Honda’s solo Indian team - IDEMITSU Honda Racing India Team earned 11 points in the inaugural round of FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) 2022. The team did this in a single round for the first time in the AP250 class of the championship.
Furthermore, the Indian rider Rajiv Sethu earned 5 additional points at Buriram International Circuit today. With this, the 20-year-old Indian rider grabbed his highest ever 3 points in the championship. Followed by Senthil Kumar, who also showcased his full power and recorded his best-ever finish in AP250 class of ARRC at the 13th spot (earlier highest 14th). Talking about the race of Thailand Talent Cup (TTC) 2022, the teen rider Sarthak Chavan became the first Indian rookie to win 9 points with a 7th finish in the second race.
“I am happy with the performance of our riders today who made India proud on international soil. Both Rajiv and Senthil utilized their strategies and machines to achieve the highest single-round points for the team. On the other hand, Sarthak Chavan, the face of new, confident, and aggressive young Indian riders finished in the top 7 today in TTC and grabbed a total of 13 points in round 1 itself. I am confident that our riders will bring back the same motivation and strength to perform best to their abilities in the upcoming rounds,” as commented by Prabhu Nagaraj, Vice President – Brand and Communications, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.
In race 2 of AP250 class, Rajiv paced up in the initial 5 laps and moved up to 12th position from the 13th position. At the end of round 1, he now has a total of 8 points under his name. Senthil made a good start. Right from the 16th position, he jumped to the 13th position in the middle of the 10-lap race. Having said that, Senthil scored his highest ever 3 points in the Asia Road Racing Championship.
“Today my entire focus was to maintain steady performance and grab more points for the team. I made a great start and overtook two riders. This round has helped us to test our strategies and make further improvements on the track. I am confident that in the next rounds, I will be able to push harder and secure positions in the top bunch,” as commented by Rajiv Sethu, IDEMITSU Honda Racing India rider.
Coming to the ASB1000cc class, Malaysian rider Md Zaqhwan Zaidi of Honda Asia-Dream Racing dropped to 4th position in the last few laps. Furthermore, he showed great zeal as he finished a close 2nd in the Race2.
“I am happy with my performance today as for the first time I clocked 13th position and earned 3 points for the team. After yesterday’s crash, I chose to keep steady momentum till the end and this helped me better my results. I look forward to racing in Sepang now and aim to climb up to Top bunch,” as commented by Senthil Kumar, IDEMITSU Honda Racing India rider.
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