Chennai, Aug. 14 -- Two teenagers and Petronas TVS Racing team-mates Chiranth Vishwanath from Bengaluru and Pune's Sarthak Chavan showcased their pace and talent to qualify for the top two spots on the grid in the premier Super Sport 301-400cc class to provide a rousing start to the inaugural round of the MRF Indian National Racing Challenge 2W - 2026, at the Madras International Circuit here on Friday.

Completing the front row behind Chiranth and Sarthak, who has shed weight and appears sharper on the track following his recent stint in Europe, was Hyderabad's Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1), a result that was to be expected.

Less than a second covered the three riders, thus promising thrilling battles in the double-header to be...