Kavin Quintal emerges as fastest rider on Friday
Round 2: MRF MMSC fmsci One-Make Motorcycle Racing Championship - Honda NSF250r class
Irungattukottai (Kanchipuram District, TN), 10 Sept. 2021: Talented teen racer Kavin Samaar Quintal emerged as the fastest rider of the day on the opening day of the Round 2 of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship which began at the Madras Motor Race Track here on Friday.
Coached by Tadayuki Okada san, the 16-year Kavin, astride a Honda NSF250R, the best bike on the day with a racing pedigree, blazed the MMSC track with ease and grace to notch up the quickest lap of the day, 1min, 50.085sec in the 30-minute practice session on the 3.717-km tarmac that saw temperatures of over 30 degree centigrade on a “not-so-hot day”, about 70-km from Chennai here.
Another talented teen, Sartak Chavan from Pune did his best lap in 1:50.700, about half a second behind Kavin’s second-best time of 1:51.079. Geoffrey Revival Emmanuel of Chennai was the third quickest clocking 1:52.809 in a grid of 12 riders who were selected for this One-Make Championship by Honda India.
In the first round held on August 22, Kavin won the Race 2 with a best lap of 1min 49.793sec followed by Sartak (best lap 1:50.595) in second place and Bengaluru’s Samuel Martin took third on the podium (Best lap 1:52.177). Earlier he also won Race 1, and made it a double for the Round 1 week-end.
Promoted and organised by Madras Motor Sports Club, at MMRT, the best active facility in India for riders and drivers, the National Championship saw top riders like Rajini Krishnan, Rajiv Sethu, Jagan and other young and veteran riders, including a bevy of woman riders take part under strict COVID19 restrictions and the new-look Grand Stand which gave the appearance of a Big Sporting Facility for the laymen on the Highway for the first time, was dotted with colourful chairs begging for guests to be seated, but alas that has to wait till the pandemic is tamed.
Blissfully cool and calm, the 11th Class student of Sir Matha School in Chennai said: “I was testing old tyres and suspension. I had fun today and I thank my team for giving a good bike,” before rushing to watch and cheer the rookies taking part in the CBR150 Novice class.
NSF250R is a racing machine for the new era. Powered by 4-stroke engine with 249cc displacement specially designed for racing, it’s light, compact, high output and high in performance. It is a perfect bike to provide integration of high power and rider-friendliness.
