Honda Nepal has organised Nepal’s first motorcycle racing championship ‘Honda Nepal Dream Cup 2019’ with an aim to reduce road accidents by creating a safe platform for riders to test their skills and machines.
This championship was run under the International Sporting Code of the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), Nepal Automobile Sports Association (NASA), Nepal Motorcycle Federation (NMF) and the HNDC Supplementary Regulations 2019 and based on MotoGP and WSBK racing format with points being given to riders based on their race position. The rider who collected most number of points was awarded the championship title. The champion was divided into two categories; Honda 250cc (CBR 250R) and Honda 148-165cc (XR 150L, CB Hornet 160R, X-Blade 160 & CB Unicorn 160) and had three rounds. While the final round had a total of 29 participants, the first and third rounds had a total of 37 and 41 participants respectively. More than 900 spectators attended the three events.
In the final race, Ujen Batajoo set the fastest lap record in the CBR 250R category and Raj Kumar Karki took pole position with the fastest lap time in 148-165cc Category. While Ujen Batajoo got the first position, Ram Bikram Thapa came in second and Bibesh Shrestha got the third position.
