Mahi Racing Team India starts on front row in Philip Islands
23 Feb 2013, Australia: Mahendra Singh Dhoni´s World Supersports Team Mahi Racing Team India riders qualify on the front row for the first race of the season in Australia.
The World Superbike Championship 2013 season kicks off this weekend at Philip Islands Circuit in Australia along with the World Supersports 600cc Championship and Super Stock Series Championship.
M S Dhoni´s Mahi Racing Team India with factory Kawasaki 600cc machines will feature 2012 world champion Kenan Sofuoglu of Turkey and the experienced French rider Fabien Foret this season.
Sofuoglu and Foret qualified 2nd and 3rd on the grid respectively and were just a few hundred of a second off Sam Lowes riding a Yamaha and will have a fighting chance for victory in Sunday´s race. Mahi Racing Team entered WSS championship during mid season last year and achieved its first podium with Linfoot at the final race.
The team is aiming for its first ever victory in this race with champion rider Sofuglu and the factory Kawasaki machines.
Sam Lowes on the Yamaha who dominated the pre season testing continued his strong form in both qualifying sessions but Mahi Racing´s Sofuoglu and Foret weren´t far off from the Yamaha rider. Sundays race pace and tire wear could reveal a different story and its still anyones race to be won.
Will Mahi Racing Team India win its first ever race this weekend or will there be tough competition? Lets wait and see.