Asia Dream Cup: Indian tri-colourflies high in Thailand
Finishes second at Round 2 of FIM Asia Road Racing
Championship
Becomes 2nd Indian racer to winpodium in Asia Dream Cup,
after S Sarath Kumar
by Shrutee K/DNS
Thailand,
May 20, 2016:Honda
sponsored Indian racer Hari Krishnan
romped home to his first-ever podium finish at an International level,
finishing at a credible second-position in the Race 2 of the Asia Dream Cup at the FIM Asia Road Racing
Championship. Putting in a spectacular performance from start-to-finish, the
22-year old from Chennai provided ample proof of his immense talent with his
trademark aggressive racing style.
Hari- A product of Honda’s training Ten10
Racing academy and selected by Honda to represent India basis his consistent
performances in the Honda One Make Race Championships became the
second-Indian to manage a podium finish after S Sarath Kumar had finished
second in Qatar during 2014 season.
Basking in his glory, Hari celebrated his
second-place finish (clocking 16’52.792s) by bringing the Indian flag with him
to the podium, sending the Indian diaspora present at the Chang International
Circuit into raptures. Having earlier finished the Race 1 in11th
position; Hari is currently placed seventh
in the overall Championship Standings with 32 points.
The Asia Dream Cup, a part of the FIM Asia Road
Racing Championship,
is an intense 6 round motorcycle racing championship conducted by Honda aimed
at developing motorsport riders across the world. 18 racers from 10 countries
across Asia (Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China,
Philippines, Sri Lanka and India) raced on specially modified CBR 250Rs in
Asia’s best race tracks.
This year, the Buddh International Circuit will host the Round 5 of the FIM Asia
Road Racing Championship from September
29-October 02, 2016.
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