JOIN USChennai two-wheeler racer Shankar Sarath Kumar will be participating in the 2013 Spanish Moto3 championship wearing the colours of Monlau Competicion, it was announced here on Wednesday.
Sarath, 21, will be backed by well-known south Indian actor R Sarath Kumar through his sports management company, the SK-Sarath69 Sports Pvt Ltd that was also launched here on the occasion.
Sarath, who in 2011 became the first Indian to compete in the 125cc class of MotoGp, also participated in the Italian championship the following year, marked by a podium finish in Monza.
The Spanish Moto3 Championship has been the stepping stone for many current MotoGP riders, including World champion Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa, Casey Stoner and Marc Marquez.
The backing from SK-Sarath69 could not have come at a more opportune moment for Sarath who had struggled to make ends meet and even drove a taxi for a living, but never gave up on his MotoGp dream.