Shanbag grabs 1st spot in Red Bull Road to Rookies Cup

Coimbatore, Sep 3 (IANS) Ikshan Shanbag from Satara grabbed the first position in Round 2 of the fourth season of Red Bull Road to Rookies Cup held at KMS Coimbatore which took place on September 1 and will represent India at the at Red Bull Moto GP Rookies Cup Qualifiers to be held in Spain.Shanbag (10:35.841) dominated the race, held for children from age 12 to 16, with exuberant energy and flair. Bangalore's Aditi Krishnan gave tough competition and took second position with a stunning total lap time of 10:51.180. Proving his worth on the track and securing the third place on the podium was Pune's Aryan Gurav, who completed seven laps in 10:53.688 time.For Race 2, while Shanbag continued to dominate the racetrack and successfully secured No. 1 position by concluding 10 laps in 14:56.415 minutes, the second and third spot was held by Aditi Krishnan from Bangalore (15:20.919) and Pune's Aryan Gaurav (15:23.780) respectively after completing nine laps."I am ecstatic to win the Red Bull Road to Rookies Cup. There was tough competition from the fellow racers and to win the tournament is a special feeling," said Shanbag. "I am excited to travel to Spain and represent India at the Red Bull Moto GP Rookies Cup Qualifiers; I hope to make my country proud."

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