Sarvesh Balappa (Axor Sparks Racing) took the pole position in the Novice (Stock 165cc) category in the second round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2022 at the Madras International Circuit, here on Friday.
Balappa, who had scored a double in the first round last month in Coimbatore, clocked a best lap of 02mins, 07.613secs, in the qualifying session to take P1 for the race on Saturday which will see a grid of 37 riders. Completing the front row were Md Samrul Zubair (Raceists Motorcycle Club, 02:08.202) and Kayan Zubin Patel (Axor Sparks Racing, 02:08.406).
Earlier, veteran Rajini Krishnan, looking to build on the grand double he scored in the previous round last month, set the pace in the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc category during Free Practice in the morning. The defending champion clocked 01:53.569 to edge out Petronas TVS Racing’s K.Y. Ahamed (01:53.845) and Deepak Ravikumar (01:54.190).
