2006 JK Tyre National Racing Championship Round 4 : 07-08 Oct 2006 : Chennai Gaurav Gill, Rayomand Banajee & Saran Vikram in command

Chennai: It will be past midway stage of the J K Tyre National Racing Championship 2006 with the stage getting set for the fourth leg this weekend at the MMST track in Irrungattukottai near Chennai.

Gaurav Gill heads the championship table in the Formula Rolon Chevrolet class at the end of the 2nd leg while Rayomand Banajee and Saran Vikram lead in the Formula LGB Hyundai and Formula LGB Swift categories at the end of the 3rd leg.

It will be the 3rd leg for the participants in the Formula Rolon Chevrolet category. Gaurav Gill of Team Wallace Sports leads in the championship having piled up 41 points followed by Gaurav Dalal of Team Prime Racing with 27 points. Akbar Ebrahim of Team NK Racing is in third place with 25 points. With 4 legs still to go in this category, the championship is still wide open. While Gill needs to consolidate, good and consistent performances are required from Dalal and Akbar to put them in the reckoning.

In the Formula LGB Swift class Saran Vikram of Team Wallace Sports is ahead in the championship table having notched up total of 53 points. It will now be a 3-way fight for the 2nd & 3rd places between Ajay Kini of Wallace Sports, Rajaram of Prime Racing and Saahil Shelar of Rams Racing who have 39, 33 and 32 points respectively.

Rayomand Banajee of Team Meco has a comfortable lead in Formula LGB Hyundai category having totalled 54 points so far. Ajay Kini of Wallace Sports is in 2nd place with 37 points and is followed by Sudarshan Rao of Rams Racing with 26 points. Also in the reckoning for a championship podium finish are veteran racer C.Rajaram of Prime Sports and promising youngster Ashwin Sunder of Meco Racing with 21 and 19 points respectively.

The qualifying rounds will be held on Saturday, 7th October and the main races will take place on Sunday 8th October.The event is organized by the Madras Motor Sports Club. Arrangements made during the last race will continue wherein the racing enthusiasts will be able to witness the races from their vehicles in a special parking area that has been arranged by the club.

Entry for the public is free.

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