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Syed Eathasham shines; Vijaykumar takes overall title

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, DEC. 19. Team Yamaha's Syed Eathasham took the day's honours in the final leg of the Motocross held at the Palace ground, bagging both the motos to be adjudged `Best Rider of the Day.'

Team TVS's C. Vijaykumar, with his second place finish in the first moto, sealed the overall champion's title by a huge margin of points.

Eathasham spurted into the lead after the second lap and from that point onwards was in command of the race. Vijaykumar, whose main focus was to finish the race and take the overall title, was content to stay in second position.

In the second moto too, Eathasham overtook Vijaykumar on one of the jumps. The latter soon surrendered his second spot and even as T.K. Vishwanath looked like taking the second spot, Yogesh Barguje made a spirited move to streak past and clinched the runner-up position.

Talented and upcoming rider Karan Kadam had a fall and sustained a fracture putting him out of action for the next three months at least.

C. Vijaykumar was on the winner's podium in the Class II Indian Experts class (Group B), winning the race with consummate ease. Team-mate C.S. Santosh finished runner-up and Yogesh Barguje was in third spot.

The results: Class I - Indian Experts (foreign motor-cycles) Group A (2/4 stroke 250-400cc): First moto: 1. Syed Eathasham (Yamaha), 2. C. Vijaykumar (TVS), 3. Yogesh Barguje (Yamaha). Second moto: 1. Syed Eathasham, 2. Yogesh Barguje, 3. T.K. Vishwanath. Syed Eathasham (40 pts), Yogesh Barguje (32 pts), T.K. Vishwanath (28 pts), C. Vijaykumar (27 pts).

Class II (Indian Experts) Group B (2-stroke 80-150cc): 1. C. Vijaykumar (TVS), 2. C.S Santhosh (TVS), 3. Yogesh Barguje (Yamaha).

Class III (Indian Experts) Group B (4-stroke 110-250 cc): B.V. Suresh (TVS), 2. Syed Zubair (TVS), 3. K.P. Chandan (TVS).

Class IV (Indian Novice) Group D (2/4 stroke 80-150cc): 1. Deepak John (TVS), 2. Mohammed Azghar (Yamaha), 3. Syed Zubair (TVS).

Class V (Indian Experts) Group D (4 stroke 80 to 110cc): 1. Shivakumar (Yamaha), 2. V. Lokesh (Yamaha) 3. C.D. Jinan (TVS).

Class VI (Indian Experts) Group D (4 stroke 110-180 cc): 1. Shivakumar (Yamaha), 2. C.D. Jinan (TVS) 3. H.K. Pradeep (TVS).

Class VII (locals class) Group C (2/4 stroke 110 to 180 cc): 1. Mohammed Azghar, 2. Dilip Talekar, 3. Firoz Khan.

Class VIII (Intermediate class) (2/4 stroke 250 to 400 cc): 1. Amol Temghare (Pune), 2. Eashan Lokhande (Pune), 3. Jayaprakash Deshmukh (Pune).

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