4th DMSC JK Tyre Autocross 2018 race weekend ends on a high note
Babit Lyngdoh and Sandeep Sharma bag the top honours at the 4th DMSC JK Tyre Autocross held from 13 to 15 July 2018
The 4th DMSC JK Tyre Autocross 2018 was held at Dimapur, Nagaland over the weekend from 13 to 15 July 2018. The three-day autocross event organized by Dimapur Motorsorts Club had 60 participants from various parts of the country. The event featured three categories which were, open, above 1.1 cc, suv, below 1.1 cc, rookie and a women’s category. The winners were rewarded with trophies and cash prizes. Babit Lyngdoh and Kamlesh from Meghalaya and Sandeep Sharma from Delhi took the top spots.
In the Open category, Babit proved his mettle by clocking a time of 2:00.47 (m:s.ms)putting him in first place ahead of Sandeep Sharma and Dennis Assumi who completed the podium in second and third place. The Above 1.1 category again saw Babit in first place with a time of 2:03.81, while Sandeep Sharma and Obeth finished in a close second and third place. Babit completed a double win in the Open as well as the Above 1.1 Categories. Kamlesh from Meghalaya led the SUV category with a time of 2:14.13 closely followed by Sandeep Sharma in second place, while the podium was rounded off by Dennis Assumi in third place.
Imli Pongen and Atoka Awomi took the top two spots in the Below 1.1 and Rookie categories. TomitoShohe completed the podium in third for the Below 1.1 category and Jaki Trang finished third in the Rookie category. There was also a Special women’s category which was won by Phoebe from Meghalaya.
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Double for Babit, 3 runner-up places for Sandeep in DMSC 2018 Autocross
Dimapur (Nagaland), July 16: The 4th DMSC JK Tyre 2018 Autocross successfully concluded here late on Sunday, with the Meghalaya duo of Babit Lyngdoh and Kamlesh and Delhi’s Sandeep Sharma claiming the top honours.
Driving through twisty and hairpin turns inside the track in front of delighted crowds, Babit completed a grand double, winning the Open as well as the Above 1.1 Categories. He hit the post in a record-breaking 2:00.47 in the Open category and was equally fast (2:03:81) in the Above 1.1 category.
Kamlesh proved to be the star in the SUV category, needing 2:14.13 to emerge the victor. Sandeep underlined his class, taking the second position in as many as three categories. He took 2:03:22 to finish behind Babit in the Open category, 2:03:91 in the Above 1.1 Category and 2:14:50 in the SUV class for two runner-up places.
Local lad Dennis Assumi too had the distinction of coming third in two races, the Open and the SUV categories
Over 60 drivers from different parts if the country participated in this three-day event organised by the Dimapur Motorsports Club. The winners were rewarded with trophies and cash prizes
Results:
Open Category: 1. Babit Lyngdoh (Meghalaya, 2:00.47); 2. Sandeep Sharma (Delhi, 2:03.22); 3. Dennis Assumi (DMSC, 2:04.28)
Above 1.1 category: 1. Babit Lyngdoh (Meghalaya, 2:03:81); 2. Sandeep Sharma (Delhi, 2:03:91); 3. Obeth (AMAM, 2:04.09)
SUV category: 1 Kamlesh (Meghalaya, 2:14.13); 2. Sandeep Sharma (Delhi, 2:14:50); 3. Denis Assumi (DMSC, 2:18.91)
Below 1.1 cc: Imli Pongen (2:06.50); 2. Atoka Awomi (2:09.78); 3. TomitoShohe (2:09.81)
Rookie: Imli Pongen (2:06.06); 2. Atoka Awomi (2:11.34); 3. Jaki Trang (2:11.41)
Special category (Lady): Phoebe (Meghalaya)
