CHENNAI:
As the action on day 1 of first & final round of MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2019 reached its peak, the IDEMITSU Honda Ten10 Racing Team snapped 3 podiums in ProStock 165cc & ProStock 201-300cc.
The MMRT race track witnessed Honda’s star rider Sarath Kumar getting closer to grab the rider championship in PS165cc category with a jam packed performance over powering his competitor from the get-go. The PS201-300cc saw the Hubli boy Anish Shetty clocking in his 6th victory of the season. While, Mohamed Mikail once again stole the limelight by locking in the fastest lap time 1:46:758 at MMRT in 250cc and winning the IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup NSF250R championship win.
Outlining the rider’s performance of Day 1, Prabhu Nagaraj, Vice President – Brand & Communications, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. said, “Today, I’m very happy with commendable performances by Sarath Kumar & Rajiv Sethu in the Red flagged race keeping us well in line to win the triple crown victory in PS165cc for the 5th consecutive year. In PS201-300cc, the consistent performance by Anish Shetty has helped him seal the championship with one more race to go. Meanwhile, it is a proud moment for team Honda as our next-gen rider Md. Mikail broke the fastest lap record at Chennai track and wins the NSF250R championship. Our dream developing the calibre of next-gen & be in a bunch fighting it out for the podium has come true in this round with most riders clocking similar timing in NSF250 class. We are happy to have extremely talented riders racing in Honda India Talent Cup. I stand confident of our rider’s performances for tomorrow and expect a great closing to this season.”
