Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The IDEMITSU Honda SK69 Racing team ended the round with one podium finish in Pro-Stock 165cc category at the second day of Indian National Motocycle Racing Championship 2021.
Rajiv Sethu successfully showed his strength on racetrack and was third to cross the chequered line in PS165cc category, clocking the fastest lap of 1:54:631 and he finished the race with a difference of just 0.261 seconds with the race leader. His teammates Mathana Kumar and Senthil Kumar lapped back home at fifth and sixth positions respectively. The trio gained total 33 points for IDEMITSU Honda SK69 Racing team.
While speaking about the performances of riders, Mr. Prabhu Nagaraj, Senior Vice President – Brand & Communications, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd said “The great show put up by our next-gen riders over the weekend clearly shows the fast pace with which these riders are developing in the world of racing. Performing with extreme finesse and skill on track, Kevin Quintal and Prakash Kamat continues to lead NSF250R and CBR150R categories respectively. Meanwhile, we saw a good come back by our seasoned rider Rajiv Sethu who earned a podium for the team. Mathana and Senthil too fought hard and returned with valuable points for team. We will come back to better our position in the next round.”
In a highly competitive race 2 of Honda Hornet 2.0 One Make race, Chennai’s Ullas Santrupt Nanda took away the chequered flag with total time of 13:20.440. Starting the race from P3, Ullas went down up to sixth but his clean overtake in the penultimate lap moved him to 2nd and got him into a tussle with Kevin K. While fighting fiercely in a bid to seal the win, Kevin unfortunately crashed in last lap thus making way for Ullas. Ullas’s patience and smart strategies in today’s race earned him a double podium finish in Round 3. Following him was Alwin Sundar who finished second with a difference of 0.427 seconds and closes the round 3 with 2 podium finishes, while Prabhu V finished third. Thrissur’s Anfal A who gave a tough fight for the top spot, had to settle at fourth due to some mistake.
The race 2 of IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup NSF250R saw a repeat of show by yesterday’s podium finishers Sarthak Chavan, Kavin Quintal and Mohsin P. Crossing the chequered line in 14:46.889 seconds, the 14-year-old Sarthak from Pune wins double gold in round 3. He was followed by Chennai’s Kavin (16 years) who stopped the clock at 14:53.056 and continues to lead the NSF250R category of IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup. Joining them on podium was 19 year old Mohsin from Malappuram, today marked his 3rd podium finish of the 2021 season.
In 13 riders grid of race 2 of IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup CBR150R class, Bokaro’s Prakash Kamat took lead early in the race. Maintaining his pace till the end with a cool head, Prakash comfortably took first position with total 13:10.827 time and best lap of 2:10.177. While Satara’s Ikshan Shanbagh fought closely with Prakash and finished second followed by Chennai’s Theopaul Leander on third. After today’s race, the trio has earned a double podium finish in round 3 of CBR150R Novice class.
Article Written By Dikhya Mohanty
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