National bike racing today

Honda, TVS, Yamaha and KTM have strong presence in the 16-race card, which will also showcase the country’s top bike racers, including girls. Riders will be jockeying for positions in their respective championship leaderboards, with an eye on the points that are critical for National titles.

The premier Pro-Stock classes of 301-400cc, 201-300cc and 165cc, all run on MRF slick tyres, have dished out thrilling finishes in the previous rounds, with little separating the front-runners. There will be hardly any room for error come Friday as every championship point earned will be invaluable.

The stakes in the Girls Championship (Stock 165cc) and Novice (Stock 165cc) – both initiatives of Madras Motors Sports Club – are still wide open, promising more close finishes. In the previous round last month, Honda caused a huge buzz by introducing FIM Moto3 spec NSF 250R bikes in the age group of 12 to 19 as part of the Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup.

The event also includes the CBR 150 class for Novice riders, who made it to the grid following a pan-India selection process. TVS too has its One-Make Championship in three different categories – Open (RR 310), Novice and Girls (both RTR 200) – all boasting of sizeable and very competitive grids.