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Rajiv Sethu impresses with podium finish for IDEMITSU Honda SK69 Racing Team

Rajiv Sethu impresses with podium finish for IDEMITSU Honda SK69 Racing Team

Chennai: The penultimate day of the final round of 2021 Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship (INMRC) and IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup was full of many ups and downs. From getting a podium finish in PS165cc of national championship to having a red flagged NSF250R race, the day saw all elements of a racing event.

 

Continuing to gain on the points tally, IDEMITSU Honda SK69 Racing Team’s Rajiv Sethu clinched second place on podium in Pro-165cc race of national championship. Fighting fiercely from the start itself, Rajiv quickly leapt to first place. While continuing to maintain his lead, a small mistake in lap 4 moved him down. However, showing the mark of a truly brilliant racer Rajiv kept his calm and bounced back to finish second. Unfortunately, Mathana Kumar and Senthil Kumar could not finish the race.

 

Outlining the performance of riders today, Mr. Prabhu Nagaraj, Senior Vice President - Brand & Communication, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. said “Closing day 1 on a happy note, our veteran rider Rajiv Sethu fought fiercely until last lap, finishing on the podium and bringing in laurels for the team. It was an interesting day in the IDEMIRSU Honda India Talent Cup CBR150 class where all the riders had improved and new young talent took podium for the first time while clocking the fastest lap time in that category. We are all geared up to close the season with more power packed performances and optimistically look forward to tomorrows races.”

 

IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup – NSF 250R & CBR150R

After an unfortunate crash between 4 out of 9 riders in IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup NSF250R class, it was a 4-lap shootout for 5 millennial riders Sarthak Chavan, Kavin Quintal, Samuel Martin, Mohsin P and Vivek Kapadia. Racing his finest from the get-go, Pune’s Sarthak Chavan finished on top followed by Chennai’s Kavin Quintal who finished in second place. In a head on battle for third spot between Samuel Martin and Mohsin P, Valanchery’s Mohsin moved ahead of Samuel and confirmed third place on podium. Whereas, Sameul Martin and Vivek Kapadia finished 4th and 5th respectively.

 

First race of the day saw a mix show of performance by 12 next-gen riders in CBR150R class of IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup. With as many as 4 riders crashing on the track, the race was all about maintaining a steady and consistent performance. The 19-year-old lad Vivek Gaurav of Patna made his way to first position with a comfortable lead of 1.713 seconds. Starting the race from last row, 19-year-old Siddesh Sawant of Uttur finished second. Giving a tough competition to Siddesh in last few laps was 14-year-old Raheesh Khatri of Mumbai who ultimately secured third place at podium, recording the best lap of 2:07.611.

 

Newly introduced Honda Hornet 2.0 One Make Race

Boosted by his performance in yesterday’s qualifier, Chennai’s Kevin Kannan finished the race 1 of Honda Hornet 2.0 One Make Race at first place. Joining him on podium at second and third place are G Balaji and Ajai Xavier.

 

The race 2 saw race leader Kevin Kannan crashing out as he stepped in the midst of a 3 bike collision, thus eliminating him from the race. The action-packed race saw G Balaji, Ajai Xavier and Prabhu V riding against each other for P1. It was G Balaji who rose to victory followed by Ajai Xavier on second and Prabhu V on third place.

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