COIMBATORE, SEP 17 : JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship got underway at Kari Motor Speedway here with terrific performances by the participants across LGB Formula 4, JK Tyre Novice Cup and JK Tyre presents Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup on Saturday.
The day started with the engines roaring in the first race of 2022 of Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup, but was soon followed by a few tumbles on the track. It was however, Thrissur-lad Allwin Xavier, who got the better of defending champion Anish Damodara Shetty of Hubli at the final laps. Out of the ten laps, Anish was leading in most, until Allwin zoomed past him at the penultimate lap to emerge winner.
The Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup this time introduced the Pro-Am Series format with 10 professional and 15 amateur riders competing together on the same grid. Chennai-lad Soorya PM came as a surprise to finish third Overall, although he is from the Amateur category.
In the Pro-category, Allwin and Anish was followed by Joseph Mathew as the 2nd runner-up; while in the Amateur category, Soorya PM from Chennai was followed by Naresh Kaname from Latur, and Varun Gowda from Mysore, in second and third place, respectively.
Next up was the JK Tyre Novice Cup with youngsters battling it out for a taste of glory. After a neck-and-neck battle, Chennai-lad Kyle Kumaran emerged champion, followed by DTS Racing’s Joel Joseph, and MSport’s Dhruvh Goswami, at the second and third place, respectively. Last edition’s podium finisher Aadithya Parasuram was following up Kyle Kumaran closely in the second spot, but lost it due to a wheel spin with only a few laps left.

The LGB Formula 4 started with 25 seasoned race drivers from across cities namely Patiala, Nellore, Dehradun, Panchkula, Kottyam, Vadodara, battling for the top glory.
It was Team Dark Don all the way leading the top positions. After a powerful show by the top contenders, it was Kolkata’s Arya Singh from Dark Don Racing, who made the last laugh. He was followed by his team mates Tijil Rao fro Bangalore at the 2nd and Ashwin Datta from Chennai at the third place, respectively.
Ahura Racing’s Amir Sayed came a little short of a podium finish, while MSport’s Ruhaan Alva, the defending Novice Cup champion, who upgraded to the LGB Formula 4 this year, gave an impressive performance as he finished among the Top-7.

The Race 2 of the Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup saw Anish D Shetty reclaiming the top spot as Race 1 topper Allwin Xavier slightly hit the back of Anish’s bike and slipped on the track, midway into the race.
Joseph Mathew defended his 2nd runner-up spot in Race 2 as well, with Ullas S Nanda finishing 1st runner-up, in the Professional category.
In the Amateur category, Soorya PM defended his position from Race 1, and was followed by Varun Gowda in the second and Raj Kumar in the third place.

Young Kyle Kumaran was spectacular throughout the day as he defended his position in the Race 2 of the JK Tyre Novice Cup. Coming second in Race 2 was DTS Racing’s Vinith Kumar, while Hasten Performance’s Aadithya Parasuram, who lost out unfortunately in the first race, finished third.(UNI)