Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has announced that Rakshith Srihari Dave, a 15-year-old from Chennai, has taken a significant stride towards global racing and is all set to join the prestigious Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup 2024.
The selection event unfolded at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia where a group of 89 riders embarked on the journey to earn their spot in this challenging competition. Out of them, only 41 riders made it to the final stage of the competition, and Rakshith Dave earned his spot in the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup 2024 along with 10 other riders from different Asia-Oceana Countries.
Elaborating on this achievement by Indian rider, Yogesh Mathur, Director, Sales & Marketing, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India said,” This is another proud moment for Honda Racing India to have Rakshith Dave as one of the contenders in the 2024 Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup. Since 2019, three riders from Honda Racing India have achieved this recognition, and now Rakshith has made it possible through his strong zeal.”
Mathur added, “For Honda, motorsports is the expression of our passion and it is our resolve to stamp India’s name in global motorsports by building an excellent team of riders. We are elated that the young Indian rider is making the transformation happen. Rakshith has already proved his passion for motorsports in the Honda India Talent Cup, and we are confident that he shall deliver his best and set new records at the international platform under the guidance of Honda’s experienced trainers.”
Rakshith Dave was identified first at the Idemitsu Honda India Talent Hunt program in 2018 at a young age & trained under Honda Racing Academy. He started his professional racing career in 2019 in the CBR150R category and secured second runner-up & first runner-up in 2020 & 2021 respectively. He was upgraded to the NSF 250R category for the 2022 Season. This year too he has won the first runner-up position in the Honda NSF250R category.