Suzuki Gixxer Cup Championship-Round 2

Round 2 of the Suzuki Gixxer Cup was held at the Madras Motor Race Track in Chennai from July 10 to July 12, 2015. Novice and Open category riders got a chance to show off their skills. The riders were more accustomed to the motorcycles which resulted in better racing after the first round of the Gixxer Cup which was held in May 2015

Due to the overwhelming number of applicants for the Gixxer Cup, the novice category had to be split into two separate batches during the qualifying round to determine the final grid of the top 20 riders. An increasing number of riders have been encouraged to join this sport due to the extreme agility and user friendly features of the Gixxer SF. This is a positive indication of the growing interest in motorsports in the country.

“We were extremely pleased to witness how easily Novice and Open riders could maneuver the Gixxer SF, and how rider-friendly the bike was. The biggest advertisement and endorsement for any product is when customers are enthusiastic and enjoy using it. Suzuki is proud to promote motorsport culture in India and we hope to have even more riders participate in the coming rounds of the Gixxer Cup,” said Atul Gupta, Executive Vice President, Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd.

Enthusiasts witnessed some spectacular racing on Saturday and Sunday, with neck-to-neck competition among riders not only for the podium, but also in the mid-field. The Novice round was the scene of intense racing for the top 4 positions, with the podium finishers from Round 1 scoring the same positions in both races. The Open races were equally thrilling; the first race had a group of 4 leading riders who swapped places in the fight for the podium, chased to the finish by another group of 7 riders, who battled among themselves to get the lead positions.

The Madras Motor Race Track also welcomed the only female racer – Swetha – to the Gixxer Cup series, showing the new series’ popularity and appeal among all motorcycle racers and enthusiasts in India.

The star winners of the Suzuki Gixxer Cup Novice and Open categories were:

Novice Race 1
Laps: 6
1^st: Vishwadev Muraleedharan 07:50.103
2^nd: Malsawmdawngliana +2.363
3^rd: Amarnath Menon +4.708
Best Lap: Vishwadev Muraleedharan 1:16.589
Novice Race 2
Laps: 6
1^st: Vishwadev Muraleedharan 07:46.498
2^nd: Malsawmdawngliana +0.085
3^rd: Amarnath Menon +0.697
Best Lap: Amarnath Menon 1:15.945
Open Race 1
Laps: 6
1^st: Anath Raj 13:26.065
2^nd: Sathish Kumar +1.060
3^rd: Prakash SK +1.298
Best Lap: Anath Raj 2:12.201 (101.2 kmph)
Open Race 2
Laps: 2
1^st: Ananth Raj 4:35.370
2^nd: Arvind Ganesh +0.117
3^rd: Abhishek V +1.539
Best Lap: Anath Raj2:13.993 (99.8 kmph)

Round 3 of the Suzuki Gixxer Cup will be held during the weekend of 7^th – 9^th August, at the Madras Motor Race Track in Chennai.

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