The
10th edition of the MRF MoGrip-FMSCI National Supercross championship has
attracted almost 100 entries for each of the six rounds to be staged across the
country, according to a statement from FMSCI.
The
first round of the championship will be held in Nashik on May 18 and the second
round in Pune on May 25. The other rounds are tentatively scheduled to be held
in Coimbatore, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
Supercross
is a motorcycling sport that involves off-road motorcycles on an
artificially-created dirt track consisting of steep jumps and obstacles, and is
usually conducted in stadiums.
As
a sport, Supercross is gaining in popularity in India, with close to around
twenty thousand spectators thronging each venue last year, leading to an
increase in participation and growing involvement and support from Corporate
houses.
MRF
Limited is the title sponsor. TVS Motor Company, Hero Moto Corp, Sidvin
Core-Tech, and IOC Servo are associate sponsors. Godspeed (Pune) is organising
the championship.
KP
Aravind (Team TVS, Bangalore), CS Santosh (Bangalore), Kerala rider Harith Noah
(Team TVS) and Veer Patel (Baroda) are some of the Indian riders who have
participated in recent Asian Supercross events in Sri Lanka and the UAE, and
along with privateers Snehal Chavan (Team 9T9 Racing, Pune) and Gaurav Khatri
(New Delhi), will be wowing the spectators with their daredevil style.
Factory-backed
Team TVS and Pune’s 9T9 Racing are among the top teams in the fray.
Close
to 40 thoroughbred motocross motorcycles will be seen in action in the
re-christened SX 1 and SX 2 categories, while the newly-introduced Junior SX
category is exclusively for riders below 15 years of age.
Source: FMSCI / Picture for representation
purpose only