Prashant Kumar and Shyam Shankar emerged successful in Round 4 of the TVS Apache RTR 200 Open category at the Buddh International Circuit.
According to reports, in the first race, Prashant and Kannan K indulged in a fierce battle for the race win. The two riders made contact at turn 1 on the final lap, which led to Kannan falling off the bike. Prashant took victory with a lead of 1.206s. He was followed by Rahil Peerzade who finished second on the track but was classified fifth after taking into account a 15-second penalty for a jump start. This meant Aravind Ganesh R and Shankar were on the podium, taking second and third ahead of Arun Muthukrishnan who took fourth.
In race two, Shankar took victory after main rival Pillai crashed on the final corner. The race saw several riders take the lead however, Shankar eventually took the top spot on the podium, beating Race 1 winner Prashant who took second by just 0.155s. Muthurkrishnan completed the podium ahead of Peezarde, the last surviving rider in the lead group. Aravind Ganesh R took fifth place.
Source - Motorsport.com
