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Honda One Make Race 2015's Winners Announced

The 2015 Season of the Honda One Make Race (HOMR) got off to a thrilling start amid much fanfare and excitement at the Madras Motor Race Track.
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Published on July 13, 2015

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    The 2015 Season of the Honda One Make Race (HOMR) got off to a thrilling start amid much fanfare and excitement at the Madras Motor Race Track. In Round 1 of the Honda One Make Race, newcomer Mahesh Mural & Piyush Rajan took a surprise win in the Honda CBR 150 Novice category. The Second Round of the 2015 MMSC- FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship got off to a great start with Mathana Kumar and Hari Krishnan winning second and third positions respectively in Group C - 165cc category. In the first Honda win in challenging Group B - 165cc category, Sarath Kumar finished in third position.

    In the finale of Honda One Make Race Round 2- CBR 150 R Championship Novice category, Kishoar VS from Coimbatore's surprise win with best lap time 1:15.531 thrilled all. He was closely given competition by Piyush Ranjan from Patna with Best lap time 1:16.050 and Aravind B from Chennai with Best Lap time 1:15.507 who won the second and third position respectively.

    Sethu Rajiv, student of Honda Ten10 Racing Academy finished in second position in Honda One Make Race - CBR250R open category with tough competition from Sarath Kumar.

    Sumit Locus Toppo maintained his lead in the finale of Honda One Make Race Round 2- CBR 250 R championship. He finished the race with best lap time 2:02.983 while closely competing with Sarath Kumar with best lap time 2:05.209 and Hari Krishnan R with best lap time 2:06.133 who won second and third position respectively.

    "Honda has been long known to promote Motorsports Culture and we believe in nurturing talent from the grass root levels. Honda One Make Race is an apt platform to cultivate the huge riding talent that exists in this country. We are encouraged by the improvement in performance of the Indian riders in the competition. Last year three riders from India competed with the best of Asia's riding talent in the Honda Asia Dream Cup. We look forward to more such opportunities and we have also signed MoU with Ten 10 Racing Academy for training riders over 15 years of age. We will also continue to provide all possible support and nurture youngsters." - said Mr. Keita Muramatsu, President & CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.

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