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Arjun pulls off a hat-trick

June 20, 2016 01:05 am | Updated October 18, 2016 02:18 pm IST - Coimbatore:

UNDISPUTED CHAMP: Arjun Narendran (centre) struck it rich by driving to victory in two races in the Indian Touring Cars class on Sunday. Photo: M. Periasamy

Defending champion Arjun Narendran, representing Red Rooster Performance, did not sweat much on his way to a double victory in the premium Indian Tour Cars class category in the third round of the MRF MMSC-FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship, at the Kari Motor Speedway circuit on Sunday.

After winning the opener on Saturday, the 22-year-old drove like a champion to complete a hat-trick of wins in front of his hometown crowd.

Despite starting fourth on a reverse grid format, Arjun managed to pull off an easy win in the first race. B. Vijayakumar of Performance Racing finished a creditable second.

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Later in the day, Arjun followed it up with a pole-to-flag victory in the second race.

“I am happy to have won all the three races in a row in front of my people. I am equally pleased that I brought the car home without a scratch,” said Arjun.

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The results (provisional, all 12 laps):

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Indian Touring Cars: Race 2: 1. Arjun Narendran (Red Rooster Performance) 14:17.439s; 2. B. Vijayakumar (Prime Racing) 14:20.905; 3. Ashish Ramaswamy (Red Rooster Performance) 14:23.346.

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Race 3: 1. Arjun 14:21.818; 2. Ashish 14:28.569; 3. Deepak Paul Chinnappa (Race Concepts) 14:31.653.

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Indian Junior Touring Cars: Race 2: 1. Keith DeSouza (Unimek Racing) 15:45.535; 2. S. Vinod (Red Rooster Performance) 15:52.765; 3. V. Nikanthram (Red Rooster Performance) 15:53.016.

Super Stock: Race 2: 1. Raghul Rangasamy (Performance Racing) 16:23.709; 2. Veeresh Prasad (Race Concepts) 16:26.198; 3. Sudanand Daniel (Performance Racing) 16:28.606.

Rookie Cup (FF 1300): Race 2: 1. Arya Singh (Momentum Motorsports) 14:42.078; 2. Raghul Rangasamy (WSRF) 14:50.496; 3. C.S. Tejasram (WSRF) 14:51.374. Race 3: 1. C.S Tejasram 14:44.334; 2. Alex Bora (WSRF) 14:44.471; 3. Arya Singh 14:53.512.

Volkswagen Vento Cup: Race 1: 1. Ishaan Dodhiwala (Hyderabad) 15:04.488; Karminder Pal Singh (Delhi) 15:07.174; Keith Desouza (Goa) 15:13.088. Race 2: 1. Karminder 15:20. 697; 2. Ishaan 15:22.269; 3.Aditya Vijay Pawar (Mumbai) 15:28.308.

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