Kolhapur motor sport fans were treated to a rich fare of two-wheeler racing after Inspector General of Police, Kolhapur, Ashok Dhivare flagged off the proceedings in the morning.
Arvind and Joshua, both astride a TVS 125X, set the tone for the day’s challenge in the first race itself -- the Indian Expert Championship for foreign motorcycles Group A 2 & 4 stroke. Joshua led the 13-lap race till the tenth lap only to be hampered by a fuel problem which forced him to concede the lead to Arvind and settle for second place. Mumbai’s Rustom Patel, astride a Suzuki RM, placed a distant third.
Image: Riders of Private Expert Championship category (Foreign motorcycles upto 260cc, Group A - 2 & 4 stroke) in action.
Pinkesh Thakker (No. 99) leads the pack followed by Jatin Jain from Nagpur (70) and Eeshan Lokhande (112).
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