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Sathish excels

CHENNAI: K. Sathish turned out to be the star of the day as he notched up three wins in the MMSC bike race for newcomers at the Irrungattukottai track near here on Sunday.

While S. Ravi took the chequered flag in Race 1 in the Group B 4-stroke up to 130 cc class, Sathish took the honours in Race 2. The two races in Group B 2-stroke up to 165 cc were completely dominated by Sathish.

The results: Group B 4-stroke up to 130 cc (5 laps): Race 1: 1. S. Ravi (07:01:398), 2. K. Sathish (07:04:386), 3. K. Jagan (07:09:466). Race 2: 1. K. Sathish (06:58:000), 2. N. Deepan (06:58:456), 3. S. Ravi (07:04:411). Group B 4-stroke up to 165 cc (5 laps): Race 1: 1. A. Prabhu (07:05:577), 2. S. Karthick (07:07:200), 3. G. Suresh (07:16:290). Race 2: 1. A. Prabhu (06:52:871), 2. S. Karthick (06:56:763), 3. Joel Joseph (07:06:607). Group B 2-stroke up to 165 cc (5 laps): Race 1: 1 . K. Sathish (06:53:148), 2. S. Ravi (06:55:582), 3. R. Varun (07:06:904). Race 2: 1. K. Sathish (06:30:103), 2. N. Deepan (06:30:803), 3. R. Varun (06:55:556). TVS Race a Bike (Group A, 5 laps): Race 1: 1. Srinath, 2. Bharath Raj, 3. Paul Pandian. Race 2: 1. Bharath Raj, 2. Srinath, 3. Paul Pandian. TVS Race a Bike (Group B, 5 laps): Race 1: 1. Sarath Kumar, 2. Arun J. Pillai, 3. Paul Pandian. Race 2: 1. Sarath Kumar, 2. Arun J Pillai, 3. Paul Pandian.