MARGAO: The JK Tyre IndiKarting National series brought back kart racing to Goa after a span of over five years. The scenic Go A Karting Circuit played host to the second round of India’s largest Karting Series.
The event received an enthusiastic welcome with an impressive 141 entries registered cross all categories.
The star of the event was Aanjan Patodia from Pune who notched up three victories out of as many races in the Pro Senior category including the crucial reverse grid start race two where he climbed from last on the grid to the first place. Aaroh Ravindra was a close second place each of the three races but was unable to mount a challenge on Aanjan. Bengaluru’s Rahul Sharan managed third in two races while Rishab Rathi came third in one race.
The crowd favourite was the Pro Cadet category for the youngest racers in the age group of 7 to 12 years. Aadityansh Kaulshi from Pune set the track alight with back-to-back victories in the first two races. His victory in the reverse grid race came amidst some excellent overtaking maneuvers. Hoshmand Elavia from Mumbai did well to win race three also bag 2 runner up trophies . Kogileti Saatvik earned a runner up trophy in Race 1 while Ruhan Alva managed third place on 2 occasions.
the Senior Open & Senior Amateur races saw an all Goan Podium with Akshay Hede, Niazam Ahmed & Tej Naik bagging the top 3 spots. In the Amateur category it was Sufiyan Shaikh, Ameen Shaikh & Digvijit Chavan who locked out the podium. The top 3 from both these categories will win direct invitations to represent Goa, at the National Final in Delhi in June.
The women’s category saw an impressive entry list of 11 participants. Amanda Gomes won ahead of Efigenia Miranda and Natasha Awhad.
Digvijit Chavan won the corporate category ahead of Donovan Vaz and Taj Naik, while Kevin Barreto won the Master category defeating Niazam Ahmed and Clibe Joshva of Pune. Avdumber Hede participating in his first race in many years won the Senior Plus category ahead of Nickson Shiva and Akash Makwana making it another all Goan podium. Jonathan Kuriokose won the Pro Junior ahead of Aditya Joshi.
The JK Tyre IndiKarting National Series now moves to Vadodara on May 14 and 15.
