Ikshan wins final round, Shlok takes National series honours

KTM Motorsports’ Shlok Ghorpade who emerged as the overall winner of the National Supercross Championship’s six-round series after finishing second in the final round in Kochi. Photo: Special arrangement
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KTM Motorsports’ Shlok Ghorpade who emerged as the overall winner of the National Supercross Championship’s six-round series after finishing second in the final round in Kochi. Photo: Special arrangement
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TVS Racing’s Ikshan Shanbhag won the premier class, the SX1, in the MRF Mogrip FMSCI National Supercross Championship’s final round at Eloor on Saturday night.

But KTM Motorsports’ Shlok Ghorpade, who finished second in the event, emerged as the overall champion with 201 points from the National championship’s six rounds while Ikshan (198 points) finished second.

The results (provisional): Class 1 – SX1 Group A: 1. Ikshan Shanbhag (TVS Racing) 37 pts (17, 20); 2. Shlok Ghorpade (KTM Motorsports) 37 (20, 17); 3. Sarthak Chavan (TVS Racing) 28 (15, 13).

Class 2 – SX 2: Group A: 1. Ryan Haig (Kochi) 40 (20, 20);2. S. Kathiroli (Coimbatore) 34 (17, 17); 3. Wilmer Valentino (Kochi) 23 (8, 15).

Class 3 – Novice, Group B: 1. Karan Kumar (Hero Motorsports) 20; 2. W.N. Jayden (TVS Racing) 17; 3. Shaun Chhangte (Aizawl) 15.

Class 5 – Indian Experts, Group B: 1. D. Sachin (TVS Racing) 37 (17, 20); 2. Imran Pasha (TVS Racing) 33 (20, 13); 3. Karan Kumar (Hero Motorsports) 28 (11, 17).