Sethu looks to maintain lead

The MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship resumes after a seven- week break with the fourth round in Chennai from Friday.

The premier Super Sport Indian ( 165cc) class will yet again be the main focus with Idemitsu Honda Ten10 Racing and TVS Racing riders locked in a titanic battle. Young Rajiv Sethu ( Honda) heads the leaderboard with 70 points following a brilliant double in the previous round, ahead of TVS Racing’s defending champion Jagan Kumar ( 62) and his team mate K. Y. Ahamed ( 58).

Gusto Racing riders, Amarnath Menon ( 72) and Satyanarayana Raju ( 61) are sitting pretty in the Pro- Stock 301- 400cc class, having won between them three of the four races so far while Bengaluru- based Anish D. Shetty ( Idemitsu Honda Ten10 Racing), with three wins in four starts, heads the Pro- Stock ( 165cc) category with 93 points, well clear of

Young Rajiv Sethu ( Honda) heads the leaderboard with 70 points, ahead of TVS Racing’s defending champion Jagan Kumar ( 62)

second- placed Kevin Kannan ( 60) of Rockers Racing.

In the Novice class ( Stock 165cc), which has again attracted over 50 entries, Sparks Racing’s Aditya Rao Immeneni and Karthik Mateti tied on 43 points with one win apiece while in the Girls ( 165cc) category, it has been an Ann Jennifer show with the Chennaibased Sparks Racing rider winning both the races so far to be firmly in front.

The weekend will also see races for Novice riders in the Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup 2018 ( CBR 150) organised by MMSC and the TVS One- Make Championship ( Apache RTR 200) categories.