Table Top Dirt Track Race at Kulur attracts city's adrenaline junkies
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Mangaluru: The atmosphere was riddled with adrenaline from riders and spectators at Kulur on November 23, Sunday, as they marvelled at the 900 metre table top dirt track designed by the US dirt track biking champ Brad Ripple.
The Health and family welfare minister UT Khader couldnt resist the surrounding and picked a bike and tried his biking skills on a tough track and recalled his youthful days.
After nearly 12 years, the off-road biking competition, National Supercross Championship, has come to Mangaluru, and the fifth round of the competition was scheduled on Sunday.
For the first time in 15 years of championship, the 900 m-dirt-track prepared in Kulur will feature three “table tops” — mounds of dirt at a height — apart from 22 ‘jumps’.
At the end of four rounds held in Nashik, Pune, Chennai and Coimbatore, bikers from Hero 9T9 team and Team TVS had held a head to head position, making the Mangaluru round a crucial one in deciding who takes the championship trophy when it ends its leg in Bengaluru at the end of the month.
The competition was held in eight categories: SX1 (foreign bikes), SX2 (foreign bike and only for privateers), juniors (under the age of 15), Indian expert class (Group B), Indian expert class (Group C), Novice class and Locals class.
This National Supercross championship was organized by Godspeed Racing-Pune in association with Mangalore Motocross Sports Association, and sponsored by MRF, TVS, Hero, and Servo. The event was compered by Chivas of Godspeed Racing-Pune.
The Health and family welfare minister UT Khader couldnt resist the surrounding and picked a bike and tried his biking skills on a tough track and recalled his youthful days.
After nearly 12 years, the off-road biking competition, National Supercross Championship, has come to Mangaluru, and the fifth round of the competition was scheduled on Sunday.
For the first time in 15 years of championship, the 900 m-dirt-track prepared in Kulur will feature three “table tops” — mounds of dirt at a height — apart from 22 ‘jumps’.
At the end of four rounds held in Nashik, Pune, Chennai and Coimbatore, bikers from Hero 9T9 team and Team TVS had held a head to head position, making the Mangaluru round a crucial one in deciding who takes the championship trophy when it ends its leg in Bengaluru at the end of the month.
The competition was held in eight categories: SX1 (foreign bikes), SX2 (foreign bike and only for privateers), juniors (under the age of 15), Indian expert class (Group B), Indian expert class (Group C), Novice class and Locals class.
This National Supercross championship was organized by Godspeed Racing-Pune in association with Mangalore Motocross Sports Association, and sponsored by MRF, TVS, Hero, and Servo. The event was compered by Chivas of Godspeed Racing-Pune.
