Fans at next weekend’s inaugural MotoGP of Bharat will have a local hero to cheer for when Chennai’s K.Y. Ahamed races in the Moto 3 championship, which is two levels below MotoGP, as a wildcard entry.
The 26-year-old National champion will race for PETRONAS MIE Racing Vision Track Racing team aboard the Honda NSF250R bike, making him the first Indian to compete in the Moto 3 class.
Ahamed will follow in the footsteps of S. Sarath Kumar, who drove one race in 2011 in the 125cc class, the precursor to Moto3.
