Buriram [Thailand], March 26 (ANI): With the primary spherical of Asia’s most coveted Asia Road Racing Championship underway, Honda Racing India’s teen rider Kavin Quintal scored a degree for the staff in his first-ever outing itself. Proving his mettle on the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, the 17-year-old rider from Chennai battled with 21 of the hardest riders from throughout seven Asian nations (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan and India).
After getting a while on observe in yesterday’s observe and morning qualifying session, Kavin rapidly grasped the methods of the observe and jumped from seventeenth place begin to fifteenth place end within the first race of AP250cc class of 2023 ARRC, gaining one level for himself and the staff.
His rookie team-mate, Mohsin P skillfully manoeuvred on the racetrack and gained two positions from his 21-position begin, thus ending the race at nineteenth place on the leaderboard.
Speaking on race 1 of ARRC Round 1, Prabhu Nagaraj, Operating Officer – Brand and Communication, Honda MotorcycleScooter India stated, “This was the first race experience for our next-gen riders in ARRC and TTC. It is important that these young boys gain the knowledge and experience of manoeuvring through competition at such an established platform and further unleash their potential. The round has begun with a good start and I am happy with our riders’ performance today. We are confident that our boys will do well and are looking forward to an even more thrilling race tomorrow.””I was both excited and anxious today. Though the race was tough it was a fantastic day of learning for me. I started strong and consistently focused to keep my pace till the finish line. Personally, I am both humbled to earn points for the only Indian team in my debut ARRC race itself and am excited to do even better in race 2 tomorrow, ” Honda Racing India, Kavin Samaar Quintal.
“It was my first race at ARRC today and I am happy that I made a good start. Overall, the race was extremely insightful and I’ll be using the learnings of this race tomorrow. I am confident that tomorrow will be a better day and with Honda by my side I am optimistic of gaining a good spot,” stated Honda Racing India rider Mohsin Paramban.
Raheesh Khatri confirmed the would possibly of assured younger Indian riders in his debut race. Starting thirteenth on the grid of 17 riders, Raheesh made begin and rapidly moved to twelfth place. From thereon, he raced his hardest and crossed the chequered line at eleventh place. Masterful race efficiency by this youngest Indian rider within the Thailand Talent Cup (Honda’s improvement program for Asian riders run on NSF250R) earned him and the Honda Racing India staff 5 factors. Unfortunately, his teammate Shyam Sundar didn’t begin the race. (ANI)