Mahi Racing shines as both riders finish at podium

Mahi Racing Team India riders Fabien Foret and Kenan Sofuoglu stayed on course for a shot at the overall championship as they finished second and third respectively in the sixth leg of World Supersport Championship at Portimao, Portugal today. Foret, who began the race in fourth place, leapfrogged two riders to finish with a timing of 35'33.262. Sofuoglu, who started the race in second place, completed the podium party with a timing of 35'33.384. Both the riders are now tied on second spot in the overall standings with 81 points each and trail leader Sam Lowes of Yakhnich Motorsport by 39 points. [caption id=“attachment_857459” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Fabien Foret of Mahi Racing. Getty Imaegs[/caption] Lowes took his fourth successive chequered flag today but Foret isn’t really worried: “It is still early in the season and we can easily bridge this gap. He (Lowes) has hit a purple patch but we are not far behind,” said the confident Foret. Though Sofuoglu finished third, he registered the fastest lap of the race on the 12th lap when he set a timing of 1’45.730 and held the lead for four of the 20 laps of the race. “It was overall a good race for me. My bike performed very well and that shows from the fact that I managed to register the fastest lap, said Kenan at the end of the race,” Sofuoglu said. Foret kept a steady pace and made a charge in the last two lap to finish second, he missed the first position with a .380 second of timing behind Sam Lowes. Team Mahi saw lot of cheering from the local crowd and the riders said it played a crucial role in their success. PTI