MRF supercross - Eeshan Lokhande’s day !
If Eeshan managed to bring out his best today it was due to the skilful riding of Bangalore’s K.P. Arvind (Team TVS Bangalore). The latter, who had stalled his bike in the earlier rounds in Goa and Hyderabad, raced to glory in the Foreign Open (Moto 1).
The 22-year-old commerce graduate of St. Aloysius College got off the blocks a bit too late. But, he quickly made amends by working extra hard upfront. It paid off. From a not so enjoyable back position, Arvind came out with some brilliant moves before sealing the top slot.
Novice: Group ‘C’ up to 165cc 2/4 stroke: 1. R. Natraj (TVS Blr) 20 pts; 2. Bashir Ahmed (Blr) 17; 3. A. Anand (Cbe) 15.
Indian Experts: Group ‘B’ up to 165cc 2/4 stroke: 1. K.P. Arvind 20 pts; 2. Pramod Johsua (TVS Blr) 17; 3. T.K. Vishwanath (TVS Blr) 15.
Local: Group ‘C’ up to 165cc 2/4 stroke: 1. R. Prakash (Cbe) 20 pts; 2. C.S. Anandkumar (Cbe) 17; 3. Ganesh Murthy (Cbe) 15.
Indian Experts: Group ‘C’ up to 165cc 2/4 stroke: 1. Pramod Joshua 20 pts; 2. Vishal Barguje (TVS Blr) 17; 3. R. Natraj 15.
Intermediate class: Group ‘A’ up to 250/500cc (10 laps): 1. Veer Patel (Team Pashankar) 20 pts; 2. Eeshan Lokhande (Team Pashankar) 17; 3. Snehal Chavan (Team Pashankar) 15.