- Rajiv Sethu achieves his new fastest lap timing of 1:55:146 at Chang circuit during practice
- Senthil Kumar manages to reduce one second in his lap time
- The team aims to secure a top 10 finish in qualifying
The ongoing FIM Asia Road Racing Championship 2019 (ARRC) has progressed to Buriram in Thailand for Round 3 of the event. Idemitsu Honda Racing India team’s riders Rajiv Sethu and Senthil Kumar have completed a positive practice session of the race weekend at Chang International Circuit.
The Chennai-born rider, Rajiv, managed to record a lap timing of 1:55:146, which is his new fastest lap at this circuit. He succeeded in reducing 3 seconds from his lap times between the three practice sessions. With the new lap timing, Rajiv now stands among the top 15 riders on the grid. He is also only 2 seconds slower than the fastest rider.
On the other hand, the solo Indian team’s second rider, Senthil Kumar, has managed to clock a faster lap time by reducing a second in his lap timings. Senthil stood 20th in ranking at the end of the practice sessions recurring a final lap timing of 1:57:766.
After achieving a positive practice session, the Idemitsu Honda Racing India team aims to secure a top 10 finish in qualifying.
