Double for Babit, Sandeep shines too
Meghalaya’s Babit Lyngdoh completed a grand double, winning the open as well as the above 1.1 categories in the 4th DMSC JK Tyre 2018 autocross event concluded in Dimapur, Nagaland, on Sunday.
He hit the post in a recordbreaking 2: 00.47 in the open category and was equally fast ( 2: 03: 81) in the above 1.1 category.
Another Meghalaya boy Kamlesh proved to be the star in the SUV category, needing 2: 14.13 to emerge victorious. Sandeep underlined his class, taking the second position in as many as three categories. He took 2: 03: 22 to finish behind Babit in the open category, 2: 03: 91 in the above 1.1 category and 2: 14: 50 in the SUV class for two runner- up places.
Local lad Dennis Assumi had the distinction of coming third in two races, the open and the SUV categories
Over 60 drivers from different parts of the country participated in this three- day event organised by the Dimapur Motorsports Club. The winners were awarded with trophies and cash prizes.
RESULTS
Open Category: 1. Babit Lyngdoh ( Meghalaya, 2: 00.47); 2. Sandeep Sharma ( Delhi, 2: 03.22); 3. Dennis Assumi ( DMSC, 2: 04.28). Above 1.1 category: 1. Babit Lyngdoh ( Meghalaya, 2: 03: 81); 2. Sandeep Sharma ( Delhi, 2: 03: 91); 3. Obeth ( AMAM, 2: 04.09). SUV category: 1. Kamlesh ( Meghalaya, 2: 14.13); 2. Sandeep Sharma ( Delhi, 2: 14: 50); 3. Denis Assumi ( DMSC, 2: 18.91).
Delhi’s Sandeep Sharma underlined his class, taking the second position in as many as three categories