Double for Bengaluru's Ishaan Madesh; Rivaan Dev Preetham dominates

Young Shiv Tummala exhibits speed to steal the show; Shonal Kunimal, Arafat Sheikh win

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The sibling rivalry between Madesh brothers from Bengaluru and Peregrine Racing team-mates, Ishaan and Rohaan, added a spark to the second round of the Meco-fmsci National Karting Championship Rotax Max Classes at the COASTT circuit in Coimbatore recently.

The younger Ishaan, a seven-times National champion across various categories, held off Rohaan in both the Pre-Finals and Finals in the Senior Max class for a grand double after both fought tooth and nail for track positions and thus providing some thrilling fare.

Shonal Kunimal from Kozhikode (Birel Art India) and Pune's Arafat Sheikh (Crest Motorsports) won the Finals and the Pre-Finals, respectively, in the Junior Max category.

Expectedly, Chennai's Rivaan Dev Preetham (MSport) dominated the newly introduced Mini Max category, winning both the Finals and the Pre-Finals to complete a double as did Shiv Tummala from Bengaluru (Peregrine Racing) who was an equally facile winner in the Micro Max class where he comfortably held off his rivals.

The second round of the championship attracted a massive 74 entries from across the country.