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Pune's Rugved Barguje will defend his title at the 22nd edition of the MRF MoGrip FMSCI National Supercross Championship 2023, which will kick-start here on Saturday. The first of the six rounds of the biggest off-road racing National Championship in India will be promoted by Godspeed Racing, Pune. The bikers will experience highly-technical, custom-made tracks with jumps, table tops, hoops and other obstacles, created by a team headed by Shyam Kothari, a 7-time National champion and head of Godspeed, the rights-holder. After the first round here, the Championship will travel to Vadodara, Nasik, Bengaluru, Guwahati, and Shillong is expected to host the grand finale in the picturesque north-east hill station. About 120 riders, the cream of talent from all over the country, will fight for points in eight categories, where top factory riders from Petronas TVS Racing and Hero MotoSports vie with talented privateers. With MRF Tyres as the title sponsor, the Supercross Nationals is the
Tyre maker MRF Ltd on Thursday reported a 17 per cent rise in consolidated net profit from continuing operations at Rs 174.83 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2022. The company had posted a consolidated net profit from continuing operations at Rs 149.39 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, MRF Ltd said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations during the period under review stood at Rs 5,644.55 crore, as against Rs 4,920.13 crore in the year-ago period, it added. Total expenses were higher at Rs 5,484.72 crore in the third quarter, as compared to Rs 4,787.33 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. The board of directors has declared a second interim dividend of Rs 3 per equity share (at 30 per cent) for the financial year ending March 31, 2023, MRF Ltd said. The company further said its board has also approved the re-appointment of Arun Mammen as its Managing Director with the designation "Vice Chairman & Managing Director" for a period of