new delhi tvs racing the factory racing arm of tvs motor company is geared up for the 2018 season of the indian national motorcycle racing championship inmrc starting on june 8 at kari motor speedway coimbatorethe team has decided to flag off the first edition of tvs one make championship rr 310 in the open category which will see the introduction of the racespec apache rr 310 the company has unveiled the motorcycle to be used in the championship along with the racetuned apache rtr 200 race edition 20 which will be fielded in the tvs one make novice category the tvs ladies one make series and the tvs young media racer seriesthe team will also continue participating in two competitive categories this season group b super sport category and group c prostock category both under 165cc segment the tvs racing riders in these categories will be racing on the tvs apache gp 165 r motorcycle designed for race tracksthe tvs one make series is also exciting this year with the inclusion of the tvs one make championship rr 310 and the introduction of the racespec apache rr 310 and the new apache rtr 200 race edition 20 b selvaraj team manager tvs racing saidthe tvs one make championship rr 310 will see 12 racers in the open category competing for the championship over five rounds they will be riding the racespec apache rr 310 that is equipped with a racetuned exhaust improved induction system specially mapped electronic control unit and modified footpeg to provide race ergonomics the racetuned motorcycle gets the same reverse inclined 313cc singlecylinder liquidcooled engine from the stock motorcycle however it has been retuned and gets 40mm throttle body to churns out 38ps 4ps more at 10300rpm the motorcycle boasts of a top speed of 175kmphthe tvs one make series will see 16 racers competing in the novice category and 16 racers competing in the ladies one make series the machines they will be riding is the new apache rtr 200 race edition 20 powered by a 198cc fuelinjected fourvalve engine which is tuned to deliver a power of 24ps 3ps more than the stock 9300rpm it boasts a top speed of 145kmph and uses highperformance pirelli tyresthe race machine will now be equipped with a slipper clutch a modified camshaft a retuned front and rear shocks racetuned intake and exhaust system retuned carburetor and optimised ignition system