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National Rotax Karting Championship
Round four of the 12th JK Tyre-FMSCI Rotax National Karting Championship came to a thrilling end at Meco Kartopia in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Shahan, Manav & Ricky emerge victorious
Round four of the 12th JK Tyre-FMSCI Rotax National Karting Championship came to a thrilling end at Meco Kartopia in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Agra’s Shahan Ali Mohsin from Team Meco Racing continued his dominance in the Micro Max category, Manav Sharma from Faridabad (Team BPC Racing) and Bengaluru boy Ricky Donison (Team BPC Racing) emerged winners in the Junior and Senior Max categories.
Meco Kartopia was hosting the National karting championship for the first time after hosting the JK Tyre-MMS Rotax Rookie Cup, which was held earlier this year.
In the final race of Micro Max category, Shahan Ali Mohsin had a comfortable race as he lead from start to finish. The real battle was behind him for the second and third place.
Nikhil gave a tough fight to Shahan however he could only finish second behind him. Ruhaan Alva from Bengaluru secured took the third step on the podium. The race amongst the Junior Max category was an intense one.
All was good until the 12th lap when Akash Gowda and Nirmal Umashankar collided with each other because of which Nirmal went off the track and had a minor accident.
Manav Sharma continued to show off his aggressive streak and crossed the finish line first. Akash Gowda was placed second and Mohammed Nallwalla finished third.
The seasoned drivers in the Senior Max category raced wheel to wheel and in the end of 20 laps, Ricky Donison took away the chequered flag.
He left the spectators wide eyed with his skills and it was an absolute treat to watch him race. Finishing second was Nayan Chatterjee and Ameya Bafna managed to cross the finish line third.
The top three winners of each category were awarded in the podium ceremony which was held after all the races. The fifth and final round of 12th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Karting Championship will be held in Bengaluru from October 10-11 at the Meco Kartopia track.
