Tijil, Arya dominate LGB Formula 4 class

Coimbatore: Dark Don Racing drivers Tijil Rao and Arya Singh won a race apiece in the LGB Formula 4 class — the premier event of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship — on the first day of the event at the Kari Motor Speedway circuit on Saturday.Tijil finished on top of the podium in the opening race, but it was not easy going for the Bengaluru youngster as his teammates Arya (Kolkata) and TS Diljith (Thrissur) gave him a run for his money. The lead kept changing hands lap after lap and, midway through, it was all about holding one’s nerve. Tijil kept his cool and planned his move well in the final lap to take the chequered flag. Arya and Diljith wrested the next two positions. In the second race, Arya returned the favour to Tijil with a thrilling win. It was wheel-to-wheel racing between the two and, with three laps to go, it looked like anybody’s game. Arya upstaged Tijil when it mattered most to finish the day on a merry note. Tijil and Viswas Vijayaraj of Ahura Racing had to be content with the second and third spots, respectively.Meanwhile, Bengaluru’s Arjun Nair, representing Momentum Motorsports, started the season on a strong note, clinching a sweet double in the JK Tyre Novice Cup. R Anand of Chennai scored over a strong field to take the prime spot on the podium in the Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup. In an incident-filled race, which had to be restarted due to a couple of accidents, Md Samrul Zubair of Hyderabad gave Anand a run for his money but Anand crossed the line with ease.
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