Sepang: Sunday's final race of round 6 at the Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia) once again brought cheer for IDEMITSU Honda Racing India - the solo Indian racing team battling for points at the Asia Road Racing Championship 2019 (ARRC).
Despite his back and hand injury from Saturday's crash, Rajiv Sethu earned one more point with his eighth top-15 finish this season in the Asia Production 250cc (AP 250) class of ARRC.
Still learning the ropes of international racing in his debut ARRC season, 18-year-old Senthil Kumar continued his assault on timesheets to record his personal best lap record of 2:28:241 at Sepang. Despite his eighth row start from 22nd on the grid, Senthil quickly overtook Taipei's Liu Junmei and Thailand's Sawapol in lap two itself. Maintaining 20th on lap three, he jumped to 19th in lap four and maintained his stance for the 3 rounds, only to finish 17th in the final 8th lap, with five positions gain overall.
Sunday's Race 2 of Asia Production 250cc class saw Indonesians dominate the top 6 ranks. Infighting for the win went unabated till the chequered flag and caused two causalities - Rafid Topan and Muklada Sapapuech who crashed out in their attempt to lead in the last lap. IANS