Jennifer clinches Girls title in Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship

Chennai

Jennifer had previously won the title in 2018, but a couple of poor rounds cost her the championship last year. Earlier, 40-year-old Rajini Krishnan, a former multiple National champion, rolled back the years, and came up with a masterly display to win the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc race.

Equally impressive victors were Jagan Kumar (TVS Racing) in the Pro-Stock 165cc race, and Bengaluru’s Ullas Santrupt (RACR Castrol Power Racing) and Navneeth Kumar (Rulexx Rockers Racing) from Puducherry in the two Novice Stock 165cc category races. 

Reflecting on her Championship win, Jennifer said: “It was tough to deal with back-to-back race weekends and my online exams. So immediately after the races, I had to do my online exams. This weekend, I was nervous. I had bad starts in both the races, but managed to make up. I am extremely happy to win the championship for the second time.”

Bengaluru’s Abhishek Vasudev, winner of all four races in the previous round, assured himself of the title in the Open category of the TVS One-Make Championship with two podium finishes and a fourth place. He took his tally to 145 points, well clear of Chennai’s M Anup Kumar (104) with a race to spare. Kalyan’s Jagruthi Penkar took the title in the Girls category of the same championship.