Teenagers Jaden Rahman Pariat from Shillong and Bengaluru’s Abhay Mohan extended their domination in their respective MRF Formula categories as the second round of Indian National Car Racing Championship commenced at the Madras International Circuit, here on Saturday.
Displaying impressive pace, 17-year-old Jaden added another win to the double he had scored in the previous round last weekend during Round-1 in the MRF Formula 2000 category while Abhay, only 15, notched his fourth win in as many starts in the MRF Formula 1600 class.
Earlier, Mumbai’s Biren Pithawalla (Team N1 Racing), starting from pole position, also remained unbeaten in the premium Indian Touring Cars category, recording his third straight win.
Biren was hardly challenged as his main rival, Ritesh Rai (Buzzing Hornet Motorsports), retired with a mechanical issue while Biren’s cousin and team-mate Ananth Pithawalla, was stuck in third gear and just about finished the race in distant third position behind Deepak Ravikumar (Team Performance Racing).
Further behind, Chennai’s Srinivas Teja led a podium sweep for Team Performance Racing in the Indian Junior Touring Cars category, ahead of fellow-Chennaiite Hatim Shabbir Jamnagarwala and Coimbatore’s Yokeshwaran. It was Teja’s second win in three starts, including two in Round-1 last weekend.
Chandigarh’s Angad Matharoo (Buzzing Hornet Motorsports) held off Justin Singh (Redline Racing India) from Chennai to post his second win in three starts in the Super Stock category. Anirudha Arvind (Redline Racing India) came in third.