- Runner-up to Sarthak Chavan of Pune
- MRF National Racing Challenge
- Chirant Vishwanath dominated the Madras circuit
Pune: The prestigious 'MRF Indian National' held at the Madras International Circuit (Racing). Racing 19-year-old Sarthak Chavan of Pune won the runner-up title in the Challenge' 2W-2026 tournament with a brilliant performance. Sarthak, representing the 'Petronas TVS Racing' team, had to settle for the second position in this competition.
Bangalore's Chirant Vishwanath won the 'Super Sport 301-400 cc Open' category which was the most thrilling in the third round held in Chennai. He overtook arch rival and Petronas TVS Racing team-mate Sarthak for the second day in a row to complete a double victory. Sarthak finished second in both races of the round.
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Due to heavy rain since morning, the race was started half an hour later than the scheduled time. This short distance race of only 6 laps saw a fierce fight for every second among the top riders in the country. In the first race on Saturday, Chirant finished first with a record lap time, while Sarthak finished second. In the same race, Mohammad Mikail got the third position and Rakshit Dave got the fourth position.
Out of control at the turn
In the second day's race too, Sarthak and Chirant had a close fight from the start. In the very decisive and final stage of the race, Chirant overtook Sarthak and took an unexpected lead. Sarthak lost control of the car for a few moments at this sharp turn and it was his mistake that caused him to lose the lead. In the end, Chirant won his second consecutive win of the weekend, while Sarthak once again had to settle for the runner-up position.
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Earlier in the second round of the competition held in the month of September, Sarthak won the double crown by winning two consecutive victories in the main category 'Super Sport 301-400 cc Open'. He also achieved triple success in the 'Electric RTE' category of the Petronas TVS Racing One-Make Championship. Sarthak Chavan is taking practice lessons under the guidance of coach Amol Talpade, and he is also receiving valuable guidance from fitness coach Mihir Ternikar.