Aaroh, Shaurya, and Raiden win big in the finals of Ajmera IndiKarting
Series held recently in Mumbai
The finals of Ajmera IndiKarting Series, the country’s
largest karting series concluded recently in Wadala, Mumbai. The annual
karting series, ‘Clash of the Go-Karts’ received more than 500 entries from all
over the country including Kashmir, Kerala, Vijayawada, Gujarat, Haryana,
making it one of the biggest motorsport events in the country.
Racing for all!
There were several categories in the Ajmera IndiKarting
series – Pro Senior, Pro Junior, Pro Cadet, Amateur, Women’s, Inter-school,
Inter-college, Veterans, Corporate, Senior Plus and Open. The series saw a mix
of national and international racers. The sheer number of categories in the
series itself is impressive as it offered a platform for both experienced and
aspiring racers to showcase their talent and gain some racing experience.
The Indikarting Series, conceived by Rayomand Banajee and backed
by FMSCI, aims at promoting motorsport at the grassroots level while also
giving established drivers the platform to display their talent. Here is the
list of winners in the various categories:
The classes
In the Pro Senior
category, Team Rayo Racing’s Aaroh Ravindra won two of the three races and
finished the third race on the podium. Amravati’s Sarvesh Bode and Saif Rais
from Mumbai took the second and third positions in the first race.
In the Pro Junior category, Shaurya Kapani won all three
races. Hoshmand Elavia and Tej Patel rounded the podium in the first race. Veer
Sheth took the second place in the second and third races, outsmarting Hoshmand
in both the races.
In the Pro Cadet category (7 to 12 year old youngsters), Raiden
Samervel won all three races ahead of Nirvaan Chandna and Nigel Shaju from Pune. Jamie Shaw took the top honours in the Amateur category,
ahead of Ayan Sharma and Chandan Hegde. In the Women’s category, Diana Pundole took
a good lead but she spun because of a backmarker not giving way and had to settle
for second place. Jhanvi Bhavsar drove a flawless race to win the title, while
Namasvi Bhuptani claimed the third spot.
In the Inter-School category, Raghav Vaishnav from St.
Lawrence High School won the class, ahead of Tej Patel of Podar International
School. In third place was Aziz Hirkani from Lilavati Podar School. Jai Hind
College’s Jamie Shaw won the Inter-College category. Behind him were Madhav
Krishna of Cathedral & John Connon College and Shubham Raje Jr. College’s
Ayan Sharma who finished second and third respectively.
Aman Singh Bhui from Amrit Elastomers, won the Corporate
finals. Monish Jain of Heena Gems and Akshay More of DINS Technology completed
the podium. In the Veterans category, Suraj Singh Bhui took top honours in
the class, followed by Danesh Banajee and Monish Jain. The Open category saw
Aman Singh Bhui winning ahead of Danesh Banajee and Akshay More. Utsav Thakkar
pipped Yash Doshi to win the Senior Plus class while Raghav Vaishnav finished
third.
Sarvesh Bode in the Senior, Shaurya Kapani in the Junior and Raiden
Samervel in the Cadet categories won the Pros titles. Mihir Patel from Mumbai took home the
prestigious Akshay Patil Memorial Trophy.
Rayomand Banajee, founder of IndiKarting
“It was fantastic to see the huge turnout for the event.
Racers came in from all parts of the country and this speaks volumes about the
appeal for motorsport. We will be kicking off our National Series later in the
year and hope to see participation in even greater numbers.”
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