Coimbatore, Aug 30 (IANS) In a dramatic turn of events, Chittesh Manmody from Kolhapur and representing Team Mohite was penalised after he won the race in the seniors section while veteran Ameya Walawalkar, who finished second, was elevated to the top position in the JK Tyre Rotax Mojo Max Karting Challenge, here Sunday.
Earlier, Chittesh had won the race comfortably and results were declared accordingly. However, following an enquiry by the Stewards, Chittesh was penalized for “deliberately braking”, thus causing Amit Ahuja, who was following close behind, to go off the track while trying to avoid a collision and out of the race. Chittesh was docked nine places.

The results in the other classes were confirmed with Partho Ghorpade (Juniors) and Tarun Reddy (Micro Max) taking the honours in their respective sections.

Both Parth and Tarun were unbeatable on the day. Eleven-year old Tarun from Chennai, in particular, in just his first competitive season, showcased his talent in a telling fashion while Parth was equally impressive in winning his race with plenty to spare.

However, in the junior section, the positions were altered for the second and third positions, though no explanation was available immediately.

Revised results:

Seniors - 19 laps - 1.. Ameya Walavalkar 12:26:798 2. Samyak Shah 12:27:145 3. Chirag Malhotra 12:27:877

Juniors - 17 laps - 1. Parth Ghorpade 11:05:754 2. Nikhil P Kashyap 11:16:682 3. Shashank Ravishankar 11:29:131

Micro Max-11 laps- 1. Tarun Reddy 08:44:283 2. Dhruv Mohite 08:44:342 3. Surya Raghuram 08:44:5