Raghul Rangasamy shines in MRF national racing
Defending champion Raghul Rangasamy secured a grand double to put himself in contention for the title in the premier MRF F1600 category on the opening day of the fifth and final round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI National Car Racing Championship at nearby Sriperumbudur on Friday.
The 26-year old Rangasamy, hailing from the temple town of Mamallapuram, shrugged off an otherwise inconsistent season so far and won two of the three races carried over from the rain affected fourth round, besides finishing second behind Bengalurus Yash Aradhya in the other outing to pick up 68 points.
As a result, Rangasamy jumped five spots to move from seventh to second on the leaderboard.
He is just seven points behind championship leader 18-year old Sohil Shah of Bengaluru, who drew a blank in todays Race 3 due to a driveshaft problem after finishing second and third in the other two races.
With four races of the final round to be run over the next two days and a maximum of 100 points to be won, .