After the announcement of the three-year partnership between WTR and Ten 10 Racing, the first Indian team that will compete in the 2011 125cc World Championship will be fielding 18-year-old Sarath Kumar as one of their riders.
Kumar besides being one of India’s up and coming racers, is also a business administration student at the Madras University, was scooped up Ten 10 Racing in 2009 and currently races in the 165cc group B series with a Yamaha YZF R15 and represented India in the UAM Asia Cup in Japan in September 2010.
Talking about about his 2011 challenge, Kumar said.
“I”m very happy because I am doing something which no Indian rider has done before.
Moto GP (125cc) is a challenge.
I didn”t expect to reach there so soon.
” Adding, “The first year I”ll look for the experience.
I would like to perform well from the second year on.
” The 125cc championship may see a second Indian team on the 125 grid next season, if Indian automobile company Mahindra & Mahindra finds a team to back.
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