Liron jaden

JK Tyre Novice Cup: DTS Racing’s Liron Jaden Samuels (37 points) edged out Aditya Patnaik (31 points) from Momentum Motorsports and emerged the overall champion of the Novice Cup, which forms part of the 27th FMSCI National Racing Championship, at the Kari Motor Speedway in Chettipalayam here on Saturday.

Both Liron and Aditya Patnaik completed a grand double on a day that witnessed a dramatic sequence of events. In fact, the latter scored a creditable win in the fourth and final race of the day to secure a triple victory. But, as luck would have it, was imposed a 10-second penalty for the jump start in the fourth race which saw him slide to the fourth position. Liron, having finished second in the race, was elevated to the top and that further boosted his points tally.

Momentum Motorsports, however, was pleased to take home the team championship with 63 points to its kitty. DTS Racing, despite a stiff fight from their boys, fell short by two points.