Chennai, Aug 31 (PTI) After a good performance in first two rounds, Honda riders are all set to extend their lead in the third round of the 2018 Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship.

The third round of the national championship will take place at Madras Motor Race Track along with IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup.

Leading Honda's charge in this round will be the top riders Anish D Shetty, Rajiv Sethu, Senthil Kumar, S Mathana Kumar and the fresh talent handpicked from Honda India Talent Hunt.

The Madras Motor Race Track today witnessed the thrill and excitement amongst the racers in the qualifying round.

Honda riders Mithun Kumar PK and Sarath Kumar won the pole position in Pro Stock 165cc category and Super Sport Indian 165cc category respectively.

Mohamed Mikail once again gave his best performance and won the qualifying round of IDEMITSU Honda India CBR 150R class with the best lap of 2:08.584.

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