Vadodara, 23 May 2025: With defending champion Shlok Ghorpade of KTM missing the first round, all eyes will be on former champion Rugved Barguje, the TVS prodigy, as the 2025 season of the MRF MoGrip fmsci National Supercross Championship promoted by Godspeed Racing begins here on Saturday.

Barguje will spearhead the TVS Racing team, which announced on Friday, eight riders across three categories for the 2025 Championship. A household name, TVS, which enjoyed dominance for several years now in all forms of two-wheeler Nationals, saw only a single championship title in 2024 where Imran Pasha won the title in the Class 5: Group B Indian Experts upto 260cc category. The riders are determined to change the scenario as the line up includes talented Ikshan Shanbaag from Satara, and star rider Parjwal Vishwanath of Bengaluru, who will join Barguje in the premier Group A Foreign Open SX 1 upto 500cc category astride the powerful TVS TR300X.

Shlok Ghorpade, 17, who won the National Supercross Championship title last year to annexe a maiden victory for KTM Factory Racing India on debut in Indian Nationals, finished his 12th Board exams and was eagerly looking forward and training for the 2025 season. But an unfortunate incident during training at his home track saw him crash in April. “I crashed and hurt myself, which forced me out of Round 1. As frustrating as it is, I am currently in rehabilitation and focusing on getting race ready for round 2 scheduled after the rains,” the 7-time National champion said. “I aim to get better each time I am on my bike. I intend to train abroad with KTM North America for a few weeks and participate in a couple of races there. I am also preparing for the ISRL season 2 scheduled in the last quarter of this year,” the James Stewart Jr fan, elaborated on his 2025 plans.

Defending champion Imran Pasha, Banteilang Jyrwa, and D Sachin, will compete in Group B Indian Expert category, on a TR200X. TVS also roped in Jayden Wandame Nongkhlaw of Meghalay, who showed much promise last year and newcomer Shailesh Kumar, who will compete in the Indian Novice Group B, also on a TR200X.

For the 2025 season, PETRONAS TVS Racing will field its upgraded TR 300X (Group A – up to 500cc) and TR 200X (Group B – up to 260cc) race machines. These bikes feature cutting-edge enhancements, including advanced camshaft and cylinder head designs for improved mid-range torque and high-RPM performance. With better suspension and optimized ergonomics, these machines are built to offer superior control, traction, and agility, giving TVS riders a distinct edge on the track.

The reigning champions Ryan Haig in Group A SX2 upto 500cc and Karan Kumar of Hero MotoSports in Novice upto 260cc besides Subramanya T in Private Experts upto 260cc are also eager to defend their titles. Other talented champions, who took home the crown in their respective classes, Jinendra Sangave, Akshat Hupale and Bairav C Gowda are all in fine fettle looking to up the speed this season.

Ryan Haig will lead Team Bandidos Motorsports which is all set for the new season after producing a champion in 2024. Besides title holder Haig, the team will have Abhi S Nath, Ector, Wilmer Valentino and Arfaz Hamid for the new season.

2024 Champions – MRF MOGRIP fmsci National Supercross Championship 2024 (2W)

1. Class 1: Group A, SX1 upto 500cc: Shlok Ghorpade;

2. Class 2: Group A, SX2 upto 500cc: Ryan Haig;

3. Class 3: Group B Novice upto 260cc: Karan Kumar;

4. Class 5: Group B, Indian Experts upto 260cc: Imran Pasha;

5. Class 6: Group B, Private Experts upto 260cc; Subramanya T.;

6. Class 7: Group A, Junior SX1 150 to 250cc: Jinendra Sangave;

7. Class 8: Group A, Junior SX2 Upto 85cc: Akshat Hupale;

8. Class 9: Group A, Junior SX3 Upto 65cc: Bhairav C Gowda.

PETRONAS TVS Racing team’s racer lineup for Indian Supercrosss Nationals 2025:

1. Rugved Barguje — Group A — Foreign Open SX 1 (up to 500cc) — TR300 X;

2. Ikshan Shanbhag— Group A — Foreign Open SX 1 (up to 500cc) — TR300 X;

3. Prajwal V— Group A — Foreign Open SX 1 (up to 500cc) — TR300 X;

4. Imran Pasha — Group B – Indian Expert (up to 260 cc) — TR200 X;

5. Banteilang Jyrwa — Group B – Indian Expert (up to 260 cc) — TR200 X;

6. D Sachin — Group B – Indian Expert (up to 260 cc) — TR200 X;

7. Jayden Wandame Nongkhlaw — Group B – Indian Novice (up to 260 cc) — TR200 X;

8. Shailesh Kumar — Group B – Indian Novice (up to 260 cc) — TR200 X;