Riders from Honda Ten10 Racing team put in dominant performances as Rajiv Sethu and Mithun Kumar hogged the limelight, even as another youngster Amarnath Menon of Gusto Racing achieved a grand double in the second round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI National motorcycle racing championship which concluded at the MMRT track, Sriperumbudur, near here on Sunday.
Eighteen-year old Rajiv clinched a double to lead a 1-2 finish for Honda Ten10 Racing in the premier Super Sport Indian (up to 165cc) class with Mathana Kumar finishing second. The team, spearheaded by Mithun Kumar, swept all three podium spots in the Pro-Stock (up to 165cc) category.
Amarnath impresses
Equally impressive was the 21-year old Amarnath from Kozhikode who extended his domination in the Super Sport Indian (300-400cc) class to repeat his performance of the first round at Coimbatore last month. Amarnath, thus, has won all four races in his class.
The results (provisional):
National Championship: Super Sport Indian (165cc, 9 laps): 1. Rajiv Sethu (Honda Ten10 Racing, 18 mins:11.528 secs); 2. Mathana Kumar (Honda Ten10 Racing, 18:15.594); 3. Prabhu Arunagiri (RACR, 18:16.178).
Super Sport Indian (300-400cc, 10 laps): 1. Amarnath Menon (Gusto Racing, 11:54.706); 2. Deepak Ravi Kumar (MotoRev, 11: 54.865); 3. Vivek Pillai (Rockers Racing, 11:55.134).
Pro-Stock (165cc, 9 laps): 1. Mithun Kumar PK (Honda Ten10 Racing, 18:55.557); 2. Anish D. Shetty (Honda Ten10 Racing, 19:06.148); 3. Aravind Balakrishnan (Honda Ten10 Racing, 19:06.610).
Stock (Novice, 165cc, 6 laps): 1. P. Sri Harsha (Sparks Racing, 11:23.303); 2. Vysakh Sobhan (Speed Up Racing, 11:25.804); 3.Anup Kumar (RACR, 11:28.032).
One-Make Championship: Honda CBR250 Open (Race 1, 6 laps): 1. Hari Krishnan (Honda Ten10 Racing, 12:35.539); 2. Arvind Balakrishnan (Honda Ten 10 Racing, 12:36.307); 3. Rajiv Sethu (Honda Ten 10 Racing, 12:40.917). Race 2 (9 laps): 1. Rajiv Sethu (Honda Ten10 Racing, 2:02.550); 2. Anish D. Shetty (Honda Ten10 Racing, 18:59.675); 3. Aravind Balakrishnan (Honda Ten10 Racing, 19:00.290).
Drag racing: National Championship (4-Stroke): Unrestricted: 1. Hemant Muddappa (Bengaluru, 8.069s); 2. Rameez Khan (Mysuru, 8.372); 3. Rizwan Khan (Mysuru, 8.536).
