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Honda kicks off round 5 of National Racing Championship

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Press Trust of India Chennai
The season finale of 'Honda One Make Championship 2016' (round 5) will see 48 entries from Honda across categories including CBR 150 Novice, CBR 250 Open and Honda Ladies Race.

Honda's flagship CBR 250R Team Championship will see competition between 12 racers from 4 teams (Apex Racing, Honda Ten 10 Racing, Pro Lap Racing and Rock Star Racing). The grid will showcase India's top rising racing talent including last round's top two finishers.

Leading the pack is this season's maximum (7 time) podium winner Mathana Kumar closely followed by young Rajiv S, among others.

The fourth round of the Honda All Ladies race will see nine female racers including last rounds top three finishers Aishwarya P from Bangalore, Ryhana and Shruthi from Chennai.
 

To promote the participation of women riders, Honda had conducted the first-ever All Women Race during the Round 5 of 2015 season. This year the exclusive All Ladies Race has been made into a 4 round support race wherein most of the woman riders have been trained at the Honda Ten10 Racing Academy.

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First Published: Jan 19 2017 | 7:29 PM IST

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