Victory lap
The fifth round of the 2021 INMRC marks the end of the season. We bring you the lowdown
THE NOVICE 165CC STOCK CLASS SAW A LOT OF ACTION THIS YEAR
ROUND 5 OF THE MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2021 concluded in February marking the end of the 2021 season of the INMRC. The season has been filled with adrenaline-packed racing with two veteran racers Rajini Krishnan and Jagan Kumar getting their 10th national championship titles in their respective classes.
The final race of the Pro-Stock 301-400cc category saw Rahil Shetty of Gusto Racing claim first place with Anish Damodar Shetty (Race Concepts) a close second and Rajini Krishnan of RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate in third. Although he finished third in the final race, Rajini’s stellar performance through the season meant that he was crowned champion of the class, making it his 10th national championship title and also his first in almost a decade.
The last race of the Pro-Stock 165cc category saw a 1-2 win for TVS Racing with KY Ahamed and Deepak Ravikumar finishing first and second respectively. Rajiv Sethu of the Idemitsu Honda SK69 Racing team finished the race third. Jagan Kumar who finished the race in fourth place had a sensational ride because he was crowned champion of the class just a day earlier. This was an extremely emotional victory for him because it was his 10th National Championship win as well.
The Novice 165cc stock class saw a lot of action this year with both Allwin Xavier and Alwin Sundar putting on stellar shows throughout the season. In the last race, Allwin Xavier of Sparks Racing took the first step on the podium and Alwin Sundar of AS Motorsports bagged second place. Jinendra Kiran Sangave, Xavier’s teammate took third place. But despite finishing the last race first it was not Xavier but Alwin Sundar who was crowned champion.
In the Girls stock 165cc category, Ryhana Bee of the RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate team finished first. Lani Zena Fernandez of Speed Up Racing and Ann Jennifer of Sparks Racing took to the second and third step of the podium respectively. Ryhana Bee’s consistent performance all-season meant that she was crowned champion in the fourth round itself.
The kids in the TVS Rookie category put on a stellar show all year proving their mettle race after race. The last race of the weekend and the season saw Chiranth Viswanath take P1, Jinendra Sangave take P2 and KR Tamizhinian take P3. But Jinendra’s noteworthy performance all-season meant that he was crowned champion of the firstever Rookie category.
In what is arguably the fastest bikes on the grid the NSF 250R, Sarthak Chavan from Pune had a great race and took P1 with Kavin Quintal and Mohsin Paramban taking P2 and P3 respectively. But with Kavin Quintal winning the first four races of the season he won the championship just seven points ahead of Sarthak.
Round 5 concludes the 2021 season of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship which has been one filled with some intense racing and sportsmanship. ⌧