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The grounds surrounding the Nanoli Speedway witnessed more than 95 entries, the highest participation ever for the West Zone, battle it out in the monsoon sprint rally on Saturday.
GS Amogh Nag and Suhail Ahmed were the standout performers in the third round of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Sprint Championship 2024 for two-wheelers while Rajesh Swami was named the fastest rider from Maharashtra. In the Open up to 550cc class, GS Amogh Nag (7:16.000) showed immense pace and handling to edge out Suhail Ahmed (7.16.100) and claim the top spot in one of the closest encounters of the competition. Badal Doshi (7:32.300) trailed them by some distance to finish third. The Privateer up to 550cc class witnessed Suhail Ahmed (7:06.300) pull ahead of GS Amogh Nag (7:12.400) and stamp his authority in the class with enough time to spare. Chetan Hosatti (7:12.400) finished third in the class by a fair distance. The Star of Maharashtra 260cc class saw Rajesh Swami (7:41.100) post a better time than Nitish Chaudhari (7:53.600) and Hitesh Sharma (7:57.700), in second and third place, to claim the honour of being the fastest rider from Maharashtra. Suhail Ahmed (7:25.700) starred again in the Bullet up to 550 cc class, finishing a whopping 30 seconds before his next competitor Shajeer Ishmail (8:01.200) who finished second, followed by Chetan Hosatti (8:06.200) in third place. The scooter up to 210cc class saw Venkatesh Shetty (8:13.400) skilfully manoeuvre his way through the track to finish first while Lokesh Bhosale (8:13.400) followed him to finish second and Niraj Wanjale (8:26.700) completed the podium. Tanaya Singh and Sagarika Naidu were the two entries in the Ladies up to 260cc class. An exceptional drive by Tanaya Singh (8:57.500) saw her finish almost a minute ahead of her competition, Sagarika Naidu (9:55.600). The veterans class saw riders above the age of 50 set the trail ablaze in Pune. Amarendra Sathe (8:12.200) finished first after a fantastic ride, followed by Ajit Patel (8:24.300) who finished second and Mohan Sethiya (9:34.200) who finished third. The championship will move to Indore for Round 4 on 05 October 2024, followed by Round 5 in Guwahati on 24 November 2024. The season will culminate with the finals in Pune or Bangalore on 14-15 December 2024, where the top contenders from each zone will compete for the ultimate title. Results: OPEN Upto 550ccGS Amogh Nag - 7:16.000Suhail Ahmed - 7:16.100Badal Joshi - 7:32.300 Upto 550cc (Pvt)Suhail Ahmed - 7:07.300GS Amogh Nag - 7:12.400Chetan Hosatti - 7:41.600 Star of MH 260ccRajesh Swami - 7:41.100Nitish Chaudhari - 7:53.600Hitesh Sharma - 7:57.700 131cc upto 165ccChalass K Bose - 7:46.000Nitish Chaudhari - 8:01.300Donesh Deepak Joshi - 8:02.300 166cc upto 260ccSuhail Ahmed - 7:30.500Chetan Hosatti - 7:56.500Hitesh Sharma - 7:59.400 261cc upto 400ccRajesh Swami - 7:55.500Amarendra Sathe - 9:35.000 Bullet Cl Upto 550ccSuhail Ahmed - 7:25.700Shajeer Ishmail - 8:01.200Chetan Hosatti - 8:06.200 Sctr Upto 210ccVenkatesh Shetty - 8:13.400Lokesh Bhosale - 8:25.400Niraj Wanjale - 8:26.700 Ladies Upto 260ccTanaya Singh - 8:57.500Sagarika Naidu - 9:55.600 Veterans Abv 50Y to 260ccAmarendra Sathe - 8:12.200Ajit Patil - 8:24.300Mohan Sethiya - 9:34.200 Upto 260ccRajesh Swami - 7:35.500Suhail Ahmed - 7:46.300Shajeer Ishmail - 8:02.800 261cc upto 450ccSuhail Ahmed - 7:38.900Rajesh Swami - 7:46.500Shajeer Ishmail - 8:00.200. (ANI)
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