Dark Don Racing’s Arya Singh scored three LGB Formula 4 race wins as the 2023 JK Tyre National Racing Championship (JK NRC) resumed with Round 2 at the Kari Motor Speedway. The Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup, meanwhile, saw two different winners as Md. Samuel Zubair and Jagadeesh Nagaraj won a race each.
UPDATE: Arya Singh was later disqualified from two races.
LGB Formula 4
The LGB Formula 4 category features made-in-India single-seaters, powered by a 1,298cc Suzuki engine. Singh kicked off Round 2 on a strong note, scoring two back-to-back wins on the opening day. He fended off his Dark Don Racing teammates to win Race 3 as well, but couldn’t repeat that feat in the final race, which followed the reverse grid format.
Starting from ninth on the grid, TS Diljith carved through the field to win the race ahead of Tijil Rao and Singh. This means Dark Don Racing took a clean sweep in the category.
Arya Singh, T.S Diljith Tijil Rao were all disqualified from the final two races, with Ruhaan Alva taking victory in both.
Results
Race 1
1. Arya Singh (Dark Don Racing) 21mins 21.356secs
2. Diljith TS (Dark Don Racing) – 21mins 22.914secs
3. Ruhaan Alva (MSport) – 21mins 26.671secs
Race 2
1. Arya Singh (Dark Don Racing) – 22mins 09.690secs
2. Diljith TS (Dark Don Racing) – 22mins 10.104secs
3. Ruhaan Alva (MSport) – 22mins 11.147secs
Race 3
1. Ruhaan Alva (MSport) – 19mins 29.921secs
2. Saran Vikram Tmars (Mars Racing) – 19mins 30.992 secs
3. Dhruvh goswami (MSport) – 19mins 31.237secs
Race 4
1. Ruhaan Alva (MSport) – 27mins 50.303secs
2. Mira Erda (MSport) – 27mins 55.502secs
3. Saran Vikram TMars (Mars Racing) – 27mins 56.093secs
JK Tyre Novice Cup
Carrying on the strong pace they showed in Round 1, both Arjun S Nair and Neythan McPherson won races in the Novice Cup category. Championship leader Nair claimed comfortable wins in the first two races, but met his match in McPherson in the final race, which went down to the wire.
However, Nair and McPherson later disqualified from Races 2 and 3, handing victory to Jigar Muni.
Results
Race 1
1. Arjun S Nair (Momentum Motorsports) – 15mins 04.770secs
2. Joel Joseph (DTS Racing) – 15mins 06.532secs
3. Jamie Jamshed Shaw (Momentum Motorsports) – 15mins 09.944secs
Race 2
1. Jigar Muni (Momentum Motorsports) – 14mins 05.709secs
2. Aman Nagdev (MSport) – 14mins 07.437secs
3. Abahy M (MSport) – 14mins 08.331secs
Race 3
1. Jigar Muni (Momentum Motorsports) – 13mins 58.230secs
2. Jamie Jamshed Shaw – 13mins 58.635secs
3. Abhay M (MSport) – 14mins 04.650secs
Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup
The Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup features a grid of both amateur and professional racers competing astride race-prepped Continental GT-R650s. In Race 1, Md Samuel Zubair outperformed several professional riders to score his first win in the championship.
Jagadeesh Nagaraj fended off pressure from Ullas Nanda and Abhishek Vasudev to win Race 2.
Results
Race 1
1. Md. Samuel Zubair – 13mins 45.394secs
2. Jagadeesh Nagaraj – 13mins 45.755secs
3. Abhishek Vasudev – 13mins 45.860secs
Race 2
1. Jagadeesh Nagaraj – 13mins 38.407secs
2. Ullas S. Nanda – 13mins 39.060secs
3. Abhishek Vasudev – 13mins 39.112secs
JK Tyre 250 Cup
Round 2 also hosted the JK Tyre 250 Cup race, with competitors racing on Suzuki Gixxer 250cc bikes. Sarvesh Balappa remains undefeated so far this season after claiming his second win in as many outings. Aldrin Babu and Ashish Patel completed the podium.
Results
1. Sarvesh Balappa – 15mins 00.976secs
2. Aldrin Babu – 15mins 08.360secs
3. Ashish Patel – 15mins 08.617secs
Also see:
2023 JK NRC: Tijil Rao scores double wins in LGB Formula 4