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New Delhi:<\/strong> Mahi Racing Team India began their World Supersport Championship campaign with a bang when their lead rider Kenan Sofuoglu of Turkey comfortably won the first race of the season at the Philip Island, Australia on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Sofuoglu\u2019s triumph also provided Mahi Racing Team, which is the first Indian team to make its debut in the World Super-sport Championship, a perfect start and quickly positioned themselves as one of the front runners for the title in this 15 round championship.<\/p>\n

The three time world champion, who started in second spot behind Sam Lowes of Yakhnich Motorsport, showcased the speed and reliability of the Kawasaki ZX-6R by taking the chequered flag 1.899 sec ahead of Lowes.<\/p>\n

Sofuoglu stopped the clock at 23\u201932.480 and in the bargain also recorded the fastest lap timing of 1\u201933.283 on the 15th and final lap.<\/p>\n

The Turkish rider had a see-saw battle with Lowes till the 12th lap but once he got passed his challenger there was no stopping him.
\u201cIt was a near perfect race for us and I am very happy that me and the team have started the campaign on the winning note,\u201d said Sofuoglu after the race.<\/p>\n

Sofuoglu\u2019s teammate Fabien Foret, however, failed to finish on the podium. The Frenchman, who started in the third position, slipped a spot in the race.<\/p>\n

Chairman and Managing Director of the team, Arun Pandey, could not hide his elation over the perfect start and said such performance will only give Motor Racing as a sport a huge boost in India.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite finishing second and third in qualifying we knew that we had a very good chance to finish at the pole and Sofouglu was fantastic today,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Result: (Top 4 Riders)<\/p>\n

1. K Sofuoglu (Mahi Racing Team India) 23\u201932.480
2. Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Motorsport) 23\u201934.379
3. Michael vd Mark ( Pata Honda World Supersport) 23\u201939.251
4. Fabien Foret (Mahi Racing Team India) 23\u201943.575<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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