: Honda Two-Wheelers India on Saturday launched the second season of 'Idemitsu Honda India Talent Hunt' aimed at identifying and grooming young racers.
The first round in Chennai saw 18 youngsters from places including Kolhapur, Mumbai, Satara, Puducherry, Tirur, Bengaluru, Patna, Bokaro and Visakhapatnam participate, a release said.
The candidates went through rigorous levels of tests-first being physical fitness and second race orientation and riding skills especially for the race track.
After shortlisting in phase 1, the top candidates from the talent hunt of Delhi and NCR will be trained and given the opportunity to ride on the track in phase two.
It is from this pool of talent that Honda will pick up the best talent for future development. They will join the 12 selected riders to race in the Honda Talent Cup CBR 150R category in the 2019 season.
About Honda's aim for developing "Iconic Indian Riders", Prabhu Nagaraj, Vice-PresidentBrand & Communication, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. said, "In 2018 we took a big leap to develop racers from young age as our structural development path. The young talent which we got from last year are already showing phenomenal results.
"To accelerate their development, we are constantly providing them exposure and have brought the Moto3 machine NSF250R to India," he added.
Honda had in 2018 identified 19 young riders from across India through the talent hunt.
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