Suzuki Concludes Season 2 Of The Gixxer Cup On An Exciting Note

• Meka Vidhuraj wins the Open Championship
• Joseph Mathew wins the Novice Championship

Chennai, January 22^nd, 2017: In a thrilling conclusion to the Suzuki Gixxer Cup 2016, Suzuki Motorcycle India hosted Round 5 of the one make race at the Madras Motor Race Track in Chennai on Sunday. The Gixxer Cup is conducted alongside the Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2016.The Suzuki Gixxer Cup which began its second season in June, has garnered an avid fan following and provided a spectacular show for racing enthusiasts. The season was full of interesting races, most of them closely fought, keeping everyone on the edge of their seats. The final round too witnessed intense competition in both the categories with many riders fighting it out for the Novice and Open Championships.The Open Category saw Aaron Gunawardena win Race 1, cruising ahead of R Rajinikanth by a 2+ second lead. Race 2 witnessed a nail biting finish between Aaron, Rajinikanth and Vivian with Aaron overtaking on the last corner and clinching the win with 1/10^th of a second ahead of R Rajinikanth. After a closely contested season, Meka Vidhuraj was crowned the Open Championship winner of the season by securing a commendable 176 points, 23 points ahead of R Rajinikanth, who took the runner-up trophy with 153 points; and Vivian Gladwin won third place overall with 144 points.Race 1 of the Novice Category was won by Joseph Mathew with a commendable margin of 10+ seconds and Vishal S coming in 2nd. Race 2 was more closely fought with Joseph Mathew’s winning lead cut down to 1 second by Amarnath Rajan in 2^nd place. Joseph Mathew deservingly won the Novice Championship with a staggering total of 200 points. Amarnath Rajan was the Novice Championship Runner Up with 144 points, and Clinton Cordeiro got the Championship 2^nd Runner Up at 73 points.Both Open and Novice Champions go home with Suzuki Gixxer SF and Suzuki Gixxer motorcycles respectively, while the winners of the 2^nd and 3^rd positions take cash prizes of Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 10,000 each.The results for all the races are:

1. Novice Race 1
   Laps: 4
   1^st: Joseph P Mathew 9:11.643
   2^nd: Vishal S 9:22.692
   3^rd: Alexander AS 9:24:259
   Best Lap: Amarnath Rajan 2:12:973 (100.6 kmph)
2. Novice Race 2
   Laps: 4
   1^st: Joseph P Mathew 9:16.665
   2^nd: Amarnath Rajan 9:17.967
   3^rd: Alexander AS 9:19.629
   Best Lap: Amarnath Rajan 2:13.338 (100.2 kmph)
3. Open Race 1
   Laps: 6
   1^st: Aaron Gunawardena 14:01.800
   2^nd: R Rajinikanth 14:04.201
   3^rd: Meka Vidhuraj 14:08:988
   Best Lap: Aaron Gunawardena 2:11.584 (101.6 kmph)
4. Open Race 2
   Laps: 6
   1^st: Aaron Gunawardena 13:37.638
   2^nd: R Rajinikanth 13:37.715
   3^rd: Vivian Gladwin 13:38:097
   Best Lap: R Rajinikanth 2:10:912 (102.1 kmph)

Suzuki Gixxer Cup 2016 Open Championship Results

• Champion
  Meka Vidhuraj – 176 Pts
• Runner Up
  R Rajinikanth – 153 Pts
• 2^nd Runner Up
  Vivian Gladwin – 144 Pts

Suzuki Gixxer Cup 2016 Novice Championship Results

• Champion
  Joseph Mathew – 200 Pts
• Runner Up
  Amarnath Rajan – 144 Pts
• 2^nd Runner Up
  Clinton Corderio – 73 Pts

The Suzuki Gixxer Cup 2016 is organized by Madras Motor Sports Club (MMSC) and approved by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI).