Hattrick of National titles in Junior Supercross for Yuvraj Konde Deshmukh: MRF Mogrip Nationals

David Bodapati January 27, 2020

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Yuvraj Konde Deshmukh photo courtesy FB @yuvrajsinh kondedeshmukh

Sachin D (#40) winner of Indian Experts Class flanked by 2nd placed Rajendra (#31) and Kalimohan (#72) at Pune on Sunday. Madhusudhan of MRF is on the right. An INDIAinF1 photo

By David Bodapati

Pune, 26 Jan 2020: Yuvraj Konde Deshmukh was crowned the Junior Supercross National champion for the third year running as he dominated the proceedings once again winning both the motos in two classes. He was also declared as the Best Rider of the Race as the sixth and final round of the MRF Mogrip National Supercross Championship 2019 promoted by Godspeed Racing under the aegis of Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (fmsci) concluded here on Sunday.

The 15-year old Yuvraj Konde Deshmukh of Ajmera Racing won the first Moto in the premier Foreign Open class beating veteran rider CD Jinan of TVS Racing while Jinan’s teammate Rugved Barguje ended up third. In the second Moto too, Yuvraj dominated the race and won but it was Rugved who was in the second this time with Jinan relegated to third place.

Astride a KTM 250, Yuvraj Konde Deshmukh also won both the Motos in the Class 8 Junior Supercross 1 to steal the day’s honours. Now the Pune youngster will be back to the studyroom with exams looming large from Jan 29.

Sachin D brought some relief to the TVS Racing camp winning the Class 5, Indian Experts Class C beating teammates Rajendra RE and Imran Pasha to second and third positions respectively.

“I am really thrilled to win the Rider of the Day. I won both motos in both the Foregin Open and the Junior classes. I am grateful to my sponsors Racing India, Mountain Dew, Go Pro and especially I thank my parents and friends and all those who supported me,’’ said a visibly pleased Yuvraj.

With the Pune leg, the MRF Mogrip Supercross Nationals 2019, the biggest off-road two-wheeler Nationals, came to an end. The previous five rounds of the season were held in Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Baroda, Nashik and Goa.

Yuvraj Konde Deshmukh photo courtesy FB @yuvrajmotocross

Provisional results (Round 6 in Pune):

Class 1: SX-I foreign open class (up to 250 CC/500 CC): 1. Yuvraj Konde Deshmukh (Ajmera Racing) 40 Points; 2. Rugved Barguje (TVS Racing) 32; 3. CD Jinan (TVS Racing) 32; 4. Mahesh VM (Thrissur) 24; 5. Prithvi Dhillon (Chandigarh) 23.

Class 2: Novice Group C (up to 260 CC, Moto 1): 1. M Kali Mohan (TVS Racing) 20; 2. Sachin D (TVS Racing) 17; 3. RE Rajendra (TVS Racing) 15; 4.Banteilang Jyrwa (TVS Racing) 13; 5. Sabrish R (Coimbatore) 11.

Class 4: Local class (up to 260 CC, Moto 1): 1. Pinkesh Thakkar 20; 2. Lokesh Bhosale 17; 3. Nikhil Kamthe 15; 4. Prasad Ghorpade (Kolhapur) 13; 5. Shivam Kamble 11. (all others from Pune).

Class 5: Indian Experts Class C (up to 260 CC): 1. Sachin D (TVS Racing) 20; 2. RE Rajendra (TVS Racing) 17; 3. Imran Pasha (TVS Racing) 15; 4. M Kalimohan (TVS Racing) 13; 5. Banteilang Jyrwa (TVS Racing) 11.

Class 6: Private experts (up to 260 cc): 1. R Sabrish (Coimbatore) 20; 2. Ankush Rao (Goa) 17; 3. Shivam Kamble (Pune) 15; 4. Pinkesh Thakkar (Pune) 13; 5. Bhushen Bhosale (Kolhapur) 11.

Class 7: SX-2 (up to 250 cc): 1. Prithvi Dhillion (Chandigarh) 40; 2. VM Mahesh (Thrissur) 34; 3. Zabi Mulla (Goa) 30; 4. Tanika Shanbhag (Satara) 23; 5. Pravith P (Ernakulam) 20.

Class 8: JR SX-1 (up to 250 cc): 1. Yuvraj Konde Deshmukjh (Ajmera Racing) 40; 2. Gaurang Naik (Pune) 28; 3. Ishan Shanbhag (Satara) 28; 4. Sarthka Chavan (Pune) 25; 5. Tanika Shanbhag (Satara) 24.

Class 9: JR X-2 (up to 250 cc): 1. Ikshan Shanbhag (Satara) 40; 2. Shlok Ghorpade (Satara) 34; 3. Jinendra Sangave (Ichalka Racing) 30; 4. Akshat Huple (Pune) 26; 5. Abhimanu Bose (Goa) 21.

Best Rider of the Race: Yuvraj Konde Deshmukh

All photographs for INDIAinF1 by Special Arrangment with Mr Sandeep Konde Deshmukh, Pune.