Asian Road Racing Championship | Rajeev Sethi enters top 10 for the first time

Asian Road Racing Championship | Rajeev Sethi enters top 10 for the first time

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Young Indian rider Rajiv Sethu basked in happiness as he recorded his first-ever top 10 finish in the ongoing Asian Road Racing Championship in Adelaide on Saturday. Meanwhile, fellow indian racer Senthil Kumar had to end the race in 17th position in race one during the second round.

It was a good weekend for Indian motorsports, as 20-year old Indian rider Rajiv Sethu continued his fine form on the track as he made his first ever top-10 finish at the Asia Road Racing Championship in Adelaide.

The Indian rider bagged six points on Saturday which took his overall points tally for the season to 14 points in just three races. Last year, the Idemitsu Honda Racing rider just earned seven points all season.

Starting 12th on the grid in the Asia Production 250 class, Sethu immediately gained two places to reach 10th. After a setback latter on, Sethu again overtook two riders to claim the 10th position and was largely held to that position by Mohamed Muzakkir. Rajiv showed some good skills and maintained the position for his best ever result.

“It was a good start for me, I managed to get to P5, P6 but then I had a contact with Irfan which slowed me down. The handles of our bikes got stuck. I am not happy with the result but yet we as a team have achieved one target.

“Compared to last year, I am feeling much better. The podium finishers are far more experienced since they have raced in 600cc class, so they can handle this 250 bike easily. I am sure I will be in podium contention this season,” Sethu told PTI sources.

Meanwhile, fellow Indian rider Senthil Kumar had to make do with the 17th position after starting the race at number 18.

“I overtook three riders at the start but was blocked by another, pushing me to the mud. I lost lot of time. I need to be more calm and less aggressive in the opening lap,” said Kumar, who clocked a timing of 20:18.113.

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