MRF MoGrip INRC two-wheeler championship at Mangaluru from today
Mangaluru, 30 Nov 2019: A record number of 63 entries were received for the Rally of Mangaluru, the fifth and final round of the MRF Mogrip Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) for two-wheelers being organised under the aegis of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs in India (fmsci) at Panja, near Puttur, on Saturday.
Reigning champions in the top class, RE Rajendra of TVS Racing, astride an Apache RTR 450, leads Class 1 with 75 points followed by teammate R Nataraj (51). Rajendra, will spearhead the rally with six bikes in the class, the Super Bike Expert class. The TVS duo will be in the Super Bike pro-expert class. In class 2, there are 26 entries with Azeeb Mohammed leading the Class 2 and Ishan Chandra on top of Class 3 table. Aishwarya Pissay is on top of the ladies’ category which has two entries.
TVS Racing’s riders Syed Asif Ali, Shamim Khan, and Pinkesh Thakkar are expected to fight between themselves in the Scooter class. The ceremonial flag-off will be on Saturday and the action begins at Panja on Sunday. The riders will have to negotiate a total stage distance is 60km, to be run over two different stages in Karkala and Jaake.
