Date:09/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/09/stories/2008110953111800.htm

Sport - Racing : Motor

Ganapathy steals the show

Sports Reporter

Kethanur: Mysore’s Chetan Ganapathy rode his Hero Honda Karizma to glory in the Group ‘B’ above 210-260cc class in the IMG Rally of Coimbatore, the third leg of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship for two wheelers , at the Kethanur windmill farm, near Coimbatore, on Saturday.

Chetan timed 01:36:37 for the top slot in the premium class. There was something to cheer about for the home crowd as N. Ramajeyam and Vignesh Devarajan finished for the next two places respectively.

The results (all final): Group B: Up to 130cc: 1. V. Karthikeyan 02:14:50. Above 130-165cc: 1. Joshua Pramod 01:29:19; 2. H.K. Pradeep 01:30:52; M.S. Ravindra 01:32:44. Above 210-260cc: 1. Chetan Ganapathy 01:36:37, 2. N. Ramajeyam 01:39:53, 3. Vignesh Devarajan 01:44:17. Group D: Up to 130cc: 1. Venu Ramesh Kumar 01:35:38; 2. S.S. Varun 01:35:54; 3. S. Pundrik 02:44:53. Above 130-165cc: 1. P. Sunil 01:34:03; 2. C. Srinivas 01:34:49; 3. G. Raja 01:43:19. Two-stroke: 1. S.P. Shivakumar 01:36:04; 2. Rohit Sarcar 01:41:45. Overall: 1. Joshua Pramod 01:29:19; 2. H.K. Pradeep 01:30:52; 3. M.S. Ravindra 01:32:44.