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FMSCI National karting: Kashmiri girl Atiqa finishes 2nd runnerup

Bengaluru: A promising young driver from Kashmir, Atiqa Mir, flexes her skills to finish 3rd in the first round of the FMSCI Rotax National Championship here on Sunday, reports PTI.

The karting prodigy Atiqa surmounted technical issues in the initial rounds to finish second runner-up at the Meco Kartopia track.

Atiqa achieved the feat in the Micro Max Class with a timing of 12:21.397 points.

Chennai's Rivaan (12:16.790) and Rehan (12:19.920), also of Team Sport like her, took the top two positions on the podium.

With this win, Atiqa achieved the rare distinction of scoring three podium finishes in three straight weekends across different classes.

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