CHENNAI: Kerala's
Younus Ilyas
stormed into the early lead after the first stage of the
Sprint de Bengaluru 2019
, the curtain-raiser to the FMSC
Indian National Rally Championship
in Bengaluru on Saturday night.
Aided by his navigator
Harish Gowda
from Bengaluru, Ilyas attacked the sharp turns and curves during the night stage with confidence and verve. He needed just 06:47.30 minutes to complete the 5.5kms to the delight of a packed audience.
Suhem Kabeer
(and J Jeevarathnam) eased into the second position in the INRC 1 category, finishing just 10 seconds behind the leaders. They were quick in their Polo but missed out on a couple of turns that hurt them.
The third place was taken by another INRC 1 entry, Lokesh Gowda (Uday Kumar) who took 7:03.10 minutes to complete their run. Younus and Harish naturally grabbed the lead in their own category too, the INRC 2 for a brilliant start to the season for the Race Concepts Motorsports Team.
Ritesh Guttedar (Lokaranjan) took the second place while Lanusanen Pongener (Vinay Kumar) took the third place. Dean Mascarehnas, who finished a creditable fourth despite driving in his stock car, led his category, the INRC 3.
RESULTS (After Stage 1)INRC: 1 (INRC 2) Younus Ilyas | Harish K N
0:06:47.300; 2. (INRC 1) Suhem Kabeer | J. Jeevarathinam (00:06:57.600); 3. (INRC 1) Lokesh Gowda | D Uday Kumar (00:07:03.100)
INRC 2: 1 Younus Ilyas; 2. Ritesh Guttedar; 3. Lanusanen Pongener
INRC 3: 1 Dean Mascarenhas; 2. 2 Dhruva Chandrashekar; 3. 3 Chetan Shivram
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