Amit Saraswat 
Royal Enfield Continental Cup 2023 concluded at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore. Season 3 of the cup saw over 200 entries, out of which 25 riders were picked for the final grid. Selected 25 riders were further segregated into two categories — Professional consisting of 10 riders and Amateur consisting of the remaining 15 riders.
The selected riders competed in over 3 rounds, which consisted of 8 races at the Kari Motor Speedway. Royal Enfield aims to promote racing as an accessible motorsport in the country for both newcomers and advanced riders. Season 3 of the Continental Cup continues with the last season’s Pro-Am format.
Continental Cup result details
Royal Enfield Continental Cup 2023 showcased tough battles in both Amateur and Professional categories, with the results stretching to the last race of the championship. The front runners of the Professional category — Abhishek Vasudev, Jagadeesh Nagaraj and Ullas Nanda — went down a tough battle for the podium standings, closely followed by Raj Kumar and Soorya PM.
The Amateur category also turned out to be quite an entertainer following a very close battle between the top three riders. The front runners of the Amateur category — Md. Samrul Zubair, Vignesh Goud and Kayan Patel — finished within 17 points gap.
Coming back next year, stronger!
If you are riding high on adrenaline and want to translate that into sheer speed, Royal Enfield Track School should be your destination. Royal Enfield will conduct the track school across multiple cities in India, providing a race-spec Continental GT 650 race bike and guidance from a race-winning instructor. The participants of the Track School will get a chance to participate in the 2024 season of the Continental Cup. Royal Enfield also commits to adding additional locations for its Track School in the near future.
Commenting on the commencement of the Royal Enfield Continental Cup 2023, Adrian Sellers, Head – Custom and Motorsport, Royal Enfield said, ”The continued success of the Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup is a testimony to our efforts to make track-racing accessible to those budding and aspiring racers in the country. This unique racing championship has gained immense popularity in just two years and season 3 has truly been exhilarating.”
He further added, “How the races have unfolded this year speaks volumes about the abundance of racing talent in India and the grit of these racers on the race track. Strengthening our efforts towards enabling track racing, we recently introduced the Royal Enfield Track School training programme for aspiring racers to hone their skills on the racetrack and further ‘fuel’ their passion for track racing.”
