Sarthak chavan

Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship:  Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing), the 16-year-old from Pune, scorched the track and qualified for pole position in both the premier Pro-Stock Open categories (301-400cc and 165cc) to kick-start his campaign in the fourth round of the Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2023 at the Madras International Circuit, here on Friday.

Sarthak, fresh from a win (Super Sport 400cc) in the OR BRIC Superbike Championship in Thailand last weekend, clocked a hot lap of 01 minutes, 50.764 seconds, ahead of championship leader Rajiv Sethu (01:51.223) of RACR Castrol Power1 team and Deepak Ravikumar (01:51.831), also of Petronas TVS Racing in the Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open.

Late in the evening with storm clouds gathering, Sarthak qualified for pole position in the Pro-Stock 165cc Open category, piping team-mate Chiranth Vishwanath (Bengaluru), also 16.