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TVS win 2021 Indian National Rally Championship

The team took a clean sweep in the championship, winning in all the categories.
2 min read22 Dec '21
Unnatee GidithuriUnnatee Gidithuri
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TVS Racing have won the 2021 Indian National Rally Championship (two-wheeler) title in dominant fashion at the final round in Nashik. Just like last year, the squad has won the championship in all categories.

  • Abdul Wahid Tanveer wins overall 2021 INRC title
  • Samuel Jacob wins in Group B 260cc class
  • Aishwarya Pissay wins fifth national title in a row

Abdul Wahid Tanveer takes overall honours

Abdul Wahid Tanveer finished the sixth and final round in second place overall. But this was enough for him to seal the overall title and also take victory in the Group A 450cc category. He competed this season astride a TVS RTR450.

TVS take clean sweep

It didn’t stop there as TVS truly dominated proceedings. Samuel Jacob won the championship in the Group B 260cc class for the second year in a row, riding an Apache RTR200. He enjoyed a dominant run this season, with five wins in six rounds.

Aishwarya Pissay took six straight wins to take home the Ladies class title. This is her fifth national title in a row and she also competed on an Apache RTR200.

Lastly, Karthik Naidu clinched his maiden title, winning in the scooter class with an Ntorq 125. He won the title by a margin of just 11sec, with the title coming down to the last loop of the rally.

“It has been an incredible season for the TVS Racing team at the 2021 INRC. I am thrilled with the performance of all the TVS Racing riders, and their hard work and dedication have paid off,” said B Selvaraj, team manager, TVS Racing.

“I would like to thank all the TVS Racing team crew for their relentless work and immense efforts in keeping the motorcycles and scooters at its best form,” he added.

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