Mizoram’s 15-year-old biker Lalhruaizela finish 2nd in national racing c’ships; on road to MotoGP

Mizoram’s Lalhruaizela virtually grabbed his ticket to Road to MotoGP in Spain by finishing second in Round 3 of the 20th JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship 2017 on Saturday.

The 15-year-old biker collected the maximum possible 10 points on Day 1 of the weekend to take his tally to 48 points, a full 12 points more than his stalemate Lalnunsanga.

The blue riband event of the championship, the Euro JK 17, was, meanwhile, flung open with defending champion Anindith Reddy storming to the top of the table.

Starting a solitary point behind Vishnu Prasad, Hyderabad’s Anindith showed his speed and class to amass 15 points. He took full advantage of the reverse grid in Race 2, as he began on Pole 2, to win the race and the maximum possible 10 points.

He was penalised by 10 seconds for a false start but that didn’t affect him, as he had won the race by a clear 15 seconds.

In the first race too, he suffered the same fate (for overtaking during a yellow flag) to slip from his second-place finish to fifth. It still fetched him 5 points and the advantage in the day’s last race.

Chennai’s Vishnu, on the other hand, had a disastrous …read more