Rajini wins second race too, Sarath crashes out

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Press Trust of India Greater Noida
Last Updated : Sep 15 2013 | 6:55 PM IST
Experienced rider K Rajini Krishnan recorded his second win in round three of the MMSC-FMSCI National Motorcycle championship even as Sarath Kumar, who started on pole crashed out after a crash in the last lap, here today.
The first race in the Honda CBR 250 category had seen a close fight between Rajini and Sarath yesterday but today Sarath Kumar was passed by Rajini at the start.
Rajini led for the first two laps with Sarath, Sumit Lucas Toppo, Harshit Rao, A Prabhu following.
Prabhu and Sarath took over the lead for a brief while before Rajini was back in the front. Heading into the last lap Rajini was leading, followed by Prabhu and Sarath.
As they came out of the last corner, Prabhu and Sarath collided and crashed out of the race. Rajini held on for another win with Sumit finishing second and Harshit third.
In the first race of the day in the TVS-Apache RTR180, Mathana Kumar took the honours with another convincing win to complete a perfect weekend.
The battle for second was a five-way scrap with Ananth Raj finishing in second just ahead of SK Prakash. Arvind Ganesh finished in 4th position ahead of Mizoram rider B Lalrutsanga.
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First Published: Sep 15 2013 | 6:55 PM IST

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