INDE Racing Makes History: Third Place in FIM E-xplorer World Cup

INDE Racing, the first Indian team in the FIM E-xplorer World Cup, an electric off-road race, made history by securing third place in their debut season. The team accumulated 479 points across 4 rounds to achieve this milestone.

Team Performance

Bonnell and Honda’s Racing team finished ahead of INDE Racing, securing first and second places with 498 and 490 points respectively. Sandra Gomez, INDE Racing’s female rider, claimed the top spot in the women’s category with 271 points. Spenser Wilton and Runar Sudamann contributed 162 and 46 points respectively to finish third in the men’s category.

Rider Reactions

Spenser Wilton shared his excitement, saying, “Yesterday was a very good day for the team, we earned a men’s P3 and a women’s P1 and then we ended up clinching the third overall in the World championship. This is INDE’s first World Championship podium at the FIM E-xplorer, which is super cool. The track was rough, lots of rocks, but the team worked hard all weekend, and it was a full team effort to get a position on the podium.”

Sandra Gomez added, “The goal was to be involved and battle against the leading group in the last two races and I am very happy with myself for having done that. The track was a lot more supercross than I am used to and I needed to give my everything. I got off to a good start in both the races and went on to finish first on the day before and second yesterday to win the overall championship.”

Season Highlights

INDE Racing began the season on a high note with a first-place finish for Sandra and a fourth-place finish for Spenser in Osaka on February 16-17. This was followed by another podium for Sandra in Oslo on May 3-4. The season concluded with two podium finishes in the doubleheader in Crans-Montana on September 21-22.

Owner’s Pride

INDE Racing owner Abhishek Kankanala expressed his pride, saying, “We have about 300 million bikers in India and every young kid who gets a bike now dreams of racing with it. It’s amazing that we have put together a team that they can cheer for because so far the teams Indians support have had no affiliation to the country. To finish third overall in our very first season and give them the opportunity to cheer for a team that truly belongs to the country is a special feeling.”