Rugved makes it count\, but Noah in hot chase

Rugved makes it count, but Noah in hot chase

SPORTS REPORTER
12.06 PM

Nashik: Rugved Barguje made a hot chase of his teammate and reigning champion Harith Noah as the TVS Racing riders made the fifth and penultimate round an engrossing contest  in the Class 1 SX1 Foreign Open Class of the 19th MRF MoGrip-FMSCI National Supercross championship in Nashik on Sunday.

The Pune rider had been carrying ill luck for over two rounds, but this time despite finishing third in the first Moto, Rugved made it a point to compose himself and lift his morale to win Moto 2 by some margin and claim the ‘best rider’ trophy and rejoin the race for championship with one final round in Baroda to be run.

Rugved’s teammate Harith Noah, who won Moto 1, kept himself in contention of the overall championship after finishing third in Moto 2 even as his compatriot Abdul Waheed Tanweer finished fourth overall to keep TVS flag flying high.

Yuvraj and Sarthak win
Pune’s Junior riders made themselves count as Yuvraj Kondedeshmukh Junior SX1 class ahead of city-mate Karan Karle; while Sarthak Chavan triumphed on his Kawasaki KX100 in Class 9 SX2 beating Satara’s Ikshan Shanbhag, who was astride KTM SX85.

The titles will be decided on December 2, in Baroda, which will host the final round. 

Results:
Class 1 SX1 Foreign Open Class Group A: 1. Rugved Barguje (TVS Racing, TVS RTR300) (15, 20) 35; 2. Harith Noah (TVS Racing, TVS RTR300) (20, 15) 35; 3. CD Jinan (Ang’ata Racing, Kawasaki KX250F) (17, 17) 34; 3. Javed Shaikh (Goa, Kawasaki KX250F) (13, 13) 26; 4. Abdul Waheed Tanweer (TVS Racing, TVS RTR300) (10, 10) 20.
Class 2 Novice Group C: 1. M Kalimohan (TVS Racing, TVR RTR) 20; 2. Rajendra RE (TVS Racing, TVR RTR) 17; 3. Samuel Jacob (TVS Racing, TVR RTR) 15; 4. Imran Pasha (TVS Racing, TVS RTR) 13; 5. Manikandan (Coimbatore, Hero Impulse) 11.
Class 5 Indian Experts Group C: 1. Jagdeesh Kumar (Coimbatore, Hero Impulse) 20; 2. Imran Pasha (TVS Racing, TVS RTR 200) 17; 3. S Karthikeyan (Coimbatore, Hero Impulse) 15; 4. R. Natraj (TVS Racing, TVS RTR 200) 13; 5. Kalimohan (TVS Racing, TVS RTR 200) 11.
Class 6 Private Experts Group C: 1. Jagdeesh Kumar (Coimbatore, Hero Impulse) 20; 2. Manikandan (Coimbatore, Hero Impulse) 17; 3. S Karthikeyan (Coimbatore, Hero Impulse) 15; 4. Arun CS (Ernakulam, Hero Impulse) 13; 5. Arun Shelly (Ernakulam, Hero Impulse) 11.
Class 7 SX2 Group A: 1. Saijith ES (Thrissur, Kawasaki KX250F) (20, 17) 37; 2. Prithvi Singh (Chandigarh, Kawasaki KX250) (15, 20) 35; 3. Yash Pawar (Nashik, Kawasaki) (17, 15) 32; 4. Sarath Mohan (Coimbatore, Kawasaki250) (13, 13) 26; 5. Samuel Abraham (Ernakulam, Kawasaki KX250) (9, 11) 20.
Class 8 Junior SX1 Group A/B/C/D: 1. Yuvraj Kondedeshmukh (Ajmera Racing, KTM SX85) 40; 2. Karan Karle (Pune, KTM SX85) 32; 3. Prajwal V (Bengaluru, KTM SX85) 30; 4. Ikshan Shanbhag (Satara) 26; 5. Sarthak Chavan (Pune) 230.
Class 9 Junior SX2 Group A/B/C/D: 1. Sarthak Chavan (Pune, Kawasaki KX 100) 40; 2. Ikshan Shanbhag (Satara, KTM SX85) 32; 3. Jinendra Sangaye (Ichalkaranji, KTM SX65) 32; 4. Akash Hupale (Pune, Kawasaki 100) 23; 5. Shlok Ghorpade (Satara, Kawasaki) 23.