Xavier is the 2022 GT Cup Champion
Bike India|January 2023
Allwin Xavier improved his result from the past year for the ultimate prize while the Vasudev-Menon duo dominated the endurance championship
Joshua Varghese
Xavier is the 2022 GT Cup Champion

IN the spectrum of twowheeler racing at the 25th edition of the JK tyre national championship, the fans had two classes to look forward to; the royal enfield continental Gt cup and the endurance League cup powered by united CRA.

Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup

As the final round of the second season of the exciting Gt cup began, Allwin Xavier (thrissur) and soorya pm (chennai) were leading the professional and amateur categories respectively. soorya had significantly outclassed the competition and enjoyed a comfortable lead while Xavier had only four points separating him from his closest rivals. the qualifying session displayed a mix of strategies from the racers, some choosing to pull in after a few hot laps to conserve the tyres for the race. At the end of it, soorya claimed pole position ahead of sudheer sudhakar (Delhi) and Xavier in second and third places respectively.

Race One

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