karting competition at the MECO Kartopia track.
Ishaan was in a league of his own in the Senior Max category where he won both the Sprint races besides topping the qualifying session to pick up maximum points and top the table.
Similarly, Rivaan won both Sprint wins in the Mini Max category as he held off another Chennai driver Rehan Khan. The two MSPORT teammates were brimming with confidence following their recent international participation in the Champions of the Future Academy Program.
Mumbai’s Hamza Balasinorwala (Crest Motorsport) finished third.
Shiv Tummala (Peregrine Racing) from Hyderabad also notched a double in the Micro Max category, winning both the Sprint races.
Pune’s Arafath Sheikh (Crest Motorsport) was unbeaten in the OKJ Junior class which the Meco Motorsports introduced in 2023 as the India Karting Academy Trophy (Junior Class) into the Meritus Cup, to give Indian junior drivers an opportunity to experience the FIA OK-J engine which is a replica of the FIA Karting Academy Trophy that runs with the FIA homologated OK-J engines and the FIA homologated OTK Chassis.
Results:
Senior Max – Sprint Race 1 (14 laps): Ishaan Madesh (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (13mins, 08.334secs); 2. Arafath Sheikh (Pune, Crest Motorsport) (13:10.090); 3. Neythan McPherson (Pune, Crest Motorsport) (13:14.558).
Sprint Race 2: 1. Ishaan Maadesh (13:09.827); 2. Arafath Sheikh (13:11.029); 3. Nikilesh Raju (Bengaluru, MSPORT) (13:11.454).
OK Junior (15 laps): 1. Arafath Sheikh (Pune, Crest Motorsport) (14:12.912); 2. Kairav Roberson (Chennai, MSPORT) (14:14.878); 3. Eshanth Vengatesan (Chennai, MSPORT) (14:17.251).
Micro Max – Sprint Race 1 (10 laps): Shiv Tummala (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (10:17.782); Jishnu Seralathan (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (10:30.299); 3. Shivneel (Coimbatore, MSPORT) (10:30.531).
Race 2 (12 laps): 1. Shiv Tummala (12:43.633); 2. Jishnu Seralathan (12:46.972); 3, Zidaan Arshaan Anees (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (13:09.008).
Mini Max – Sprint Race 1 (10 laps): 1. Rivaan Dev Preetham (Chennai, MSPORT) (09:56.463); 2. Rehan Khan R (Chennai, MSPORT) (09:58.279); 3. Yatharth Gaur (Faridabad, Leapfrog Racing) (10:07.925).
Race 2 (12 laps): Rivaan Dev Preetham (12:15.500); 2. Hamza Balasinorwala (Crest Motorsport) (12:15.941); 3. Rehan Khan (12:20.841).
–IANS
bc/
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
