Kumar sets free practice pace
Reigning national champion Jagan Kumar of TVS Racing set the benchmark in the premier Super Sport Indian 165cc, Open class by topping the time sheets in free practice as the national motorcycle racing championship got under way at the Kari Motor Speedway in
Coimbatore on Friday.
Jagan, who notched up his sixth consecutive national title last year, displayed good form as he clocked a best of one minute, 12.686 seconds, ahead of TVS Racing team mates Deepak Ravikumar ( 01: 12.959) and K. Y. Ahamed ( 01: 13.449).
Also among the quicker riders of the day was Prabhu Arunagiri of Team Alisha Abdullah
who topped the Pro- Stock 301400cc class practice session with a 1: 12.698, while last year’s winner in this category Amarnath Menon ( Gusto Racing India) was fourth ( 1: 13.503) behind team mate Satyanarayana Raju ( 1: 12.923) and Faraz Shariff ( 1: 13.468), a private entrant from Bengaluru. In the Pro- Stock ( 165cc) class, Anup Kumar ( Team Alisha Abdullah) was
quickest with 1: 15.959, well ahead of Anish Shetty ( Honda Ten10 Racing, 1: 17.592) and Kevin Kannan ( Rockers Racing, 1: 17.825). Meanwhile, in the girls’ championship ( Stock 165cc), Ann Jennifer clocked 1: 25.797 to top the practice session while last year’s first runnerup Ryhana Bee was second in 1: 26.353 with Shruthi Nagarajan coming in third at 1: 26.873.