Coimbatore, June 2 -- International Rajiv Sethu, marked his debut in the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc category by taking the pole position as the Rolon Round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2023 commenced at the Kari Motor Speedway, here on Friday.

Having switched camps from Honda to Yamaha, Sethu, representing RACR Castrol Power1 Ultimate team, run by veteran multiple National champion Rajini Krishnan, put in a flying lap of one minute 12.927 seconds for the pole position. In P2 was Petronas TVS Racing's KY Ahamed (01:13.049) ahead of his new team-mate Pune teenager Sarthak Chavan (01:13.110), who also has moved from Honda to a new team.

"I had to make a lot of adjustments, moving to a higher categor...