Chennai, Sept. 5 -- Hyderabad ace Rahil Pillarisetty, in tremendous form this season astride a super-quick Yamaha R3, led a 1-2 for his team RACR Castrol Power1, in the qualifying session of the premier class Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open as the third round of the MRF MMSC-FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship commenced at the Madras International Circuit at Irungattukottai, about 40 km from here, today.
While a pole position for 27-year-old Rahil Pillarisetty barely raised an eyebrow, his team-mate, Bengaluru's Anish Damodar Shetty, returning to competition after a three-year break, delivered the big surprise by finishing second, ahead of defending champion Sarthak Chavan, the 18-year-old from Pune and the lead rider for Petrona...