Top riders all set for Round 2
The second round of National Motorcycle Racing Championship will be held at the MMRT track at Sriperumbudur near Chennai over the weekend.
Races will be held in the premier Super Sport Indian 165cc class besides the Pro- Stock ( 301400cc and 165cc), Novice ( Stock, 165cc) and Girls ( Stock, 165cc) categories, a press statement said.
Two of country’s leading twowheeler manufacturers, Honda and TVS, will be running their own One- Make Championships in association with the MMSC, in the Open and Novice categories.
For the first time at the national championship, slick tyres will be used for the races, the release said. MRF will supply the tyres for the Super Sport Indian 165cc and Pro- Stock 301- 400cc categories, it added.
The novice category, a move initiated by MMSC last season to promote racing at the grass- root level, has attracted over 40 entries.
The “Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup 2018 organised by MMSC” one- make championship comprises two categories — the Open ( CBR 250) class and novice ( CBR 150) class. Honda, in its efforts to spot and nurture aspiring youngsters, has focused the talent hunt among riders in the 13- 17 years age group for the CBR 150 grid.
The Open class has some of the country’s top riders, who have raced in various international series.
The scenario is much the same in the TVS One- Make Championship 2018 organised by MMSC which will have three categories — Open ( Apache RR 310), novice and girls ( Apache RTR 200) — with a strong presence of experienced riders in the Open class. Also, the first round of the National Drag Racing Championship 2018 will be held on Sunday.
For the first time at the national championship, slick tyres will be used for the races