While international racing is still feeling the constraints of the Covid-19 pandemic, motorsports racing at the domestic level has been activated in certain Asian countries. In Vietnam, the situation improved enough for two rounds of the Vietnam Motor Racing Championship (VMRC) to be hosted.
Honda Vietnam brought some star power to the event when the team’s top riders joined the event as competitors and ambassadors. Nguyen Anh Tuan emerged as the Round 2 winner of the UB130 class while Nguyen Duc Thanh captured the championship lead for the MSX125cc category.
The team’s lead rider, Cao Viet Nam, was also present in the paddocks. “Even though I wasn’t competing, I wanted to be there to lend support to the riders and the event organizers,” he explained.
The VMRC consists of five categories – the Vietnam Talent Cup (NSF100), the Blade 110cc, MSX 125cc, Winner 150cc and UB130cc. The championship had tabled six rounds for the 2020 season. However, at the time of writing, the championship had announced the postponement of Round 3.