Balasubramaniam wins support race; Rain forces postponement of other races
MMSC fmsci Drag National Round 2
Chennai, Sept 17: The races in the top classes for Super bikes failed to take off as rain played spoilsport and the remaining four races for Sunday were put off. The second round of the MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship 2023 which was truncated to just five races besides a few practice runs due to incessant rains at the Madras International Circuit here on Sunday.
The only race completed on Sunday was the Support Race, 165cc to 225cc class, which was won by local rider Balasubramaniam R. He clocked 14.054 seconds, beating city mate Badusha M (14.484s). Madhan Kumar R from Trichy clocked 15.037s to take the third spot.
Hemanth Muddappa, Saimon Dalvi, Md Riyaz and others who were eager to ply their superbikes were disappointed and had to return without a single session. The third and fourth round will be held together in December.
Results:
Support Race – 165-225cc: 1. Balasubramaniam R (Chennai) (14.054s); 2. Badusha M (Chennai) (14.484s); 3. Madhan Kumar R (Trichy) (15.037s).
