Round 3 in Chennai on 13th & 14th September.

The stage is set for the 3rd round of the UCAL ROLON National Road Racing Championship 2008 for two wheelers this weekend at the Madras Motor Race Track at Irungattukottai near Chennai. With around 100 racers are in the fray this weekend will the cream of the country’s bike racers in action. Apart from the seasoned racers newcomers have been making their presence felt. The new breed of riders like P. Karthick, Alok Shashidhar, K. Vinodh, Shyam Shankar, P.Deva Kumar, Sarath Kumar and many more have come up with impressive performances giving the top names a run for their money.

In the expert categories at the end of Round 2, Harry Sylvester leads in the Group D 4 stroke 165 cc class with 61 points while P.Karthick and K. Rajini are in 2nd and 3rd places with 53 and 50 points respectively. K.Rajini heads the table in the Group B 4 stroke 130 - 165 cc with 60 points. Harry Sylvester is in 2nd place with 51 points and P.Rajini in 3rd place with 42 points. K. Vinodh leads with 53 points followed by P. Rajini with 51 points each for the first place in the Group B 4 stroke 260 cc class with a tally of 27 points each. R. Deepak is in 3rd place with 47 points.

In the Intermediate class Group D 4 stroke 130 – 165 cc class, it is Shayam Shankar in the lead with 55 points. V. Sameer is in 2nd place with 44 points while Sudhakar Kesavan and M.Sudhakar are tied in 3rd place with 42 points apiece. P. Deva Kumar is the leader in Group C 2 stroke 130 – 165 cc class with 60 points. K. Umesh Babu with 53 points and S.Kumar with 46 points are in 2nd and 3rd places.

In the Novice classes Group D 4 stroke 130 cc has Sarath Kumar leading with a tally of 58 points followed by Alok Shashidhar and K. Jagan with 55 and 37 points respectively. In the Group D 2 stroke 130 to 165 cc category S. Vivek heads the table with 56 points. A. Gowrishankar and Pandor Vashist are in 2nd place and 3rd places with 54 and 38 points respectively.

K. Umesh Babu leads in the moped category with a total 64 points. R.G.Gopal with 49 points and V. Suresh with 36 points are in 2nd and 3rd places.

The qualifying sessions will be held on Saturday and the main races on Sunday 14th September. The TVS scheme bike races for newcomers will also be held this weekend.