Deepak storms to a double

CHENNAI: R Deepak of Preethi Racing couldn't stop K Rajini from completing a double in the 600cc Superbikes races in the third round of the MRF-FMSCI National Motorcycling Racing Championship on Sunday.
But the Chennai lad showed he is a talent for the future by decimating seasoned opponents in Race 2 of the Group B four-stroke upto 165cc Open class to complete a double of his own at the MMSC Race Track (Irrungatukottai) near here.
Deepak, who started on pole in Group B, was lapping almost three seconds faster than his nearest rivals - TVS riders K Jagan and Harry Sylvester. And the Chennai lad crossed the chequered flag in the six-lap race a whopping 13 seconds ahead of Jagan and Sylvester.
Earlier, Deepak was on pole for 600cc Race 2. But just like Race 1 on Saturday, Rajini shot off at the start and built a healthy lead within the first two laps before controlling the race for an easy win.
Sunday's Results:
Group A 600cc Superbikes (Race 2): K Rajini, 2. R Deepak (Preethi Racing), 3. Rohit Giri (Preethi Racing).
Group B 4-stroke upto 165cc: 1. R Deepak, 2. K Jagan (TVS Racing), 3. Harry Sylvester (TVS Racing).
Group D 4-stroke upto 165cc Open (Race 1): 1. Shyam Shankar (Moto-Rev India), 2. A Prabhu (Moto-Rev), 3. Sumit Lucas Toppo.
Group D 4-stroke upto 165cc Open (Race 2): 1. Shyam Shankar (Moto-Rev), 2. D Dinesh Kumar (Moto-Rev), 3. A Prabhu (Moto-Rev).
Group D 4-stroke upto 165cc Novice (Race 2): 1. N Abhishek, 2. S Madhan, 3. Prativ S.
Group D 4-stroke upto 130cc Novice (Race 2): 1. Prativ S, 2. Rajesh Ratna Kumar (TVS Racing), 3. Abdul Wahab.
Honda CBR 150 (Race 1): 1. D Dinesh Kumar, 2. Aravind Ganesh, 3. Deepak Papineni.
Yamaha R15 Open: 1. Shyam Shankar, 2. K Vinoth, 3. M Sudhakar.
Honda CBR 250 (Race 1): 1. Shyam Shankar, 2. A Prabhu, 3. Gautham.
Honda CB Stunner Open (Race 2): 1. S Padmanabhan, 2. Arun J Pillai, 3. Thamarai Kannan.
Honda CB Twister (Race 2): 1. J. Allwyn Jebaz, 2. Prativ S, 3. Sanjay Kumar.