Dhoni Launches His Bike Racing Team

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose passion for bikes is well-known, has floated his own racing team which is now competing in the FIM Supersport World Championship.

The championship is a support race for the World Superbike Championship, which will make its India debut next year in March.

The team, named MSD R-N Racing Team India, entered the 17-race championship in the 10th race at Brno, Czech Republic and is expected to compete full season in 2013.

The team has two riders in Florian Marino of France and Dan Linfoot of Great Britain.

Marino is a four-time Superstock 600 race winner, and was a full time Honda WSS rider last year. Linfoot had won two Superstock 600 races in 2008. The squad has its base at Yeovil in the UK and technical director will be Andrew Stone.

Team principal Amit Sandill said they aim to popularize and grow the game in Asia.