If that was not enough, he confirmed his class when riding a Yamaha YBX he topped the class for bikes upto 130cc too. Rustom and Badal failed to finish even among the top three as the second and third places went to Jagjit Singh and Malcolm Elavia respectively.
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However, Rustom, riding a Honda CRF, did have his moment in the sun as he emerged the fastest rider of the day while winning the class for Foreign Motorcycles upto 260cc Group A - 2 & 4 stroke bikes. He zipped around the course with the finesse of the champion dirt track rider he is to post the best time of the day. Badal Doshi was second in the category and Pinkesh Thakkar third.
Percy Billiardmarker got the day’s proceeding to a rousing start, winning the first event, the scooter class upto 80cc upto 160cc 2 & 4 stroke. Vineeth Kurup and Tarak Daiya placed second and third respectively.
Ganesh Lokhande won the class for motorcycles above 130 cc upto 165cc, narrowly clocking a better time than second-placed Amul Satpude and Pinkesh Thakkar respectively.
Image: Ajit Tapaswi of Pune