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September 2009, Kumar joined the Ten10 Racing team during the third round and competed in the up to 165cc 4-stroke open class where he finished fourth. As a wildcard entry, he entered the FIM UAM Indian round of the Asia GP championship in the 'Honda Stunner' class and finished seventh and eighth.
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January 2010, Kumar won the Indian 4-stroke up to 165cc open class at the MECO Endurance Race, a 90-minute non-stop event. He was awarded the best rider of the day. During the MRF International Challenge 2010, Kumar finished first in the Yamaha 135cc one-make under bone class and second in the
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and a multiple Indian national champion. He became the first Indian to take part in the FIM Motorcycle World
Championship competing in the 125cc class in the 2011 MotoGP at the Portugal Grand Prix . He took part in only three rounds. His efforts to re-enter Moto3 for the 2014 season failed due to
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in 2008. His mother, Shanthi, is a beautician and he also has a sister. Even after taking part in the MotoGP races, he worked as a Taxi driver to meet his expenses. He had to drop out of his BBA distance education at Tamil Nadu Open
University to focus on motorsports.
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Supersport 600cc class of the Asian Road Racing Championship at Sentul, Indonesia. T-Riding for Pro Yuzy NTS Honda Racing team, he also took part in the round at Buddh International Circuit on 1 and 2 October 2016.
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September 2010. He finished seventh and eighth and set the second-fastest lap time at the circuit for his class at 1:54.3.
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National title in Pro-stock up to 165cc. He was the 2010 Indian National Champion in the 165cc expert class and the 2008 National Champion in the 130cc 4-stroke novice class.
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Championship round as a wild card entry in the 'Honda Stunner' class and finished fourth and fifth in the two races respectively.
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