THE INDIAN SUPERCROSS RACING LEAGUE (ISRL), the world’s first franchise-based Supercross league, has officially opened rider registrations for its Season 3 Mega Auction.
All six franchise teams, BigRock Motorsports, Reise TorqRacers, Gujarat Trailblazers, Apollo Indewheelers Motorsports, Tricolor Motorsports, and BB Racing, will enter a Mega Auction battle to build their squads for Season 3. The rider registration process for Season 3 will cover three categories – 450cc International, 250cc International, and 250cc India–Asia Mix. Registration is the first step for riders to enter the official auction pool, from which franchise teams will select and build their squads for the upcoming season, a media release said.
Over 155 elite riders from 13 countries raced across ISRL’s second season carrying championship pedigree from Europe, Australia, North America, and Southeast Asia. On the ground, 55,000+ live spectators packed the venues. On broadcast, 14 million viewers tuned across the three races. The season brought together some of the biggest names in international Supercross while creating a structured and competitive platform for Indian talent, the release said.
Season 2 featured some of the biggest names in global Supercross, including Jordi Tixier (MX2 World Champion, 2014), Anthony Bourdon, Matt Moss (9X Australian MX & SX Champion), Charles Lefrançois (2X German Vice Champion 450 SX1), Adrien Escoffier (2X French Supercross Champion), Maxime Desprey (multi-time French National Champion), Greg Aranda (3X German Supercross Champion), Calvin Fonvieille, Hugo Manzato, and Adrien Malaval, among many others. The India–Asia Mix category also saw competitive ceiling with emerging performers Delvintor Alfarizi and Nakami Vidi Makarim establishing themselves as riders to watch out for. Indian champion Rugved Barguje, along with Ikshan Shanbhag, Prajwal Vishwanth, and Shlok Ghorpade put on a spectacle while competing alongside international stars, the release added.
