Mohd. Rafiq claims a double at National motorcycle drag racing championships

Soundari Sindy tops the girls’ category

Bengaluru’s Mohd. Rafiq dominated the opening day’s proceedings in the second round of the MMSC-FMSCI National motorcycle drag racing championships at the MMRT here on Saturday, claiming a double while local challenger Soundari Sindy topped the girls’ category.

Rafiq was in imperious form as he won in both 2-Stroke 165cc and 130cc categories comfortably.

After a disappointing practice run, he clocked 12.761 seconds in the final run of the 165cc class, ahead of Chennai’s Prashanth (12.817) and Aiyaz Rem (12.969) for the 400m dash.