The second round MRF Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2018 to be held this weekend from 5 to 8 July 2018 at the MMRT Track in Chennai. The MRF INMRC has 16 races across various categories scheduled for the weekend. As a bonus, the first round of MMSC Indian National Drag Racing Championship 2018 will be held on Sunday. The races will split into four categories such as the Super Sport Indian 165cc class, Pro-Stock (301-400cc and 165cc), Novice (Stock, 165cc) and Girls (Stock, 165cc).
Honda and TVS will conduct their One-Make Championships in association with the MMSC, in the Open and Novice categories. For the first time ever, MRF will be supplying slick tyres for the National Championship races. The slick tyres will be used for the Super Sport Indian 165cc and Pro-Stock 301-400cc categories. These slick tyres are expected to provide better traction through the corners and see improved lap timings. The Novice category which was created as an effort to promote racing at the grass-root level, has attracted over 40 entries.
The “Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup 2018 organised by MMSC” one-make championship will comprise of two categories – Open (CBR 250) and Novice (CBR 150). The age group of participants in the Novice class (CBR150) is between 13-17 years of age. The Open class has some of the top riders in the country who have raced in various international series. The TVS One-Make Championship 2018 organised by MMSC will have three categories – Open (Apache RR 310), Novice and Girls (Apache RTR 200) – with strong presence of experienced riders in the Open class.
MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2018 – Round 2
A first in championship – MRF slick tyres
16 races scheduled for Round 2
Chennai, July 4: The MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship will be shifting gears here this weekend when the second round is held at the MMRT track which will witness a total of 16 races across various categories. The programme also includes the first round of the MMSC fmsci Indian National Drag Racing Championship 2018 on Sunday.
Races will be held in the premier Super Sport Indian 165cc class besides the Pro-Stock (301-400cc and 165cc), Novice (Stock, 165cc) and Girls (Stock, 165cc) categories. Further, two of country’s leading bike manufacturers, Honda and TVS, will be running their own One-Make Championships in association with the MMSC, in the Open and Novice categories.
The most significant development is that for the first time ever in the National championship slick tyres will be used in races. MRF will be supplying slick tyres for the Super Sport Indian 165cc and Pro-Stock 301-400cc categories. This is a path-breaking move as the MRF slick tyres are expected to see improved lap timings in view of the better traction, especially through the corners, they afford than the conventional tyres.
While the focus will yet again be on the “big boys” in the Super Sport Indian 165cc class, there is much to rejoice in the fact that the Novice category, a move initiated by MMSC last season to promote racing at the grass-root level, has yet again attracted over 40 entries, requiring two heats and qualifying sessions followed by a point-scoring race to identify the winner.
Similarly, the “Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup 2018 organised by MMSC” one-make championship comprising two categories – Open (CBR 250) and Novice (CBR 150). Honda, in its efforts to spot and nurture aspiring youngsters, have focussed the talent hunt among riders in the 13-17 years age group for the CBR 150 grid. The Open class has some of the top riders in the country who have raced in various international series.
The scenario is much the same in the TVS One-Make Championship 2018 organised by MMSC which will have three categories – Open (Apache RR 310), Novice and Girls (Apache RTR 200) – with strong presence of experienced riders in the Open class.